In what may be nothing more than a consolation prize for the 2022-23 season, Chester won its crosstown battle on Saturday afternoon, a 78-51 decision over Chester Charter Scholars Academy.
The Central League Girl’s & Boy’s Championship LIVE video broadcast on Delcohoops.com
Dave DiPasqua
We are proud to announce that Delcohoops.com will be video broadcasting the Central League Girl’s and Boy’s basketball championship games live from Harriton High School this Monday, February 13th. The girl’s game, featuring the Conestoga Pioneers vs the Haverford Fords will begin at 5:50 PM (6:00 PM tip-off) and the boy’s game featuring the Lower Merion Aces vs the Radnor Raptors will begin at 7:20 PM (7:30 PM tip-off).
Mark Jordan
Making the play-by-play will be Dave DePasqua with color by basketball coach, Mark Jordan and Andrew Kaufman.
Andrew Kaufman
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Boys & Girls: Delco Christian secures win in big 4th quarter
Chichester’s Akhir Keys, left a game earlier in the second, hit three free throws in overtime to lift the Eagles to a 55- 52 victory over Church Farm Thursday night. PETE BANNAN – MEDIANEWS GROUP
Delco Christian scored 20 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night to erase a three-point deficit and rally for a 50-43 Bicentennial League win over Jenkintown. Khamai Orange topped DC with 15 points. Caleb Jameson chipped in with 12.
In nonleague action Thursday:
Chichester 55, Church Farm 52 >> Akhir Keys shot 3-for-4 from the free throw line in overtime to help seal the victory for the Eagles. Guard Vince Wildrick topped Chi with a game-high 21 points. Keys added 12 and Eyan Thomas collected eight points and 20 rebounds as the Eagles closed the regular season on a seven-game winning streak.
Girls Basketball –
Strath Haven 56, Chester 51 >>Olivia Voshell, Maryella Gill and Chloe Hunold combined for 39 points to pace Strath Haven to a 56-51 nonleague victory over Chester. Voshell collected 17 points and 10 rebounds. Gill had 12 points and five steals, while Hunold chipped in with 10 points. Imani Dorsey led Chester with a game-high 24 points. Shyne Hall added 17.
Boys: Bonner-Prendergast beats Devon Prep to secure final PCL playoff spot
Kevin Rucker (left) and Nelson Lamizana combined for 35 points as Bonner locked up the final Catholic League playoff spot. (Photo: Joseph Santoliquito/CoBL)
By Joseph Santoliquito
This may not have happened a month ago. It might have devolved into a chaotic mishmash of forced shots, errant passes under a breakneck pace with a little touch of finger-pointing and in the end, all translating into another Bonner-Prendie Philadelphia Catholic League loss.
That was the Friars a month ago.
This could be the Friars moving forward: A comeback, fourth-quarter 55-50 victory over feisty Devon Prep on Friday night to clinch a berth in the Catholic League playoffs in Billy Cassidy Jr.’s inaugural season as head coach of the Friars.
Bonner-Prendie was led by the junior pair of 6-4 guard Kevin Rucker Jr., who scored a team-high 22 points, and 6-8 center Nelson Lamizana, who dropped in 13 to offset Devon Prep’s Army-bound Jacen Holloway’s game-high 24 and Lucas Orchard’s 11.
Boys & Girls: Central League: Semifinal Previews
By Josh Verlin
The Central League semifinals take place on Saturday, staggered at home courts, making it possible to see three of the four, for those interested in a solid day of Delaware County public school hoops, and Lower Merion. Happiest about the staggered times are certainly the Springfield (Delco.) parents, who get to see their girls and boys play on the road three hours apart, though the girls have a less difficult (though still difficult) hill to climb than the boys.
A look at all four games taking place Saturday:
Central League First-Round Results
Boys: 3) Upper Darby def. 6) Harriton, 83-61
Boys: 5) Springfield (Delco.) def. 4) Garnet Valley, 48-29
Girls: 3) Springfield (Delco.) def. 6) Penncrest, 47-35
Girls: 5) Radnor def. 4) Garnet Valley, 50-32
Webmaster’s note: Delcohoops.com will be video streaming both the boy’s and girl’s Central League Championship games on Monday, February 13th! Tune in at 5:50 for the girl’s game and 7:20 for the boy’s game for our LIVE video broadcast!
(click on this link for of all this Satuday’s semifinal games)
Girls: Lansdale Catholic holds off Archbishop Carroll to finish off impressive week
Lansdale Catholic senior Gabby Casey celebrates as she walks off the floor following a win at Archbishop Carroll on Thursday. (Photo: Owen McCue/CoBL)
By Owen McCue
After running the table through its first seven Philadelphia Catholic League games, Lansdale Catholic had a gauntlet waiting for it to conclude its PCL slate.
Cardinal O’Hara, Archbishop Wood and Archbishop Carroll awaited; all programs the Crusaders hadn’t taken down in a long, long time. (MaxPreps had LC a combined 0-for-50 against those three PCL powers dating back to 2006).
LC dropped the first one of those tests against Cardinal O’Hara and came into this week with matchups against perennial powers Archbishop Wood and Archbishop Carroll still looking to prove itself among the league’s elite.
After locking down Wood on Tuesday and holding on for a 42–39 victory over Carroll on Thursday, the Crusaders put themselves among the league heavyweights and locked up a share of the PCL regular-season title and likely the top seed in the league tournament beginning Feb. 16.