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by Ed Morlock

The Archbishop Carroll defense hounded Norristown all night in a 64-28 win at Norristown Area High School Tuesday.

The Patriots called timeout halfway through the opening quarter after taking an 8-5 lead. They returned to the floor with more energy on defense and closed the quarter ahead, 17-7.

“That’s what we do at practice,” Carroll senior guard Shawnn Smith said. “We just emphasize defense every day and we bring it to the court.”

“We go hard in practice,” Carroll sophomore Moses Hipps agreed. “That’s what really pushes us to go hard in games. It’s easier if you’re going hard in practice – you’re used to going hard and it’s really easy to lock people down and lock in on defense.”

It was more of the same in the second quarter. Carroll forced Norristown into seven turnovers in the eight-minute frame and outscored the Eagles, 17-6, to take a 34-13 lead into halftime.

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by Pete Digiovanni

Tuesday night at Ross Kershey Gymnasium the Coatesville boys basketball team fired a very loud warning shot to the rest of the Ches-Mont League that it will be a handful for any and all comers this season.

Sparked by super sophomore guard Dior Kennedy, and the strong inside play of senior Jaylin McNeil, the Red Raiders rolled over Chichester 65-46, in the season opener for the Red Raiders.

Coatesville already had a 14-point advantage at halftime but the Raiders came out hot in the third period. Jaeden Brickus made a nice pass inside to McNeil who scored, got fouled and completed the 3-point play. McNeil had 11 points on the night to go along with 11 rebounds, and he was a thorn in the side of every Chichester player that ventured into the lane.

“My job is to rebound and the coaches wanted me to box out and control the board tonight,” McNeil said. “And I like to rebound and get the ball so we get moving on the break and we get more possessions. We needed to rebound to get the win and now we get ready for (Downingtown West) on Thursday.”

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Nick Colucci, Brian Weiner and Googie Seidman combined for 45 points to help Haverford open Central League play with a 57-30 victory over Conestoga.

Colucci led the attack with a game-high 18 points. Weiner chipped in with 15 and Seidman 12.

Radnor 46, Penncrest 27 >> Jackson Hicke posted a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Raptors. Charlie Thornton chipped in 11 points.

Saahir Lee topped Penncrest with 12 points.

Springfield 50, Harriton 47 >> Mike O’Donnell hit three triples and finished with a game-high 26 points to lift the Cougars. Keagan Kearney added nine points and Luke D’Ambrosio had eight.

Marple Newtown 50, Strath Haven 43 >> Johnny Small tallied a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Bochanski added 13 points for the Tigers. Christian Sessa chipped in 12 points.

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Paige Yurchak scored with four seconds left to lift Radnor to a 55-54 victory over Penncrest in the Central League girls basketball opener for both teams Tuesday night.

Mary Sareen led the Raptors with 16 points. Ellie Davis added 14 points and 9 rebounds, while Yurchak and Maddie Bader had nine points each.

Alex Bruce had 15 points and Bailey Garrison and Kyra Curci 10 each for the Lions.

Elsewhere in the Central League:

Springfield 40, Harriton 28 >> Anabel Kreydt collected a double-double as the Cougars opened their title defense with a win.

Kreydt finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Kaitlyn Kearney led the way with 12 points. Lexi Aaron (eight points, three steals) and Mia Valerio (five points, three steals) also contributed to the victory.

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Caroline Dotsey, Emma Rowland and Rian Dotsey combined for 30 points to lead host Haverford to a 56-22 victory over Bonner-Prendergast in the Haverford Hall of Fame Classic on Sunday.

Caroline Dotsey scored 12 points to earn all-tournament honors. Rowland pitched in with 10 points and Rian Dotsey eight. Maddie Williams also made the all-tournament team for the Fords.

Bridie McCann had a game-high 14 points to lead the Pandas. She was named to the all-tournament team along with Mary Kate Gray (Merion Mercy), Emily Tiffan (Spring-Ford) and Madison Smith (Friends Central).

At the She Got Game Classic:

ARCHBISHOP CARROLL 60, STATEN ISLAND ACADEMY 47 » Junior Taylor Wilson erupted for 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Patriots on the second day of the tournament in Springfield, Va. Wilson shot 13-for-16 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line.

Maggie Grant added nine points, five rebounds and four assists for the Patriots, who jumped out to a 19-6 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

BISHOP IRETON 61, CARDINAL O’HARA 55 » Maggie Doogan, Sydni Scott and Molly Rullo combined for 46 points but it wasn’t enough as the Lions fell.

Doogan, the reigning Daily Times Player of the Year, led O’Hara with 19 points. Scott pitched in with 14 and Rullo, a freshman, had 13.

Rice commit Lauren Clifton paced the Cardinals with 19 points.

In nonleague action:

GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 56, INTERBORO 17 » Grace Bright led the Bucs with nine points and eight rebounds on Saturday. Erin Boyer pitched in with six points.

Emily Huggins led a balanced scoring effort with 11 points, and Bailey Garrison chipped in 10 points as Penncrest handled Sun Valley, 53-29, Saturday in the Media Tip-Off.

Kathryn Harding added eight points for the Lions (2-0), who had nine players score. Jaina Preuhs led Sun Valley with eight points.

Also at the Media Tip-Off: Strath Haven 38, Academy Park 29 >& gt; Rose Henry scored 16 points to go with 15 assists, and Laura Shea did a little of everything with seven points, five steals and five rebounds for the Panthers.

Jada Kinlaw and Alaysia Kinlaw scored seven points each for the Knights.

At the She Got Game Tournament:

NOTRE DAME 76, NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 47 » Maeve McErlane went off to the tune of 34 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Irish romped in Springfield, Va. Katie Halligan chipped in 16 points, and Julia Dever added three triples for nine points for the Irish.

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