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Wyatt Harkins nailed the go-ahead jumper with five seconds remaining, as Delco Christian erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to edge Gloucester County Christian, 54-53, Saturday in the championship game of the Delco Christian Invitational.
Harkins totaled 21 points and six rebounds, Devon Hill had a key steal and a bucket late to cap his 18-point, six-rebound, 4-assist effort, and the tandem of Nazim Trammell-Wells and Bryce Shook played lockdown defense for the Knights (2-0).
In the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic:
Archbishop Carroll 66, Parkland 59 >> Josh Sharkey filled the stat sheet with 20 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals as the Patriots (3-0) built a double-digit first-half lead and held on for the win.
John Rigsby added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists and Ryan Daly dished out three dimes to go with his 11 points and seven rebounds.

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By Stephen Pianovich

Both Archbishop Carroll’s Josh Sharkey and Archbishop Wood’s Tyree Pickron entered the 2015-16 knowing they would be doing a bit more for their respective teams.

Though the season is just two weekends old, both players are off to comfortable and productive starts, and they were fully on display Saturday evening in Archbishop Wood’s Richard Kelly gymnasium. The Catholic League rivals both won their games in the first annual Coaches vs. Cancer event hosted by Wood, with Sharkey and Pickron being the high scorers in both contests.

Sharkey had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as Carroll defeated Parkland, 66-59. Then, in the finale of the four-game event, Pickron scored 22 points in Wood’s 66-46 beating of Central Bucks West. Here’s a closer look at each player’s start to the season:

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By Andrew O’Connor

In a matchup that saw both teams struggle offensively, Radnor hustled out a close 44-40 victory over Springfield on Friday night. It was an unexpectedly low-scoring and physical game for both teams.

“Tough game,” said Radnor coach Chris Monahan. “We shot, I was looking at the stats, something like 37 percent. We got kids who can shoot, but you wouldn’t believe it from watching the game.

“Kids played really, really tough mentally,” added Monahan. “That’s a game last year we lose. Last year we would have hung our heads, but we hung through and we very good and very tough at the end of the game.”

The primary reason for this was junior forward Mason Ressler, who scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds, five of which were offensive.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

As Julian Wing trudged to the Ridley bench with four fouls, one second short of three minutes into the second half with Upper Darby uncomfortably close, no one needed to tell Brett Foster what came next.

As much as he was sure what his Green Raiders needed without the second scoring threat on the court, the senior point guard Foster also understood what his team didn’t need. And he delivered.

Foster compiled a game-high 26 points and his usual composed play running the point to lead the Green Raiders to a 53-40 Central League win.

In the kind of ragged, physical affair that each Central League seems destined to encounter 10 or 12 times a season, the most glaring difference between the teams was Foster’s deft orchestration.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Fuller’s layup secures a big win for Strath Haven>>Kyree Fuller’s lay-in on the final possession earned Strath Haven a 49-48 Central League victory over Harriton Friday night.

Alex Ischiropoulos scored a team-high 15 points, and John Harrar added 11 points and some key late defense for the Panthers (3-1, 1-1).

Also in the Central League:

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Kyle Ryan and Wali Sabree combined for 43 points to help Sun Valley open the Ches-Mont League boys basketball season with a 61-50 victory over Kennett.

Ryan had 27 points and Sabree 16 in the foul-marred contest. The teams committed 20 fouls each and combined to shoot 46-for-72 from the free throw line.

In nonleague action:

Episcopal Academy 56, Shipley 41 >> The Churchmen (4-1) had 15 assists on 17 baskets. Everyone who played had at least one assist. Nick Alikakos powered the offense with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Sacchetta added 10 points.

Academy Park 74, Henderson 41 >> Jawan Collins collected 19 points, 12 rebounds, 10 steals and five assists for the Knights. Nakim Stokes had 14 points and five steals, while Nassan Garrison added 11 points and five rebounds.

Martin Luther King 51, Penn Wood 44 >> Vincent Smalls led the Patriots (1-1) with 12 points. Calvin Melton had eight points, eight rebounds and five assists.