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Chester loses a close one to Imhotep

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By Terry Thomas
The Clippers (4-1) missed on their final shot attempt and fall 65-66 to the Imhotep Panthers (3-0) at the Clip Joint. Tonight’s contest featured two of the top 5A teams in the state, Imhotep entered the contest ranked #1 and the Clippers ranked #4. The loss snaps a Chester 21-game winning streak at home. Their last loss at the Fred Pickett Gym was December 8, 2018 vs. Glasgow. (Thanks to Dave Burman for the previous stats).
The combination of a Chester starting slow both ends of the court resulted in their 10-19 deficit at the end of the 1st quarter. Jameel Burton Jr accounted for 6 of his 10 points in the period. The Clippers did a better job on the offensively spreading 17 second quarter points among four players but still were still missing defensive assignments. The Panthers used seven players to put up 16 points. Isaiah Freeman and Karell Watkins contributed 5 points apiece, Qadir Lowrie went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line and Fareed Burton Jr added 3 for the Clippers total. Chester trailed at intermission 27-35.
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Seidman’s quick start leads Haverford past Haven

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Senior John Seidman’s fast start helped Haverford pull out a 50-46 victory on the road over Strath Haven in Central League boys basketball action Thursday. Seidman scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the first half, seven in the pivotal second quarter when the Fords outscored the Panthers, 20-9, to open up a 29-21 halftime lead. Seidman is now 6 away from 1,000 for his career. Junior JR Newman (right) added 11.

Super sophomore Jaden Jauregui led Strath Haven (5-3) with 13 points (11 coming in the 4th quarter). Luke Edwards added 12 and Rob Guilday 10.

Senior Luke Edwards tallied 12 for the Panthers.

GARNET VALLEY 62, PENNCREST 40 >> Carl Schaller got off to a slow start but he did not stay cold for long.

Schaller scored 21 of his game-high 22 points in the final three quarters to help the Jaguars pull away. Schaller was especially productive in the second and fourth quarters. He had eight points in the second period and nine in the final frame.

Justin Langan hit four three pointers and added 14 points for the Jaguars.

Saahir Lee paced Penncrest with 14 points while Ben Stanton chipped in 13.

In nonleague action:

IMHOTEP 66, CHESTER 65 >>

The Clippers could not hold on to a three-point, third quarter lead. The Panthers outscored Chester, 26-19, in the fourth period to erase a 46-40 deficit.

The Clippers had a chance to win it but a final shot was off the mark. Fareed Burton Jr. led Chester with 22 points. Karell Watkins chipped in with 15, while Jameel Burton Jr. and Isaiah Freeman added 10 points each.

(Dave Burman contributed to this article)
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Cage’s defense boxes in Strath Haven, enabling Penncrest to prevail

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Penncrest’s Ben Stanton hits a 3-pointer against the defense of Lower Merion in a game in 2020. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

Penncrest’s plan of attack against Strath Haven Tuesday didn’t originally star Jimmy Cage.

Then again, it also didn’t include being down 10 points straight out of the gate, being without two starters by coach’s decision or fielding a lineup of four juniors, two in their first varsity starts. For all that didn’t go to plan, Cage’s smothering defense more than made up for it.

Cage was the key to Penncrest deploying a clinical box-and-1 defense to nullify Strath Haven’s Luke Edwards much of the way, helping the Lions rally for a 54-53 Central League win.

With Cage as his shadow, Edwards went from six points in the first quarter to three field-goal attempts in the final three frames combined. He tallied a team-high 17 points, including a 27-foot 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to tie the game at 53. But on balance, Cage succeeded in making it a 4-on-4 game, face-guarding Edwards out of it.

(click on this link for the full story and other game scores)

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Chester overwhelms Interboro

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By Terry Thomas
Chester remained undefeated with a resounding 85-31 win over the host Interboro Buccaneers. The Clippers are now 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Del Val League play. The Clippers opened the contest with an 11-0 run and never looked back. Fareed Burton Jr and Jameel Burton Jr led the way in the first quarter with 11 and 10 points respectively. They both also matched their season highs with 19 and 15 points. Fareed set his new career high with 5 made three-pointers in the contest, three of which came in the opening 8 minutes. Junior Qadir Lowrie made his presence felt on the defensive end with 4 of his 5 steals resulting in 8 points. He also led with Clippers with 9 of their 18 assists on the night. After Nasir Madison assisted on a Jameel 3-pointer, Chester was up 29-9 with 45 seconds remaining in the quarter. The quarter ended with the Clippers up 29-11.
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Marple Newtown beats Penncrest 55-43

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Marple Newtown had 14 assists on 19 baskets in a 55-43 Central League boys basketball victory over Penncrest.

Justin DiBona and Eric McKee led the way with five assists each. Owen Mathews paced the attack with 14 points and seven rebounds. Mike Tansey added 12 points and Ryan Straub had nine points and seven rebounds.

Ben Stanton topped Penncrest with 14 points.

GARNET VALLEY 66, RADNOR 58 » The Jaguars shot 8-for-13 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to hold off a late charge by Radnor.

Karl Schaller hit five 3-pointers and dropped in a game-high 33 points to lead Garnet Valley. Justin Langan added 16 points and Max Koehler 11.

Clark Thornton led a balanced Radnor attack with 12 points. Lew Robinson (11), Jackson Hicke (10) and Jeb Williams (10) also reached double figures.

In the Bicentennial League

DELCO CHRISTIAN 69, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 58 » The Knights hit 10 3-point field goals to get past the Crusaders.

Earle Greer paced five DC players in double figures with 22 points. Jace Kees added 13 points, Jordan Mitchell 12 and Josh Parks and Josh Dell’Arciprete 11 each.

Lars Specht topped TCA with 17 points. Evan Sareya and Malachi Lyons added nine points each.

In nonleague action:

CHESTER CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY 70, INTERBORO 57» Davon Stovall combined for 44 points to spoil a career day by the Bucaneer’s Abu Kamra.

Stovall scored 18 points and DeShields and Miller added 13 each for the Sabers. Kamara poured in a career high 32 points for Interboro. Logan Sanders added a career- best 10 points.

HOLY GHOST PREP 61, PENN WOOD 52 » Sayo Kenneth had 18 points for the Patriots. Abdul Dublin added nine points.

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Chester Charter Sabers improve to 4-5

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Chester Charter’s Davon Stovall with sports writer, Dave Burman

By Dave Burman

Chester Charter Sabers improve to 4-5 on the season by beating the Interboro Bucaneers, 70-57.
Davon Stovall, 5’11 senior dropped in 18 points for Chester Charter.
Kevin Miller, 5’9 sophomore (nephew of Chester High great and 1983 PIAA state champ Steve “Nurse” Miller), had 13 points as did Sean Deshields, 6’5 senior (grandson of Nether Providence High School basketball legend Lou Deshields). 
Breon Showell, 6’1 senior  also reached double figures for the Chester Charter with 10 points.

Interboro’s Abu Kamara with sports writer Dave Burman

Interboro super sophomore guard, Abu Kamara scored 32 points.
Bucs fall to 0-5.