By Joseph Santoliquito
Jackson Hicke (above) and Radnor handed Haverford High its first league loss on Friday night. (Photo: Mark Jordan/CoBL)
Jackson Hicke needed a cut man with swabs behind the ears Friday night. The lithe 6-foot-5 Radnor junior is a walking weather vane that looks like he may not stand up to a strong wind. They see him, they skin and bones. Don’t make that mistake. It’s easy to belie the grit underneath by his cool demeanor and choir boy appearance.
It was right there in crimson speckles that dotted his white Radnor uniform, all over his arms and even behind his left leg. You couldn’t miss the blood that spouted from his left nostril that forced him to sit during a portion of Radnor’s Central League showdown against visiting Haverford High School.
When he had to bear down, Hicke did. With a wad of gauze up his nose looking like he just went 10 rounds, Hicke calmly nailed four free throws in the closing minute to secure Radnor’s 43-40 victory over Haverford.