Temple sophomore hits another double-double

Temple sophomore Lavoy Allen recorded his 13th double-double of the season and the second in as many games, scoring 10 points and pulling down 14 rebounds as the Owls captured their second consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship with a 69-64 victory over Duquesne on Saturday, March 14 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Temple senior Dionte Christmas led the scoring effort for the Owls, pouring in 29 points including seven three-pointers and junior Ryan Brooks and senior Sergio Olmos each added 14 points.
The championship is Temple's eighth Atlantic 10 title, the most of any team in the conference. The Owls also became the first team to repeat as champions since the 2001 team successfully defended its crown.
With the win, Temple secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. The 11th-seeded Owls (22-11) will face No. 6 seed Arizona State (24-9) on Friday afternoon in Miami in a South Region first-round matchup.
The winner faces either Syracuse or Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, March 21.
Last Friday, March 13 in Temple's 55-53 huge upset win over Xavier, Allen recorded his 12th double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and pulling down a team-high 11 rebounds. The Musketeers were the top seed in the tourney. The Owls were seeded fourth.
In Temple's tournament opening 79-65 victory over St. Joe's, Allen added 13 rebounds and nine points--five of which came at a critical point in the game when the Hawks had cut the lead to nine points.
And that was despite suffering a mild right ankle sprain two days before the A-10 tournament tipoff.
"He's showing a lot of toughness right now because I think some guys might not have played today," said head coach Fran Dunphy.
TCNJ finished the trip with a 4-6 record, finishing strong with three wins in their final four games.
The 69-64 victory over the Dukes on Saturday night was ironic because Temple defeated St. Joseph’s by the same score in last year’s A-10 title tilt before losing to Michigan State, 72-61, in the first round of NCAAs.
Arizona State (24-9), meanwhile, lost in the Pac-10 finals to USC, 66-63, and is making its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2003. Conference player of the year James Harden, named a first-team All-American by Sporting News, CBSSports.com and FOXSports.com, leads the Sun Devils. He is averaging 20.8 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 4.2 apg. for third-year head coach Herb Sendek.
Jeff Pendergraph is averaging 14.5 ppg. and shooting 66.5% from the field, while Rihards Kuksiks added 10.0 ppg.
ASU leads the all-time series with the Owls, 4-1. The teams last met on November 30, 2005 at the Liacouras Center with the Sun Devils winning, 65-62.
The Owls tipoff their second straight and 27th overall NCAA Tournament appearance at 2:45 p.m. Friday. The game is being broadcast on CBS.
You can also join fellow students, alumni, faculty, staff and fans to cheer on the team at The Fieldhouse, located at 1150 Filbert St. in downtown Philadelphia.
All are welcome; no pre-registration is necessary.
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Compiled by Sports Editor Steve Sherman.

