Kehler on Hoops

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 […]

LANCASTER MENNONITE DEFEATS CAMP HILL 69-39 Lancaster Mennonite scored the first nine points in the game played at Camp Hill and easily defeated the hosts 69-39. Lancaster Mennonite’s man-to-man defense stifled Camp Hill’s perimeter oriented offense. Camp Hill committed eight turnovers in the first quarter and managed to score just one field goal in the […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS BISHOP LOUGHLIN 70-59 Extremely rarely does a high school basketball team surrender 10 or more consecutive points and come back to win the game, but that’s what happened on Sunday afternoon in Roman Catholic’s 70-59 win over Brooklyn traditional power Bishop Loughlin in a game played at Cristo Rey in Philadelphia. Bishop […]

ARCHBISHOP RYAN DEFEATS DOWNINGTOWN WEST 69-42 In the feature game of a triple header on Friday night sponsored by the website cityofbasketballlove.com, host Archbishop Ryan used a balanced attack to defeat Downingtown West 69-43. Archbishop Ryan advanced to the PIAA Class 5A state championship game last season. Although key members of that team graduated, this […]

FATHER JUDGE DEFEATS ENGINEERING & SCIENCE 72-64 Father Judge overcame an eight point third quarter deficit to defeat Carver Engineering & Science 72-64 in a fiercely contested game between two Philadelphia teams played at Archbishop Ryan in the first matchup of an opening night triple header sponsored by the website cityofbaketballlove.com. Judge displayed a more […]

WEST CATHOLIC DEFEATS ABRAHAM LINCOLN 72-62 West Catholic overcame a seven point third quarter deficit to defeat Abraham Lincoln in an intensely contested game between two Philadelphia teams in the second matchup in a triple header at Archbishop Ryan sponsored by the website cityofbaketballlove.com . These two very good teams are likely to advance far […]

GOERGE DEFEATS WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY 67-52 Friends Schools League power George defeated visiting West Nottingham Academy (Colora, MD) 67-52 in a spirited and intriguing game on Wednesday afternoon. West Nottingham Academy has a number of international players, including highly touted 6′ 11″ sophomore Yves Missi, from Camaroon, who has scholarship offers from UCLA, St. John’s, […]

ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH DEFEATS SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY 79-39 Despite being shorthanded due to injuries to key players, Academy of the New Church overwhelmed visiting Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in a matchup of non-PIAA teams on Tuesday afternoon. Quick, disciplined, and displaying great teamwork, ANC scored first and led for the entire game. […]

GEORGE DEFEATS VISION ACADEMY NEW YORK 63-52 Friends Schools League power George (Newtown, PA) opened their season on Wednesday afternoon with a convincing win over visiting Vision Academy New York (Brooklyn, NY) 63-52. Vision Academy describes itself as “a sports specific preparatory school”. As is customary for entities of this sort, Vision Academy has multiple […]

PENN CHARTER DEFEATS GERMANTOWN FRIENDS 59-51 In a close–but sloppy–game on Tuesday afternoon, visiting Penn Charter defeated Germantown Friends 59-51. These two Philadelphia schools are not part of the PIAA. Germantown Friends is a member of the Friends Schools League, while Penn Charter is a member of the oldest scholastic sports conference in America, the […]

Ed note: David Kehler (@david_kehler) provides us with a wrap on a high level scrimmage. ROMAN CATHOLIC VS. GEORGE SCRIMMAGE The view from here is that Roman Catholic, Lower Merion, and defending champion Reading are the preseason favorites to win the 2021-22 PIAA Class 6A state championship. On Saturday afternoon, Roman Catholic visited George’s terrific […]