Despite a strong fourth quarter, Central Bucks East falls to Lower Merion

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#5 LOWER MERION 63, #12 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 48

The Aces opened up a 14-5 lead after one quarter and extended their lead to 25-12 by halftime. They took a 41-20 lead into the final quarter when the Patriots scored 28 of their points.

Tyler Young’s 13 points led the Patriots. Anthony Giordano added 12, which included three 3-pointers. Christian Rivera had eight points, and Jack Hamilton, seven points.

The Aces connected on 19-of-28 at the foul line while the Patriots made 5-of-7 shots at the charity stripe.

Central Bucks East (14-10, 7-5 SOL) will travel to #13 Haverford for a playback game Friday.  The Fords fell to #4 Chester 64-44.

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Central Bucks East     5-7-8-28   48

Lower Merion             14-11-16-22   63

Central Bucks East (48) – Joe Jackman 2, Jack Hamilton 7, Chris Charlton 5, Tyler Young 13, Brendan Harte 2, Anthony Giordano 11, Christian Rivera 8.

Lower Merion (63) – Demetrius Lilley 20, James Simples 9, Eli Rothman 5, Sam Brown 15, Sam Wright 2, Jaylen Shippen 2, Peter Gribbin 4, Zack Wong 2, Henry Bard 4.

3-point goals: CBE – Anthony Giordano 3, Chris Charlton, Tyler Young, LM – Sam Brown 5, Peter Gribbin, Demetrius Lilley.