By Christopher A. Vito Five guys wearing his colors headed to the scorer’s table and, when Christian Irons caught notice, he began staring at the rafters in disbelief. Not even four minutes into Monday’s game, Irons and the rest of…
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Johnson comes through in the clutch for Chester
That’s one way to make an impression in your first home game, Mahir Johnson. After Math, Civics & Sciences bricked a pair of would-be game-icing free throws, Tyrell Sturdivant collected the rebound and zipped a pass to Johnson, who dribbled…
Derrick Jones lifts Archbishop Carroll to Chick-fil-A title game
By Matt Breen, Inquirer Staff Writer Derrick Jones scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed six rebounds on Saturday afternoon as Archbishop Carroll downed Arlington Country Day (Fla.), 72-63, at the Chick-fil-A Classic in Columbia, S.C. The win puts the…
Lansdale Catholic holds off Bonner-Prendergast for 1st PCL win
By Kev Hunter In a game that was tied on multiple occasions and had several lead changes throughout the night, it was a strong fourth quarter that made the difference Saturday evening for the Lansdale Catholic boys basketball team. “We…
Strand-Young’s clutch shot at buzzer lifts Ridley to win
By Matt Chandik The name on the front of the green jerseys remains the same, but the players filling them out are a stark contrast from merely one year ago. Last February, Ridley made a perhaps unexpected run to the…
Aflakpui, Jones help Archbishop Carroll open tourney with win
Buoyed by 15 points and 11 rebounds from Ernest Aflakpui and 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from All-Delco Derrick Jones, the Patriots upended Carlisle (Va.), 54-47, at the Chick-fil-A Classic in Columbia, S.C. With the game tied at…
Carden comes up big late for Bonner-Prendergast
Jack Carden didn’t figure too prominently in the first half for Bonner-Prendergast in Thursday night’s nonleague game with Chichester. Seems like he was saving it for the second half and overtime. Carden knotted the game up with a late shot,…
Smith, Academy Park stay hot to beat Cardinal O’Hara
Academy Park’s Travis Smith was on fire early and often as the Knights defeated Cardinal O’Hara, 70-55, in nonleague boys basketball action Wednesday night. Smith scored 16 of his game-high 30 points in a first quarter that saw the Knights…
Irons strikes at right time for Interboro
Christian Irons made darn sure that Interboro walked away with a win against Bonner-Prendergast Tuesday night. The Bucs’ senior star hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to tie the game, stole the ensuing inbounds pass and converted a 360 layup…
Garnet Valley shows Marple Newtown what it’s made of
By Matt Chandik It’s a situation that Garnet Valley hasn’t found itself in too often this year. When the Jaguars returned more than 80 percent of their scoring from a team that challenged for a district spot last year after…