Coatesville survives big test from Downingtown West to reach quarters
CALN >> When you go up against a talented team like the Coatesville Red Raiders, you better do a lot of things right and execute well, because otherwise, no matter how hard you play, you will...
View ArticleDiGIOVANNI: Great Valley, Bishop Shanahan hope to meet in 5A final
Both Great Valley and Bishop Shanahan will meet tough — but familiar — opponents Wednesday night, under the bright lights of Temple’s Liacouras Center in the District 1 Class 5A semifinals. Both are...
View ArticleCoatesville’s district dream still alive after routing Cheltenham
PHILADELPHIA >> Coatesville freshman half brothers Jhamir Brickus and Dapree Bryant have dreamed of winning a district championship since grade school. After Coatesville took apart Cheltenham,...
View ArticleGreat Valley’s ‘Scrub Squad’ hopes to add state chapter to storybook season
EAST WHITELAND >> It was more symbolic than anything, when Gavin Frankenheimer stepped up and made the free throws. But looking back, it was the moment when the Great Valley boys’ basketball team...
View ArticleHarrisburg forces the issue in win over Downingtown West
ENOLA >> Whatever Harrisburg watched on tape about Downingtown West, the Cougars exploited it to a king’s ransom. The Cougars forced more than a dozen turnovers Friday night and never trailed in...
View ArticleCoatesville stunned by Carlisle in state playoff opener
ROYERSFORD >> The Coatesville boys basketball team had its sights set on making a serious run at the PIAA Class 6A title this season. The talented Red Raiders, though young, had plenty of reasons...
View ArticleChester bows out of states in double-OT heartbreaker
BETHLEHEM >> Chester High coach Larry Yarbray probably can count on one hand the games where his guys “played like Clippers” yet lost. One of the heartbreakers was Sunday. The Clippers bounced...
View ArticleDLN ALL-AREA: Westtown’s Bamba stands well above the rest
Sometimes an athlete is so brilliant and transcendent, he or she is impossible to miss from the moment the field of play is within sight. And whether it was the tiny gymnasium on the idyllic Westtown...
View ArticleSmiling seniors enjoy fond farewell at Valor Bowl basketball games
WEST CHESTER >> Fun and competition in the name of a great cause were the order of the evening at West Chester Henderson Wednesday as the best high school basketball seniors in the area got...
View ArticleDevon Prep to join Philadelphia Catholic League in 2018
As Devon Prep athletic director Jason Fisher and the school’s administration pondered its future, they sought a change of scenery from the Bicentennial Athletic League. It wasn’t due to the lack of...
View ArticleLower Merion runs over young West Chester Rustin in opener
WESTTOWN >> West Chester Rustin boys basketball coach Keith Cochran has always tested his squad by playing the best teams in District 1 and beyond, even on opening night. In the long run, that...
View ArticleDowningtown East holds off Garnet Valley in second half to win opener
EAST MARLBOROUGH >> With just above four minutes left in the fourth quarter Friday night, Downingtown East guard Malik Slay approached the free throw line in hopes of taking the lead back from...
View ArticleDowningtown West holds on to beat archrival East in Ches-Mont opener
DOWNINGTOWN >> Rivalry games are, by definition, just more intense than regular games. Each rebound is gone after more angrily and each loose ball resembles feeding time at a kennel as every...
View ArticleBishop Shanahan holds off Coatesville for huge Ches-Mont victory
DOWNINGTOWN >> A rivalry, which started with Coatesville’s overtime win in last year’s Ches-Mont League final, was ramped up a few degrees Tuesday night as Bishop Shanahan played its 2-3 zone to...
View ArticleGreat Valley grinds out win over Sun Valley
EAST WHITELAND >> You do not get any style points in basketball, all that matters are Ws and Ls. Thursday night at Great Valley, the host Patriots were unable to solve the shooting woes that have...
View ArticleWard carries hot-shooting Great Valley past Downingtown West
EAST WHITELAND >> Great Valley may not have the size of some other teams it will line up against this season. But Tuesday night, the undersized Patriots extracted a little bit of revenge for last...
View ArticleFrankenheimer seals win as Great Valley storms back to stun West Chester Rustin
EAST WHITELAND >> It was definitely a tale of two halves Thursday night in a key Ches-Mont League American Division contest, as West Chester Rustin jetted out to a 10-point halftime lead, only to...
View ArticleAjak, Church Farm storm past Delco Christian with huge fourth quarter
WEST WHITELAND >> After three periods of tight, intense basketball between host Church Farm and Delco Christian, which saw neither team grab a lead larger than five points, the Griffins broke the...
View ArticleCoatesville gets revenge on Dodds-less Bishop Shanahan in Ches-Mont showdown
CALN >> Ever since Bishop Shanahan beat Coatesville earlier this season, the Red Raiders have been salivating at the thought of payback against the first-place Eagles. Tuesday night at Ross...
View ArticleWith Dodds out again, Shanahan still able to hold off Unionville
EAST MARLBOROUGH >> For one quarter Friday night, the home fans at Unionville thought anything was possible, including what would have been an enormous home win over Bishop Shanahan in a...
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