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Pennridge 48, Central Bucks South 43 It took a gutsy fourth quarter for Pennridge, as the Rams shook off a loss to Souderton on Friday with the five-point win over CB South Tuesday night. “Our kids dug in defensively,” said Pennridge coach Dean Behrens. “Our kids played tough. We held …

#5 LOWER MERION 60, #8 PENNRIDGE 50 The visiting Rams spent the first half exchanging baskets with the Aces, and the two teams were deadlock 21-21 at the intermission. The Aces – behind eight points from 6-8 sophomore forward Demetrius Lilley – outscored the Rams 18-15 in the third quarter …

#1 METHACTON 69, #8 PENNRIDGE 46 Midway through the third quarter, the visiting Rams pulled to within one of the top-seeded Warriors (33-32) after a Trent Fisher bucket. The Warriors closed out the game with a 36-14 tear, punching their ticket to Temple. It is the program’s first ever trip to …

#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 …

Pennridge 65, Central Bucks East 50 Up five at halftime, Pennridge pulled away in the second half to clinch back-to-back Suburban One League Continental Conference championships with the road win on Tuesday. “Winning the division, I’m really excited for the boys,” said coach Dean Behrens. “I don’t think a lot …

Pennridge 48, Souderton 40 It wasn’t pretty, but Pennridge snapped a two-game league losing streak and clinched at least a share of the SOL Continetnal Conference title with its win over Souderton at home on Friday night. After a low scoring first quarter, the Rams jumped up 21-4 at halftime, …

PENNRIDGE 55, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 37 Perkiomen Valley, despite a young roster and one of its top players in Kam Parks sitting out with an injury, was not a team Rams coach Dean Behrens took lightly. “Mike (Poysden) is a great coach and they run their offense so well,” Behrens said. …

Central Bucks West 41, Pennridge 38 With a huge defensive effort, CB West handed Pennridge its first SOL Continental loss in over a year at home on Friday night. The Bucks held Pennridge to just 33 percent (15-for-46) shooting from the field. “We were so disappointed with how we played …