tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90192481885719927382024-03-14T06:39:20.891-04:00Delco HoopsThe Daily Times' boys basketball blogChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-11015650245362320892012-12-07T15:12:00.000-05:002012-12-07T15:12:23.463-05:00Chester tops first AAAA poll, Carroll third in AAAThe preseason accolades for the defending PIAA Class AAAA champion Chester Clippers keep rolling in. This time, it's a No. 1 spot in the <a href="http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/news/article/-7606684816731718459/hs-boys-basketball-heres-the-patriot-news-class-aaaa-boys-basketball-rankings/">Harrisburg Patriot-News state poll</a>. As always, the Philly area is well-represented on the list and Penn Wood gets in the honorable mention section.<br />
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Here's the first poll.<br />
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1. <b>Chester (1) 32-0 1</b><br />
2. Lower Merion (1) 29-4 2<br />
3. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 21-6 9<br />
4. Cathedral Prep (10) 21-6 5<br />
5. Harrisburg (3) 21-7 8<br />
6. McCaskey (3) 22-8 NR<br />
7. Williamsport (4) 18-9 NR<br />
8. New Castle (7) 27-1 NR<br />
9. Abington (1) 20-8 NR<br />
10. Roman Catholic (12) 17-10 4<br />
Honorable mention: Coatesville (1) 25-7, Easton (11) 22-8, Gateway (7) 21-7, Hampton (7) 25-5, Liberty (11) 14-9, Norristown (1) 20-9, <b>Penn Wood (1) 16-9</b>, State College (6) 18-5.<br />
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<a href="http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/news/article/2012879285430190594/hs-boys-basketball-heres-the-patriot-news-class-aaa-boys-basketball-rankings/">In the AAA poll</a>, Archbishop Carroll checks in at No. 3. </div>
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1. Neumann-Goretti* (12) 28-3 1<br />
2. Imhotep Charter# (12) 22-8 NR<br />
<b>3. Archbishop Carroll (12) 20-8 6</b><br />
4. Chartiers Valley (7) 20-3 NR<br />
5. Allentown C.C. (11) 16-10 NR<br />
6. Abington Heights (2) 24-6 9<br />
7. Mars (7) 18-8 NR<br />
8. Hickory (10) 16-10 NR<br />
9. Berks Catholic (3) 28-3 10<br />
10. Archbishop Wood (12) 14-9 NR<br />
Honorable mention: Beaver (7) 19-8, Donegal (3) 20-4, General McLane (10) 26-1, Keystone Oaks (7) 20-3, Meadville (10) 16-7, Montour (7) 24-5, Philadelphia Electrical (12) 16-11, Susquehanna Twp (3) 9-15.<br />
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Matt Chandikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390779731979163725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-39821802829912278902012-12-07T12:49:00.000-05:002012-12-07T12:51:08.556-05:00Boys Super 7 No. 1 <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
For those of you who don’t know, I like to publish the logic that goes on behind the Super 7. That way, you don’t think I’m quite as dumb as you originally thought, or maybe you can just realize why I ranked each team where it’s ranked. This is also posted at delcohssports.wordpress.com, where I'll be keeping this season's stats. This blog will still be around for extra coverage, though. Anyway, here we go.</div>
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1. Chester (0-0)</div>
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I mean, what did you really expect? If there’s a weakness on this team, I’d love to know what it is. Reigning <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Daily Times</em> Player of the Year<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rondae Jefferson</b> is the best player in the state, and he’ll get a lot of help from his friends in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Darius Robinson</strong>, <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Richard Granberry</strong> and Friends’ Central transfer <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Conrad Chambers</strong>. The Clippers are the best team in the state and there’s a very good chance that they make it three straight PIAA Class AAAA titles.</div>
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2. Penn Wood (0-0)</div>
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A perennial power that will make sure Chester doesn’t take the Del Val crown without a fight. Losing Delco’s leading scorer in All-Delco <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Malcolm Richardson</strong>, who moved on to East Stroudsburg University, is a big blow, but guards <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerry Price </strong>and <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tyree Bynum </strong>give coach <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clyde Jones</strong> plenty of options to work with.</div>
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3. Archbishop Carroll (0-0)</div>
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Coach Paul Romanczuk couldn’t help grin from ear to ear when talking about how much size his team will have. It’s the biggest team in his tenure as the Patriots’ boss, and <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ernest Aflakpui</strong> is the biggest of them all. The 6-10, 225-pound sophomore will allow Carroll to work some new things in to the offense, which still runs through All-Delco point guard <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yosef Yacob. </strong>Don’t overlook 6-6 forward <b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Derrick Jones</b>, either. He’ll do some nice things for the Patriots.</div>
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4. Penncrest (0-0) Lower Merion is the favorite to win the Central League and maybe even make the state title game again, but the Lions are the consensus No. 2 team in the league. Point guard <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eddie Baxter</strong> was singled out by coach <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Doyle </strong>as one to watch, and Doyle seemed positively giddy when discussing the potential of 6-6 forward <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kalvin Simpson</strong>. The Aces are really good, but can Penncrest be the team that knocks them off their perch?</div>
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5. The Haverford School (1-0)</div>
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With a 6-4 point guard in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shawn Alston</strong>, a 6-5 shooting guard in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean Lloyd </strong>and a 6-6 small forward in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eric Anderson</strong>, the Fords are enormous. And while Lloyd, a transfer from Franklin Learning Center, is ineligible for Inter-Ac games this year because of his transfer, Haverford School still figures to be just fine once league play rolls around. There’s depth and athleticism for days, and football All-Delco <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chris Morgan</strong> figures to return soon after suffering a hand injury in the final game of the year against Episcopal Academy.</div>
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6. Ridley (0-0) <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jon McGill</strong> and <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kenny Bartow </strong>are the lone returning guys with experience for the Green Raiders and coach <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Snyder</strong>, but they should still be a solid team.</div>
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7. Upper Darby (0-0)</div>
