By Matt DeGeorge The conversation at halftime between Archbishop Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk and center Ernest Aflakpui was brief. And most of it didn’t need to be articulated. “I knew I didn’t come out hard enough,” the 6-9 junior…
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Jones makes the big plays in Archbishop Carroll’s win
By Matt Chandik It doesn’t really matter which recruiting site you prefer to frequent because as they often are with elite players, they’re all in agreement. No matter which way you want to slice it, there’s no denying the…
Chester defense may be up for the challenge posed by Hazleton
By Matt DeGeorge Statistically speaking, Chester could face the most daunting scorer in Pennsylvania Wednesday night. Hazleon’s Salvadore Biasi is averaging 26.4 points per game. He’s the kind of guy that you tailor a defense toward, change your approach…
Archbishop Carroll has tall order in second round
By Matt DeGeorge The question of Derrick Jones’ health after a hip injury sustained last Friday night was cleared up for Archbishop Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk, well, last Friday. “I think when he went up for the second of those…
Penn Live’s Top 10 fared in playoffs
CLASS AAAA 1. Roman Catholic (23-4) — defeated Oxford 48-38 in Saturday’s PIAA opener. Next game: Wednesday vs. Lower Merion in PIAA second round. 2. New Castle (27-0) — defeated Bethel Park 71-64 in Saturday’s PIAA opener. Next game: Wednesday…
William Penn cuts short Haverford’s long-awaited state tourney run
By Matt DeGeorge As Chris Lyons walked out of the locker room toward the waiting and applauding Haverford cheering section, there were no tears, no regret and only a simple nugget of lament. “It’s really tough,” the forward said. “I…
Lower Merion knocks off Hershey 79-69 in round one
By Aceshoops.com The Aces love a road trip, especially when it’s to Hershey. LM continued its winning ways in the Sweetest Place On Earth, downing Hershey High School 79-69 on Saturday evening at Milton Hershey School in the first round…
Chester takes care of business in opening-round victory
By Bob Grotz The Chester Clippers turned the clock ahead a day early in their 79-38 romp over Carlisle in a PIAA Class AAAA boys basketball opener Saturday at Coatesville High. After a close and competitive first quarter the Thundering…
When Jones goes down, other Patriots step up for Archbishop Carroll
By Matt DeGeorge Just 14 minutes, 35 seconds into their quest for a state title, it all could’ve gone up in smoke for Archbishop Carroll, in one Derrick Jones-shaped heap on the court. But while Jones recovered briefly on the…
Math, Civics and Science routs Delco Christian
By Matthew Waters When the clock hit zeros, the Delco Christian Knights couldn’t gather their belongings quick enough to get away from the floor, walking away from a 100-50 loss to Math, Civics and Science in the first round of…