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Todd Thorpe @toddrthorpeFeb 19, 2020 at 9:11 PM The regular-season champ Vikings fell behind early and couldn’t come back in PCL semifinal loss at The Palestra. PHILADELPHIA — It wasn’t the first time Archbishop Wood had played against Roman Catholic. Just a little over a month ago, the Vikings beat Roman at home in double …

#5 LOWER MERION 63, #12 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 48 The Aces opened up a 14-5 lead after one quarter and extended their lead to 25-12 by halftime. They took a 41-20 lead into the final quarter when the Patriots scored 28 of their points. Tyler Young’s 13 points led the …

#1 METHACTON 66, #16 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 41 The Golden Hawks limited 6-9 Colgate-bound center Jeff Woodward to just six points, but Woodward’s supporting cast did plenty of damage. Erik Timko scored a game-high 24 points – 13 in a first half that saw the Warriors open up a 35-21 lead. …

#3  CHELTENHAM 83, #19 UPPER DARBY 57 Cheltenham led 8-4 early in Tuesday’s contest, but any thoughts that the visiting Royals would be able to stay with the high-flying Panthers were quickly put to rest. By the end of the first quarter, the Panthers led 15-4 and extended that to …

#7 BENSALEM 48, #10 SPRING-FORD 45 Ron Morris admits he has to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming. The Owls – on the heels of winning the SOL National Conference title – punched their ticket to the state tournament with Tuesday’s hard fought win. As beginnings go, it’s …

#8 PENNRIDGE 55, #24 NORTH PENN 41 The defending state runner-up Rams– despite losing the nucleus of last year’s squad to graduation – are returning to the state tournament. They earned a state berth with Tuesday night’s win over the Knights. “Our goal was to try to get to states …

#6 COATESVILLE 77, #22 PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 60 The Colonials – thanks to 11 points from Luke DiCianno – trailed by just one at the end of one quarter (21-20). The Red Raiders closed out the half with a 27-9 tear and outscored their visitors 44-17 in the middle two quarters …

Very few careers end with a player walking off the field to a standing ovation. The vast majority are ended with a lonely stroll from the bench to your car. Playing Time (When the Roster Isn’t Only 11 Players) Maybe the trickiest thing about Travel Ball is the small rosters…while …

#16 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 62, #17 ABINGTON 41 The Golden Hawks made history, earning their first home playoff win ever, and they did it in style. The Hawks scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to blow open a close game and put an exclamation point on a win that …

#19 UPPER DARBY 52, #14 SOUDERTON 40 The Indians have survived their share of adversity, but they couldn’t overcome a tough shooting night in Friday’s opening round game. They rallied from an early 9-2 hole to trail by just one two minutes into the second quarter, 15-14. The Indians were …