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If all goes according to plan, <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kuity Slanger </strong>will again be a threat from beyond the arc for the Royals. <b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beni Toure </b>offers versatility, and <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quadir Rice</strong> could blossom in the middle.</div>
<br />Matt Chandikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390779731979163725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-3434486730471864462012-12-07T12:07:00.000-05:002012-12-07T12:07:42.742-05:00Season Preview: A look around the county<br />
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Here’s the girls basketball season preview from Matt Smith.</div>
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<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kristie Costantino, left, and All-Delco Sarah Curran, right, are a big reason why Archbishop Carroll has an eye on bringing home its second consecutive PIAA Class AAAA championship. </em></div>
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<a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16b9fea752237893721.txt" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2d4567; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">You’d think there would be pressure at Archbishop Carroll, but that’s not the case for the defending PIAA Class AAAA champions</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16ce471e8a255152929.txt" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2d4567; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Haverford got the upper hand on Upper Darby last year in the Central League, but things could change between the two this year</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c170d87595a080491490.txt" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2d4567; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">3-0 Episcopal Academy leads the look at the Inter-Ac</a>.</div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stacey MacArthur</strong> <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16d2e6e2e1600260691.txt" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2d4567; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">hopes to help Delco Christian claim its fourth straight District One Class A championship</a>.</div>
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Archbishop Carroll All-Delco <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Curran</strong>, Cardinal O’Hara two-time All-Delco <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shanice Johnson</strong>, Notre Dame three-time All-Delco <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Megan McGurk</strong>, Springfield’s <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alex Poplawski</strong> and Episcopal Academy center and 2011-12 <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Daily Times</em> Player of the Year <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Megan Quinn</strong> <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16e860e553363296096.txt" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2d4567; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">are among the players to watch this year</a>.</div>
Matt Chandikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390779731979163725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-48844697189789085532012-12-07T11:46:00.000-05:002012-12-07T11:46:24.684-05:00Season Preview: A look around the county<br />
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Here's a complete list of the boys basketball season preview stories.</div>
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<em>From left to right, Daily Times Player of the Year Rondae Jefferson, Darius Robinson and Richard Granberry will be counted upon to help Chester bring home its ninth state championship. </em></div>
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A look at Archbishop Carroll's <strong>Ernest Aflakpui, </strong><a data-mce-href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c172359c80b768609731.txt" href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c172359c80b768609731.txt">a 6-10 Ghana native, leads off the look at the rest of the county schools</a>.</div>
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Chester's <strong>Rondae Jefferson </strong>and <strong>Darius Robinson</strong>, The Haverford School's <strong>Shawn Alston</strong>, Archbishop Carroll's <strong>Yosef Yacob</strong> and Interboro's <strong>Christian Irons</strong> <a data-mce-href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16e1b16992180770378.txt" href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/12/07/sports/high_school/doc50c16e1b16992180770378.txt">are just five of the bevy of talented players to watch for this year</a>.</div>
Matt Chandikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390779731979163725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-37692325053525898992012-09-24T16:02:00.002-04:002012-09-24T16:02:39.457-04:00CHESTER NATIVE BRENNAN GETS PRO DEAL IN FINLAND'S FIRST DIVISION<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<b>Eric Brennan</b> doesn’t know
Finnish. He doesn’t own a Finnish-to-English dictionary, either. Sunday,
Brennan’s making a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to begin his professional
career … in Finland.</div>
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Brennan, a Chester native who
played at West Catholic High, signed a one-year contract with a team in Finland’s
first division – Tapiolan Honka, located in the nation’s second-largest city,
Espoo.</div>
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I hear everyone over there speaks English – or at least broken English. I hope
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Brennan finished his college
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where he played the last two seasons. He played two years at Lock Haven
University before transferring. Brennan, who grew up on East 18th Street in
Chester, said playing three hours away from home while at Lock Haven
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being an ocean away, I expect culture shock and homesickness to settle in. But
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Brennan will join Tapiolan
Honka, of Finland’s first-division Korisliiga. He signed a one-year deal to play
in the league, which features a 25-game regular season that concludes April 30
with postseason pairings to follow. </div>
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He said it’s always been a
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“This is my career. This is
what I’ve always wanted,” Brennan said.</div>
Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-88639436762475888312012-09-21T23:15:00.002-04:002012-09-21T23:16:34.781-04:00MONMOUTH GETS VERBAL FROM SHIPLEY SCHOOL'S TILLMAN, OF YEADONYeadon native<b> Zac Tillman</b>, a 6-9, 290-pound power forward, committed earlier this week to Monmouth University, according to <a href="http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2012/09/monmouth-gets-commit-from-shipleys-tillman/">City of Basketball Love</a>.<br />
<br />
Tillman, a senior at the Shipley School, will be able to make good on his verbal when the signing period opens Nov. 14.<br />
<br />
Tillman is expected to give Monmouth bulk down low, even though he's made a commitment to shedding some unwanted weight. COBL does a good job recapping his verbal, and beyond. Give it a read.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-66824507773449668892012-09-13T19:34:00.001-04:002012-09-13T19:39:22.444-04:00JEFFERSON COMMITS TO ARIZONA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here’s how the story goes …
