Pa. Boys: Olney rallies in final minute to nip Northeast
Down five points with just 40 seconds left in regulation, Olney rallied against its misfortune to top visiting Northeast, 68-66, on Tuesday afternoon in a Public League Division C basketball game.
Down five points with just 40 seconds left in regulation, Olney rallied against its misfortune to top visiting Northeast, 68-66, on Tuesday afternoon in a Public League Division C basketball game.
Shaquior Cooper's layup with five seconds left gave the Trojans the win. Shakeem Stevens led Olney in the final frame with five points. Entering the fourth quarter, Olney trailed, 52-46.
Also in the Public League, senior forward Savon Goodman dropped in 43 points and senior point guard Daiquan Walker had 32 as Constitution rolled at Prep Charter, 101-63.
Goodman added 15 rebounds and now has 89 points over his last two games. Walker recorded 12 assists and nailed three threes.
In his first game of the season, Tyshon McBryde wasted no time to contribute as the senior forward finished with 26 points and a trio of three-pointers to help host Ben Franklin knock off Overbrook, 74-59. McBryde knocked down nine of his 10 foul shots and scored 11 points in both the second and third quarters.
Karon Keene and Ronald Nesmeth each poured in eight points in the fourth quarter as visiting Strawberry Mansion knocked off Del-Val Charter, 63-58. Keene finished with a game-high 17 points and the Knights trailed 38-35 entering the fourth.
With a team effort in the fourth quarter, host University City held off Dobbins, 58-53. Ashandu Akbar knocked down three foul shots down the stretch and Diante Lunsford and Jahmere Baynes recorded key rebounds and steals to seal the win.
Tri-County. Ezra Solway scored eight points in the first half as Barrack Hebrew held off host Woodlynde, 36-28. The forward finished with a game-high 13 points.
Suburban One. William Tennent twice rallied as it knocked off host Bensalem, 66-64, in overtime. Jack Rauchat hit a three from the corner at the buzzer to send the game in overtime and the Panthers clawed back from a four-point hole in OT to grab the win.
Before Rauchat's buzzer-beater, Bensalem's Julian Hyden converted a four-point play with 2.8 seconds left in regulation to take a three-point lead.
Anthony McKie scored four of his 13 points in overtime as Plymouth Whitemarsh knocked off host Upper Dublin, 64-62.
Ches-Mont. Kenshi Kobayashi scored seven points in overtime to lead Kennett to a 68-63 win over visiting Sun Valley. Sun Valley tied the game with 7 seconds left in regulation.
Bicentennial. Steve Kohlbrenner knocked down each of his six free throws in overtime as Devon Prep knocked off visiting Christopher Dock, 69-66, in overtime. Kohlbrenner finished with a game-high 23 points and was aided by Nick Weis' eight offensive rebounds.
Tim Lazorko dished out seven assists, Tom Heston grabbed four steals, and host Holy Ghost Prep cruised past Springfield (Montco), 67-47.
Aiden Coughlin knocked down a pair of three' on consecutive fourth quarter possessions to help host Bristol turn away Plumstead Christian, 50-43.
Pioneer. Josh Dishman's 20 points and trio of three pointers helped Spring-Ford inch past host Perkiomen Valley, 71-67. Steve Leonard knocked down six threes for the hosts.
Scott Dennin poured in 25 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and swatted four shots as visiting Boyertown knocked off host Boyertown, 54-51.
Central. Yohanny Dalembert swatted four shots and Lower Merion cruised past Radnor, 72-35.
Zachary Yonda hit four three-pointers as Conestoga turned away host Harriton, 66-61. Yonda finished with a game-high 16 points.
Eddie Hyland turned in nine rebounds and nine points to help trigger a 53-45 home win for Strath Haven over Garnet Valley.
Nonleague. Amile Jefferson's game-high 18 points helped Friends' Central knock off host Episcopal Academy, 47-43. Conrad Chambers chipped in with 11 points. Brian Metzler's six rebounds helped lead EA.
Sean Havink knocked down a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left as Cardinal O'Hara knocked off Academy Park, 57-55.
Josh Bair hit a lay-in at the buzzer to send the game into overtime as host Girard College eventually downed Calvary Christian, 68-64. Senior Tyreek Peeples hit nine of his 10 foul shots in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Pat Costello knocked down a three-pointer and three foul shots in the fourth quarter to help Chestnut Hill rally over visiting Germantown Friends, 42-30. The Blue Devils led by just two points before outscoring GFS, 15-5, in the fourth quarter.
Chris McMonigle came off the bench and contributed seven boards and eight points as Archbishop Ryan rolled at nearby MaST Charter, 62-34. Christian Rivera dished out seven assists.
Brendan Kilpatrick bookended his 18 points with a five-point quarter in both the first and fourth and Malvern Prep knocked off host Salesianum, 37-34.