By Bob Grotz If Springfield isn’t the first team to advance in the District One Class AAAA basketball playoffs despite managing just one second-half field goal, they’ve got be the last squad to do it. The 20th-seeded Cougars’ unconventional 45-42…
Not-so gentle reminders push Chester to win
By Christopher A. Vito Outside the Fred J. Pickett Jr. Memorial Gym, they had loaded up a trophy case with each of their eight state-championship trophies. Inside the gym, they hung banners to represent all of those titles. In case…
Marple Newtown battles, but Methacton pulls away late
By Jonathan Vander Lugt A 76-60 final score can tell a lot of stories. In a game between a No. 2 seed and a No. 31, those stories can be misleading. A margin that wide generally indicates a blowout, where…
Look for Plymouth Whitemarsh to win wide-open District 1 tournament
By Rick O’Brien The PIAA District 1 Class AAAA boys’ basketball tournament is arguably more wide open than it has been in decades. That’s largely because usual powerhouse Chester, which has claimed 11 of the last 13 titles, has struggled…
Mapp has Academy Park on the right course
By Matthew DeGeorge When he saw Lashon Mapp hit the deck Dec. 27, Academy Park coach Allen Brydges feared the worst. He worried that the Knights’ only low-post player was done for the season, the shoulder injury he sustained going…
Penn Wood presents clash of styles with Penncrest
By Matthew DeGeorge Few teams in the District One field have the kind of momentum that Penn Wood possesses, winners of seven straight games. The Del Val co-champions (17-5) have just two losses to Pennsylvania opposition since the turn…