or, at least how Yosef Yacob tells it.<br />
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Yacob took a seat at the
barbershop earlier this week, beside Rondae Jefferson. The All-Delco seniors –
Yacob at Archbishop Carroll, Jefferson at Chester – struck up a conversation
while they were getting a trim.<br />
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Yacob told Jefferson he had
made his choice and would commit verbally to Binghamton. That’s when, Yacob
said, Jefferson spilled the beans.<br />
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“He told me he was going to
pick Arizona,” said Yacob, a Chester native. “I was all smiles. I said, ‘That’s
great.’ He was smiling, too.”<br />
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That’s because Jefferson knew
he had made his decision, too.<br />
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Jefferson narrowed his choices,
from an innumerable stack of letters to seven schools. Thursday, in his home,
he met with Arizona coach Sean Miller, to whom Jefferson gave his verbal
commitment to join the Wildcats for the 2013-14 season.<br />
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Jefferson has been out west a
few times this summer, visiting the training ground for USA basketball in
Colorado Springs, Colo., and playing in the Under Armour Elite 24 event in
Venice Beach, Calif.</div>
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So he’s at least comfortable
with the surroundings, which justified his visit to the Tucson, Ariz., campus
earlier this month.<br />
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Jefferson picked Arizona ahead
of Florida, Memphis, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Texas.<br />
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“I just feel like, when I get
there, it’ll be my team,” Jefferson said. “I’m going to be the big piece on a
team that’s going to win the ‘chip.”</div>
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<br />
Jefferson’s star shined
brightest last season, his talents coinciding with one of the most historic
seasons in Chester High program history.</div>
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<br />
Jefferson averaged 12.1
points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.7 blocks per game for Chester (32-0),
which finished the season having claimed consecutive PIAA Class AAAA
championships and with a top-five ranking nationally according to three
publications.</div>
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<br />
The Daily Times’ Player of the
Year, Jefferson also was PIAA Player of the Year, after having directed the
Clippers to their first perfect season in school history. They picked up their
eighth state title – the most among Pennsylvania schools – established a
school-record with a 58-game (and counting) winning streak, as well as winning
the District One and Del Val League crowns.</div>
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<br />
That’s largely thanks to
Jefferson, the lanky, multi-talented point guard stuck in a forward’s body.</div>
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<br />
So at the end of last season,
and the start of the summer recruiting stretch, Jefferson reduced his list of
suitors to seven. He didn’t want any excess phone calls. That left seven
schools as his potential college destinations.</div>
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<br />
An argument could have been
made that Temple was the most-suitable spot, being that his brother – Chester
All-Delco Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson – has had three strong seasons there. Same
could be said for Rutgers, with coach Mike Rice demonstrating such a dogged
recruiting bid Jefferson for the last three years. Or even Memphis, with one of
Jefferson’s friends, three-time American Christian All-Delco Tyreke Evans,
having spent one season there.<br />
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Instead, it was Arizona. It’s
where Jefferson said he felt at home.</div>
Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-26118440163811649212012-09-12T18:04:00.002-04:002012-09-12T18:05:39.942-04:00YACOB VERBALS TO BINGHAMTON<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWxyrxDoBOK-aXcyq2kkX68x4jScd-kjnCT0ZQncqK3SK1yVVf0ObtPih6BxFui9M-DdRQxy1RrGf3mTY-NLnDUWNUjV05z4I-nZ3K7i57j1T6NrszkXdd7t9rLPy_JOEa0RUjolgNlI/s1600/yacobcatholicfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWxyrxDoBOK-aXcyq2kkX68x4jScd-kjnCT0ZQncqK3SK1yVVf0ObtPih6BxFui9M-DdRQxy1RrGf3mTY-NLnDUWNUjV05z4I-nZ3K7i57j1T6NrszkXdd7t9rLPy_JOEa0RUjolgNlI/s400/yacobcatholicfinal.jpg" width="400" /></a>Like a mid-range jumper, <b>Yosef
Yacob</b> liked one of his college offers … so he took it.<br />
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The Archbishop Carroll senior
Tuesday night gave Binghamton University a verbal commitment. Yacob, a 6-0
All-Delco guard, chose the Bearcats out of five programs that had offered
scholarships.</div>
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“That’s a great fit for him,”
Carroll coach <b>Paul Romanczuk</b> said. “Of course, I believe in Yosef as a player
and there might have been one or two schools that intrigued him. But he felt so
comfortable (at Binghamton) on his unofficial visit that he made it his
official visit. “</div>
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Yacob averaged 12.9 points,
4.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds for Carroll, a Catholic League semifinalist which
ended its season in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class AAA tournament.</div>
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He considered offers from Rider,
St. Francis (Pa.), New Hampshire and Albany.</div>
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Yacob is the third player from
Carroll in the last four years to commit to a Division I program, joining All-Delcos
<b>Juan’ya Green</b> (Niagara University) and <b>D.J. Irving</b> (Boston University). The
first season of Yacob’s college career with Binghamton, which competes in the
America East Conference, will overlap with the final season of Irving’s at BU,
in 2013-14.</div>
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Romanczuk said Yacob is the
latest among that D-I trio to follow a successful formula at Carroll – get playing
time as a freshman and develop gradually.</div>
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“I think Yosef came under
ideal circumstances,” Romanczuk said. “No. 1, he got time as a freshman but
didn’t get thrown to the wolves in having to do a lot because he had guys like
D.J. and Juan’ya. He didn’t have a lot of pressure. He just had to knock down
shots. </div>
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“No. 2, he learned from them
and went against them in practice. He even got to play with Juan’ya another
year and now he’s been the man. Last year, he carried us down the stretch. He
broke out and became that player for us. I just see even better things for him
next year.”</div>
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Haven't yet heard from Yacob, but awaiting his call. For more on the verbal, pick up Thursday's copy of the Daily Times. </div>
Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-60518094757434911312012-08-17T18:19:00.000-04:002012-08-17T22:56:23.269-04:00BYNUM COMMITS TO TEXAS SOUTHERNPenn Wood senior<b> Tyree Bynum</b> has had a heck of a summer ... and it resulted in a verbal commitment to Texas Southern University.<br />
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According to his coach, <b>Clyde Jones</b>, Bynum picked up seven scholarship offers after sterling AAU play at a tournament in Las Vegas. The offers are from: Alabama A&M, Florida Atlantic, Portland State, Grambling State, Texas Southern, Long Beach State and Utah State.<br />
