Ridley’s Kyla Carney, left, collides with Radnor’s Kate Gallagher in the second half Thursday in a game between the teams. Radnor went on to win 56-50. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
Some of Radnor’s biggest wins in the first month of the 2022-23 season were punctuated by good foul shooting.
“It’s been our saving grace all season,” coach Rob Baxter said following his team’s 56-50 victory at Ridley Thursday night. “We do make our foul shots. We don’t make many during practice, but we do tend to make them down the stretch when we need to. … We have won at least two or three games because of our good foul shooting ”
Radnor rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half thanks in large part to its clutch shooting from the charity stripe Thursday. The Raptors were 19 of 25 overall and made 11 freebies during a 25-point surge in the fourth quarter.
“They didn’t panic,” Baxter said, “and I think that’s the biggest thing. They were calm and did what they needed to do to get the win.”