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LOWER GWYNEDD — For Faith Ambrose, it just ended up being her with the good look from behind the 3-point line. “It feels good that my teammates trust me with those shots but I think it could’ve been anyone,” the Bishop Shanahan senior said. “It was just kind of the ball’s my hands at those times, so just ready to shoot.” Ambrose came through with clutch baskets throughout the visiting No. 9 Eagles’ District 1-5A girls baskteball quarterfinal with top-seeded Gwynedd Mercy and with...

LOWER GWYNEDD – Gwynedd Mercy’s Dylan Burke reached out to knock away a Villa Maria pass attempt, the loose ball bouncing to Brooke Evans, who had no hesitation in quickly driving down the court late in the fourth quarter and the Monarchs trailing by a point. “I was just trying to push the ball as far as I can and I didn’t see anyone else running with me, so I was like ‘I should take it myself,’” Evans said. “I might get fouled, I might make it but I just have to push it.” Evan...

LOWER GWYNEDD — Gwynedd Mercy’s Dylan Burke reached out to knock away a Villa Maria pass attempt, the loose ball bouncing to Brooke Evans, who had no hesitation in quickly driving down the court late in the fourth quarter with the Monarchs trailing by a point. “I was just trying to push the ball as […]

WORCESTER — When it’s in motion, Gwynedd Mercy Academy’s defense is a problem. A problem for the opposition, to be accurate, with a carousel of long arms, traps, pressures and rotations filling passing lanes, deterring drivers and disrupting sets. GMA is built on defense and when it’s in motion, there’s a reason the team’s players like being a part of it. The Monarchs had their defense in motion Saturday, giving a young Methacton team a too-real lesson in a 58-18 win.