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Late Friday night, Jones confirmed via text message that Bynum "has just committed to Texas Southern and coach <b>Mike Davis</b>," he said. Jones said Bynum, a 5-10 guard, is at Texas Southern this week on a four-day visit to the Houston-based school.<br />
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Bynum had a breakout year for Penn Wood. He's expected to carry the torch this season for the Patriots, after All-Delco Malcolm Richardson's graduation. Bynum posted averages of 10.9 points, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game in his first full season as regular for Jones.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-42340226723513912452012-08-08T14:58:00.000-04:002012-08-08T14:58:19.931-04:00CHESTER'S JEFFERSON EARNS ROSTER SPOT WITH YET-ANOTHER NATIONAL TEAMChester High senior<b> Rondae Jefferson</b> has been selected as one of four players named to the 2012 USA Basketball U-18 3-on-3 national team.<br />
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Jefferson and three others will represent the U.S. at the FIBA U-18 3x3 World Championship Sept. 27-30 in Seville, Spain. Prior to their trip, the U-18 team will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., for a training camp for four days, from Sept. 21-24.<br />
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Jefferson was a member of the Team USA men's developmental national team and attended camp at the USOTC in Colorado earlier this summer. He initially made the cut for the U-17 national team that would represent the U.S. in the World Championship tournament in Lithuania, but ultimately failed to make the final roster.<br />
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The 3-on-3 tournament is nothing new to Jefferson, who wore the national team colors in the 2011 3x3 Youth World
Championship. That team went 7-5 and finished eighth. The tournament has changed names, but it's -- in effect -- the same thing.<br />
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Jefferson is coming off Chester High's finest season, in which the Clippers (32-0) posted a perfect season for the first time in school history while defending their PIAA Class AAAA championship. The reigning Daily Times Player of the Year, Jefferson has narrowed his college choices to seven: <span class="st"> Arizona, Texas, Florida<wbr></wbr>, Memphis, Temple, Rutgers and Syracuse</span>. He has said he'll make a decision by Jan. 3, his birthday.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-27418928407119255662012-06-17T17:37:00.002-04:002012-06-17T17:37:28.375-04:00CHESTER'S JEFFERSON MAKES TEAM USA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chester All-Delco <b>Rondae Jefferson</b> was named to Team USA for the U-17 national team's World Championship tournament later this month in Lithuania.<br />
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Jefferson<a href="http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u17/12_mu17_finalists.html"> got the news Sunday</a>, after two-plus days of practices at the national team facility in Colorado Springs, Colo.<br />
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"They did it around 11 a.m. Colorado time and everybody was in a room, and they just called out names of who made it," said Jefferson, who survived the cut, from 28 players to 14. "I didn't jump out of my seat, but I was pretty hyped."<br />
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A 6-7 point guard/forward, Jefferson was named the 2011-12 <i>Daily Times</i> boys basketball Player of the Year after leading Chester to its second consecutive PIAA Class AAAA title. He also was named the PIAA Player of the Year. The Clippers (32-0), for whom Jefferson averaged 12.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game, finished the season ranked No. 4 nationally by USA Today.<br />
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The U-17 tournament begins June 29 and runs through July 8. Jefferson said he and the team will fly to the Eastern European nation Thursday. <br />
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This isn't Jefferson's first go-around with Team USA. He represented USA last summer, when he competed in the inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth
World Championship in Rimini, Italy. There, the United States placed eighth with a 7-5 record.<br />
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Being from Chester, which houses a proud basketball tradition, and wearing the orange and black means a lot to Jefferson. But even he couldn't contain himself after learning he'd wear his country's colors for a second time.<br />
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"There's nothing like it," he said, in a phone interview with the <i>Daily Times</i>. "You're representing your country. It's very special to have this opportunity." <br />
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Pick up the Monday, June 18 edition of the <i>Daily Times</i> for more on Jefferson. And check back to Delco Hoops for occasional updates on Jefferson and Team USA in Lithuania.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-62338642971931503192012-06-05T16:47:00.001-04:002012-06-05T16:50:42.821-04:00HAVERFORD SCHOOL'S TAO XU SIGNS WITH UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/esNIDwIdVbw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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The Haverford School's <b>Tao Xu</b>, a 6-11 center, has given a verbal commitment to the University of San Francisco.<br />
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Xu, who has completed his studies on Lancast Avenue, has qualified through the NCAA's Clearinghouse and will be eligible to compete for the Dons next winter.<br />
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“They want him yesterday,” Fords coach <b>Henry Fairfax</b> said of USF.<br />
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Xu averaged seven points, three rebounds and two blocked shots in his first and only season at Haverford School, to which the Chinese U-19 national team player transferred at the start of the 2011-12 school year.<br />
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Fairfax said Xu kicked around offers from Tulane, Mississippi State and Drexel, before deciding upon San Francisco.<br />
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“Tao told me he considered every offer he got,” Fairfax said. “He said to me, 'Coach, I came 7,000 miles to get here (to Haverford School). What's another 2,000 for college?'”<br />
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<u>NOTE:</u> Haverford School rising sophomore<b> Sammy Foreman</b> already has gotten more than a few Division I looks. The point guard turned heads in his first year at the high school level. He even earned MVP honors last week in the freshman game of the All-City Classic, at Community College of Philadelphia. Said Fairfax: "His team was down 20 with four minutes to go, and I said to my wife, 'Watch this.' Then he goes off for 20 in the final four minutes to send the game to overtime." According to Fairfax, Foreman recently received his first non-form letter, a hand-written piece of correspondence from a PAC-12 team.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-62300126441510455432012-05-24T12:36:00.002-04:002012-05-24T12:36:38.306-04:00PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SAYING, "SO LONG, STATE COLLEGE. HELLO, HERSHEY."The PIAA Basketball Championships at Penn State University have been favorable to Delco teams, but they are headed back to Hershey.<br />
