A by-the-numbers breakdown of Friday night's District One Class AAAA championship game, between two of the state's most-storied programs -- Chester and Lower Merion:

	Chester	Lower Merion
2011 Records	26-0	25-2
Current Win Streak	52	19
District Titles	20	15
Last District title	2011	1996
PIAA titles	7	6
PIAA Final Fours	25	12

ALSO: Pick up Friday's Daily Times for a preview to get you ready for the big game, which tips off at Villanova at 9 p.m. And one more thing... Tickets to the game are available for purchase tonight from 3-7 p.m. and Friday from 1-3 p.m. at Chester High's athletic office.

In counting down the days until Friday, opening night of the boys basketball season, here's a By The Numbers preseason glance. Enjoy:

3 ... Penn Wood players on East Stroudsberg's roster next winter. Patriots senior Malcolm Richardson, who will carry the scoring load for Penn Wood, will have a full ride to the Division II school in 2012-13. The others at ESU are Duane Johnson and Will Brown.

6 ... Schools in Delco with new coaches. They are: Academy Park's Allen Brydges, Delco Christian's Don Davis, Haverford's Keith Heinerichs, Haverford School's Henry Fairfax, Radnor's Chris Monahan and Ridley's Mike Snyder.

7 ... Big-school state championships won by Chester. Still, the Clippers never have won back-to-back PIAA crowns. The reigning champs take a 26-game winning streak into Friday's opener.

11 ... Coaches in the Central League to pick Lower Merion as the favorite to win the league crown. The one who didn't? Lower Merion coach Gregg Downer, who opted against singling out any team in particular.

78 ... Student-athletes who tried out for Garnet Valley's basketball team, a program record according to Jags coach Joe Rapczynski.

109 ... Days until the PIAA Championships, at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.