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Kate Gallagher’s lay up in the final seconds of the first overtime period sealed visiting Radnor’s 35-32 win over Haverford.

Paige Yurchak and Ellie Davis each scored eight points to lead a balanced scoring effort. Ava Gummel (eight rebounds) and Mary Sareen finished with seven apiece. McKenna Walsh netted a game high 10 points for the Fords.

In other Central League action:

CONESTOGA 33, PENNCREST 15 » Marisa Francione had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pioneers. Bella Valencia contributed eight points and six boards.

Alex Bruce closed with a team-high six points for the Lions.

In the Inter-Ac League:

EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 44, AGNES IRWIN 13 » Riley Cassidy poured in 13 points and Alice Nash had eight points for the Churchwomen, who led 20-4 at halftime.

Isabella Carlino tallied eight points for the Owls.

NOTRE DAME 54, SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL 21 » The Irish stayed perfect in the league, racing out to an 18-0 cushion and never looking back.Twelve players reached double figures in scoring, including Chloe Knox and Annie Greek, who had nine points apiece. Katie Halligan chipped in with eight for Notre Dame.

In nonleague action:

GARNET VALLEY 49, UNIONVILLE 35 » Haylie Adamski, a freshman, posted 22 points and eight rebounds.for the Jaguars. Sophomore Emily Olsen registered 18 points, eight rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block.

Also for GV, Carly DiSabatino chipped in with seven points, four assists and two blocks. Ava Possenti (four assists, two steals, one block) played excellent defensive games.

Charlie Thornton scored 14 points as Radnor won its 11th consecutive game to start the season with a 43-40 decision over Haverford.

Jackson Hicke amassed 13 points, eight rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot for the Raptors (11-0, 6-0 Central League). Cooper Mueller compiled 11 points, four boards and three assists.

Googie Seidman tallied 19 points and Nick Colucci pitched in with eight for the Fords.

In the Catholic League:

CARDINAL O’HARA 55, ARCHBISHOP CARROLL 53» The host Lions (4-4, 2-2) rallied in the fourth quarter to stun the Patriots (8-2, 1-2).

In the Inter-Ac League:

PENN CHARTER 66, EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 44 » Kevin McCarthy dropped in 13 points and Sam Malloy added 12, but the Churchmen fell to Mark Butler (16 points) and the Quakers.

By Matthew DeGeorge

In so many words, Justin DiBona and his Marple Newtown teammates understood the trends at play Thursday night.

The Tigers had won six of eight to start the season, then lost three straight, all with the 5A school tangling with the Central League’s 6A powers. To start the second half of a 22-game season the same way as the first, DiBona knew the Tigers would need to buck the losing trend against Upper Darby.

With DiBona leading the way, they were ready.

The senior guard supplied 11 of his 17 points in the first half, staking the Tigers to an early lead on the way to a 62-52 win.

For Marple (7-5, 4-4 Central), the win ends a three-game skid. For Upper Darby (3-7, 3-5) a three-game winning streak halts. Such is the Central League crossover conundrum.

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The good times continue to roll for the Marple Newtown girls basketball team.

Ellie DiBona scored a game-high 14 points as the Tigers won their sixth straight game with Thursday’s 57-30 rout of Upper Darby.

DiBona sank four 3-point baskets. Haley Levy netted 12 points and dominated the glass with 13 rebounds. She also shot 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Nikki Mostardi added eight points, while Mary O’Brien and Brooke Impriano had six each.

Marple (8-2) jumped out to a 32-7 lead at halftime.

Aubrey Ennis paced the Royals (1-9) with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. UD was playing without Alliyah Jean-Baptiste, who is the team’s second-leading scorer and top defender. Kareemah McCafferty stepped up with eight points and two assists.

In other Central League action:

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A fast start was all that Sun Valley needed Thursday.

Evan Richardson led the way with 21 points as Sun Valley jumped all over Unionville and didn’t let up in a 59-44 Ches-Mont League win.

Sun Valley led by 11 points after the first quarter and never looked back. Noah Griffin and Ish Glasgow scored 11 points each for the Vanguards.

In the Del Val League:

Chester 48, Chichester 44 >> Larenzo Jerkins and Isaiah Freeman scored nine points each as the Clippers, playing for the third straight night, rallied with a 17-8 margin in the fourth quarter. Olayinka Itabiyi added seven points for the Clippers (5-2, 2-0).

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By Josh Verlin

Every time Chester and Reading play, Rick Perez knows it’s going to be a fight to the finish. 

The Red Knights’ coach has been there for enough battles with the Clippers — like the one two years ago that saw his Reading side escape with a four-point win thanks to a late Moro Osumanu block, or the five-point Chester win a year before that.

So even though Reading’s the defending PIAA 6A state champs and even though Chester’s dealing with a mix of youth and inexperience, Perez wasn’t fooled into thinking his Red Knights would have it easy Wednesday night at the Clip Joint.

“You’re coming to Chester, what do you think you’re going to do up here?” he laughed. “You’re going to come up here, you’ve got to earn your stripes.”

For both sides, playing one another is a bit like looking in the mirror.

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