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Cardinal O'Hara head coach Tim Kelly said it was the most crowded his gym had been in about 25 years. And for good measure. The Lions' 51-25 win over Catholic League foe Monsignor Bonner on Friday night took a backseat to the likely end of a long-term rivalry, due to the scheduled closing of Bonner.
"It was a game both teams looked forward to," said Kelly. "Emotions were high. . . . It was a really neat experience."
Senior forward Ed Allen grabbed eight rebounds for the win while Sean Havink's 16 points led all scorers.
Paul Pfeffinger's six points led Bonner.
Also in the Catholic League, Shep Garner scored 11 of his team-high 17 points in the first quarter as host Roman Catholic jumped out to a large lead before cruising past Conwell-Egan, 64-49.
The Cahillites led 31-6 after the first period. Rashann London chipped in with seven assists and Shafeek Taylor grabbed eight boards. Jamal Nwaniemeka led the Eagles with 25 points and seven rebounds.
La Salle went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter en route to passing visiting West Catholic, 54-42. Matt Rodden knocked down two threes in the period and finished with 10 points.
Steve Vasturia scored 14 of his game-high 19 points in the first half as St. Joseph's Prep breezed at Archbishop Wood, 60-36. The junior added nine rebounds.
John Davis dropped in 17 points while Ja'Quan Newtown and Derrick Stewart both had 12 as Neumann-Goretti eased past host Archbishop Ryan, 65-42.
Derrick Jones and Alec Stavetski hauled in nine rebounds apiece as Archbishop Carroll knocked off host Father Judge, 66-62. Stevetski finished with a game-high 19 points and Judge's Steven Griffin had 17 points after halftime.
Friends Schools. Isaiah Baker's left-handed runner in the lane with 2 minutes left gave Shipley a six-point lead and the Gators held on to edge visiting Abington Friends, 31-29. Baker finished with 11 points and eight boards.
Central. All eight of Brenden Brown's points came after halftime as Upper Darby topped visiting Conestoga, 46-43.
Marple Newtown started celebrating a bit too early, but luckily enough the Tigers pulled out a 69-58 overtime victory over visiting Harriton. With Marple leading by four, fans stormed the court thinking the game had ended.
Instead, Ryan Furst was fouled on his shot attempt with one-tenth of a second left on the clock. Marple was whistled for a technical foul due to the fan's reaction. Furst knocked down one of two foul shots, allowing Matt Sherman to tie the game with his two technical foul shots. In overtime, Marple ran away with a 13-2 period and the fans celebrated once more.
Kevin Gladstone scored eight points in the fourth quarter as Haverford High topped visiting Garnet Valley, 37-33. He finished with a game-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Bicentennial. Uriel Savage knocked down a half-court buzzer-beater as Morrisville knocked off visiting Phil-Mont Christian, 55-53.
Tim Lazorko's 10 points highlighted a balanced effort by Holy Ghost Prep as it rolled at Christopher Dock, 52-33. The Firebirds featured 13 scorers.
Steve Kohlbrenner knocked down four threes and finished with a game-high 19 points as Devon Prep knocked off visiting New Hope-Solebury, 62-48. Paul Kubat chipped in with eight boards.
Jake Cohen and Demitri Zoubroulis each scored 13 points to help Lower Moreland roll at MaST Charter, 46-34.
Inter-Ac. Germantown Academy was unable to get a shot off at the buzzer as it fell to visiting Malvern Prep, 47-46. Prep's Ryan Ammerman drew a crucial charge with 3.5 seconds left, but GA stole the ensuing in-bounds pass as time expired. Steve Perpiglia led the Friars with 18 points.
Suburban One. Mike Mintah knocked down a pair of free throws with less than a minute left as Truman topped host Neshaminy, 69-68. Mintah added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
John Flaherty's eight rebounds and Kevin Raymond's five steals helped host Central Bucks South top Hatboro-Horsham, 47-35.
Anthony McKie knocked down three threes en route to a game-high 26 points as Plymouth Whitemarsh rolled at Upper Merion, 79-33.
Toyon Wynder grabbed eight rebounds and scored eight points as Cheltenham roll at Upper Moreland, 65-38.
Anthony Durham dished out five assists to go along with his 20 points as Abington topped William Tennent, 55-43. Jiere Morrisey chipped in with seven rebounds.
