Kehler on Hoops

GEORGE DEFEATS PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 60-48 With a furious fourth quarter rally, George defeated previously unbeaten St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ) 60-48 Sunday evening in the final contest in the four day Metro Classic showcase at the RWJBarnabus Health Arena in Toms River, NJ. George, a non-PIAA member of the Friends’ Schools League, […]

SUSQUEHANNOCK DEFEATS MIDDLETOWN AREA 61-56 In an upset in a non-league game between PIAA District 3 teams, Susquehannock led most of the way to defeat host Middletown Area 61-56 on Saturday afternoon. For the most part, the game was well played and competitive. The difference between the two teams was Susquehannock’s depth; three players came […]

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFEATS NEUMANN-GORETTI 64-55 A fourth quarter surge by Roman Catholic senior Daniel Skillings propelled his team to a 64-55 win over Philadelphia Catholic League rival Neumann-Goretti on Friday afternoon in a clash between two of the top teams in Pennsylvania. The game was closer than the final score suggests, as there were seven […]

METHACTON DEFEATS PERKIOMEN VALLEY 54-36 In a contest between the two top teams in the Pioneer Athletic Conference Liberty Division, Methacton capitalized on a late third quarter surge to defeat visiting Perkiomen Valley 54-36. It was the second Methacton victory this season over Perkiomen Valley. Perkiomen Valley, now 14-6, was at a height disadvantage in […]

Ed note: We welcome back David Kehler!   DALLAS DEFEATS HAZLETON AREA 72-56 Remaining unbeaten at home this season and leading for the entire contest, Dallas snapped Hazleton Area’s 12 game win streak 72-56 in a clash between two of the top teams in PIAA District 2. Dallas’ aggressive zone defense forced 20 Hazleton Area […]

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 […]