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By Josh Verlin

Olivia Voshell could all-too-easily put herself in Kenzie and Maddie Fanning’s shoes. 

The Strath Haven senior and four-year starter remembered what it was like being a freshman starting on the Panthers varsity roster. She recalled how helpful it was to have a senior, in her case Rose Henry, showing her the ropes, sending her ‘good game’ texts, giving her confidence.

“It’s so intimidating,” Voshell said. “(Being in that position) helped me see that it is intimidating to approach an upperclassman and ask questions. (I’m) putting myself out there in a position and explaining things when I see a look of confusion here or there or make it known that I’m someone they can come to to ask a question if they don’t want to ask a coach, or they don’t want to repeat something.”

It’s an important mindset to be in, because Voshell — along with fellow senior starters and four-year varsity members Kate Fox and Maryella Gill — are directly responsible for setting the tone for the next three years of Strath Haven basketball and beyond. 

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By Matthew DeGeorge

The wins kept coming, but something was off the last couple of weeks for Penncrest boys basketball.

Despite staying near the top of the District 1 Class 5A rankings, they had hit an offensive rough patch. A game won in the 40s, a pair of games in the low 30s, even one where they couldn’t escape 29 – it didn’t seem like them, as can happen in a long season.

Saturday night, with Marple Newtown in the building, the Lions found their stride, thanks to a star playing a complementary role.

Will Stanton scored nine of his 16 points in overtime, and Penncrest got eight points and 17 rebounds from Mikey Mita in a 68-65 double-overtime win over Marple Newtown.

“This is more like us,” Stanton said. “Tonight was more like us than the past week has been. We kind of hit a rough stretch, but we’ve bounced back, and we’re over it.”

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UPDATED 2/1/25 – As the regular high school basketball season winds down to the last couple of weeks we wanted to let you know how the D1 playoffs looks for all our Delco teams!

Click on this link to take a look: D1 Rankings

By Josh Verlin

Silas Graham would rather be in the favorite or contender role than play the spoiler. But the Haverford School sophomore will take what he can get. 

With the Fords taking four losses in their first six Inter-Academic League games after a stellar non-conference slate, they entered a Friday night home contest against Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy all but eliminated from the six-team league’s championship race. The Blue Devils, however, came in one game behind Penn Charter, perhaps the only team with a shot to prevent the Quakers from defending their title. 

“I think [it was] more us getting beat by them that really affected the mindset of why we wanted to beat them,” Graham said, referring to a 16-point SCH win exactly one week prior — but, he added, “spoiling someone’s season’s always fun.”

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By Josh Verlin 

Savannah Saunders will be rooting for Rian Dotsey in the fall. The two are both headed to Saint Joseph’s next year, Saunders for lacrosse, Dotsey for basketball. 

For now, however, Saunders has a different job: shut Dotsey down and send her home empty-handed. 

The Garnet Valley senior wing was one of the key defenders on the Haverford High star in a battle atop the Central League on Thursday night, GV knowing it needed to limit Dotsey’s effectiveness to gain revenge on its only loss of the season. And with Saunders doing her part in an impressive defensive team effort while also leading the Jaguars in scoring, Garnet Valley came away with a key 43-26 win over the Fords.

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By Matt Smith

Archbishop Carroll junior Alexis Eberz shared a quick low-five celebration with her freshman sister, Kayla, after Kayla’s tight defense on an inbound pass forced a five-second violation on Cardinal O’Hara in the closing seconds of Thursday’s game.

At that moment, the Eberz sisters knew the Patriots were going to hold on for 45-41 victory over their rival, maintaining third place in the Catholic League standings with just over a week remaining before the postseason tournament.

It was a small but meaningful gesture – one neither sister takes for granted, especially in light of the recent injury to their sister, Kelsey, who is likely out for the season. Kayla and Kelsey are twins.

“They mean a lot,” Alexis said of these moments. “I think they mean more to my parents.”

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