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By Josh Verlin

Penncrest pulled off a Central League upset over Conestoga on Wednesday night, one that could help shape the conference’s playoff picture.

The Lions, who’ve had had a fourth quarter lead in all 19 of the games they’ve played this season, were able to finish off a big one, holding on for a 57-53 win.

Penncrest, which was led by sophomore Tyler Norwood’s 19 points and got 12 more from junior guard Justin Ross, improved to 7-6 in the league, while Conestoga dropped to 9-4. While the win certainly might have an impact on the Central League playoffs next weekend, it definitely helps the Lions’ push towards a spot in the District 1 AAAA playoffs.

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By Matthew De George

As the tally of disqualifications at the end of the Academy Park bench grew and the Chichester deficit dwindled, DeAndray Covert knew what had to happen.

The blizzard of fouls, personal and technical, that eroded AP’s already sparse lineup left the senior guard as the closest remaining approximation to a primary ball-handler. In a frenetic Del Val affair, there was no panic, just the realization that it was Covert’s time to shine.

Covert scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, weathering a feverish Chichester comeback in a wild 88-79 win that was heated and contentious, before and after the whistles.

“I know that I have to play a bigger role,” Covert said. “I wasn’t nervous or anything. I knew we could come up with the win. I just had to take a bigger role.”

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By Juli Kroon

Juli was at our Game-of-the-Week this week between Lower Merion and Strath Haven.  She got some great action shots of this great game!

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By Stephen Pianovich

Archbishop Carroll got to practice on Sunday and Monday despite the weekend’s enormous winter storm. So the team could not use rust as a reason for its slow start.

Luckily for the Patriots, they had one player who was anxious to get back on the court after Friday night’s loss to Neumann-Goretti, and he played like it from the opening tip.

Senior point guard Josh Sharkey scored 28 points – including all seven of Carroll’s in the first quarter – as his team shook off a bad start to pull away from La Salle for a 66-52 win in Catholic League play. The win kept the Patriots in sole possession of second place in the league at 8-1, while the Explorers fell to 6-3.

On their home court, the Patriots could not buy a bucket early. They made just one of their first 12 shots (a Sharkey 3-pointer), and found themselves trailing, 10-3, five minutes into the game. Out of a timeout, Sharkey came up with a few steals toward the end of the quarter and four more points to cut the deficit to 12-7. In the second quarter he and Carroll started running more, got better looks and had the halftime lead.

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