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Pa. boys and girls: Sacchetta's shot lifts EA over Phelps

The tie wasn't there, so Kyle Sacchetta opted to win the game instead. Matt Woods drove the lane but couldn't find a shot and kicked it out to Sacchetta, who hit a three-pointer from the right corner with 14.5 seconds remaining to give Episcopal Academy a 65-64 victory over visiting Phelps on Tuesday.

The tie wasn't there, so Kyle Sacchetta opted to win the game instead.

Matt Woods drove the lane but couldn't find a shot and kicked it out to Sacchetta, who hit a three-pointer from the right corner with 14.5 seconds remaining to give Episcopal Academy a 65-64 victory over visiting Phelps on Tuesday.

Phelps missed a shot at the other end and Nick Alikakos (33 points) pulled down his 21st rebound to end the nonleague boys' basketball game.

In other nonleague action:

Ryan McTamney scored 28 points and went 13 for 13 from the line to lead La Salle to a 65-56 win at Malvern Prep.

Chris Kuhar made two free throws with nine seconds remaining to ice Archbishop Ryan's 52-50 triumph at Penn Charter.

Bicentennial League. Aiden Bauer scored seven of his 15 points in overtime to lock up Holy Ghost Prep's 76-71 victory at Lower Moreland.

Girls' Basketball

Kristen Burdo scored 25 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead Perkiomen School to a 56-44 nonleague victory at Westtown.

Burdo, who now has 1,015 points, also had 14 rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Suburban One American. Josie Barrett drained her fifth three-pointer as time expired to send Upper Dublin to a 42-39 home win over Cheltenham. Allison Chernow had nine assists.

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