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<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/GIANT_Center.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/GIANT_Center.PNG" width="320" /></a>The Giant Center in Hershey will host the state's four classifications of boys and girls basketball championships for the next four years, beginning with the 2012-13 season, <a href="http://piaadistrict3.org/">according to a post on District Three's Web site</a>.<br />
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The PIAA's Board of Directors voted, 29-2, in favor of returning the championships to Hershey.<br />
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The title games had been hosted by Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center for the last six seasons, beginning in 2007. In that span, Chester (2008, '11, '12), Penn Wood (2009) and Archbishop Carroll (2009) won boys basketball championships, while Archbishop Carroll (2009, '12) and Cardinal O'Hara (2009) claimed girls titles.<br />
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Nonetheless, the basketball championships are back in Hershey.<br />
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According to <a href="http://www.rodfrisco.com/2012/05/piaa-basketball-returns-to-hersheys-giant-center-for-next-4-years/">a post on RodFrisco.com</a>, money had a lot to do with the location change.<br />
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The PIAA in March asked for an RFP (request for proposal) from the sites that host winter championships, with which Penn State complied. But because Penn State submitted "a combined individual wrestling and basketball proposal in violation of the PIAA’s policy on championship venues," the PIAA asked that RFPs be re-submitted. It was at that point that, according to Frisco, Hershey submitted a proposal to return the title games back there, where they had been hosted for more than 20 years.<br />
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Frisco reports that Hershey "submitted a zero-rent bid" for the PIAA Championships, while Penn State "submitted a bid that included reimbursed expenses of $74,000 per season." If we're to believe what Frisco's reporting, the PIAA saw a chance to host the title games in Hershey at a better rate, compared to what it would face in State College.<br />
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Therefore, the games will be back in Hershey this March.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-45877428324702285182012-05-23T16:04:00.000-04:002012-05-23T16:04:05.546-04:00WITH NEW COACH, GARNET VALLEY ASKS, 'WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR US?'Garnet Valley has named <b>Mike Brown</b> its boys basketball coach, approving Brown's hire Tuesday night.<br />
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Brown replaces <b>Joe Rapczynski</b>, who held the position for two seasons.<br />
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A 1975 Cardinal O'Hara graduate who played at Lycoming College, Brown carries a coaching pedigree. A Concord Township resident, Brown assisted at Shippensburg University for two seasons (1979-81) and handled head coaching duties for six seasons at Archbishop Carroll (1981-87).<br />
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If you're wondering why there's such a lengthy period between Brown's coaching positions, it's simple: He wanted to watch his four children grow up and play the game...or any game. He didn't want to miss their athletic moments.<br />
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“It seems like a long gap, but my kids all played ball," Brown told me Wednesday, by phone. "And I got out to see them grow up and play."<br />
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Brown said the key to turning around Garnet Valley's program, which has had four straight losing seasons after qualifying for the District One Class AAAA tournament in 2007-08, is "keeping kids in the district." <br />
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“One thing that has happened, the kids in the middle school
leave to go to the private schools, because the team has struggled," Brown said. "I
need to communicate with the middle-school coaches and what I intend to
do to keep them in the district. It's the same thing the Haverfords face
and the Springfields face.<br />
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"The success of the rest of the programs at
Garnet Valley is a good thing. If a kid's looking to drop a sport and
focus on others, it's been basketball. We need to change that, and that
starts with winning games. I think I can make in-roads. When I took
over at Carroll, I've been through this before and maybe that appealed
to the selection people. I've gone through this exercise before."<br />
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Brown said he'll have the Jaguars involved in the Chichester Summer League and a Widener University team camp while coordinating voluntary open-gym sessions.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-81905334448209363802012-05-09T18:23:00.000-04:002012-05-09T18:23:39.909-04:00MARPLE NEWTOWN HIRES SHANE<div style="text-align: right;">
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Marple Newtown hired <b>Brian Shane</b> as its boys basketball coach, replacing <b>Gerry Doemling</b>.<br />
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The school announced the hiring Wednesday, though -- according to Shane -- he was given the post about a week back.<br />
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Shane played
played at Springfield (a 1984 graduate) and served as an assistant coach at Lower Merion (from 2003 to '05), so he's quite familiar with the Central League.<br />
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He also guided The Haverford School for five seasons and won an Inter-Ac League championship in 1999. He sandwiched three seasons as an assistant at Immaculata University around one season as the head coach of a high school based in St. Petersburg, Fla.<br />
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Marple Newtown, in recent years, has had a one-and-done playoff
reputation. And, in the years in which the Tigers were able to pick up a
District One playoff victory, they failed to qualify for the PIAA tournament. Shane said he expects questions regarding that.<br />
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"The goal is to
get Marple Newtown better and, any time you take a job, it's to build a team and a
future of a championship team," said Shane, 45. "I was very fortunate to win an Inter-Ac
championship at The Haverford School and that's the goal -- build a
program and build a champion."<br />
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Shane said he's already got plans in the making for next season, and has the Tigers registered for a West Chester University summer league.<br />
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For more on Shane's hiring, pick up Thursday's edition of the <i>Daily Times</i>. <br />