Labels: Pennsbury, Pennsbury boys basketball

By BILL KENNY
For BucksLocalSports

VILLANOVA — Pennsbury got everything it wanted yesterday in its PIAA Class AAAA state tournament quarterfinal against District One rival Penn Wood … almost.
Star forward Dalton Pepper provided emotional leadership for the Falcons early on, inspiring his teammates to a balanced offensive attack. Defensively, Pennsbury managed to minimize fastbreak and second-chance scoring opportunities for the Patriots.
As a result, the Falcons led by as many as nine points late in the third quarter. But victory still slipped through their grasp.
A 10-0 run to close the third and open the fourth lifted Penn Wood to a 54-50 win at Villanova University and gave the Patriots a coveted berth in the state semifinals.
The defeat closed Pennsbury’s season along with Pepper’s stellar career. The all-time leading scorer in school history, the West Virginia University-bound senior had 15 in the game to finish with 2,207 career points, just four shy of the Bucks County record and No. 80 on the all-time Pennsylvania list.
Pennsbury, which placed fourth in the District One tournament, finished at 24-6.
“I am unbelievably proud of these guys,” head coach Frank Sciolla said of the Falcons. “They were so prepared. … They were ready to go. We took away (Penn Wood’s) strengths, outside of (rebounding). But they just wore us down.”
“Everyone wants to win, but sometimes if you put everything out there, things don’t roll your way,” Pepper said. “Everyone’s upset, but everyone played as hard as they could.”
For two and a half quarters, Pennsbury looked on track to make the state Final Four for the second consecutive year.
Pepper scored a rather modest 11 points before intermission, all six other Falcons who saw playing time also made the score sheet. Eddie DiRugeris, a senior guard headed to Philadelphia University, had six points at the break, while junior point guard Jesse Krasna had four and reserve guard Marcus Healey three.
Early on, Pennsbury scored seven in a row to take a five-point lead. The Falcons led 30-24 at halftime.
Sophomore forward Aaron Brown and senior forward Duane Johnson, each standing 6-foot-5, scored 10 and six points in the first half to keep the Patriots (26-4) in the game.
Despite holding the lead, a problem loomed for Pennsbury as Krasna picked up two fouls before halftime. According to Sciolla, one of the personals resulted from a scoring error. A referee actually made the call on center Goran Dulac, who wears No. 40, not Krasna, who wears No. 4, the coach claimed.
Krasna committed a third foul with just over three minutes to go in the third quarter. With Pennsbury leading, 40-31, Sciolla rested Krasna to protect him for crunch time.
Penn Wood, the District One runner-up, immediately exploited the absence of the crafty ball-handler by turning up its defensive pressure with a half-court trap.
The Patriots scored five in a row before Krasna returned, then five more to open the fourth quarter to take a 41-40 lead.
“Honestly, it was that three- or four-play sequence,” Sciolla said. “We had to call two timeouts. We turned the ball over (when) we threw it away. … When we turned it over, they made some shots and then they just surrounded Dalton.”
Penn Wood point guard Tyree Johnson hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter.
The teams exchanged the lead four more times in that final period with Johnson’s two foul shots putting the Patriots up for good, 46-45.
Moments later, with Pennsbury’s deficit at four, Pepper stole an inbounds pass underneath the Penn Wood basket and immediately dunked. After a Pennsbury stop, Pepper had a chance to tie the game at the foul line, but missed the front of a one-and-one with 52 seconds to go.
Penn Wood hit five of six foul shots in the final minute to clinch the win.

Pennsbury (24-6) 16 14 10 10 — 50
Penn Wood (26-4) 14 10 12 18 — 54
PENNSBURY (50)
Krasna 3-2-8, Devine 2-2-7, DiRugeris 4-1-11, Pepper 7-1-15, Dulac 2-0-4, Healey 1-0-3, Marcinkowski 1-0-2, Wolff 0-0-0. Totals 20-6-50.
PENN WOOD (54)
T. Johnson 3-4-13, A. Brown 3-7-13, Pelzer 0-0-0, D. Johnson 6-3-15, Oakman 3-2-8, C. White 1-0-3, T. White 1-0-2, W. Brown 0-0-0. Totals 17-16-22.
3-pointers: Devine, DiRugeris 2, Healey (PB); T. Johnson 3, C. White (PW).

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Fresh off a thrilling buzzer-beating victory earlier in the week, the Pennsbury High School basketball team will be back in action today in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class AAAA State Tournament.
The opponent will be powerhouse Penn Wood, the game will be played at Villanova University and tip off time this afternoon is at 2 p.m.
Pennsbury brings a 24-5 record into this game and is hoping to advance to the state semifinals for the second straight year. Last year the Falcons fell to Chester in the semifinals in front of a packed house at the Palestra in Philadelphia.
A year ago Pennsbury also played in the state quarterfinals at the Villanova Pavilion, where it beat Ridley to advance to the Chester game.
Penn Wood brings a 25-3 record into today’s game. The Delaware County team fell to Norristown, which has since been eliminated, by the score of 52-49 in the District 1 final, but has rebounded to post two impressive state tourney wins.
In its last game, Penn Wood blasted Bartram of Philadelphia, 78-53, in a game in which standout Aaron Brown poured in 27 points and collected 14 rebounds. Tyree Johnson added 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Patriots.
Pennsbury, of course, is led the University of West Virginia signee Dalton Pepper. Pepper needs just five points to become the all-time leading scorer in the history of Lower Bucks County. The current record of 2,211 points is held by former Truman star Tyrone Lewis.
Look for Penn Wood to try to put the clamps on Pepper, something which is easier said than done.
Still, Pennsbury will need solid contributions from its excellent guard combo of Eddie DiRugeris, Jesse Krasna and Dante Devine, who sank a game-winning 3-pointer against Central Dauphin East in the round of 16 Wednesday night.
As usual, today’s game will be preceded by The Trentonian pregame show at 1:30 p.m. and broadcast live on WBCB 1490 AM at 2 p.m. Broadcasting the game and hosting the pregame show will be Vince Reed and basketball guru Dave Moyer.
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Later on at 4 p.m. today, Trenton Catholic Academy takes on St. Patrick's. That game is being broadcast live by WHWH 1350 AM. The pre-game starts at 1:45.
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By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

