By: Dillon Friday On Chester’s first defensive possession of the game, Clippers senior Tyrell Sturdivant stole a Souderton attempted pass and rushed down court for a breakaway dunk. It came to be a theme of the night. Chester defense turns…
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Archbishop Carroll plans to be the aggressor in rematch with Neumann-Goretti
By: Matt DeGeorge The operative word at Archbishop Carroll’s practice Monday was “aggressive.” Point guard Austin Tilghman, in assessing his gutsy 25-point performance in the Patriots’ Jan. 29 loss to Neumann-Goretti, knew his aggressiveness getting to the basket informed his…
District seedings aren’t a correctable error
By Matt DeGeorge Is it that time of year already? Time for the “the district seeding system is flawed’ column? You can almost feel it in your bones. Well here goes (apologies if you’ve heard this before). Ahem, the District…
Radnor knocked out of playoffs by Rustin
Radnor’s first foray into the District One Class AAAA boys basketball tournament did not last long. West Chester Rustin used a balanced attack, with four players in double figures, to land a first-round knockout with a 67-54 triumph over the…
Penncrest’s playoff trip cut short by Central Bucks West
By Matthew Waters Central Bucks West may have been the underdog on paper, but the way the Bucks came out fighting at Penncrest showed they wanted the win that much more. The No. 22 Bucks upset the 11th-seeded Lions, 58-50,…
Jackson leads the way in easy opening-round win for Penn Wood
By Matt Smith On paper, Penn Wood should’ve taken care of business against Bishop Shanahan in the first round of the District One Class AAAA playoffs. In really, it was no contest. Behind Malik Jackson’s 15-point performance, the No. 8…
Round 1 Romp: Aces throttle CB East 77-43
By Bryan Marchment ’15, www.acehoops.com It took the Aces a few minutes to get on the board Tuesday night, but once they did, the floodgates opened in a big way. The same could not be said for Central Bucks East.…
Johnson’s hot start sends Chester to opening-round win
Chester High passed its first-round District One Class AAAA tournament test with flying colors Saturday afternoon. Mahir Johnson scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the first quarter as the Clippers cruised to a 76-45 triumph over West Chester…
Leibig lifts Haverford to first playoff win in 13 years
By Matt DeGeorge Tom Leibig’s performance Friday brought a tear to Haverford coach Keith Heinerich’s eyes. It left Upper Darby coach Bob Miller speechless. On the court, Leibig’s evening did more than that, booking a little piece of history for…
Academy Park can’t rebound in loss to Pennsbury
His team’s best rebounder had fouled out when the home clock started to malfunction. A meeting of the minds convened at the scorer’s table, and Terran Hamm wanted in. The game’s officials agreed that 1 minute, 21 seconds remained. Hamm…