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#7 BENSALEM 51, #18 DOWNINGTOWN EAST 43 Bensalem used a formula that has been successful for most of the season on its road to Temple Friday night. With smothering defense and a whole lot of offense from junior James Ashford, the Owls led from start to finish and put away …
Read More »Panthers have once again captured the imagination of the community
#3 CHELTENHAM 68, #6 COATESVILLE 61 The Cheltenham community has been hit with yet another case of Panther fever. On the heels of the football team’s state runner-up finish last fall, the basketball team is creating some magic of its own, and the Panthers have once again captured the imagination …
Read More »The Patriots turned a halftime tie into a decisive win, sending the Central League champion Fords home for the season
#12 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 46, #13 HAVERFORD 32 The Patriots turned a 13-13 halftime tie into a decisive win, sending the Central League champion Fords home for the season. The Patriots outscored their visitors 33-19 after the intermission. “The first half was played at such a slow pace, and they …
Read More »Despite a strong fourth quarter, Central Bucks East falls to Lower Merion
#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 …
Read More »Warriors supporting cast does plenty of damage to sink Council Rock South
#1 METHACTON 66, #16 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 41 The Golden Hawks limited 6-9 Colgate-bound center Jeff Woodward to just six points, but Woodward’s supporting cast did plenty of damage. Erik Timko scored a game-high 24 points – 13 in a first half that saw the Warriors open up a 35-21 lead. …
Read More »Any thoughts that the visiting Royals would be able to stay with the high-flying Panthers were quickly put to rest
#3 CHELTENHAM 83, #19 UPPER DARBY 57 Cheltenham led 8-4 early in Tuesday’s contest, but any thoughts that the visiting Royals would be able to stay with the high-flying Panthers were quickly put to rest. By the end of the first quarter, the Panthers led 15-4 and extended that to …
Read More »The Owls punched their ticket to the state tournament
#7 BENSALEM 48, #10 SPRING-FORD 45 Ron Morris admits he has to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming. The Owls – on the heels of winning the SOL National Conference title – punched their ticket to the state tournament with Tuesday’s hard fought win. As beginnings go, it’s …
Read More »Despite losing the nucleus of last year’s squad to graduation – Pennridge is returning to the state tournament
#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 …
Read More »#6 COATESVILLE 77, #22 PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 60 The Colonials – thanks to 11 points from Luke DiCianno – trailed by just one at the end of one quarter (21-20). The Red Raiders closed out the half with a 27-9 tear and outscored their visitors 44-17 in the middle two quarters …
Read More »The Golden Hawks made history, earning their first home playoff win ever, and they did it in style.
#16 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 62, #17 ABINGTON 41 The Golden Hawks made history, earning their first home playoff win ever, and they did it in style. The Hawks scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to blow open a close game and put an exclamation point on a win that …
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