The Falcons clawed Central Dauphin East last night, using a 3-point buzzer-beater and a 29-22 halftime edge on their way to a 45-42 victory over the Panthers.
Junior Dante Devine provided the winning basket as time expired and senior standout Dalton Pepper had a monster performance in pouring a whopping 26 points into the bucket to lead Pennsbury (24-5). Pepper's showing in the PIAA second-rounder put him just 5 points behind the all-time Lower Bucks County record of 2,211 held by former Harry S Truman hoops star Tyrone Lewis.
Just like they did in their PIAA opening round win over North Catholic, the Falcons spread the ball around again last night as Devine chipped in with 8 points. Tom Marcinkowski and Marcus Healey added 3 points apiece. Eddie DiRugeris and Goran Dulac had 2 each. Jesse Krasna added 1.
Pennsbury did it with defense too, limiting CD East senior guard Demond Bates to just 7 points on the evening. In the Panthers state opening win over Glen Mills, it was the demonstrative Bates who threw in 27 points, including all 13 of his team's points in a critical third quarter. Last night, it was star guard Jonathan Breeden leading CD East (27-4) but even he could manage only 12 points. In the Panthers PIAA opener, Breeden missed his first eight shots and finished the game with just a single basket.
With the win, the Falcons advance to face District One runnerup Penn Wood this Saturday at Villanova University. Pennsbury defeated Penn Wood 61-51 in a district consolation game last season. PennWood advanced to the state quarters with a 78-53 win over Philly Public League rival John Bartram.
State quarterfinal action get underway 2 p.m. at this Saturday at the Pavilion.
The game will be broadcast live by WBCB 1490 AM.
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Point guard Jesse Krasna (R) led the Falcons in their PIAA opener with 10 points.












While the Falcons fell to fourth place in the District One Class AAAA tourney, Pennsbury bounced back in states with a 51-26 triumph over North catholic March 7 at Council Rock South gymnasium.
The Falcons (23-5) continue their quest for a state title at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Geigle Complex in Reading as they take on District 3 champion Central Dauphin East (27-3), who advanced over the weekend with a 59-44 victory over Glen Mills.
The senior-laden Panthers are an experienced cast that is mentally tough and tournament-seasoned. East, the District 3 and Mid-Penn Conference king, had its A game in mothballs but still bullied their way past Glen Mills, 59-44, when senior guard Demond Bates threw in 27 points, including all 13 of his team's points in a critical third quarter.
CD East wound up with a 15-point victory despite star guard Jonathan Breeden missing his first eight shots and finishing with just a single basket.
East and its dynamic three-guard attack started by spinning its wheels against the Bulls, who had 6-10 senior Aaric Murray patrolling the paint. His presence caused the gritty Panthers problems.
But Bates single-handedly kept the prowling District 1 team at bay in the third period, hitting 11 of 15 shots after the Panthers led just 22-16 at halftime. Thanks to the left-hander's shooting, East took a 35-28 cushion into the final frame.
Following a disappointing fourth-place showing in districts, it was time for top-ranked Pennsbury (23-5) to refocus and do what it does best.
This the Falcons did in dominating style last Saturday afternoon at Council Rock South as it smothered North Catholic, 51-26, in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAAA State Tournament.
“We had a week off to get right," said Pennsbury coach Frank Sciolla. “We went back to what works for us.”
What Pennsbury also did is run a spread offense at the start of each quarter and let standout senior Dalton Pepper operate from the top of the key.
Although he did throw down two slams, Pepper finished with a quiet eight points to leave him 31 behind the all-time Lower Bucks County record of 2,211 held by former Truman star Tyrone Lewis.
But while Pepper was not having a big game by his standards, the fact he had the whole court in front of him resulted in plenty of passing lanes and opportunities for his teammates.
The rest of the Pennsbury team took full advantage with a balanced attack that also featured 10 points by Jesse Krasna, eight by Dante Devine and seven apiece from Eddie DiRugeris and Goran Dulac.
Dulac set the tone right away with five quick points, including a three-pointer, to open the game. The Pennsbury lead was only 11-9 at the end of the first quarter, but the game was basically history by the half with Pennsbury holding a 14-point lead.
The game will be broadcast live by WBCB 1490 AM starting at 7:30 p.m. with the pre-game beginning at 7 p.m.
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Norristown in semifinals for second straight year.