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-42994343565869657712012-04-03T14:02:00.006-04:002012-04-03T14:19:21.855-04:00JEFFERSON IS PA. PLAYER OF THE YEAR; THREE OTHERS ALSO EARN HONORSChester High junior <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rondae Jefferson </span>was named PIAA Class AAAA Player of the Year, by vote of the state's sportswriters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG1D4fioTshk2y1T98JHF7EQS5Bl9we_Q2Hxjo8W-8C3Pa7b5-gJbYiwqEZ2hfyGDFvtZ_XyjVBAqUr5r1_FUH6ASK4oQWtuRdZARwuKkiPoW09rMUFoHONAkq3hkau8M4NiDUITBfiA/s1600/rondaepiaafinal.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG1D4fioTshk2y1T98JHF7EQS5Bl9we_Q2Hxjo8W-8C3Pa7b5-gJbYiwqEZ2hfyGDFvtZ_XyjVBAqUr5r1_FUH6ASK4oQWtuRdZARwuKkiPoW09rMUFoHONAkq3hkau8M4NiDUITBfiA/s320/rondaepiaafinal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727237867678973330" /></a>Three other players also were honored.<br /><br />Jefferson, the <span style="font-style:italic;">Daily Times</span> Player of the Year who averaged 12.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.7 blocked shots and 2.5 steals, helped Chester (32-0) last month win its second consecutive state crown and eighth overall. <br /><br />I caught up with Jefferson as he heard the news.<br /><br />"I'm so hyped right now. I'm about to pop," he said. "It means a lot. I don't even know what to say."<br /><br />Chester's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Larry Yarbray</span> was named the Class AAAA Coach of the Year.<br /><br />Chester's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Darius Robinson</span>, a junior, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Erikk Wright</span>, a senior, made the all-state second team in Class AAAA, while Archbishop Carroll's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Yosef Yacob</span>, a junior, made the all-state second team in Class AAA.<br /><br />Here's how the Class AAAA and AAA all-state teams look:<br /><br /><CENTER><U>CLASS AAAA</center></U><br /><center><U>FIRST TEAM</center></U><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rondae Jefferson, Chester, 6-7, jr, 12.1 ppg</span><br />B.J. Johnson, Lower Merion, 6-5, jr, 15.8 ppg<br />Haiishen McIntyre, Harrisburg, 6-2, sr, 24.2 ppg<br />Devin Thomas, Central Dauphin, 6-9, sr, 23.8 ppg<br />Geno Thorpe, Shaler, 6-3, jr, 21.4 ppg<br />Steve Vasturia, St. Joseph's Prep, jr, 21.8 ppg<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIHnmahvstnm-Zdg-yZ9SRdcLFFH3Hovn9SF_Xvf_07CHR2sG0dZ3hXXlOrwcwh0OZrXFtuTJKKeqaatcu64-5wUiVo3DkbofG5G_Zz88UkuBdelDuSFWGHFqMtP99whA-06QOMENg5o/s1600/dariuspiaafinal.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIHnmahvstnm-Zdg-yZ9SRdcLFFH3Hovn9SF_Xvf_07CHR2sG0dZ3hXXlOrwcwh0OZrXFtuTJKKeqaatcu64-5wUiVo3DkbofG5G_Zz88UkuBdelDuSFWGHFqMtP99whA-06QOMENg5o/s320/dariuspiaafinal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727240519530856354" /></a><center><U>SECOND TEAM</center></U><br />Nolan Cressler, Plum, 6-3, sr, 25.7 ppg<br />Shep Garner, Roman Catholic, 6-2, so, 15.9 ppg <br />Miles Overton, St. Joseph's Prep, 6-4, jr, 15.0 ppg<br />Jordan Reed, Wissahickon, 6-3, sr, 23.7 ppg<br />Darryl Reynolds, Lower Merion, 6-7, sr, 10.6 ppg<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Darius Robinson, Chester, 6-1, jr, 11.8 ppg, pictured<br />Erikk Wright, Chester, 6-4, sr, 11.4 ppg</span><br /><center><U>THIRD TEAM</U></center><br />Greg Bobal, Emmaus, 6-3, sr, 11.5 ppg<br />Quindell Brice, Pocono Mountain West, 6-4, sr, 16.2 ppg<br />Malik Draper, Scranton, 6-4, sr, 15.3 ppg<br />Nate Snodgrass, Butler, 6-0, sr, 21.3 ppg<br />Jahad Thomas, Williamsport, 6-2, jr, 14.5 ppg<br />Sheldon Zablotny, Erie Cathedral Prep, 5-11, jr, 17.4 ppg <br />Mike Zangari, Red Land, 6-10, sr, 21.4 ppg<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rondae Jefferson, Chester<br />COACH OF THE YEAR: Larry Yarbray, Chester</span><br /><br /><br /><U><center>CLASS AAA</U></center><br /><U><center>FIRST TEAM</U></center><br />John Davis, Neumann-Goretti, 6-4, jr, 12.9 ppg <br />Donovon Jack, Berks Catholic, 6-9, sr, 17.0 ppg<br />Brendan Kilpatrick, Malvern Prep, 6-5, sr, 15.8 ppg<br />Micah Mason, Highlands, 6-2, sr, 28.7 ppg<br />Ja'Quan Newton, Neumann-Goretti, 6-3, so, 15.8 ppg<br />Maurice Watson, Boys Latin Charter, 5-10, sr, 21.8 ppg<br /><U><center>SECOND TEAM</U></center><br />Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Allentown Central Catholic, 6-4, so, 17.7 ppg<br />Andrew Andreychik, Danville, 6-0, sr, 23.0 ppg<br />Jaymon Mason, General McLane, 6-2, jr, 18.4 ppg<br />Jamal Nwaniemeka, Conwell-Egan, 6-2, sr, 21.8 ppg<br />Derrick Stewart, Neumann-Goretti, 6-5, sr, 8.7 ppg <br />Devin Wilson, Montour, 6-4, jr, 10.0 ppg<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yosef Yacob, Archbishop Carroll, 6-0, jr, 14.6 ppg</span><br /><U><center>THIRD TEAM</U></center><br />Shawn Anderson, New Castle, 6-3, jr, 18.8 ppg<br />Dwight Andrews, Johnstown, 6-5, sr, 18.7 ppg<br />Charles Cooper, Octorara, 6-1, sr, 17.3 ppg<br />Ted Hinnenkamp, York Suburban, 6-6, sr, 21.0 ppg<br />Marquis Marshall, Berks Catholic, 6-4, sr, 15.4 ppg<br />J.C. Show, Abington Heights, 6-2, so, 17.1 ppg<br />Cornell Yarde, Schuylkill Valley, 6-2, sr, 21.2 ppg<br /><br />PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Maurice Watson, Boys Latin Charter<br />COACH OF THE YEAR: Adam Kaufman, Montour <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Times staff photos / ERIC HARTLINE)</span>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-17868906649419302082012-03-29T09:25:00.001-04:002012-03-29T09:27:08.799-04:00CHESTER'S JEFFERSON IS THE 2011-12 DAILY TIMES PLAYER OF THE YEARChester High's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rondae Jefferson</span> is the 2011-12 <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/29/sports/high_school/doc4f73b92846449525163850.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Daily Times</span> Player of the Year</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla7K5NQudJfoDmbJziJJ0JtjcqnKfCRysWKDHgAb_lrBSI5ob3jhNXqHZljaZ7wnRDhPcfgYGIgkQibqcDH17yC_afwflHBDWHKXgmOUZWWGWT-6wQB1PgLCxjr-qgD0e5j1vq6UDCvQ/s1600/rondaepoy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla7K5NQudJfoDmbJziJJ0JtjcqnKfCRysWKDHgAb_lrBSI5ob3jhNXqHZljaZ7wnRDhPcfgYGIgkQibqcDH17yC_afwflHBDWHKXgmOUZWWGWT-6wQB1PgLCxjr-qgD0e5j1vq6UDCvQ/s320/rondaepoy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725307874526861826" /></a>Jefferson averaged 12.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.7 blocks and 2.6 steals per game for the Clippers (32-0), who won back-to-back PIAA Class AAAA titles and finished the season ranked No. 4 nationally by <span style="font-style:italic;">USA Today</span>.<br /><br />Three other notes on Jefferson: His 21 rebounds against Lower Merion in the District One Class AAAA championship established a school record. He totaled 14 double-doubles of points and rebounds. And he nearly had a quadruple-double in the regular-season finale, totaling 15 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and eight steals.<br /><br />Rounding out <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/29/sports/high_school/doc4f73b98ebdaf2651616964.txt">the 2011-12 All-Delco team</a> are: Chester senior forward <span style="font-weight:bold;">Erikk Wright</span>; Glen Mills senior center <span style="font-weight:bold;">Raheem Harvey</span>; Penn Wood senior guard <span style="font-weight:bold;">Malcolm Richardson</span>; Ridley senior <span style="font-weight:bold;">Shawn Church</span>; and Archbishop Carroll junior guard <span style="font-weight:bold;">Yosef Yacob</span>.<br /><br />Barring breaking news and college commitments, this likely will be the final blog post here for a while. Check back regularly, just to be sure, and thanks for your consistent readership this season. It's been a fun one.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Times staff photo / ERIC HARTLINE)</span>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-79123262980945777352012-03-24T23:10:00.002-04:002012-03-24T23:18:37.623-04:00CHESTER FINISHES UNBEATEN SEASON WITH SECOND STRAIGHT PIAA TITLE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc7qGhr7F7k-Old3DI6230XeeiV5U4kLQjYmZgFIqluOjXcXysg2tM96668Ohs43MOlokxy1OvNw1CvkTfLtLDig6M2h9pDv2Il1IGaEmePvW8ZRds8Frn7ZV-lQbwOIj55csdIsD_Fg/s1600/-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc7qGhr7F7k-Old3DI6230XeeiV5U4kLQjYmZgFIqluOjXcXysg2tM96668Ohs43MOlokxy1OvNw1CvkTfLtLDig6M2h9pDv2Il1IGaEmePvW8ZRds8Frn7ZV-lQbwOIj55csdIsD_Fg/s320/-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723668842614441138" /></a><br /><br />STATE COLLEGE --- The Clippers accomplished what they came to Happy Valley for.