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By Stephen Pianovich

Both Archbishop Carroll’s Josh Sharkey and Archbishop Wood’s Tyree Pickron entered the 2015-16 knowing they would be doing a bit more for their respective teams.

Though the season is just two weekends old, both players are off to comfortable and productive starts, and they were fully on display Saturday evening in Archbishop Wood’s Richard Kelly gymnasium. The Catholic League rivals both won their games in the first annual Coaches vs. Cancer event hosted by Wood, with Sharkey and Pickron being the high scorers in both contests.

Sharkey had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as Carroll defeated Parkland, 66-59. Then, in the finale of the four-game event, Pickron scored 22 points in Wood’s 66-46 beating of Central Bucks West. Here’s a closer look at each player’s start to the season:

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By Andrew O’Connor

In a matchup that saw both teams struggle offensively, Radnor hustled out a close 44-40 victory over Springfield on Friday night. It was an unexpectedly low-scoring and physical game for both teams.

“Tough game,” said Radnor coach Chris Monahan. “We shot, I was looking at the stats, something like 37 percent. We got kids who can shoot, but you wouldn’t believe it from watching the game.

“Kids played really, really tough mentally,” added Monahan. “That’s a game last year we lose. Last year we would have hung our heads, but we hung through and we very good and very tough at the end of the game.”

The primary reason for this was junior forward Mason Ressler, who scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds, five of which were offensive.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

As Julian Wing trudged to the Ridley bench with four fouls, one second short of three minutes into the second half with Upper Darby uncomfortably close, no one needed to tell Brett Foster what came next.

As much as he was sure what his Green Raiders needed without the second scoring threat on the court, the senior point guard Foster also understood what his team didn’t need. And he delivered.

Foster compiled a game-high 26 points and his usual composed play running the point to lead the Green Raiders to a 53-40 Central League win.

In the kind of ragged, physical affair that each Central League seems destined to encounter 10 or 12 times a season, the most glaring difference between the teams was Foster’s deft orchestration.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Fuller’s layup secures a big win for Strath Haven>>Kyree Fuller’s lay-in on the final possession earned Strath Haven a 49-48 Central League victory over Harriton Friday night.

Alex Ischiropoulos scored a team-high 15 points, and John Harrar added 11 points and some key late defense for the Panthers (3-1, 1-1).

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Kyle Ryan and Wali Sabree combined for 43 points to help Sun Valley open the Ches-Mont League boys basketball season with a 61-50 victory over Kennett.

Ryan had 27 points and Sabree 16 in the foul-marred contest. The teams committed 20 fouls each and combined to shoot 46-for-72 from the free throw line.

In nonleague action:

Episcopal Academy 56, Shipley 41 >> The Churchmen (4-1) had 15 assists on 17 baskets. Everyone who played had at least one assist. Nick Alikakos powered the offense with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Sacchetta added 10 points.

Academy Park 74, Henderson 41 >> Jawan Collins collected 19 points, 12 rebounds, 10 steals and five assists for the Knights. Nakim Stokes had 14 points and five steals, while Nassan Garrison added 11 points and five rebounds.

Martin Luther King 51, Penn Wood 44 >> Vincent Smalls led the Patriots (1-1) with 12 points. Calvin Melton had eight points, eight rebounds and five assists.

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Keith Washington took care of business at the line, going 9-for-12 from the stripe en route to 15 points and helping Bonner-Prendergast to a 51-42 nonleague win at Hatboro-Horsham.

Mike Mercanti scored 12 points, and John Hargraves posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 boards for Bonner-Prendie (3-0), which also got nine points and five assists from Christian Lane.

In other nonleague action:

Glen Mills 55, Strawberry Mansion 44 >> Myron Sanders nearly accumulated a double-double with his 20 points and nine rebounds, and Ewhnik Proctor scored 15 points in leading the Battlin’ Bulls (2-1) to the victory.

Hill School 60, Episcopal Academy 53 >> Nick Alikakos went off for another double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Conner Delaney nailed four triples to finish with 18 points, but the Churchmen (3-1) couldn’t keep pace with the 10 3-pointers made by the hosts in being dealt their first loss of the season.

Solanco 70, Sun Valley 57 >> Ryan Hall’s 12 points led five Vanguards in double-figures, but they fell shy of matching the hosts in a game late Tuesday night.

Kyle Ryan and Vinny DeAngelo scored 11 points apiece for Sun Valley (1-2).