By Bill Kenny
Special to BucksLocalSports.com

PHILADELPHIA — The dream isn’t over, but it certainly took a hard hit last night.

Pennsbury High School’s boys basketball team saw a quicker and more physical Norristown High dominate early and slam the door late to beat the Falcons, 60-53, in the District One Class AAAA tournament semifinals at Temple University’s Liacouras Center.

It was Pennsbury’s second loss in as many years to the Eagles in the district semifinals. The fourth-seeded Falcons (22-4) will next take on second-seeded Conestoga Friday night in the third-place game at a site to be announced. Ninth-seeded Norristown (21-5) will meet third-seeded Penn Wood in the championship game Friday at Villanova University (9 p.m.).

Pennsbury’s Dalton Pepper came out on top in the head-to-head match-up of NCAA Division I recruits, outscoring Norristown swingman Khalif Wyatt, 28-17. But the Temple-bound Wyatt’s supporting cast got the early jump on the Falcons and never looked back.

Pepper’s driving lay-up in the opening seconds provided Pennsbury’s only lead of the night.

Norristown used a barrage of three-pointers to build a double-digit lead in the first quarter. West Virginia-bound Pepper scored 18 points and guard Eddie DiRugeris 10 after intermission as the Falcons narrowed the gap to five points on four occasions.

DiRugeris finished with 12 points. No other Falcons scored more than six.

Norristown burst to a 12-2 advantage and led by as many as 13 in the first half thanks to its scorching outside shooting and a disciplined zone defense designed to minimize Pepper’s scoring opportunities.

The Eagles stroked five 3-pointers in the half, including two by senior forward Lorenzo Christmas and one apiece by point guard Sheldon Mayer, Wyatt and forward James Ramsey.

Wyatt, who scored 31 points in Norristown’s previous tournament game, turned set-up man as his three first-half assists created opening for the other Eagles. Four of the three-pointers came during a 2:41 span late in the first quarter.

Pennsbury tried to respond behind Pepper’s three second-quarter field goals, but the 6-foot-5 all-state selection shot only eight times in the half, connecting on four.

Junior guard Dante Devine hit a pair of 3-pointers in the half to help keep the Norristown lead to single digits.

Wyatt put his personal stamp on the early action with two head-to-head successes against Pepper.

With 6:39 to go in the half, Wyatt found himself isolated on the right wing with Pepper guarding him man-to-man. The Norristown star feinted then rose up over the defender to knock down his team’s fifth 3-pointer of the game.

Then with the Falcons down eight points and working for the last shot of the half, Pepper tried to break down Wyatt off the dribble, but the Norristown player blocked Pepper’s pull-up jumper as time expired.

In last night’s first game, Penn Wood point guard Tyree Johnson scored 23 points to lead the third-seeded Colonials (23-3) to a 62-52 win over second seeded Conestoga (25-3). Six-foot-10 center Jake Cohen paced the Pioneers with 25 points before fouling out in the final minute. Forward Doug Jakiela added 14 points.

