By Matt DeGeorge Larry Yarbray’s final appraisal of his Chester team’s PIAA semifinal ouster didn’t concern the refs. It didn’t involve bad calls, complaining or games of “what if.” Instead, Yarbray’s explanation for his team’s 61-55 loss to La…
La Salle reaches title game
By Rick O’Brien It was early on, after a turnover and missed rebound, that Dave Krmpotich was taken out of the game by La Salle coach Joe Dempsey. “We went over a couple of things,” Dempsey said of Krmpotich’s brief…
Chester’s advantage inside negated by La Salle
By Matt Smith What happened to Chester Tuesday night at Coatesville Area High School could be construed as a blatant miscarriage of justice perpetrated by the men wearing black-striped shirts. Whether the Clippers were cheated out of a fourth…
High School Players in 2014 March Madness Games
By Dave Burman, 105.5 WCHX radio ARIZONA Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 6-7 fr F, Chester SYRACUSE B.J. Johnson, 6-7 fr F, Lower Merion TEXAS SOUTHERN Tyree Bynum, 5-9 fr G, Penn Wood Aaric Murray, 6-10 sr C, Glen Mills VILLANOVA Darryl Reynolds,…
Dogged defense the key to Chester’s success
By Matt DeGeorge Somehow when Larry Yarbray says it, the cliché doesn’t sound quite so tired. Perhaps it’s because the Chester boys basketball coach has brought the archaic platitude to life so many times. Or perhaps it’s because he’s…
Contributors not in short supply on this Chester team
By Matt Smith If he had to, Conrad Chambers could score 20 points a night and be the focal point on Chester’s basketball team. Had Tyrell Sturdivant and Mahir Johnson not transferred to Chester or failed to make a…