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By Josh Verlin

By Josh Verlin

Sydni Scott’s Twitter handle doesn’t leave any room for interpretation. When you go by “Syd Buckets,” you’re making a statement. 

The Cardinal O’Hara senior guard, born and raised in Delco has played with an eye on the rim since her father Christopher Scott had her playing with his boys program in Yeadon. 

“My friend Sanaa [Redmond], she goes to Samford, her mom called me ‘Syd Buckets,’ so I dragged that out to this day,” Scott said. “I’m going to get buckets this whole season, keep getting buckets — buckets for my team, just play for everybody. I play for myself, but I mostly play for my coaches that helped me work until this point, that helped me commit, I just play for everybody I love.”

“I watched her CYO journey, and she was a scorer,” O’Hara coach Chrissie Doogan said, “but she was a tremendous passer — to a point where we’re like Syd, if you’re open, shoot.

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T.J. Lamb and Jake Jaszcz took control on the offensive end in the second half as Episcopal Academy pulled away for a 7357 victory over Germantown Academy in Inter-Ac League boys basketball action Wednesday afternoon.

Lamb and Jaszcz tallied 13 points apiece after the break to snap a 29-all deadlock. The Churchmen outscored the Patriots, 4428, in the second half.

Lamb and Jaszcz led the way with 20 points each. Kevin McCarthy chipped in with 11 and Sam Malloy 10 in the second straight win for the Churchmen. The teams meet again Friday at GA.

In the Bicentennial League:

BRISTOL 56, DELCO CHRISTIAN 47 » The Knights rallied in the second half but could not overtime a 25-13 halftime deficit.

Josh Parks led all scorers with 28 point for DC. Josh Dell’Arciprete pitched in with seven. Morris Ivery.

In the Del Val League:

CHESTER 74, ACADEMY PARK 40 » Larenzo Jerkins scored 15 points and Chester shut out AP in the first half, running out to a 22-0 lead on the way to victory. The Clippers (9-3, 4-0) also held a 21-2 edge in the third quarter.

All 12 Clippers who played scored. Kevin Rucker and Kyree Womack added 12 points each. Isaiah Freeman contributed nine.

Zahamir Mobley led Academy Park with 14 points.

The Marple Newtown Tigers kept their win streak alive as they defeated the Penncrest Lions, 56-48.

Junior guard Mary O’Brien was money from the foul line (8-for-9) and finished with a game-high 16 points to lead the Tigers (11-2) to their ninth consecutive win. Mary was our Player-of-the-Game and can be heard in our post game interview on the archive below (at the 1:29 mark).

Haley Levy and Brooke Impriano each scored 13 points.

Kathryn Harding paced the Lions with 12 points.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

A little sheepishly, Demetrius Lilley admits that blocking shots isn’t really his thing. For his imposing 6-foot-9 frame, he’s still growing into his athleticism.

“Years ago, I could not block a shot for nothing,” the Lower Merion big man said. “In practice, we practice the wall up, so that’s helped me get better in the game. So I can block shots now.”

In Lilley’s position, camped in the low post at the center of Lower Merion’s defense, the only time he gets recognition on the stat sheet is when he fills up a boxscore or manages to get a hand on a shot. That may get the crowd riled up, but Lilley takes just as much pride in the myriad non-plays, the missed shots that owe to the very thought of him in the lane.

It doesn’t hurt that Lilley is pretty proficient when he does get his hands on the ball.

Lilley scored 25 points to go with 21 rebounds, three blocks and a slew of shots altered or deterred Tuesday night as the Aces topped Haverford, 58-47, in a battle of one-loss Central League teams.

“A block doesn’t really matter, but just knowing that I can change a shot, that matters,” Lilley said. “And it helps my team.”

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By Matt Smith

Cardinal O’Hara and Archbishop Wood could meet again. After Tuesday’s showdown at O’Hara, the reigning PIAA champions and state powerhouses might see each other in the Catholic League tournament next month. Players and fans deserve that much.

But O’Hara won the regular season meeting by knockout. No doubt about it.

The game wasn’t as close as the 61-54 final tally made it seem. The Lions were absolutely white-hot to start the night. They shot 14-for-20 from the field in the first half, scored 24 of the first 33 points, and went into the locker room at halftime up 34-13.

Last March, O’Hara fell to Wood in the Catholic League final. The Lions went on to win the program’s first PIAA championship (Class 5A), but senior forward Maggie Doogan hasn’t forgotten that Wood had their number coming into the 2021-22 campaign. Not entirely.

“I don’t know about the other seniors, but for me it’s always in the back of my mind,” said Doogan, the reigning Daily Times Player of the Year. “No one ever wants to feel like that again. But it’s just one game at a time to get back to where we were last year.”

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