PIAA District 1 Class AAAA
Semifinals
Penn Wood 62, Conestoga 52
Norristown 60, Pennsbury 53

Consolation Bracket
Central Bucks West 55, Neshaminy 45
Glen Mills 82, West Chester Rustin 44
Chester 59, Central Bucks South 52
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 52, Lower Merion 46 OT

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Tough Falcon defense stymies CB South

By Bill Kenny
For BucksLocalSports

HOLLAND — Pennsbury High School was an offensive juggernaut through the first two rounds of the District One Class AAAA tournament.
Last night, the Falcons let their defense do the talking.
Pennsbury held Central Bucks South to 12 second-half points, including just three in the fourth quarter, to turn a close game into 56-37 rout and earn a spot in Tuesday’s tournament semifinals at Temple University’s Liacouras Center opposite familiar foe Norristown.
For the first time in the tournament a team went toe-to-toe with the fourth-seeded Falcons for at least a half. Pennsbury (22-3) led by 19 points at intermission in each of its two previous district outings.
Last night, the Falcons held just a five-point edge over the fifth-seeded Titans (21-4), who then rallied for three early third-quarter buckets to cut Pennsbury’s lead to one point.
But Pennsbury answered with runs of 9-0 and 15-3 to take command.
Pennsbury’s all-state forward Dalton Pepper produced less than usual offensively, finishing with 16 points, as compared with his 26-point average in two previous playoff games. But others picked up the difference, including guard Eddie DiRugeris with 13, forward Tom Marcinkowski with eight and swingman Marcus Healey with seven.
Meanwhile, tall and lanky CB South forward Will Barrett entered the game with a 26.5-point playoff average, but got just 14 in the game and five in the second half.
“We were concentrating on Barrett, trying to get out on their shooters and being aggressive,” Healey said. “Some of the teams in their league weren’t aggressive and they intimidated them.”
CB South won the Suburban One League Continental Conference title, while Pennsbury won the SOL National Conference crown.
Though Pepper was relatively quiet for longer-than-usual stretches in the game, his two key plays late in the third quarter gave the Falcons the cushion they would exploit in the fourth.
With Pennsbury up by four, guard Jesse Krasna made a diving save of a loose rebound underneath the Titans’ basket and shoveled the ball to fellow guard Dante Devine. Devine then heaved a home run pass to Pepper, who had slipped into the frontcourt undetected by the defense.
The 6-foot-5 Pepper slammed it home with two hands.
Moments after a quick driving lay-up by DiRugeris, Pepper poked the ball from a CB South player at mid-court, beat him to the stray ball and converted a contested lay-up for a 41-31 Pennsbury lead.
DiRugeris knocked down seven-of-eight foul shots in the fourth quarter and Pennsbury spread the floor to chew up valuable time on the game clock.
Tuesday’s game will be the third all-time district semifinal meeting between the schools and the second in as many years. Norristown won, 50-45, last year at William Tennent. Pennsbury got revenge this regular season with a 61-54 win on Jan. 31.
Khalif Wyatt scored 31 last night for the ninth-seeded Eagles (20-5), who toppled top-seeded and seven-time defending district champion Chester, 61-59.
“We can beat them. We already have,” Healey said. “We have to play our type of game, maybe slow it down and keep Wyatt under control.”
The game will be part of a 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. double-header. Conestoga and Penn Wood will meet in the other game. The district has not announced the order of the games.
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Central Bucks South 11 14 9 3 — 37
Pennsbury 18 12 13 13 — 56

C.B. SOUTH
Will Barrett 14; Ian Gordon 6; Greg Johnston 5; Mike Doty 4; Ryan Clark 3; Matt Kavalek 3; Mike Pincus 2.
PENNSBURY
Dalton Pepper 16; Eddie DiRugeris 13; Tom Marcinkowski 8; Marcus Healey 7; Jesse Krasna 5; Dante Devine 5; Zak Kumor 2.
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PIAA DISTRICT 1
Class AAAA
Quarterfinals

Norristown 61, Chester 59
Pennsbury 56, Central Bucks South 37
Conestoga 43, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 34
Penn Wood 38, Lower Meriod 35
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Consolation bracket

Central Bucks West 58, Bensalem 50
Glen Mills 78, Owen J. Roberts 65
Neshaminy 74, WCHenderson 56
West Chester Rustin 68, Souderton 52

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By BILL KENNY
For BucksLocalSports

