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Academy Park and Chester each claimed a share of the Del Val League girls basketball championship Tuesday.

Alyasia Kinlaw scored 27 points to lead AP (8-14, 7-1) over Penn Wood, 53-48. Kinlaw added eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot.

Emani Banks posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights. Kiala Bright totaled eight points, 10 boards, three steals, two assists and a block.

Imani Dorsey’s 15-point effort aided Chester (14-8, 7-1) in a 66-22 rout of Chichester. Jordan Dennis chipped in 13 points.

Garnet Valley 43, Conestoga 42 >> The Jaguars (19-3, 13-3) handed the first-place Pioneers their second loss of the season. GV clinched the No. 3 seed and in the league tournament.

Emily Olsen tallied nine of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and added seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Haylie Adamski led all players with 18 points.

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By Matthew DeGeorge

Amaury Womack and his Penn Wood teammates knew the deal this week.

They knew that the three Del Val League games crowded into the final week of the regular season would determine whether or not the Patriots are a playoff team in 2024. They knew just as certainly that leading by six points Tuesday at halftime at Academy Park, after the Knights outscored them in the second quarter, wasn’t good enough.

So with Womack lending calm and confidence with the ball in his hands, things changed quickly.

The junior guard scored a game-high 17 points and more importantly orchestrated an offense that stagnated early with five assists as the Patriots passed the second of their three-prong test with a 70-49 victory.

“We’re focused on getting to the playoffs,” Womack said. “Playing hard every game, and we have to win every game.”

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Andew Graney scored a hat trick and added two assists as Cardinal O’Hara scored four times in the second period for a 7-1 win over Methacton/Conwell-Egan Monday.

Patrick Roney potted a pair of goals to go with an assist. Rocco Dimario dished two assists. Johnny Gillin made 19 saves.

Boys Basketball

Khamai Orange erupted for 26 points as Delco Christian ran past Jenkintown, 78-61, in the Bicentennial League Monday night.

Josiah Gaines scored 14 points. Caleb Jameson chipped in 11 for the Knights (14-6, 11-1 BAL).

West Chester East 65, Chester Charter Scholars Academy 51 >> Ja’Bryl Bennett scored 16 points, and Brean Rudd-Cook tallied 14, but the Sabers fell short away from home. E’Mohj Barrett added nine points.

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Chester girls basketball coach Marvin Dukes called Friday’s 49-43 victory over Penncrest the biggest of the season.

On pace to qualify for the District 1 Class 5A tournament, the Clippers considered the visiting Lions a litmus test. The Lions entered with a 14-6 record, 16th in the Class 6A district rankings.

The Clippers (13-8) are bound for the district playoffs for the first time since 2013. Defeating a quality program like Penncrest was what they needed as the regular season winds down.

“We knew what we needed to do tonight,” junior forward Ja’Mya Muhammad said. “This was … a pre-playoff game, so we had to play our best.”

Penncrest led 19-11 midway through the second quarter. Sensing the game was getting out of reach, Dukes called a timeout. The Clippers responded with a 8-2 run to end the half.

Shyne Hall drilled three 3-point shots in the third period. The senior guard’s final triple beat the buzzer to put Chester in front, 39-36.

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By Jerome Taylor

Composure and maturity made all the difference for Roman Catholic.

With under a minute to go in the fourth quarter and down by four, Archbishop Carroll implemented a press to get a turnover and hopefully extend the game. 

It almost worked. 

Roman struggled to break the press and was forced to make a cross-court outlet pass to Travis Reed. The senior not only secured the contested catch and got fouled but helped secure the victory as well. 

“We really challenged him, and he responded to be our tough warrior guy,” Roman head coach Chris McNesby said. “Even the simple play of getting that 50-50 ball just brought that toughness for us.” 

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By Joseph Santoliquito

They gathered together a few weeks ago at a local Starbucks. Aniya Eberhart knew what to say and how to say it. The Haverford High School 5-foot-10 guard is one of the Fords’ captains. She played a big role in Haverford reaching the PIAA District 1 Class 6A championship last year.

The Millersville-bound senior knows what it takes to win and to lead.

So, when the Fords dropped a surprise loss at Penncrest, she called a players-only meeting and she and her teammates spoke about accentuating their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses.

Haverford is now riding a 10-game winning streak, with the Fords’ latest coming in a start-to-finish 48-34 victory over Garnet Valley on Thursday night.

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