Kehler on Hoops

Archbishop Wood Defeats Devon Prep 57-50 In an amazing rally, Archbishop Wood outscored visiting Devon Prep 20 to 0 in the fourth quarter of a Philadelphia Catholic League game on Thursday night to capture a 57 to 50 win over the defending PIAA Class 3A state champions. Leading 50 to 37 after three quarters, Devon […]

Archbishop Ryan Defeats Archbishop Carroll 62-44 Archbishop Ryan defeated visiting Archbishop Carroll 62 to 44 on Monday night in a showdown between two of the top teams in the Philadelphia Catholic League. Ryan surged early in the contest, as 6’ 9” junior Thomas Sorber scored 12 points in the first quarter, with all shots coming […]

Roman Catholic Defeats Bonner-Prendergast 66-39 Defending PIAA Class 6A state champion Roman Catholic comprehensively defeated Bonner-Prerdergast 66 to 39 in a Philadelphia Catholic League game played at Holy Family U. on Sunday afternoon. The contest was a Roman Catholic home game. The game was competitive in the first quarter. Roman Catholic took a 6 to […]

Westtown defeats George 59-51 Westtown defeated host George 59 to 51 on Friday night in a showdown between the top two teams in the non-PIAA Friends Schools League. Westtown and George are Quaker boarding schools and are ancient athletic rivals. In recent years, Westtown basketball has dominated both the Friends Schools League and the Pennsylvania […]

Holy Ghost Prep defeats York Catholic 58-51 Sharpshooting Holy Ghost Prep defeated visiting York Catholic 58 to 51 on Saturday afternoon. Ghost was able to exploit a substantial height advantage in this non-conference match-up, and they had too much firepower for the visitors. The game started well for York Catholic. They scored the first six […]

Roman Catholic defeats Archbishop Wood 77-56 The Philadelphia Catholic League began to play league games on Tuesday night, and the marquee matchup was between the two teams that played in the PIAA Class 6A state championship game last March, Roman Catholic and Archbishop Wood, and, once again, Roman prevailed. The game was played at Holy […]

George defeats Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 63-41 George looks to be the most outstanding non-PIAA team in Pennsylvania this season, and the many strengths of the squad were on abundant display on Wednesday afternoon at Widener U. in a comprehensive 63 to 41 win in a showcase game over Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. The game […]

Executive Education Academy Charter & Bensalem Win Executive Education Academy Charter and host Bensalem notched wins in the first round of the four team Dick Dougherty Memorial Tournament on Tuesday at Bensalem. EEAC defeated Norristown Area 55 to 48, and Bensalem swamped Lower Moreland, in a mercy rule game, 57 to 26. Both wins were […]

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 […]