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As of today, we are officially no longer City of Basketball Love, LLC.
CoBL now operates as City of Basketball Love, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- covering boys', girls', women's and men's basketball:
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Today, CoBL and
@PhillyInquirer
are announcing a joint partnership that will benefit the city’s legendary and thriving amateur basketball scene, from high school up through college and so much more.
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T.J. Ferrick (
@tjferrick
) realized in 2018 what he wanted to do for the rest of his life was coach basketball. The former
@SwatMBasketball
assistant got his first head coaching job last month as
@ShipleySports
boys coach.
@JSantoliquito
the story:
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It's Philly vs. Pittsburgh tonight for the Class AAAA state title:
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Good morning! Derrick Jones did this last night, an early candidate for dunk of the year.
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Standouts from Day 2 of the CoBL Fall Classic included players from
@PVGBBALL
,
@NeshaminyGBB
,
@phantom_h00ps
,
@WoodGirlsBball
,
@SFDgirlsbball
,
@HarritonHoops
,
@lcladycrusaders
,
@PSD_GBB
,
@OHaraGirlsBball
,
@NPHS_KnightsBB
,
@ARGirlsBball1
and more:
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Day 3 standouts list from AC Showcase includes
@SamBlumenthal8
,
@MalloryDaly10
,
@HopePip24
,
@DimicheleTalia
,
@BrieDroege
,
@Clutchx3_
,
@ninaemnace
,
@LivFernandez01
,
@KaydenGlotfelty
,
@joielevy23
,
@adora_nwude
,
@KathrynOKane2
,
@cameronspinner
and more:
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GUAA/Spooky Nook Standouts Day 1 (April 21, 2023):
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Ryan Daly (
@ryandaly14
) has been a star player for
@SJUHawks_MBB
, despite some tough circumstances during his time on Hawk Hill.
@jmverlin
with the story:
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The CoBL staff was at Competitive Edge yesterday for the
@RomeRunsHoops
Never Forget Classic. Standouts included
@annaazzaraa
,
@BarattaDeacon
,
@DomDemito
,
@RMulroy
,
@kareena02preuss
,
@abugy34
and more:
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Standouts from the
@WCUAthletics
'Big 64' included
@sumeeralleyne
,
@bevilacqua_luke
,
@Quanbuckets0
,
@olinchamberlain
,
@jaden_colzie
,
@_yadiel_c
,
@dfromhartz_2025
,
@Riley__jacobs
,
@KevairKennedy
,
@parker_zamir
,
@Cam_Smith2310
and more:
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Roman Catholic climbed back to the top of the Philadelphia Catholic League last night:
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It's National
#GiveSomethingAwayDay
(yes, that's real) so we're giving away a CoBL t-shirt! Follow & RT to enter.
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The 2022-23 Pa. Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball Teams ...
@_gabbycasey
,
@amberxsanaii
,
@sharpeabby12
,
@Shay24Smith
,
@LaineMcgurk1
,
@Zahraking_3
and many more locals recognized:
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Local recruiting notebook from first two days at Spooky Nook includes check-ins on
@livstone2024
,
@macpettinelli
,
@IbarrondoLola
,
@MollyRullo
,
@kyliemulhollan
,
@BaileyBalkir
:
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ICYMI: We're teaming up with
@PhillyInquirer
!
CoBL content will appear on the Inquirer’s website and in the newspaper, and there will be exclusive Inquirer-only content produced by both CoBL and Inquirer writers, columnists and contributors.
Learn more:
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Part 2 of our Day 3 Standouts from the
@TheHoopGroup
Spring Jam Fest in Manheim include
@MaxMoshinski
,
@RyanMoesch
,
@EvanMorton0
,
@loganmurphy_10
,
@allen5myers
,
@tobe_nwobu
,
@kevinpikiell
,
@JoshReed2_
,
@lukesoden3
,
@d5ywilk
,
@chase_smucker
and more:
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.
@BoysSF
and
@PhillyPrideAAU
2025 guard Jacob Nguyen (
@jnguyen11_
) ascended into one of the area's top players last season. Read his story and the remarkable story of his parents from
@JSantoliquito
:
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Horrified by the atrocities in Pittsburgh this morning. Anti-Semetism is alive and well in America. Not hard to figure out why these people feel emboldened these days.
