By Matt DeGeorge Dameen Holbrook knew when he joined the Penn Wood boys basketball program in 2010 that the wait wasn’t going to be easy. With the Patriots on the heels of back-to-back runs to the PIAA Class AAAA Championship…
Penn Wood-Lower Merion match-up looms in second round
A league title apparently doesn’t earn as much as it once did. The highlight of Tuesday night’s unveiling of the District One brackets featured a tantalizing potential second-round meeting between Del Val champion Penn Wood and Central League champion Lower…
Ings’ strong showing can’t keep Bonner-Prendergast from loss
Danny Ings’ career night wasn’t enough to prevent Bonner-Prendergast from making some dubious history. Ings poured in a season-high 29 points Monday night, but the Friars’ late comeback attempt fell short of bridging the gap in an 85-76 loss to…
O’Hara at home on the stripe in win over Bonner-Prendergast
Cardinal O’Hara was perfect Sunday afternoon, at least from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Lions connected on 16 free throws in the final period for a 58-51 Catholic League victory over Bonner-Prendergast. Andrew Louden and Tip…
Chester falls to Lakewood at the buzzer
Chester was 15 seconds away from an impressive nonleague win. Instead, it got its fifth loss of the season. Despite 21 points from Mahir Johnson, a lay-up with 15 seconds left earned Lakewood (N.J.) a 56-55 win over the Clippers…
Determination the difference in Episcopal Academy’s victory
By Matt DeGeorge There was no offense taken, no disagreement even, among the Episcopal Academy basketball team Friday night. To a man, they were fine with admitting one point: If you were playing a game of pick-up, choosing from the…