Boys: Wildrick’s 14 points can’t prevent Chi’s loss to Upper Moreland

A slow start was too much for Chichester to overcome Wednesday night.

Vince Wildrick scored 14 points but No. 12 Chichester fell to No. 4 Upper Moreland, 60-50, in the quarterfinals of the District 1 Class 5A tournament.

The Eagles fall into playbacks, where they visit No. 8 Sun Valley on Saturday. The winner of that game gets one of the six states berths from District 1. Chichester has already beaten Sun Valley this season, in overtime.

Led by 18 points from Matt Tiernan, the Golden Bears led 37-13 at halftime and never looked back.

In the District 1 Class 2A tournament:

DELCO CHRISTIAN 52, BRISTOL 51 » Josh Parks hit a corner 3-pointer as time expired Tuesday night, helping the third-seeded Knights score an upset and book a spot in Saturday’s District 1 final.

Parks took an inbounds pass with two seconds left, took a step behind the arc on the left wing in front of the Knights’ bench and buried his third 3-pointer of the night to see the Knights (12-13) advance. They also avenged a seven-point home loss to Bristol in late January.

Parks, DC’s 1,000-point scorer, led the way with 19 points. Josh Dell’Arciprete added 15 points and Jace Kees supplied 12. Each hit four 3-pointers. The Knights hit 11 triples against just six two-pointers.

The win moves DC into Saturday’s final against top seeded Church Farm, which disposed of Calvary Christian, 59-21. That game is 2 p.m. at Harriton on Saturday, part of a doubleheader with the 2A girls title game that pits top-seeded Delco Christian against No. 2 Sacred Heart at noon. One team makes the PIAA tournament in Class 2A. Church Farm took the regular-season meeting, 63-52, three weeks ago.