CHELTENHAM The fourth quarter has been a sticking point for Germantown Academy girls basketball. In the Patriots’ three losses this season, the final frame presented the bulk of their frustration. Pushed into another close game against another quality opponent Sunday against Archbishop Carroll in the Hoops for Hope Classic at Arcadia University, it came down to the fourth again. This time, GA was able to close out, picking up a 40-32 win over last year’s PIAA 6A champions. “We worked on it every single day at practice,” GA senior Isabella Casey said. “Facing that pressure is something we’ve struggled […]
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PHILADELPHIA It’s not the strength of schedule that makes a team, but the schedule strengthening the team. At least, that’s the idea when Archbishop Wood’s girls’ basketball team sets its non-league slate every year. The Vikings know they’re going to be pushed and tested on a consistent basis in the Philadelphia Catholic League and, if they endure that, in the PIAA tournament so they annually go out and stack their schedule with games to prepare for it. The Vikings dropped a 47-33 decision to Penn Charter on Sunday as part of the Blue Star Invitational event at Jefferson University. […]
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The 6-foot-4 senior combo guard has been a key factor in the fast start (7-1 as of Dec. 14) of the Friends’ Central boys basketball team this season. He tallied 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot in a 68-65 win against Haverford School, and recorded 16 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in a victory against Audenried.