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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.

By Matthew DeGeorge

Keith Washington took care of business at the line, going 9-for-12 from the stripe en route to 15 points and helping Bonner-Prendergast to a 51-42 nonleague win at Hatboro-Horsham.

Mike Mercanti scored 12 points, and John Hargraves posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 boards for Bonner-Prendie (3-0), which also got nine points and five assists from Christian Lane.

In other nonleague action:

Glen Mills 55, Strawberry Mansion 44 >> Myron Sanders nearly accumulated a double-double with his 20 points and nine rebounds, and Ewhnik Proctor scored 15 points in leading the Battlin’ Bulls (2-1) to the victory.

Hill School 60, Episcopal Academy 53 >> Nick Alikakos went off for another double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Conner Delaney nailed four triples to finish with 18 points, but the Churchmen (3-1) couldn’t keep pace with the 10 3-pointers made by the hosts in being dealt their first loss of the season.

Solanco 70, Sun Valley 57 >> Ryan Hall’s 12 points led five Vanguards in double-figures, but they fell shy of matching the hosts in a game late Tuesday night.

Kyle Ryan and Vinny DeAngelo scored 11 points apiece for Sun Valley (1-2).

By Todd Orodenker

The Archbishop Carroll Patriots don’t have Derrick Jones or Ernest Aflakpui anymore, but that really wasn’t all that noticeable Tuesday.

In their home opener, Carroll dominated a very good, and very young Abington team, 77-56, in nonleague play. The Patriots are now 2-0 in the young season, and they got there in style. They scored the first eight points of the game and led 17-2 midway through the first quarter.

By the end of the period, they had dropped 30 on Abington. By halftime, they were doubling the Ghosts (2-1) up. It wasn’t supposed to be this easy, but it certainly was.

“You’re not looking to jump on teams like that every game,” Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk said. “We prepared like it was going to be a tough basketball game. … We made some shots early and we made it look easier than it generally is, sometimes.”

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By Matthew DeGeorge

There were close to 30 boys basketball games in the first weekend of the season, which provided plenty of interesting looks at a variety of teams. Considering that only four of those affairs featured Delco teams playing each other, the slate allowed plenty of comparisons to other teams and provides and interesting barometer by which to evaluate the Delco teams moving forward.

For now, let’s stick to the numbers. Here is a handful that stuck out to me.

2 – Haverford players who appeared Germantown Academy and also played more than 10 games last season. The lucky duo was Connor Guilfoil and Jack Farrell. Some of that is unfixable given the graduation defections. Getting Matt Corbett and Jack Donaghy back after their football layover will be a help, but the youth of the side that played GA should minimize concern over that performance.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Louden pours in 22 as Garnet Valley cruises to victory>>Andrew Louden authored a memorable start to his season Tuesday night.

The Garnet Valley guard flirted with a triple-double, pouring in 22 points (including four 3-pointers), 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Jaguars scored a 75-40 win over Marple Newtown in the Central League opener for both teams.

Carl Tienabeso led all scorers with 23 points, and Austin Laughlin added 13 for the Jags.
Marcus Weathers led Marple (1-2, 0-1) with 16 points.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

 First-time head coaches Dave McFadden and Billy Rowe stood on opposite benches Saturday afternoon at Strath Haven High School. What transpired over 32 minutes illustrated the differing challenges each rookie skipper faces.

McFadden’s Panthers waltzed to a 56-26 win over Rowe’s Interboro squad in a nonleague game, moving them to 2-0, a record that looks more impressive given the 3-19 campaign the program endured last year. Rowe is still in search of that first win, evidence that all rebuilds don’t exactly come with the same standard pieces.

McFadden inherited an underachieving group from Tom Dougherty last year, and he’s molded them into a high-energy attack. The Panthers multiple avenues for offense, which they only had to brandish to a limited degree to dismiss the Bucs after accruing an 18-1 edge in the second quarter that sent them into half up, 29-8.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Hall, Sabree team up to power Sun Valley to win>>You’d be hard-pressed to find a more productive duo than Sun Valley’s Ryan Hall and Wali Sabree Saturday.

Hall poured in a game-high 27 points to go with 15 rebounds as the Vanguards claimed a 71-60 win over Collegium Charter in a nonleague game.

Sabree was no slouch either: Just 13 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Kyle Ryan chipped in 17 points for Sun Valley (1-1).

At the Play-by-Play Tipoff Classic:

Chester 60, Martin Luther King 56 >> Being down 18 points after one quarter didn’t faze Khaleeq Campbell, who scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth as the Clippers launched an epic comeback at Widener.

Jamar Sudan scored 10 points, including a 3-point play that tied the game at 53 before one of Campbell’s three triples put Chester ahead for good at 56-53.

Marquis Collins added 11 points for the Clippers (1-1).

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Long, Ryan help Springfield rally in opener >> It was all about the Kyles for Springfield Friday night, as the Cougars launched a major comeback to top Unionville, 45-36, at the Unionville Tipoff Tournament.

Springfield outscored the hosts, 24-5 in the fourth quarter. Kyle Long had 12 points and five assists. Kyle Ryan scored a team-high 13 points. Kyle Sullivan provided a clutch steal late to lead the Cougars into the title game.

At the Fred Pickett Classic:

Penn Wood 61, Math, Civics & Science 60 >> Vincent Smalls scored a game-high 15 points, and Jordan Johnson and Kairi Jones added 10 points apiece as the Patriots rallied late to win.

Sanford 59, Chester 57 >> Stanley Davis scored a team-high 13 points and Marquis Collins added 12 as one of 10 scorers for the Clippers, but poor free-throw shooting down the stretch led the Chester squandering a seven-point lead entering the fourth quarter. (Webmasters: note – The Sanford vs Chester game broadcast is available on our Game-of-the-Week Archives) 

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