By PA Prep Live
Matt Dade was 9 of 13 from the free-throw line and poured in a game-high 24 points as Episcopal Academy downed Friends Central 65-52 in nonleague action.
Alex Capitano drained three 3-pointers and scored 20 points, while Jack Fitzpatrick added 10 points for the Churchmen, who outscored Friends Central by 16 points in the second half.
In other nonleague games:
Delcohoops.com’s Play-by-play announcer Dave Burman with Austin Laughlin on 12/19/17. Photo by Brenda Burman
By PAPrepLive
Garnet Valley’s Austin Laughlin can relax. His quest for membership in the 1,000-point club is complete.
Photo by Dave Burman
Laughlin tallied 18 points, including No. 1,000 of his career Tuesday night to pace the Jaguars to a 63-43 victory over Upper Darby in Central League boys basketball action.
He is the sixth player in Jaguar history to reach that coveted milestone. Connor O’Brien took game-high honors for GV with 19 points. Neel Beniwal added 13 and Greg Vlassopoulos chipped in with 10.
Jalun Trent and Kymir Roper led Upper Darby with nine points each.
Elsewhere in the Central League:
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(Webmaster’s note: The Upper Darby vs Garnet Valley game was our Game-of-the-Week and can be heard on our Archives link by clicking on the player below)
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By Michael Bullock
While we brought you our six preseason packages in those anxious days immediately preceding the start of the 2017-18 campaign, here’s a look at our first all-inclusive set of rankings for each and every classification.
So, enjoy, squawk and even ponder. There’s plenty more results to come.
Appearing below are all six of our top 10s, with PIAA district and this season’s record displayed in parentheses. Only those schools competing for PIAA state championships are eligible for ranking purposes.
(click on this link for rankings for all six PIAA classifications)
Ridley wrestling coach Carl Schnellenbach poses with Cassidy Ferrell, who created a buzz at the high school during her two years as a Green Raiders varsity wrestler, then signed a national letter of intent to compete as a club wrestler for Lock Haven University in 2013, when this shot was taken. DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA FILE
By Terry Toohey
As a child growing up in West Reading, Carl Schnellenbach was known as “Schnelly.”
That moniker was later shortened by a letter to become one of the most recognizable handles in Delaware County sports history.
“Schnell,” he said often. “It’s just Schnell.”
No first or last name was needed.
“That’s who he was,” said his son-in-law Chas Maiers, the assistant to the superintendent in the Ridley School District. “He wasn’t Carl and he wasn’t Mr. Schnellenbach. He was Schnell.”
Schnell died early Sunday morning at Taylor Hospice in Ridley Park. He was 84 and had been in failing health for a number of years.
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By Matthew De George
Penncrest 63, Strath Haven 36 – Tyler Norwood poured in 34 points, draining six 3-pointers and going 10-for-11 from the free throw line as the Lions (3-0, 2-0) rolled.
Ryan Morris led Strath Haven (1-3, 0-2) with 12 points.
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Upper Darby coach Bob Miller directs his Royals en route to a 54-46 win over Haverford Friday night. (Digital First Media/Pete Bannan)
By Matthew De George
There were the customary handshakes on the court, a quick cheer led by the players in the locker room … and that was about all that feted Upper Darby’s victory Friday night.Never mind that it was the 300th in the coaching career of Bob Miller, split between Interboro and now his 23rd season at Upper Darby.
But if the celebration is to be tailored to the man of the hour, then the understated vibe fit perfectly. Even Miller, in recounting the 299 wins which preceded Friday’s 54-46 Central League decision over Haverford, started just about everywhere but with himself — a rattling off of assistant coaches he was fortunate to work with and a rapid turn of the spotlight onto the players.
“There’s been so many great (assistants) that have done so much, and you can’t win without players,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, 300 is nice, but it’s about Upper Darby’s kids.”