FAIRLESS HILLS — The deeper that Pennsbury High advances in the District One Class AAAA tournament, the easier things seem to get for the Falcons.
Four nights after routing first-round foe Council Rock South by 31, Pennsbury blitzed visiting Owen J. Roberts High of Pottstown, 70-48, last night as senior Dalton Pepper poured in 29 points in his final appearance on his home floor.
Though the final margin was less than in the CR South game, Pennsbury’s victory was no less emphatic as the Falcons led by 32 before subbing deep throughout the fourth quarter.
The victory clinched a PIAA state tournament berth for fourth-seeded Pennsbury (21-3) and set up a district tourney quarterfinal match-up with fifth-seeded Central Bucks South (21-3) on Friday night at a neutral site.
“I was a little nervous for our first two (playoff) games because if we lost, we wouldn’t qualify for the state playoffs,” Pepper said.
Actually, Owen J. Roberts (20-4) has one more shot at the state tournament. The Wildcats will enter an eight-team consolation bracket with the district’s ninth and final state berth available to the winner.
Nonetheless, if Pepper was nervous, neither he nor the Falcons showed it as he scored the team’s first seven points, as well as its final 11 of the first half. Pennsbury closed the half on a 17-6 run to take a commanding 61-32 edge.
Pepper, a 6-foot-5 wing forward, punctuated the rally with a two-handed dunk on a feed from senior guard Eddie DiRugeris with one second on the second-quarter clock.
In the third quarter, Pepper added 15 more points before sitting virtually all of the fourth. DiRugeris contributed nine points and five assists in the game.
Pennsbury approached the game as if it were facing an elite opponent, according to Pepper, even if the real competition was several notches less than that.
“We want to come out of every single game with as much intensity as anybody out there,” Pepper said. “That really helps us out a lot.”
And in the third quarter: “My teammates got me really involved with a lot of back-cuts and inside stuff. We made the extra passes and that really put them away.”
Pennsbury took the Wildcats out of everything they hoped to do offensively by getting 6-8 center Kevin Henry in foul trouble early and closing down their three-point shooters for the most part.
“We knew that they had a lot of shooters, that they play up and down the court,” Pepper said, “(that) they weren’t going to play much defense and they had a big man inside. We wanted to go to the basket as much as we could early to get him fouls and to get our big men involved early.”
Henry was whistled for two fouls in the first 1:06 of the game and sat until midway through the second quarter. Seconds later, he fouled again and sat until the second half.
He scored 13 points after intermission to lead the Wildcats for the game.
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LINESCORES
Owen Roberts (20-4) 13 9 10 16 — 48
Pennsbury (21-3) 18 23 20 9 — 70
OWEN J. ROBERTS (48)
Vining 3-1-9, McNaughton 2-0-6, Setzler 2-0-6, Brumfield 1-0-2, K. Henry 4-5-13, Lawler 3-4-10, Costanzo 0-0-0, Ponto 0-0-0, M. Henry 0-0-0, Tammaro 0-2-2. Totals 15-12-48.
PENNSBURY (70)
Krasna 1-2-4, Devine 2-2-6, DiRugeris 4-1-9, D. Pepper 11-6-29, Marcinkowski 1-2-4, Healey 2-0-6, Wolff 0-1-1, Dulac 2-0-4, Kumor 1-0-2, Bolger 1-0-3, Sibel 0-1-1, B. Pepper 0-0-0, Jabat 0-0-0, Ciotti 0-1-1. Totals 25-16-70.
3-pointers: Vining 2, McNaughton 2, Setzler 2 (OJR); D. Pepper, Healey 2, Bolger (P).
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District 1 CLASS AAAA
Playoff Scores

Central Bucks South 51, Glen Mills 44
Chester 66, Souderton 58
Norristown 62, West Chester Rustin 41
Penn Wood 65, Bensalem 32
Pennsbury 70, Owen J. Roberts 48
Lower Merion 45, Central Bucks West 41 OT
Conestoga 65, West Chester Henderson 36
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 63, Neshaminy 47
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Friday’s Matchups

(at neutral sites)
Chester vs. Norristown
Pennsbury vs. Central Bucks South
Penn Wood vs. Lower Merion
Plymouth-Whitemarsh vs. Conestoga

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