<br /><br />Chester defeated Lower Merion, 59-33, Saturday night to claim the PIAA Class AAAA crown. It's the school's eighth title overall, third in five years and second in a row.<br /><br />Never had the Clippers (32-0) gone unbeaten en route to a state crown, nor had they ever posted back-to-back state title seasons. Until 2012.<br /><br />For more on the big win, check out Sunday's Daily Times and delcotimes.com for goodies like the videos below, a photo slideshow by Eric Hartline and all the coverage fit to print. That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the season. 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"But basketball is in our DNA. ... I don't have to see them every game to know how well they play and how well they're doing."<br /><br />A 1965 graduate of Chester High, Linder made the trek with members of Chester city council to attend Saturday night's PIAA Class AAAA championship game against Lower Merion, when the nationally ranked Clippers will go for an undefeated season and their second consecutive state title.<br /><br />When I asked Linder for a game prediction, he was initially reticent ... but then offered up this:<br /><br />“For the balance, this is one of the best teams I've ever seen," Linder said. "You've got <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rondae Jefferson</span>. You've got the legacy with the Robinson boys (<span style="font-weight:bold;">Darius</span>, a junior, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kareem</span>, a senior). And the rest, I don't think there's any selfishness. They can get carried away, but they can reel it in. I don't think they're going to run away against Lower Merion. They'll win by five or six and get the game into the 70s. That's my prediction."<br /><br />My prediction (a 71-62 win for Chester) appeared in Saturday's <span style="font-style:italic;">Daily Times</span>, in addition to a full preview of the game. Hopefully you picked up a copy before checking it out on PCN tonight, or making the trip to Happy Valley.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-54196187405437193932012-03-24T11:35:00.001-04:002012-03-24T11:41:35.375-04:00HOW TOUGH WAS CLIPS' SCHEDULE?STATE COLLEGE --- This post comes courtesy <span style="font-style:italic;">Daily Times</span> staffer Terry Toohey:<br /><br />Of the 32 games Chester will have played after tonight's state final, 27 of them were against playoff teams. Also, the Clippers have played six schools that played in state finals. Below is a breakdown with where team finished in parentheses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnozMbHVX88PX8kpLhLiYjUSIakMtXmXSPKe8Fy2_QqY8WRQMr6AEH60jW-H6qDBpDHy1WcKXkyePOuq5s5p1BW59GyGhNEFcosaAku2EASIr-y6xmFp630H1Kv47-ISWUGIBVXtJCux_/s1600/dariusrobinsonchesterdistrictfinal.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnozMbHVX88PX8kpLhLiYjUSIakMtXmXSPKe8Fy2_QqY8WRQMr6AEH60jW-H6qDBpDHy1WcKXkyePOuq5s5p1BW59GyGhNEFcosaAku2EASIr-y6xmFp630H1Kv47-ISWUGIBVXtJCux_/s320/dariusrobinsonchesterdistrictfinal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723487645574926322" /></a><B><U>Regular Season</B></U><br />Chester 79, Coatesville 66 (4A Quarterfinalist)<br />Chester 70, Constitution 46 (1A Champ)<br />Chester 71, J.P. McCaskey 61 (PIAA Tournament qualifier)<br />Chester 64, Math Civics & Sciences 52 (A semifinalist)<br />Chester 69, Newark 41 (Lost in Delaware state final to 3x champ Sanford)<br />Chester 56, Imhotep Charter 36 (Class AA finalist)<br />Chester 60, Hodgson Vo-Tech 57 (Delaware semifinalist)<br />Chester 65, Christ The King (NY) 53 (NY CHSAA quarterfinalist)<br />Chester 66, Lansdown (Va.) 59 (Lost VHSL Region quarterfinals)<br />Chester 64, Academy Park 42<br />Chester 63, Interboro 32 (District One participant)<br />Chester 46, Aquinas Institute 43 (NY Class AA state runnerup)<br />Chester 66, Central Tech 40<br />Chester 69, Penn Wood 43 (District One participant)<br />Chester 66, Chichester 40<br />Chester 56, Gen Mills 45 (District One participant)<br />Chester 57, Academy Park 40<br />Chester 78, Interboro 40 (District One participant)<br />Chester 80, Penn Wood 57 (District One participant)<br />Chester 91, Chichester 53<br />Chester 74, Glen Mills 30 (District One participant)<br />Chester 74, Neptune 62 (NJ Group III state runnerup)<br /><B><U>District One Tournament</U></B><br />Chester 65, Downingtown West 27<br />Chester 59, Methacton 31<br />Chester 81, Norristown 31<br />Chester 67, Wissahickon 52<br />Chester 61, Lower Merion 53<br /><B><U>PIAA Tournament</B></U><br />Chester 86, J.P. McCaskey 43<br />Chester 72, Norristown 53<br />Chester 87, Coatesville 46<br />Chester 67, Central Dauphin 48<br />Chester vs. Lower Merion<br /><br />****<br /><br />The Daily Times staff is here in Happy Valley, and in full force. <br /><br />Matt Smith, Jack McCaffery and I will be live-chatting throughout Chester's PIAA Class AAAA championship game against Lower Merion. <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/24/sports/high_school/doc4f6dc35f29cfa354667483.txt">Follow the live-chat here, beginning at 7:45 p.m.</a> And Eric Hartline will be here chronicling the game in photo.<br /><br />Here's our preview coverage of tonight's tilt:<br /><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/24/sports/high_school/doc4f6d383cbba27491436914.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Chester seeks perfection, back-to-back titles</a> (Vito): Never has Chester finished the year unbeaten, nor have the Clippers won back-to-back titles. This is the Clippers' chance to do just that.<br /><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/24/sports/high_school/doc4f6d3a0ca52bf221116575.txt?viewmode=fullstory">Chester hopes not to let history repeat itself</a> (Toohey): Forty-five years ago, Chester had an undefeated team reach the state final ... and lose. Two from that 1967 team say how these Clippers can prevent that from happening this time around.<br /><br />See you from the Bryce Jordan Center.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-60007892163881281632012-03-22T15:30:00.004-04:002012-03-22T15:40:50.994-04:00CHESTER TO TAKE ON LOWER MERION IN WEEKEND'S PIAA CLASS AAAA FINALWednesday night at Reading High's Geigle Complex, Chester defeated Central Dauphin, 67-48, to earn to the program's 17th state title-game appearance.<br /><br />The Clippers will face Lower Merion Saturday at 8 p.m. in the PIAA Class AAAA championship at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.<br /><br />Here's the Daily Times' coverage of Chester's semifinal win:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcr3JON0OcNUV3mbzZX_uQQ8c96PdOH_u5r6lcAnk1wkk-HQV7JOHQ2MpiX5Uy2dEZYW-i3l6h2oQimgDeyiT2pBi0pXvpzhZPMkGmYIAM01CY-EoYcXa9NYZk0vZ_xzFSA9gtzNrXnY/s1600/rondaepiaasfchester.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcr3JON0OcNUV3mbzZX_uQQ8c96PdOH_u5r6lcAnk1wkk-HQV7JOHQ2MpiX5Uy2dEZYW-i3l6h2oQimgDeyiT2pBi0pXvpzhZPMkGmYIAM01CY-EoYcXa9NYZk0vZ_xzFSA9gtzNrXnY/s320/rondaepiaasfchester.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722806907426644898" /></a><br /><center>Chester's Rondae Jefferson dribbles through traffic.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXA-Uwck9VCbXFDq44uD_cl0xZ7T7R6Aas8DmZg5Hua2eLeCblHF99rKyAJIVVXD6rXojPNTcHRn7PN6preK5quDZmaWfa88ezfcuBYkynfac0XKX4RvfOWjXyX-4fxFR6o-lJUu3K1Q/s1600/diamontereasonpiaasfchester.