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by Phil Anastasia, Updated: February 26, 2020- 10:23 AM CHARLES FOX / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER For Cheltenham coach Patrick Fleury, the memories are an old wound that has never fully healed. He still remembers the losses in the District 1 final in his junior and senior seasons. He still remembers the Hershey kisses …
Read More »The similarities weren’t lost on Patrick Fleury and made for a physical basketball game at the Liacouras Center
#3 CHELTENHAM 77, #7 BENSALEM 60 The similarities weren’t lost on Patrick Fleury. The Cheltenham coach knew the way his team’s District One Class 6A semifinal opponent, Bensalem, liked to play, and he knew that was how his team did things most of the time as well. And it made …
Read More »The visiting Knights limited the Golden Hawks to just six points in the second quarter
#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 …
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 »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 »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 …
Read More »Luca Baratta helps Council Rock South make history
The junior forward scored seven straight points in a critical third-quarter stretch as the Golden Hawks captured the school’s first home playoff win by knocking off Abington on Friday. HOLLAND — For most of the night, all of the momentum resided with the home team, Council Rock South. But for …
Read More »There was nothing to suggest the game would come down to the wire, but
#12 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 50, WILLIAM TENNENT 49 The Patriots had a double-digit lead in the third quarter, and there was nothing to suggest the game would come down to the wire, but that’s exactly what happened after the Panthers took a one-point lead late. “We had a couple of …
Read More »Pennridge takes command in the opening seconds of Saturday’s SOL Tournament semifinal game
PENNRIDGE 56, BENSALEM 39 In the opening seconds of Saturday’s SOL Tournament semifinal game, Trent Fisher put the Rams on the scoreboard with a basket in close. After a Bensalem miss, Fisher hit nothing but net on a 3-pointer from the top of the circle, spotting the Rams a 5-0 …
Read More »council-rock-south-senior-kevin-mcnamee-headed-to-playoffs
The Golden Hawks shook off a slow start to complete a season sweep of rival Council Rock North and all but wrapped up a spot in the District One Class 6A Tournament. HOLLAND — On the basketball court, winning has never been easy for Kevin McNamee at Council Rock South. …
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