Kehler on Hoops

Christo Rey defeats Friends’ Central 71-60 A barrage of 3-pointers in the third quarter propelled host Christo Rey to a 71-60 win vs. Friends’ Central in a game in the 17th annual Pete & Jameer Nelson Scholastic Play-by-Play Network Classic. Christo Rey is a relatively new Philadelphia parochial school, not part of the Philadelphia Catholic […]

Central Dauphin defeats Altoona Area 62-51 A 30-0 run spanning the middle of the first quarter to the middle of the second frame propelled host Central Dauphin to a 62-51 win over Altoona Area in a Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division league game. This observer, who has seen over 2000 high school basketball games, had […]

Archbishop Ryan defeats St. Frances Academy 77-69 On Friday night, host Archbishop Ryan continued their challenging non-conference schedule with a wire-to-wire win over traditional power St. Frances Academy, of Baltimore. Ryan built a big early lead which was eroded by St. Frances’ second half pressure. Ultimately, Ryan, a member of the Philadelphia Catholic League, prevailed […]

Remembering Jerry Shenk and Norm Eavenson With the dawn of a new basketball season, a couple of departed friends are on my mind, guys with whom I watched lots of high school basketball over lots of years. Jerry Shenk, who died at age 76 in 2018, was a longtime contributor to this website. I met […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS LOWER MERION 53-41   Roman Catholic overcame two 13 point second quarter deficits to defeat Lower Merion 53-41 in a PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament semifinal on Saturday afternoon at Coatesville Area.  Eight second quarter Lower Merion turnovers gave Roman Catholic an opportunity to get back into the game, an opportunity […]

IMHOTEP CHARTER DEFEATS CHESTER 66-41   Imhotep Charter easily defeated Chester 66-41 on Saturday afternoon at Coatesville Area in a Class 5A semifinal in the PIAA state championship tournament.  The mercy rule was triggered in the fourth quarter of the game, which was played before a big crowd, most of whom were wearing Chester’s orange […]

DEVON PREP DEFEATS WEST CATHOLIC 60-53 Devon Prep led the entire game and defeated fellow Philadelphia Catholic League squad West Catholic, 60-53, in a PIAA Class 3A state championship tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night at Cardinal O’Hara. The game, played before a full house, was the opening contest of a doubleheader and preceded Roman Catholic’s […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS CHELTENHAM 75-62 Roman Catholic built a big early lead then repelled a furious second half rally by Cheltenham to win a PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night at Cardinal O’Hara. The game was the second of a doubleheader and was played before a capacity crowd. Roman scored first […]

NATIVITY BVM DEFEATS MOUNT CALVARY CHRISTIAN 80-58 In a game that was not as close as the final score suggests, Nativity BVM defeated Mount Calvary Christian 80-58 in a PIAA Class 1A state championship quarterfinal game at Reading on Tuesday night in the first game of a doubleheader. Nativity jumped out to a big early […]

NEUMANN-GORETTI DEFEATS BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC 53-42 Philadelphia Catholic League champion Neumann-Goretti defeated Bethlehem Catholic 53-42 in a PIAA Class 4A state championship tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday night in Reading. The game was the nitecap of a doubleheader and was largely played at a deliberate pace. In winning the Philadelphia Catholic League championship, Neumann-Goretti has achieved […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS CENTRAL DAUPHIN 59-26 Roman Catholic advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament with a 59-26 mercy rule victory over Central Dauphin on Sunday afternoon in a game played as part of a doubleheader at historic Liberty High School, in Bethlehem. Before a crowd of fewer than 200 […]

MATH CIVICS &SCIENCES CHARTER DEFEATS YORK CATHOLIC 58-47 In a game that was not nearly as close as the final score suggests, Math Civics & Sciences Charter, of Philadelphia, defeated York Catholic 58-47 in a PIAA Class 3A state championship tournament game on Sunday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader, at Liberty, in […]

CHESTER AND MARPLE NEWTOWN ADVANCE TO CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS Chester overcame a 12 point third quarter deficit to defeat Archbishop Ryan 53-48, and Marple Newtown’s outside shooting propelled them to a 56-48 win over Mastery Charter North in a pair of PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament second round games on Friday night at Cardinal […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS HAVERFORD 59-49 Roman Catholic defeated Haverford 59-49 on Wednesday night in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament. The game was played at Archbishop Ryan, in Philadelphia, one of the few first round games in this year’s PIAA tournament to be played on a neutral site. Roman Catholic […]

ARCHBISHOP RYAN DEFEATS WEST YORK AREA 75-48 Archbishop Ryan easily defeated West York Area, 75-48, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament on Tuesday night. The mercy rule was triggered in the third quarter of the game, which was played at Archbishop Ryan. West York fell behind quickly and never […]