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North Penn 71, Central Bucks East 66 (OT) Joey Larkins scored all seven of his points in overtime, including 5-for-6 from the foul line, as North Penn moved into a first-place tie with the win over previously unbeaten CB East on Tuesday. The Knights trailed 41-32 at the half, but …

by Andrew Robinson January 23, 2021 North Penn’s Josh Jones (left) dribbles while Bensalem’s Lue Zeidler defends during their game on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andrew Robinson/MediaNews Group) TOWAMENCIN >> Just 40 seconds into the third quarter, things weren’t going well for North Penn. What had been a tie game at the …

NORTH PENN 70, BENSALEM 58 The Knights and Owls were deadlocked at halftime, and the score was still knotted 45-45 heading into the fourth quarter. But a game that appeared destined to come down to the wire instead turned into a double-digit win for the Knights, who took the lead …

by Mike Cabrey February 25, 2020 BUCKINGHAM >> Kolby Barrow turned in his best Kris Jenkins impression as the North Penn boys basketball team secured a PIAA tournament berth in dramatic fashion Tuesday night. With the Knights and Central Bucks East tied at 43 with 6.1 seconds left in their District 1-6A …

#24 NORTH PENN 46, #12 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 43 Unlikely, Improbable, Impossible. Take your pick. Any one of those words – as recently as mid-January – would have aptly described North Penn’s chances of earning a spot in the District One 6A Tournament, much less a berth in the PIAA …

#24 NORTH PENN 69, #16 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 51 The visiting Knights took a tenuous 18-16 lead into the second quarter but then limited the Golden Hawks to just six points in the second quarter and outscored their hosts 31-15 in the middle two frames to seize complete control of …

#8 PENNRIDGE 55, #24 NORTH PENN 41 The defending state runner-up Rams– despite losing the nucleus of last year’s squad to graduation – are returning to the state tournament. They earned a state berth with Tuesday night’s win over the Knights. “Our goal was to try to get to states …

#24 NORTH PENN 57, #9 CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 47 The Knights pulled off an opening round upset, notching their second win in two weeks over their conference rival. The two teams split the regular season series with the Knights winning on Jan. 31 48-43. “The kids played really well tonight,” …

Central Bucks South 50, North Penn 48 Both teams treated this one like a playoff game as both need wins to qualify for the District One Class 6A playoff field, and CB South emerged with the two-point road victory thanks to a 15-foot jumper by senior Alex Dietz with one …

North Penn 48, Central Bucks West 43 Size and strength inside was a big factor in this one, as North Penn kept its postseason hopes alive and avenged a previous loss with a huge win over CB West on Friday. Matt Swanson, Josh Jones and Rob Carangi combined for 39 …