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*Yawn*
*Blink*
*Stretch*
Hey there, everybody. Look what we’ve got:
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More content from Spooky Nook with features on
@mia2004fiore
,
@evalysecole10
,
@TaliaZurinskas
,
@igrant30
,
@izzywes007
,
@JennaHillebrand
,
@STalutto
:
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Players from
@WoodGirlsBball
,
@PVHSGirls_BBall
,
@gagirlsbball
,
@lcladycrusaders
,
@GirlsRustin
,
@stogagirlsbball
,
@GbbFord
and
@NeshaminyGBB
among those on standouts list from Day 2 of CoBL Fall Classic:
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District 1 6A Girls Second Round Preview
@PVGBBALL
@SoudertonGBB
@Fordsgbball
@PWHSGirlsBBall
@GbbFord
@AbingtongirlsBB
@SFDgirlsbball
@NeshaminyGBB
@goUgbball
@stogagirlsbball
@PSD_GBB
@NPHS_KnightsBB
@MHS_GirlsBBall
@GVWBB
@CBEgirlsbball
@udhs_athletics
:
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Minor transparency report as we enter our first year of GBB/WBB coverage:
Since Sep. 24, CoBL has run 124 pieces. Of that group, 50 of them (40.3%) have been on WBB/GBB.
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Roman Catholic's (
@RomanBasketball
) Tony Carr (
@PennStateMBB
) headed to the NBA Draft, writes
@jmverlin
:
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A strong contingent of girls squads faced off at the
@Arcadia_WBB
Fall Tournament on Sunday.
@ADRobinson3
was there with standouts from
@WoodGirlsBball
,
@GbbFord
,
@PVGBBALL
,
@NeshaminyGBB
,
@nhsgirlsbball21
,
@NDA_basketball
and more:
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Another notebook from Spooky Nook, focusing on some of the GUAA prospects we saw Friday and Saturday, including
@ZJohnson_06
,
@dee__2025
,
@JekotJillian
,
@JaloniCambridge
,
@teagan_colvin2
,
@DeniyaPrawl
,
@MacySmith06
:
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AC Showcase coverage continues with recruiting notebook featuring
@HMasonius
,
@addimackk
,
@IManyacka
,
@evalysecole10
,
@leasiawilson3
,
@I90ELITE
,
@MalloryDaly10m
:
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At Roman Catholic, Lamar Stevens, Tony Carr and Nazeer Bostick officially sign to play at Penn State.
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Cheltenham beat Central last night and got a big debut from Trevonn Pittis.
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Standouts from Sunday's action at the
@SelectEventsBB
N.J. Spring Fest included
@Madison28185042
,
@oliviaj_013
,
@rose_azmoudeh
,
@qharmon1
,
@kate_koval13
,
@KittyRanda13
,
@speedywilson_1
,
@saniyah_nay
:
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After nearly a year working her way back from a gruesome knee injury,
@udhs_athletics
junior Amy Ngo (
@amyngo22
) is back on the court for the Cardinals and sharing the floor with her younger sister.
@ADRobinson3
the story:
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Raised in a family that values competition, it's no surprise that drive has been passed down to Lucas Orchard (
@orchard_lucas
).
And this afternoon, that helped fuel
@DevonPrepBBall
to an overtime win over
@FordsBasketball
.
@TyDaubert
with more:
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District 1 6A: Freshman
@_meganngo
had 22 points in Upper Dublin's (
@udhs_athletics
) upset win over division rival and reigning District 1 champ PW. Story by
@ADRobinson3
:
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Fran Dunphy is the only coach to lead multiple Big 5 men's basketball teams. On Sunday, the
@LaSalle_MBB
coach became the 43rd coach in NCAA Division I history to win 600 games.
More from the historic victory and other Big 5 action today:
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Standouts from Sunday's Hoops for Hope Classic include
@mollcarpenter33
,
@carolinedotsey
,
@dejaevans33
,
@lizziehalligan_
,
@IbarrondoLola
,
@ZoeKashner
,
@chloe_mcgrorty
,
@LaineMcgurk1
,
@KaraMeredith24
,
@_DallasPierce
and more:
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.
@GwyneddSports
AD/women's coach Keith Mondillo is finishing up his last summer coaching his son Chase, a
@PJPII_Hoops
senior, with
@EasternPAElite
. Story by
@Owen_McCue
:
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There will be more than 100 teams from PA, NJ, DE and MD making their way to Haverford College and Haverford School for the CoBL Interstate Shootout. Here's the schedule for the event:
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After two knee injuries cost her much of her grassroots/high school careers,
@PVGBBALL
senior Anna Stein was ready to look for alternate routes to continue playing hoops. Then she attended the
@KUBearsWBB
prospect camp this fall and found her college home:
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Back-to-Back: Roman Catholic defends PCL Title with 72-65 win over Neumann-Goretti.
#PCLFinal
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.
@WoodGirlsBball
and
@MagicAAU
guard Alexa Windish (
@WindishAlexa
) said she felt something special during her recruitment with
@KUBearsWBB
.
"I did an overnight with the girls, and it was like they were my people. I knew I could go there and fit in.”
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.
