Zak Wolf

Derrick Morton-Rivera's star turn arriving for Father Judge By Zak Wolf Derrick Morton-Rivera was brutally honest about his Philadelphia Catholic League semi-final performance against Roman Catholic last season. Morton-Rivera didn’t shy away from the fact h...

A prospect to watch for the last few years, Father Judge junior Derrick Morton-Rivera's emerged as a star this season for the Crusaders, writes @zakwolf2.bsky.social, who profiles the Division I recruit with this piece:

www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Final: Saint Joe’s Prep 103, Audenried 61.

Prep wins in a blowout. Of note Jordan Ellerbee recorded a triple double and Jaron McKie had 30 points as well.

Halftime: Saint Joe’s Prep 61, Audenried 34.

Jaron McKie has 21 points for Prep including four 3-pointers. Uthy Laws has 12 for Audenried as well.

End 1Q: Saint Joe’s Prep 30, Audenried 14.

Prep hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter to race out to a quick lead.

Prep clicking on all cylinders early on, building a 26-9 lead. Mekhi Robinson has 10 early points for the Hawks.

Saint Joe’s Prep and Audenried are about to get under way here in about five minutes.

Final: Imhotep 62, Conwell-Egan 39

Carnell Henderson hit seven 3-pointers and exploded for 28 points to lead the Panthers. Brayden Martin had 15 for Egan.

End 3Q: Imhotep 49, Conwell-Egan 29.

Imhotep scores 28 points in the third quarter (seven more than they did in the first half) to take control.

Imhotep starting to pull away here in the third quarter. Six straight to put them up 36-23 with 3:21 remaining.

Halftime: Imhotep 21, Conwell-Egan 15.

Carnell Henderson has 15 points by himself to lead the Panthers, including four 3s. Brayden Martin has eight for Egan at the break as well.

End 1Q: Imhotep 12, Conwell-Egan 5. Eight straight form the Panthers to close out the quarter. Carnell Henderson leads all scorers with nine for Imhotep.

Early timeout from Imhotep who trail Connell-Egan 5-3 around halfway through the first quarter.

Here at Archbishop Ryan high school for the Rare Footage Classic. Getting ready to see Imhotep taken on Conwell-Egan in the second to last game here.

Final: Cheltenham 55, Upper Moreland 53

Colson Campbell’s shot at the buzzer doesn’t fall and the Panthers hold on for the win.

Upper Moreland takes timeout trailing 55-53 with 6.8 seconds and a chance to tie the game.

Upper Moreland has made this interesting with a 7-0 run late. Cheltenham leads 53-51 with 28 seconds remaining and has the ball.

Osei Johnson converts on a drive to put Cheltenham up 47-42 with 5:21 left. The Panthers have taken control here in the fourth quarter.

End 3Q: Upper Moreland 42, Cheltenham 40

Cheltenham outscores Upper Moreland 14-9 in the third, but can’t convert at the end to take the lead.

Timeout Cheltenham after cutting Upper Moreland’s lead down to 40-36 with 2:07 left in the third quarter.

Halftime: Upper Moreland 33, Cheltenham 26

Upper Moreland led by as much as 11 early in the second quarter and take a comfortable lead into half. Jason Cybok leads them with 10 points while Osei Johnson has 12 for Cheltenham.

End 1Q: Upper Moreland 22, Cheltenham 12.

Upper Moreland is 3-for-4 from beyond the arc to give them an early lead. Jadon Cybok has 10 points for UM and Osei Johnson has 7 for Cheltenham.

Starters for tonight

Cheltenham: Kamal Mason, Osei Johnson, Salim Kelly, Justin Ezeukwu, Tyree Martin

Upper Moreland: Nate Best, Colson Campbell, Anthony Carson, Larry Hughes, Jadon Cybok

Here at Cheltenham High School to watch the Panthers take on Upper Moreland in a Suburban One Freedom Division showdown. Both teams have yet to drop a league game this season.

Final: Garnet Valley 39, Conestoga 47

Conestoga led for the majority of this one and hold on for the win.

Jake Sniras hits his first 3-pointer of the game with 40 seconds left, but Garnet Valley still trails Conestoga 40-37.

Conestoga takes a timeout while still leading 32-28 with 5:12 remaining.

End 3Q: Garnet Valley 25, Conestoga 32

Just 14 combined points in that quarter, but Conestoga maintains its advantage heading into the fourth.

Halftime: Garnet Valley 18, Conestoga 25

Pace picked up in the second quarter with nearly double the points there were in the first. Shane O’Brien has seven for Stoga while Jake Sniras has 13 for GV.

Shane O’Brien knocks down his second 3-pointer and Conestoga has taken complete control of this one. An 8-0 run to put them in front 24-13 with 3:21 left in the first half.

End 1Q: Garnet Valley 6, Conestoga 9.

Slow offensive start for both teams. Jake Sniras is the only person with more than three points so far.