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By Pete Schnatz

Episcopal Academy’s Nick Alikakos is on some kind of scoring spree.
The 6-7 junior forward followed up Friday night’s 35-point performance with a 37-point, 10-rebound effort to lead the Churchmen to a 70-52 romp over Episcopal High School from Alexandria, Virginia in the consolation round of The Hill School Tournament Saturday.
Episcopal Academy plays Kiski Prep in the fifth-place game Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Alikakos has scored 105 points in his last three games. He poured in 33 points Tuesday night in a 65-64 triumph over Phelps, Tuesday night, before he erupted for 72 points in the first two rounds of the Hill School Tournament. With Alikakos leading the way, EA jumped out to a 23-8 lead after one period and never looked back.
Matt Woods drilled four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. Connor Delaney had four points and eight assists.
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By Matthew De George

When Vinnie Kelly convened the Radnor huddle after the third quarter Friday night, he didn’t mince words.

Down five points at Marple Newtown, the senior guard put the directive, to himself and his teammates, in no uncertain terms.

“I told myself, ‘we’re not losing this game and I’ll do anything not to lose this game,’” Kelly said.

He backed up that talk on the court.

Kelly scored eight of his game-high 18 points in the fourth, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 1:31 to play in a 42-39 win.

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By Matt De George

As statistics from the first night of the basketball season flooded in a week and a half ago, one number stood out, as much for its prodigiousness as its somewhat unlikely source.

In Cardinal O’Hara’s opener against Pope John Paul II at the Devon Prep Tournament, Jaye’Lyn Peebles went off for 33 points in a 54-51 loss.

In absolute terms, that’s a stellar night, not just since he accounted for 65 percent of the Lions’ output. When you consider that the junior guard scored just 45 points last year despite being a regular rotation cog, the outburst is even more glaring.

Plotting it against his Delco peers adds another dimension of impressiveness: Of the 17 schools launching their seasons that night, only three scorers collected more than 20 points. Peebles was the only member of that trio to top 21.

It hasn’t been a one-off. Through Tuesday, Peebles is among the county leaders in scoring average at 21 points per game for the 2-1 Lions.

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By Matt Smith

Allison Lanzone was a major force in the low post as Radnor cruised to a 56-37 nonleague victory over Interboro.

The junior forward grabbed 10 rebounds to go with a career-high 23 points. The Raiders ended the game on a 26-3 run.

Kristin Hamill checked in with 17 points and seven rebounds for Radnor, which survived a shaky night from the foul line (13-of-28).

Gina McNamee led the Bucs in defeat with 13 points.

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By Matt Smith

Academy Park drained a dozen 3-pointers and held Cardinal O’Hara to 13 second-half points Wednesday night en route to a 60-41 win in nonleague boys basketball.

Nassan Garrison pumped in four 3s and led all AP players with 14 points. Jawan Collins added 12 points and Nakim Stokes chipped in 10.

Jaye’Lyn Peebles poured in a game-high 20 points and Zakee Griffin finished with nine in the loss for the Lions.

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