@cbeasthoops
’ Joey Giordano led the way with 16 points in a win over Brick Memorial (N.J.).
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Last but not least in our City 6 Q&A series is
@novawbb
's head coach Denise Dillon (
@DeniseDillon
) who discussed her first year at the helm of her alma mater, her team, the upcoming season, and much more:
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Quade Green's latest accomplishment puts him in rare air:
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Long list of standouts from Day 2 of
@PhillyHSLive
I at SJP includes players from
@SJP_BB
,
@dwesthoops
,
@RamapoBball
,
@JRHSTigersHoops
,
@BoysExeter
,
@SIHSBasketball1
,
@RomanBasketball
,
@Sankofa_sports
,
@Phantom_Hoops
,
@GPJacketsHoops
and more:
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F Omari Spellman, the 3rd player on our CoBL all-City 6 Preseason Third Team, was ruled ineligible by
@NCAA
& forced to redshirt last season
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CoBL is THRILLED to announce the hiring of
@steph_garafolo
as our new Events Director.
A basketball lifer with unlimited passion + energy for the game, Steph will be a huge asset as she runs CoBL's camps, clinics + events.
@JSantoliquito
with the story:
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Charlie Brown, one of two sophomores on CoBL's all-City 6 Preseason First Team, avg. 12.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg & made the
@A10MBB
All-Rookie Team
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Isaiah Wong has gone from a two-time PCL Player of the Year with
@friarshoops
to a
@CanesHoops
team leader who is on the verge of scoring 1,000 points as he paves a path to the NBA.
@RobRoseSports
with more:
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Resilient
@mpfriarhoops
wing Andrew Phillips (
@2121Phillips
) fights his way to
@Lafayettembb
. Story by
@JSantoliquito
:
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DeAndre Bembry went 21st in last night's NBA Draft. He's still a Hawk:
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Josh Sharkey (
@jsharkey_3
) set the
@SamfordHoopsFOE
single-season steals record as a freshman but knew there was room for improvement after playing in primarily a reserve role last year.
He spent the summer working w/ Jameer Nelson.
@jmverlin
has more:
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Notebook from some of our coverage Friday at the
@TheHoopGroup
Spring Jam Fest includes updates on Andrew Phillips (
@2121Phillips
), a pair of
@phillyrevhoops
/
@ARyanbasketball
teammates and more:
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It's been quite a month for Andrew Radomicki (
@ARadomicki
) who became a father and got his first head coaching gig with
@TheHillMBB
. Story from
@ZakWolf22
:
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Quite a few eye catchers at Sunday's CoBL College Exposure Camp. Here's a list of some of the standouts on the list:
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When she put on the blue & gold uniform during her visit,
@PatnodeLauren
knew
@LaSalle_WBB
was the right fit for her. The
@PerkBasketball
and
@ElevateNYgirls
6-foot guard made her commitment soon after. Story by
@1Procope
:
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Still a Hawk: SJU's DeAndre' Bembry goes 21st overall to Atlanta in NBA Draft
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Quite a few local girls squads have decided to play in the upcoming scholastic live period. Check out where and when they are playing.
@stogagirlsbball
@GbbFord
@OHaraGirlsBball
@fcs_wbball
@ShipleyGbball
@gs_athletics
@WoodGirlsBball
:
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Standouts from Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest at Spooky Nook include players from
@kyleguyelite
,
@Rise_AboveBball
,
@MiddlesexMagic
,
@OhioBuckets
,
@jerseyforce_
and more:
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Last player on CoBL's all-City 6 Preseason 3rd Team is La Salle's Amar Stukes who avg. 8.1 ppg last year & led A-10 in Ast-to-TO ratio (2.4)
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We're hosting our first-ever Girls College Exposure Camp in May!
Open to 2025, 2026, and 2027 classes.
Sign up now for the Early Registration Discount:
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The 2nd annual CoBL Girls' Fall Classic returns to Spring-Ford on Saturday and Sunday. Here's a schedule for the event, which has nearly doubled in size in Year 2:
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Standouts list from Friday's action at Spooky Nook include members of
@NJShoreshotBoys
,
@ECPBasketball16
,
@bweliteaau
,
@CrownBBALL
,
@njpanthersboys
and more:
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.
@BoysParkland
’s Nick Coval started his day with 17 points in a win over Paul VI then poured in 26 (5 threes) in a loss to Trenton Catholic later in the day.
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Five years. Three ACL tears. One COVID season.
Three weeks away from getting back to the court.
