Parker leads Alvernia to crown
Junior Brian Parker (Chichester) scored a career-high 30 points and was named most outstanding player as the top-seeded Alvernia men's basketball team topped Lycoming, 78-68, to win the Commonwealth Conference championship in Reading.
Junior Brian Parker (Chichester) scored a career-high 30 points and was named most outstanding player as the top-seeded Alvernia men's basketball team topped Lycoming, 78-68, to win the Commonwealth Conference championship in Reading.
Freshman William Wingate (Mastery Charter) finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 steals for the third-seeded Warriors.
Delaware Valley 77, DeSales 72 - Jeremy Beckett had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks en rote to MVP honors as the second-seeded Aggies (19-8) won their second Freedom Conference championship.
Both times they won, it was against DeSales (21-6), this time on the top-seeded Bulldogs' home court.
The Aggies will learn Monday whom they will play in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Women's Basketball
Gettysburg 48, Swarthmore 46 - With a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, Garnet junior Kayla Moritzky's jumper in traffic hit the back rim, giving the top-seeded Bullets the Centennial Conference championship at Bream Gym in Gettysburg, Pa.
Gettysburg (21-6) was led by Caroline Murphy, who finished with a game-high 19 points. Jenna Swope (Archbishop Wood) totaled three assists.
The Bullets used a strong defense to hold the Garnet to just 25 percent shooting for the game.
With the win, the Bullets claim their first Centennial title in program history and earn the conference's automatic spot in the NCAA Division III championship tournament.
Second-seeded Swarthmore (20-7) could get an at-large berth to the tournament, to be announced Monday.
Junior Katie Lytle led Swarthmore with 15 points while Moritzky added 11 points.
Wrestling
For the 10th time in school history, the Centennial Conference wrestling championship belongs to Ursinus.
The Bears captured four first-place finishes, four second-place finishes, and a third to earn 113 points and their first title since the 2006-07 season.
Sophomore Richard Jasinski (Pennridge) won the 157-pound bracket, while freshman Robert Scaramuzza (Malvern Prep) placed second at 285 pounds at the meet in Baltimore.
























