DLN-AREA: Slay’s three-pointer beats West Chester East for the Cougars

Malik Slay hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Downingtown East a 43-40 Ches-Mont League National Division boys basketball victory over West Chester East on Tuesday.
Ryan Cahill led the Cougars (2-0, 6-0) with 17 points.
MJ Kushner paced the Vikings with nine points, Zae Murrey eight and Tym Richardson seven.
West Chester East: Trowery 3, Murrey 8, Richardson 7, Kushner 9, Smith 1, Carr 4.
Doeningtown East: Slay 5, Hernandez 2, Desrocher 9, Mujica 2, King 8, Cahill 17.
West Chester East    8    10    10    12 – 40
Downingtown East    7    9    12    15 – 43
3-point goals: Desrocher 2, Slay, Kushner 2, Richardson, Trowery.

Great Valley 54, Kennett 41 >> Liam Ward had 20 points and eight rebounds as the Patriots (2-0, 4-1) turned back the Blue Demons in the Ches-Mont American contest. Robert Geiss added 10 points for Great Valley.
Ben Lesher paced the Blue Demons with 12 points.
Kennett: du Phily 9, Kodsara 11, Tomasetti 5, Lesher 12, Planer 6. Totals: 13 14-15 41.
Great Valley: Geiss 10, Ward 20, Frankenheimer 3, Porreca 7, Long 8, Grace 6. Totals: 20 8-15 54.
Kennett    5    16    4    18 – 41
Great Valley    16    15    9    14 – 54
3-point goals: du Phily, Lesher, Kosara, Ward 5, Porreca.

West Chester Rustin 57, Sun Valley 34 >> Tajir Asparagus paced the Golden Knights (2-2) with 17 points for the Ches-Mont American win. Jake Nelson collected 16 points and Chris Mcmahon 11 for Rustin.
Sun Valley: D’Angelo 3, Ahmad 5, Karros 6, Long 2, Freeman 18, Valcate 1, Deltarss 4.
W.C. Rustin: Nelson 16, McMahon 11, Durant 3, Asparagus 17, Decorsey 2, Thomas 4, Baruch 7, Gagliardi 2.
Sun Valley    12    9    7    6 – 34
W.C. Rustin    8    18    21    10 – 57
3-point goals: Ahmad, Freeman, Durant, Berg 2, McMahon 3.

Octorara 74, Unionville 62 >> Domonic London poured in 31 points as the Braves (1-0, 3-2) pulled away for the Ches-Mont American victory.
Brendan Barrett led the Indians with 18 points and Andrew Burich added 13. The team’s leading scorer, Bo Fuery-Bastian, was held to five points.
Unionville: Barrett 18, Burich 13, Zubilaga 2, Martelli 6, Miller 7, Rafferty 11, Fuery-Bastian 5.  Totals: 22 15-19 62.
Octorara: Mayo 12, Grove 11, Lambert 4, Starkey 6, London 31, Gibbs 5, Rudisil 3, Meyer 2. Totals: 24 20-26 74.
Unionville     14    12    10    26 – 62
Octorara    19    15    15    25 – 74
3-point goals: Barrett 2, Miller, Rudisil, London 3, Starkey, Mayo.