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXA-Uwck9VCbXFDq44uD_cl0xZ7T7R6Aas8DmZg5Hua2eLeCblHF99rKyAJIVVXD6rXojPNTcHRn7PN6preK5quDZmaWfa88ezfcuBYkynfac0XKX4RvfOWjXyX-4fxFR6o-lJUu3K1Q/s320/diamontereasonpiaasfchester.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722807068813960658" /></a><br /><center>Chester's Diamonte Reason rejects a shot on a third-quarter fastbreak.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkJE8PqOsqcFSF297isdZiwfjQizIQP-DKb6szsjTIex_f9MxEo27x06dZnQNBQUbTAwtae1J-ypsX9orfcR5-r2heFHLtAQeh4T2P9ECdAhmpPJ61u23GE0n08QESd7H2-7tn3TE03I/s1600/dariusrobinsonpiaasfchester.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkJE8PqOsqcFSF297isdZiwfjQizIQP-DKb6szsjTIex_f9MxEo27x06dZnQNBQUbTAwtae1J-ypsX9orfcR5-r2heFHLtAQeh4T2P9ECdAhmpPJ61u23GE0n08QESd7H2-7tn3TE03I/s320/dariusrobinsonpiaasfchester.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722807156530497682" /></a><br /><center>Chester's Darius Robinson tries to snag a steal.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged7AtUSe_wpN22daiCwp26Gdghlo1yjtZXJmtFIE1MdDRJqRm1xbftFEq70RrwlGweKoKy4xzGbGLLnbpTwxgrEmbaLqDMsHn5JDEagZozj8pZ0Xst6myAqouVAOPhHAf-XkLRq7TuoI/s1600/rondaechesterpiaasf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged7AtUSe_wpN22daiCwp26Gdghlo1yjtZXJmtFIE1MdDRJqRm1xbftFEq70RrwlGweKoKy4xzGbGLLnbpTwxgrEmbaLqDMsHn5JDEagZozj8pZ0Xst6myAqouVAOPhHAf-XkLRq7TuoI/s320/rondaechesterpiaasf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722806985892024418" /></a><br /><center>Jefferson puts up a shot.</center><br /><br />GAME STORY: <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/22/sports/high_school/doc4f6a9ef499626881993014.txt">Confident Chester one win away from repeat</a> (Vito)<br />COLUMN: <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/22/sports/doc4f6a9e7d90db0007182368.txt">Familiar foe is all that stands in Chester's way</a> (Jack McCaffery)<br />SIDEBAR: <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/22/sports/high_school/doc4f6a9f6db6d71503064447.txt">Chester's weakness will be on the line</a> (Anthony SanFilippo)<br />NEXT UP: <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/22/sports/high_school/doc4f6b1e9dd3704021216140.txt">Lower Merion rolls past Erie Cathedral Prep and into final</a><br />Missed our in-game live chat? <a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/22/sports/high_school/doc4f69d64563a4e222185947.txt">Click here for the full recap</a>.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-61434133301644828442012-03-18T14:54:00.002-04:002012-03-18T15:00:03.268-04:00FREE THROWS HURTING CHESTER?Though the definition of 'hurting' changes from person to person, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chester</span> High's inability to make a good chunk of its free-throw attempts is hurting the Clippers.<br /><br />Here's why: At one stretch of Saturday's PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal, the Clippers held a 17-point lead against Coatesville ... and that was while Chester had made only 2 of 10 foul shots.<br /><br />Ultimately, Chester annihilated Coatesville, 87-46, to advance to Wednesday's PIAA semifinal against Central Dauphin. But the Clippers' penchant for missing free throws could hurt them down the road when, say, they're playing on a much-larger stage (State College, perhaps?) against a much-better opponent (let's say, oh, I don't know...Lower Merion?)<br /><br />Chester finished its quarterfinal win over Coatesville by making 16 of 32 attempts at the foul line.<br /><br />"Free throws are important, no matter if you’re hitting them or you’re not," said Chester junior <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rondae Jefferson</span>. "That's a basket you’ve got to make. It's free. There’s no pressure. You just have to take your time and knock it down. I wouldn't say that. I feel like we’ve got to knock them down no matter what. Honestly, it's maturity. It's focus and concentration at the free-throw line."<br /><br />For the season, Chester --- as a team --- is shooting somewhere in the ballpark of 60 percent from the charity stripe. (Best I can do for now. My stat-keeping is a little backed up.)Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-90059507677173436462012-03-18T14:46:00.003-04:002012-03-18T14:52:27.834-04:00CLIPPERS HEADING TO GEIGLE FOR SEMIChester will face Central Dauphin Wednesday night for the right to advance to the PIAA Class AAAA championship game.<br /><br />The state semifinal, at Reading High School's Geigle Complex, tips off at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br />As for tickets, they can be purchased at Chester High's athletic office Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Chester AD Randy Leggette said adult tickets will cost $8 and student tickets will run you $4.<br /><br />This game presents two unique challenges for the Clippers:<br /><U>1. Unfamiliar foe.</U> Chester has not seen Central Dauphin this season, unlike their first three state-tournament opponents. (The Clippers met J.P. McCaskey and Coatesville in the regular season, and Norristown in the District One tourney.)<br /><U>2. Lengthy commute.</U> Chester will have to drive an hour, 17 minutes and 58 miles to Reading Wednesday. Their previous drives were to Norristown High (46 minutes, 27 miles) and Coatesville (45 minutes, 33 miles).Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-14447654735687367732012-03-14T23:12:00.003-04:002012-03-14T23:21:10.257-04:00INFO ON CHESTER'S QUARTERFINAL DATEThree more to go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chester</span> needs to win three more games to successfully defend its PIAA Class AAAA crown. Next up on the docket: Coatesville.<br /><br />The Clippers (29-0) will face the Raiders Saturday in a PIAA quarterfinal game tentatively slated for 3 p.m. at Norristown High School. (Those details are according to Chester High sources and are pending PIAA approval.)<br /><br />Per Chester AD Randy Leggette, tickets to the game can be purchased at the high school athletic office Thursday and Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. either day.<br /><br />Chester defeated visiting Coatesville, 79-66, Dec. 9 on the first night of the season. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Darius Robinson</span> scored 19 points, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Shanier Cottman</span> dropped 12, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Erikk Wright </span>had 11 and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Richard Granberry</span> totaled 10.<br /><br />The Clippers last played the Raiders in the PIAA tournament in the semifinal round of the 2002-03 season. Chester won the game, 61-55, before falling to State College in overtime of the championship game.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019248188571992738.post-8011415757433609382012-03-14T14:43:00.003-04:002012-03-14T14:46:00.177-04:00CARROLL KNOWS WHERE IT'LL GOThe time, date and location are set for Archbishop Carroll's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal.<br /><br />The Patriots (20-7) will face Hampton (24-4), the runner-up from District Seven, at 7 p.m. Friday at Chambersburg High School.<br /><br />For those unfamiliar with Chambersburg, that's roughly a 2-hour, 30-minute drive from this neck of the woods.<br /><br />Friday's game will be Carroll's third appearance in the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals in four seasons. The Patriots are 1-1 in quarterfinal games, having won one in 2008-09 en route to earning the state crown and dropping one a season later.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095427354530529519noreply@blogger.com0