Abington’s Eric Dixon stretches for the rim as Pennridge’s John Dominic defends during their District 1-6A semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Gene Walsh/MediaNews Group)
By Andrew Robinson
Everywhere Sean Yoder went Tuesday night, Maurice Henry matched him step-for-step.
Play any team three times and at some point, adjustments have to be made so Abington decided to make one on the defensive end. Henry knew he’d have to play at a different level all night guarding one of the best players in District 1 and it translated into his best overall game of the year.
The senior gave the No. 1 Ghosts a needed spark as they topped No. 4 Pennridge in the District 1-6A semifinals at Temple’s Liacouras Center and advanced to their third straight district title game.
“I had to play harder than I normally do and I had to step up for the team,” Henry said. “I had to sacrifice my body for the team and play as hard as I could to stay in front of him. He’s their whole team, you limit him and it’s hard for them to go.”
Not only was Henry stellar defensively, shadowing Yoder off every screen and cut and limiting the Navy recruit to 11 points, he had a terrific offensive game with 15 points. Facing yet another zone defense, the Ghosts were moving the ball around to try and stretch out Pennridge’s 2-3 but also passing up some looks.
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