Fitzgerald’s 3 in OT lifts Penn Wood to title

Academy Park nearly completed the second installment of a league-upending double Friday night. But Jay Fitzgerald and Penn Wood had other ideas.

Fitzgerald scored 11 points, including a 3-pointer to put Penn Wood up for good in overtime as it eked out a 60-55 win to clinch the Del Val title.

Vincent Smalls led Penn Wood with 15 points, and Rashaad Anderson added 14. Pernell Ghee also checked in with 11 points for the Patriots (15-6 overall, 9-1 league).

But Academy Park didn’t go quietly. After hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer Tuesday (via Marq Greenwood) to tip Chester and hand Penn Wood the inside line to an outright title, Nasiem Harley did the honors Friday with a buzzer-beating triple that sent the game to overtime knotted at 51. Harley again led AP with 19 points.

Nick Simmons and Dwayne Leslie added 10 points apiece for Academy Park (12-10, 6-4).

Also in the Del Val:

Chester 64, Glen Mills 47 >> Ahrod Carter scored 17 points and Jamar Sudan added 14 as the Clippers (17-5, 8-2) used a 26-11 edge in the third quarter to overturn a halftime deficit.

Myron Sanders led Glen Mills with 16 points. James Timmons chipped in 14 points and Kenyon Cooper supplied 13 for the Bulls (12-10, 5-5).

Chichester 80, Interboro 73 >> The Bucs stormed back via a 33-10 edge in the final quarter, but 26 points and 13 rebounds from DaQuan Granberry (including two free throws to send the game to the extra session) kept Interboro from a first win.

Carley Jones led Interboro (0-21, 0-10) with 21 points. Tarjah Faikai added 15. Ethan Herko and Albert Pewa chipped in 14 apiece.

Gary Smith contributed 14 points for Chichester (7-15, 2-8), his first points of the season. Mike Davie added 11.