Delco Madness – Page 2

Delco Madness: Defensive Nether Providence girls back on a familiar path in Girls Sweet 16

April 4, 2020

The eternal truth about basketball-tournament brackets, the everlasting appeal, the lure that mesmerizes, the gravitational pull that makes them a world-wide addiction is simple....

Delco Madness: John Waller’s 1992 TCA Crusaders were never out of place in a tournament

April 3, 2020

Maybe it was the first time his 1992 Christian Academy basketball team won a tournament, or the second, or the third. Might have been...

Delco Madness: Chester’s 1983 team enjoys a double shot of history in Sweet 16 win

April 3, 2020

A history to shed. A history to build. Such were the dual burdens Chester High faced as it hit double overtime in 1983 during...

Delco Madness: Sweet 16 Weekend arrives, schedules, ground rules set

April 3, 2020

The Sweet 16 weekend of Delco Madness is about to begin. By Monday, the mythical boys and girls tournaments to determine the best high...

Delco Madness: Lines set, matchups analyzed for Sweet 16 girls games

March 31, 2020

Breaking down the matchups and setting the mythical lines for the first-round games of the Delco Madness Sweet 16: • No. 1 Arch. Carroll...

Delco Madness: Disturbed by 14 seed, Prendie coach expects tourney success

March 31, 2020

With no doubt that he would enjoy a fulfilling Selection Monday and that his 1984-85 Archbishop Prendergast team would earn one of the 16...

Delco Madness: State-winning Penn Wood coach Clyde Jones driven by ‘Chester bias’

March 31, 2020

In his many successful years as a Delaware County basketball coach, Clyde Jones never had trouble calculating a basketball score. That was until he...

Delco Madness: Line indicates some close games, potential upsets in boys Sweet 16

March 31, 2020

Breaking down matchups, setting mythical lines for the first-round of the Delco Madness Sweet 16: • No. 1 Chester (2012) vs. No. 16 TCA...

De George: Delco Madness ‘snubs’ only highlight county’s basketball tradition

March 31, 2020

I’m never one for sticking around on Selection Sunday to hear everybody weigh in. For me, it’s about the NCAA tournament brackets: Tell me...

Delco Madness: Debate over Sweet 16 boys teams already raging

March 27, 2020

As much as Selection Sunday traditionally provides entertainment to basketball fans, its appeal would not be as strong without what would have come first....