WYNDMOOR >> La Salle played Roman Catholic even for 15:59 of the first half and 31:59 of the entire game Tuesday night. It was the final second of the first
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February 22, 2021
BENSALEM, Pa. For the latter portion of February this was a relatively quiet week. Usually, the boys’ basketball state playoffs are cranking or about to in some states. Last week, state champions were crowned in Virginia while Florida is at the regional stage, Texas tips this week with the bi-district playoffs, Georgia’s 32-team state brackets are stoked and Indiana starts with the four classifications of sectionals.
In less than a month, a majority of the states and teams from the Blue Star Media Elite 25 boys’ rankings will finish their seasons. The only teams that will be playing for keeps of the big prize are teams that participate in the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference. That’s a confederation of independent schools with high-profile programs and traditionally dominate the GEICO High Scho
WYNDMOOR >> Sam Brown drilled a three-pointer on La Salle’s first possession of the game Wednesday night and Nix Varano did the same the next time down the floor.
February 4, 2021
Archbishop Wood s Kaitlyn Orihel (left) defends Neumann-Goretti s Jonelle Price during their PCL clash on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kev Hunter/MediaNews Group)
WARMINSTER A delayed start to the season along with cancelled practices due to a winter storm will make even the best teams appear as sluggish and sloppy as a snowdrift.
But Archbishop Wood began Thursday night’s second half the way it knows how.
“The first half wasn’t great so we came together and we made sure we shared the ball and knocked down open shots,” the Vikings’ Ryanne Allen said. “We just played as a team the way we know how to.”
January 30, 2021
SPRINGFIELD The Philadelphia Catholic League is back and while things may look very different, the usual high level of play hasn’t gone anywhere.
The first night of the 2021 season brought an instant thriller as defending champion Neumann-Goretti found itself in a fight to the finish with host La Salle. Both sides got some big-time performances and plenty of clutch plays as the outcome came down to the final possession.
A pirouetting layup by Saints freshman Rob Wright III at the buzzer delivered the defending champs a 67-65 victory in a terrific game to start the PCL season.
“It was just a phenomenal feeling to get out there with your brothers when it was expected there wasn’t going to be a season,” Neumann-Goretti senior Hysier Miller said. “For us getting this opportunity tonight when we saw all those other games get cancelled, I was just happy to be out there and of course to get a win in a tough game.”