Girls Basketball North Penn 56, Methacton 34 >> North Penn jumped out to a 21-5 leading after the first quarter and rolled past visiting Methacton in the non-league contest to extend its winning streak to nine. Olivia Stone hit a pair of 3-pointers in scoring 14 points to pace the Knights (13-2, 9-1 SOL Colonial)….
Girls Basketball North Penn 56, Methacton 34 >> North Penn jumped out to a 21-5 leading after the first quarter and rolled past visiting Methacton in the non-league contest to extend its winning streak to nine. Olivia Stone hit a pair of 3-pointers in scoring 14 points to pace the Knights (13-2, 9-1 SOL Colonial)….
Read More The West Chester Henderson boys’ basketball squad remained in a tie for first place in the Ches-Mont National with a 72-68 squeaker over West Chester East Thursday. Nyle Ralph-Beyer led the way with a game-high 27 points for the Warriors (5-1, 13-2 overall), while Connor Fleet and Nelson Lamizana chipped in…
Don’t look now, but Chester’s boys basketball team is off to a 10-1 start. Dante Atkinson scored six of his 17 points in overtime as Chester outlasted Bishop Shanahan, 63-55, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase at Octorara. Dominic Toy was named the game MVP with 16 points and nine rebounds. He supplied five…
Read More WESTTOWN >> Basketball is a beautiful game when players and coaches give every last ounce of passion and energy on the court. Saturday afternoon at West Chester Rustin, the host Golden Knights and Avon Grove went at each other with a fervor rarely seen on the hardwood. The Golden Knights tied the game on…
Read More By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter WESTTOWN >> There was a lack of electricity during the first half of boys basketball action at West Chester Rustin. And that was before an actual power outage occurred. The Golden Knights were clearly sluggish from the start, and visiting West Chester East took full advantage to…
Read More WEST CHESTER >> To beat a quality basketball team like Coatesville, it takes every member of the opposing squad to step up and do their job. Thursday night at Richert Gymnasium, West Chester Henderson got a much-needed late game boost from Jesse Smith and Evan McFadden as the Warriors claimed sole possession of first…
Read More WEST GOSHEN >> All coaches want to have the belief that their team can summon up a little extra when challenged. West Chester East’s Tom Durant doesn’t yet know everything about his Vikings, but Thursday he saw his squad finish forcefully in a Ches-Mont National boys’ basketball clash against Bishop Shanahan. It was impressive…
Brielle Wright scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half as Sun Valley won the third-place game of the Upper Merion Holiday Tournament, 40-27, over Daniel Boone on Friday. Wright hit three 3-pointers. Luci D’Amico was 7-for-10 at the line to finish with 11 points for the Vanguards (3-5). Cardinal O’Hara 42, Germantown…
Cameron Ross’ outstanding performance helped the Upper Darby girls basketball team defeat Penn Wood, 50-42, Thursday afternoon at West Chester University. Ross scored a game-high 18 points, dished out three assists and had two steals for the Royals, who held a 29-15 lead at halftime. Ross did most of her damage in the first half,…