Kehler on Hoops

CEDAR CLIFF DEFEATS LOWER DAUPHIN 57-52 After building a 14 point second quarter lead, Cedar Cliff had to repel a sustained second half surge by visiting Lower Dauphin on Friday night to hold on for a 57-52 victory in a game in which momentum shifted from one team to the other. Both teams opened the […]

ELCO DEFEATS HAMBURG AREA 70-43 ELCO torched Hamburg Area’s 3-2 zone defense with a barrage of 3 pointers in the first half of a game in which the mercy rule was ultimately triggered on Wednesday night in Hamburg. ELCO began the game with an 8-0 run, and Hamburg Area never recovered. This was a game […]

CENTRAL DAUPHIN DEFEATS CEDAR CREST 53-40 In a game that was not as close as the final score suggests, Central Dauphin defeated visiting Cedar Crest 53-40 on Monday evening in the first half of a boys/girls doubleheader. Central Dauphin was too tall and too quick for Cedar Crest. Cedar Crest’s focus throughout the game was […]

ST. JOSEPH’S PREP DEFEATS ABRAHAM LINCOLN 67-66 In a streaky game between two PIAA District 12 Class 6A teams, St. Joseph’s Prep, of the Philadelphia Catholic League, hung on for a 67-66 win over Abraham Lincoln, of the Philadelphia Public League. This was a game in which defense was the major factor in the flow […]

PANTHER VALLEY DEFEATS MARIAN CATHOLIC 71-64 Panther Valley defeated visiting Marian Catholic 71-64 in a contest between two PIAA District 11 teams. The game was close in the early going, with three ties in the first quarter. Panther Valley took the lead at the beginning of the second frame and expanded their margin to 11 […]

SHENANDOAH VALLEY DEFEATS BLUE MOUNTAIN 64-51 Shenandoah Valley scored first and never trailed, defeating host Blue Mountain 64-51 on Monday night in a contest between two PIAA District 11 teams. The only tie of the game was at 2-2. Shenandoah Valley broke that tie on a hoop by 6′ 1″ senior Owen Kosar and then […]

IMHOTEP CHARTER DEFEATS NEUMANN-GORETTI 64-58 Imhotep Charter defeated Neumann-Goretti 64-58 on Thursday night in a game between two of the very best Pennsylvania teams that was the feature contest in a showcase presented by the Scholastic Play-by-Play Network at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, DE. The closeness of the game is is illustrated by the fact […]

ARCHBISHOP RYAN DEFEATS CENTRAL DAUPHIN 57-48 Sharpshooting Luke Boyd propelled Archbishop Ryan to a 57-48 come from behind victory over Central Dauphin in a game on Thursday afternoon in a Scholastic Play-by-Play Network showcase at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, DE. In the first ever meeting between Ryan and Central Dauphin, Boyd made all four of […]

CUMBERLAND VALLEY DEFEATS CENTRAL DAUPHIN 52-49 Cumberland Valley overcame a 16 point third quarter deficit to upset previously unbeaten host Central Dauphin 52-49 in a Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division matchup. Trailing 37-21 late in the third frame, Cumberland Valley launched a furious rally–aided by some questionable shot selection, turnovers, and fouls by Central Dauphin–to […]

GEORGE DEFEATS ARCHBISHOP WOOD 66-65 The feature game in the Diane Mosco Foundation Shootout was a thriller, as George staved off a furious late rally by host Archbishop Wood to win 66-65 in a game of very high quality. This was signal win for George, a rising power in the non-PIAA Friends Schools League, over […]

FATHER JUDGE DEFEATS BENSALEM 63-59 In a remarkable display of outside shooting, Father Judge’s Ernest Shelton was four for four from beyond the arc in the first quarter to give his team a 16-11 lead at the end of the first stanza against Bensalem in the second game of the Diane Mosco Foundation Shootout at […]

IMHOTEP CHARTER DEFEATS MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH 82-66 Imhotep Charter have firmly established themselves as the favorite to win the Pennsylvania PIAA Class 5A state championship this season. In 2020-21, Imhotep won the Philadelphia Public League championship, but the team did not participate in the PIAA tournament. This season, Imhotep, deserving of national ranking, once again […]

READING DEFEATS LASALLE COLLEGE 52-32 Reading looked every bit the favorite to retain the Pennsylvania PIAA Class 6A state championship in their magnificent performance in the opening game of the Diane Mosco Foundation Shootout at Archbishop Wood on Saturday afternoon, defeating LaSalle College 52-32. With this win, Reading remains undefeated on the season. If anything, […]

IMHOTEP CHARTER DEFEATS ROMAN CATHOLIC 70-60 It was standing room only on Wednesday night at St. Joseph’s Prep for an early season showdown between two of the best teams in Pennsylvania, and Imhotep Charter defeated Roman Catholic 70-60 in a competitive game played at a high level of skill. These teams are very well coached, […]

METHACTON DEFEATS LANSDALE CATHOLIC 53-40 Never trailing in the game, Methacton defeated visiting Lansdale Catholic 53-40 in a matchup of two teams with very deliberate offenses. Lansdale Catholic was slow starting in this contest, committing five turnovers in the first quarter and quickly falling behind. 6′ 8″ Methacton senior Cole Hargrove had a superb first […]