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1 month ago | 
nationals.usahockey.com | Steve Drumwright |USA Hockey |Tom Robinson
Graysen Briggs just loved hockey — Pinnacle High School hockey in particular.
He was a physical forward with a good shot for the program from Phoenix.
But Briggs won’t be with Pinnacle as his favorite team plays in the 2025 Chipotle-USA Hockey High School National Championships for a 2A title in Irvine, California, this weekend. He passed away in May of last year after a battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, just a month shy of his 16th birthday.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Joseph Santoliquito |Josh Verlin |David Comer |Tom Robinson
Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito)
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ALLENTOWN — The collection of restrained sobs and sniffles wafted their way under the metal locker room door and out into the hallway of Parkland High School Friday night. About 20 minutes later, they were followed by a line of bloodshot, teary eyes and teammates clutching on to each other, unwilling to let go.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Tom Robinson |Andrew Robinson
By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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The Sweetest Place on Earth is just one win away.
The PIAA state semifinals take place this upcoming weekend — Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 — at high school gyms across the state, with 48 teams still alive in 12 different brackets across six classifications on the boys and girls’ sides. That includes 16 teams from the Philadelphia area still alive, with eight local squads playing on Friday and eight on Saturday.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Andrew Robinson |Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Tom Robinson
Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3)
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EASTON >> Heart is everything for Olivia Voshell.
The Strath Haven senior plays basketball with plenty of heart and it’s a trait her teammates picked up this season as well. So while she and the Panthers were at a serious size disadvantage against Crestwood on Saturday, they knew their heart would keep them in the game.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Andrew Robinson |Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Tom Robinson
Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3)
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BETHLEHEM >> When Perk Valley absolutely, positively needs to get something done, the Vikings usually look to Bella Bacani.
The 5-foot-7 point guard does everything and then some. She’s the conduit from the bench to the floor, she runs the show, she rains threes, she sets up teammates, has a knack for getting the ball when she probably shouldn’t and on Friday night, Bacani did a pretty good job sealing a leak.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Andrew Robinson |Tom Robinson
By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
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We’re into the PIAA quarterfinals, only two rounds away from the championship games at Hershey’s GIANT Center (March 27-29).
The slate of Saturday’s quarterfinals with CoBL-area squads includes several teams that are making their first-ever state quarterfinal appearances, while others are at a point they’ve reached almost every year in recent memory.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Andrew Robinson |Tom Robinson
Owen McCue
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Father Judge senior Kevair Kennedy has never played March basketball.
Last season, the Crusaders ended their season on Feb. 22 in the Catholic semifinals. Two seasons ago Judge finished on Feb. 15 in a PCL play-in.
Though he’s felt the grind of game and 80+ practices, Kennedy doesn’t want the last and longest season of his high school career to end — and he’s playing like it.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Dan Arkans |Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Tom Robinson
By Dan Arkans (@dan arkans)
OREFIELD – The Downingtown West boys basketball team starts just one senior in Donovan Fromhartz.
The rest of the bunch features two sophomores and two juniors. Knowing this going into the season head coach Stu Ross loaded up the schedule with the likes of Cardinal O’Hara, Upper Dublin, Cumberland Valley, Central York and Liberty.
That schedule left the Whippets with a 5-7 start, but after rallying to make the PIAA 6A Tournament Ross thought they would be ready.
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1 month ago | 
cityofbasketballlove.com | Tom Robinson |Josh Verlin |Jeff Griffith |Joseph Santoliquito
By Tom Robinson
CLARKS SUMMIT – Larry Hughes kept Upper Moreland on even terms with Abington Heights with his steady inside presence.
When Jadon Cybok heated up from outside, the Golden Bears had just enough to get past the perennial northeastern Pennsylvania powers on their home court.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
theabingtonjournal.com | Tom Robinson
SCRANTON — Abington Heights lost and Scranton Prep won in games against New Jersey teams during the Electric City Showcase, a Top Tiers girls basketball event at the Lackawanna College Student Union Dec. 13-15. The 11-game, 19-team event primarily matched local teams with college prospects on their rosters against out-of-state teams with similar credentials. Abington Heights lost to West Orange 65-51 in the event’s finale Dec. 15.
