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By Josh Verlin & Owen McCue

Another Play-By-Play Classic took place in the region on Wednesday as Widener University hosted the Pete & Jameer Nelson Classic. CoBL had staff in attendance for the six-game affair, which saw 10 area teams and one each from Delaware and New Jersey match up for some high-level hoops.

Here’s a brief recap of the first three games with more coverage to come:

Cardinal O’Hara 49, Episcopal Academy 23 » All-Delco Molly Rullo paced the Lions with 16 points, Carly Coleman finished with eight and Greta Miller six. Brynn Kehl had a team-high 10 points for the Churchwomen.

Villa Maria 55, Archbishop Carroll 36 » The Patriots (1-6) were overwhelmed by Villa’s excellent 3-point shooting. Elana Guerzon, who hit four treys, finished with 14 points. All-Delco Taylor Wilson poured in a game-high 19 points. Brooke Wilson had eight points for Carroll.

George Snear Holiday Tournament:

Agnes Irwin School 57, Chester 24>> Gabrielle Seibert’s 14-point output helped Agnes Irwin School to a 57-24 victory over Chester in Conshohocken. Grace Getz netted 12 points and Amelkia Bagnell added eight for the Owls.

At the Garnet Valley Holiday Tournament:

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Jackson Hicke’s game-high 22 points powered the Radnor boys team to a 61-36 triumph over United High of Texas Wednesday at the KSA Events Holiday Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.
Cooper Mueller contributed 11 points for the Raptors, who will play for the blue bracket championship Thursday.

Radnor 43, Worcester North (Mass.) 41 » Danny Rosenblum swished a pair of free throws with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Raptors the win late Tuesday. Rosenblum and Hicke (eight rebounds, three assists) each netted 15 points while Charlie Thornton racked up seven points, 10 rebounds and two assists.

At the Garnet Valley Tournament:

Garnet Valley 83, Bishop Shanahan 81 » The Jaguars won an overtime thriller to take the consolation game of their holiday tourney. Jake Sniras produced 27 points and Logan McKee poured in 26, including six in the extra session. Quinn O’Hara (14 points) was 6-for-8 at the foul line in overtime.

At the Penncrest Tournament:

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By Matt Smith

Caroline and Rian Dotsey are in their second and final season playing basketball together at Haverford.

The big difference this winter is the emergence of Rian, a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard/forward who, according to her big sister, “came on really strong last year.” Rian earned her spot in the starting lineup alongside Caroline, a four-year starter and 6-2 power forward who is bound for the University of Maine in 2023. The elder Dotsey is close to scoring 1,000 points for her career.

With the Dotsey siblings playing dominant ball in December, the Fords entered this week’s Brooklyn Bridge Classic in New York with a perfect 7-0 record. They have outscored their opposition by an average margin of 30.4 points.

“I think they are going to have a special year together,” Haverford coach Lauren Pellicane said following her team’s 57-30 win over Garnet Valley last week. “Obviously Rian was on the team last year, but she is making major strides forward and really improved her game. She had a nice offseason. They are different types of players, but they play well with each other. They look for each other and they know each other’s game, so it’s fun to watch every day. It’s in practice, not just games. When they go at each other (in practice), it’s fun to see. They compete on the regular.”

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In need of able bodies, the Sun Valley girls basketball team called upon four freshmen to lend a helping hand Tuesday.

Freshman Luci D’Amico produced 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Vanguards beat Collegium Charter, 60-34, for their first victory of the season.

Senior Jaina Preuhs tallied 18 points, two assists and a pair of steals for the Vanguards (1-5), who used a 19-6 run in the third quarter to pad their cushion. First-year players Allison Riley (seven points, four steals and three steals), Samantha Baron (two steals, two assists) and Rylee Hoesch also contributed nicely for the Vanguards, who were limited to eight players because of injuries.

Sophomore Brielle Wright went for 12 points, six assists and five steals and senior Rory Tiedeman finished with four points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists.

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By Owen McCue

Lauren Frederick has had her father as one of her coaches for pretty much her entire basketball career.

If you went to a Great Valley practice, however, you wouldn’t be able to pick out assistant Todd Frederick’s kid.

“He’s coached pretty much all of us,” Lauren said. “It’s like they’re all getting coached by their dad almost because they’ve played under him for years.”

The Patriots (8-1) have seven seniors on the roster. Their three senior captains, Laura Lum (13), Frederik (12) and Gia Sioutis (10) led the charge in a 41-34 win over Garnet Valley on Tuesday.

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