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By Joseph Santoliquito

Mary O’Brien remembers it well. The Marple Newtown junior guard lived through all of the Senior Nights her freshman year. O’Brien recalls specifically the time the Tigers visited Springfield when the school was awarding its state championship rings to its lacrosse team.

That’s where the Tigers were—the team under the welcome mat that opposing teams could shovel out for special occasions and guaranteed victories.

O’Brien, a three-year starting guard, had been waiting three years for this. The Marple Newtown girls’ basketball community more than doubled that time, stretching back to 2015—that’s the last time the Tigers beat perennial Central League powerhouse Springfield (Delco).That long wait ended on Saturday afternoon in a raucous, rousing Springfield gym, where Marple Newtown dealt the two-time defending PIAA District 1 Class 5A champs and defending Central League champs a 45-40 overtime defeat in the Central League semifinals.

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Sam Malloy, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Jaszcz combined for 41 points as Episcopal topped rival Haverford School, 56-41. Malloy led the way with 15 points. McCarthy pitched in with 14 and Jaszcz 12.

Dave Kearney paced the Fords with 12 points. Chase Curran added 10.

In the Bicentennial League

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By Joseph Santoliquito

The Archbishop Carroll boys squad was facing a daunting group Friday night. Not only were the Patriots facing host La Salle in a critical late-season Catholic League contest, they were challenged by a cast of characters including SpongeBob SquarePants, Superman, a strutting Banana Man, Star Wars storm troopers, a few Tom Cruises from Top Gun, a couple of pinstriped convicts and one crazy nun.

It was “Silent Night” at La Salle, where the crowd stays silent until the home team reaches 10 points and then erupts.

Carroll’s Moses Hipps and Dean Coleman-Newsome proudly called themselves the silencers, after combining for 45 points in leading the Pats to a surprising 72-66 victory.

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In a Central League quarter-final playoff game the Marple Newtown Tigers took an early lead and never relinquished it as they went on to beat the Radnor Raptors, 48-37.

The Raptors did manage to pull within 3 points late in the game but the Tigers relentless defense and offensive power prevented Radnor from taking the lead.

Mary O’Brien, Haley Levy and Nikki Mostardi teamed up for 37 points to help the third seeded Tigers hold off the sixth-seeded Raptors.

Marple Newtown visits second-seeded Springfield in the semifinals on Saturday. Tip-off is at noon.

O’Brien paced the attack with 14 points. Levy added 13 and Mostardi 10.

Mary Sereen topped Radnor with 12 points. Kate Gallagher and Ava Gummel contributed nine points each.

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By Ty Daubert 

Conestoga students rushed their home floor as a Garnet Valley half-court heave fell short.

After 40 minutes of play, it was finally time to celebrate. Fans embraced Ryan Mackey, who had just provided another act of late-game heroics.

The senior guard buried the game-winning free throw with 2.7 seconds left on the clock to give Conestoga a one-point victory as it defeated the Jaguars 34-33 in double overtime in the first round of the Central League playoffs on Thursday night. Led by Mackey, the Pioneers overcame an early deficit in a slow-paced, low-scoring affair by getting points in the right opportunities down the stretch.

“What a game,” Conestoga head coach Mike Troy said. “We went down early, and I thought the guys really dug down on the defensive end, held Garnet down scoring-wise to give us a chance on the offensive end.”

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Academy Park didn’t waste any time wrapping up the outright Del Val League girls basketball title. The Knights scored the first 22 points of the game to roll to a 66-31 victory over Chester Thursday night and lock up the championship.

Semaji Young, Jada Wilson and Akira Hill combined for 37 points for AP. Young led the way with 13 points, while Wilson and Hill contributed 12 apiece.

Jamyra Muhammad topped Chester with seven points, while Tinijah Bust and Rashara Kelly added six points each. In the Central League quarterfinals:

GARNET VALLEY 47, HARRITON 30 » The fifth seeded Jaguars held the fourth-seeded Rams to 13 points in the second half to advance to the semifinals against top-seeded Haverford at noon on Saturday.

Haylie Adamski led the offense with 17 points. Ava Possenti contributed 12 points, seven steals and five rebounds. Emily Olsen added 10 points and seven boards.

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By Matt DeGeorge

For most of the season, Haverford’s boys basketball team hasn’t had the benefit of its full rotation. Between a lengthy hand injury to guard Brian Weiner, which coincided with the return from a brief absence by J.R. Newman, the full seven-man rotation that coach Keith Heinerichs had envisioned wasn’t all there together.

That Haverford could still win 16 games and garner the third seed in the Central League tournament despite those travails is a testament to the rest of the roster’s talent. And with the full group now healthy, the Fords are dangerous.

Of course, if Googie Seidman shoots like he did Thursday night, there’s a lot of personnel groupings the Fords can win with. Seidman hit seven 3-pointers for a game-high 23 points as Haverford jumped all over sixth-seeded Penncrest early en route to a 53-38 win.

“I was just really looking for my shot,” Seidman said. “When I had my openings, I would take it every time. It’s all about confidence. I was shooting confidently, and once they start going in, it gets easier.”

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Radnor’s boys basketball team ended the regular season in its usual manner.

Jackson Hicke supplied 19 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead the Raptors to a 70-50 drubbing of Ridley.

Wednesday’s victory was the 19th of the season for the Raptors, who are the No. 2 seed in the Central League playoffs. Radnor and No. 1 Lower Merion received a first-round bye in the tournament, which gets under way Thursday.

Cooper Mueller added nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Charlie Thornton and Will Remphrey each supplied eight points.

In nonleague games:

INTERBORO 57, OXFORD 34 » Zakee Brooks poured in 20 points as the Bucs (5– 14) squashed the host Hornets. Brooks canned a trio of 3-pointers.

Abu Kamara managed 10 points and Gavin Walls posted six points, eight rebounds and five assists.

BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY 70, PHELPS SCHOOL 46 » Danny Cohen provided 20 points and Max Hirsch tossed in 16 for the Cougars. Yonatan Hassidim chipped in with 12 points.

Girls Basketball

Brielle Wright scored 13 points and Melana Timmes was a rebound shy of a double- double, but Sun Valley lost to Rustin, 63-38.

Timmes finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and two assists for the Vanguards (9-11). Jaina Preuch added six points, three assists and three steals.

All games are set for the Central League Championship series and Delcohoops.com will bring you one quarter-final (girls), one semi-final (boys) and both Boys and Girls Championship game on Monday February 14th.

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