Derrick Jones and Austin Tilghman made sure Archbishop Carroll got back on the winning track after Sunday’s loss to Roman Catholic. Jones and Tilghman scored six points each in the first quarter to propel the Patriots to a 62-43 Catholic…
Penncrest’s Casanova delivers from the line in OT win
Ben Casanova was fouled going after an offensive rebound and sank both free throws in the final seconds of overtime, lifting host Penncrest over Harriton, 52-51, Tuesday night in a Central League thriller. Rahmi Halaby had 19 points and…
Anderson, Haverford School hang on for a win
By: Dennis Deitch The Haverford School basketball program knows there has been years when it had the best player in the Inter-Ac League, years when it had the most overall talent. But all of that is recruiting jibba-jabba if the…
Chester beats Glen Mills 53-48
By: Terry Thomas Chester held off the host Glen Mills Battlin’ Bulls 53-48 to improve to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in Del Val League play. Trailing after the first three quarters, the Battlin’ Bulls were true to their name as…
No.3 Roman Catholic downs No.1 Carroll, 54-46
By Rick O’Brien Roman Catholic coach Chris McNesby said he removed Manny Taylor from the starting lineup for a period to “motivate, not punish” the junior forward for a less-than-complete effort. “We wanted him to be more of a power…
Roman forward shows shooting touch beats Carroll
By: Aaron Carter Manny Taylor is a 6-6, 250-pound forward for Roman Catholic. He was also a tight end/defensive lineman on the Cahillites’ football team. So, it may have come as a surprise when the big fella stepped out and…