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By Matthew DeGeorge

All eyes in the Radnor High School gym were trained on Garnet Valley’s Andrew Louden as he lifted off beyond the 3-point arc with 1:47 left in the third quarter Saturday night.

A more select section of the sparse crowd knew that basket, which sent Louden over 1,000 career points, was a mere formality. The more poignant moment passed without fanfare on the first possession of the second quarter, when Louden picked a Radnor pocket and swooped in for two, points eight and nine on the night.

That took his career total to 989, earning Louden a more exclusive crown as the top-scoring Louden in Delco history.

All of those accolades shined through Louden’s smile as he posed for pictures with his parents after Garnet Valley’s 64-48 win over Radnor in Central League action.

In a pivotal game for both teams’ playoff aspirations, the personal subplot of Louden’s chase of history took center stage.

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By Matthew De George

Julian Wing scored eight points, but his final basket was decisive, a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to lead Ridley to a 30-27 Central League win over Penncrest Saturday night.

Ryan Bollinger led Ridley (14-1, 10-0) with nine points on a night where Brett Foster was limited to five.

Tyler Norwood led all scorers with 15 points for Penncrest (8-8, 5-5).

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By Matthew De George

After three quarters of a game slowly turning in his team’s favor, Bonner & Prendergast coach Jack Concannon wanted a little something extra from his guys to nudge them over the top.

By the time the group reconvened at the bench 2 minutes, 12 seconds later during a Cardinal O’Hara timeout, Ryan Germany had delivered exactly what Concannon wanted.

Germany was the fourth-quarter spark that powered the Friars to a 52-42 Catholic League win Friday night, keyed by an 11-3 run that prominently featured the guard’s influence.

The Friars led by four, 34-30, after three quarters in a back-and-forth affair. But Germany set the Friars on the attack just about as soon as the huddle broke.

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By Terry Thomas

Chester improves to 8-5 overall and claims sole possession of first place in the Del Val League at 4-0 with a 66-59 win at Academy Park (9-5, 3-1). The Clippers played an inspired first quarter with 6 different player scoring while limiting the Knights to 5 points on 1 field goal and 1 of 2 free throws. After the Knights knocked down their trey to start the …contest and claim their only lead of the game, the Clippers responded with a 15-1 run forcing Academy Park into a timeout at 2:13 and a score of 15-4. The quarter would end after a basket by Jahmi Bailey-Green and a free throw from Maurice Henry. Chester – 18, Academy Park – 4.

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By Matthew De George

Jawan Collins scored 31 points, including the game-tying bucket with 10 seconds left in regulation, and grabbed 10 rebounds as Academy Park scored an 84-79, overtime win over Penn Wood Tuesday.

DeAndray Covert scored 17 points, and Nick Simmons added 14 for the Knights (9-4, 3-0 Del Val).

Kairi Jones scored 19 points, Calvin Melton added 15 points and Rashaad Anderson scored 12, but Penn Wood (6-5, 1-2) dropped its second straight home league game.

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By Josh Verlin

In the third quarter of Episcopal Academy’s Inter-Ac league road game at The Haverford School, EA senior point guard Kyle Sacchetta found himself alone behind the 3-point arc.

As he went to shoot, he paused, just for a moment, then fired a pass down low to cutting forward Jermaine Rhoden for an easy layup.

That type of ball movement was the difference for the Churchmen, who pulled away to a 57-40 win at the Fords in a key bounce-back win for a team with Inter-Ac championship aspirations.

“We’ve been talking to them about taking our program, taking our team from good, taking them to great. And the same way, it’s just like our shot selection, head coach Craig Conlin said. “We could have a good shot, but if we move it one more, two more times, we could have a great shot, and with Sacchetta to Jermaine right there, it was perfect.”

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