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Welcome to the beginning of our 39^th season of doing ratings. To get this out as close to the beginning of the year, we won’t have much more info than the teams records.

1. Philadelphia Roman Catholic (8-1) (PCL/District 12 AAAA)

WINS: Parkland 70-38, Washington Coolidge, DC 90-41, Wheaton Good Council, Maryland 72-60, Washington Gonzaga, DC 77-72 (OT), Greensboro Day, North Carolina 54-37, Arlington Country Day, Florida 49-45, Washington Maret, DC 67-51, Philadelphia Conwell-Egan 49-39.

LOSSES: Oldsmar Christian, Florida 51-58.

2. Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti (5-2) (PCL/District 12 AAA)

WINS: Dover, Delaware 73-52, Philadelphia Math, Civics & Sciences 90-43, Philadelphia Bishop McDevitt 92-44, Laurel St. Vincent Pallotti, Maryland 76-57, Hudson Catholic, NJ 82-73.

LOSSES: Fairfax Paul VI. Virginia 55-77, Washington Gonzaga, DC 70-71.

3. Radnor Archbishop Carroll (9-1) (PCL/District 12 AAA)

WINS: Academy of New Church 66-56, Abington 77-56, Parkland 66-59, Cheltenham 77-51, Penn Wood 80-39, Philadelphia Bonner/Prendergast 79-56, Malvern Prep 76-56, Solebury School 72-62, Allentown, New Jersey 80-34.

LOSSES: Newark St. Benedicts’, NJ 49-50.

(click on this link for the rest of the Top 20 ratings by LL Hoops)

                                             

By Matthew De George

Scoring Average (Top 20)

Nick Alikakos, Episcopal Academy 25.5
Jawan Collins, Academy Park 22.8
Ryan Daly, Archbishop Carroll 20.8
Brett Foster, Ridley 20.2
Wyatt Harkins, Delco Christian 18.6
Eric Montanez, Chichester 17.8
Derrick Welles, Chichester 17.7
Jaye’Lyn Peebles, Cardinal O’Hara 16.7
Ryan Hall, Sun Valley 15.7
Andrew Louden, Garnet Valley 15.6
Kharon Randolph, Haverford School 15.6
Kyle Ryan, Sun Valley 15.1
Grant Fischer, Delco Christian 14.8
Tyler Norwood, Penncrest 14.8
Julian Wing, Ridley 14.3
Jamai Womack, Chichester 14.1
Josh Sharkey, Archbishop Carroll 13.9
Jack Donaghy, Haverford 13.6
Devin Hill, Delco Christian 13.4
A.J. Taylor, Penncrest 13.4

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By Matthew De George

Three weeks into the season, Marple Newtown’s basketball team was still searching for answers to a bevy of questions spawned by an offseason rebuild.

Then it was hit with another conundrum: How would that laborious process proceed without the coach who led them to the District One Tournament last season?

Illness kept coach Brian Shane away from the Dec. 18 game against Radnor. By Christmas Eve, the Tigers were informed that Shane would take an indefinite leave of absence due to health-related issues.

Eric Houck, the JV coach and an assistant athletic director, would be installed as the head man on an interim basis. And the situation hasn’t been ideal, Houck and his players are coping as best as possible.

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By Matt Smith

Maybe all Chester needed to end its three-game losing streak was a little inspiration from a hometown hero.

On the night they retired Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s jersey inside Pickett Gymnasium, the Clippers got back in the win column Saturday night with a 69-49 rout of Bartram High.

Hollis-Jefferson is the fourth Chester High basketball player whose number was retired, joining fellow All-Delcos Horace Walker, Jameer Nelson and Darrin Govens.

Hollis-Jefferson, a two-time Daily Times Player of the Year, is recovering from injury in his rookie season with the Brooklyn Nets.

On the floor, the current Clippers dazzled. Chester (3-5) ripped open a 20-16 lead after one quarter with a 20-3 run in the second period. Donald Hodges (nine points) drained three 3-point field goals in the period as the Clippers seized control and never looked back.

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