@JasonGuarante
with a terrific story on
@PennMBB
senior Jelani Williams (
@_JWill5_
):
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CoBL's PIAA First Team:
Tony Carr
Xzavier Malone
Ryan Daly
Lamar Stevens
Zane Martin
See all five teams here:
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Here’s a few of the local boys and girls prospects CoBL saw elevate their games this summer, including
@devbooker0
,
@ejcampbell__
,
@RyannJennings0
,
@aklangley
,
@JoshReed2_
,
@BeyerNyle
and more:
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.
@fjhoops
picked up its biggest PCL win of the Chris Roantree era against Roman Catholic on Monday night, four days after the Crusaders' head coach and his wife welcomed a baby son. Story by
@ADRobinson3
:
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Some of the best teams and players in the Mid-Atlantic region will be at Jefferson University on Sunday for the
@BlueStar_HSI
.
@BlueStarMedia1
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PREPPING FOR PREPS: The goal for
@CRSGBB
this season under new coach Jesse Krasna is for teams to dread when they see the Hawks on the schedule.
“We’re going to be the team where everybody goes, ‘Oh, we have to play them next.'"
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Coming out of
@LourdesWarriors
in Poughkeepsie, Maddy Siegrist (
@20sMaddy
) was told she might not play much for
@novawbb
. Now entering her fifth season with the Wildcats, she is trying to follow up a Big East POTY campaign and get back to the tournament:
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Thanks so much to
@thephillyvoice
and
@JSantoliquito
for spotlighting CoBL co-founder and editor-in-chief
@jmverlin
today:
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List of
#CoBLShootout
standouts from Sunday at Haverford College includes
@Diorkennedy6
,
@lilnas3__
,
@Dom3Wyatt
,
@abugy34
,
@antonio_morris5
,
@Eustacebball
,
@_john11kelly
,
@nick_coval
,
@jgaff100
,
@dylanblair03
,
@PmWestBball
,
@jackblum25
,
@aceshoops
:
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Even after being told multiple times to stop,
@CoachMattBloom
didn't give up on his coaching dream. A former
@PennMBB
manager and
@LaSalle_MBB
DOBO, Bloom is currently thriving as the head boys coach at
@RPSathletics
. Story by
@JSantoliquito
:
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PREPPING FOR PREPS: Led by two sets of sisters, the
@udhs_athletics
girls are ready to speed things up this season. Story by
@ADRobinson3
:
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.
@NDA_basketball
freshman
@rileydavis_31
has plenty of athletic talent in her family. She's already making a name for herself early in her high school career. Story by
@JSantoliquito
:
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Darien Simmons was electric in his team's last game. Will run the show for Conwell-Egan this year
#CoBLCamp
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After dealing with quite a bit of adversity,
@ANCBasketball
guard Deywilk Tavarez (
@d5ywilk
) made a dream come true with his commitment to
@DSUMBB
. As
@jared_leveson
writes, he hopes to do the same for others with his degree:
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The courts at The Haverford School and Haverford College were filled from morning to night Saturday at the CoBL Interstate Shootout. Here are our standouts from Day 1:
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.
@NeshaminyGBB
’s Reese Zemitis had 19 points (5 threes) and was impressive as a playmaker for Neshaminy in a win over George School.
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.
@WoodGirlsBball
won its fourth straight PIAA title with a win over Cathedral Prep in the Class 5A championship game Saturday night. It gave senior
@WindishAlexa
a chance to lead the chant she coined in historic fashion.
“Can’t chop Wood. Can’t chop it.”
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.
@lcladycrusaders
junior
@nadiayemola
had an efficient night in a Crusaders win;
@NeshaminyGBB
senior
@ReeseZemitis
reaches 1,000 points.
@ADRobinson3
there for the story:
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THIS SUNDAY – Come out to
@JeffersonUniv
for the CoBL Girls' Winter Classic!
14 games on 2 courts throughout the entire day. ⬇️
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Standouts from Day 3 in Spooky Nook include
@Ava_Jaye_Black
,
@Isabellacasey14
,
@M_Francione5
,
@lilymilewski32
and more:
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.
@GbbFord
product Lucy Olsen (
@LucyOlsenbball
) was once a camper starstruck by her high school counselors. Now she's headed into her second season as a starter for
@novawbb
. Story from
@jmverlin
:
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No. 15 on our Preseason Top 20 returning players list is Saint Joe's (
@SJUHawks_MBB
) wing James Demery (
@jkdemery25
)
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Standouts from
@KUBearsWBB
One-Day Challenge on Sunday included
@kendallchiavel3
,
@emiliacoleman_
,
@ElleJohnson_13
,
@brookemmcfadden
,
@JaniePreston15
,
@Reyn_Ariah_Ratt
,
@Melody_Vaughn_5
,
@CaleighSperling
and more:
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.
@PennCharterGBB
junior Aleah Snead had plenty of D-I offers. But earlier today, she went with the school that first offered her a basketball scholarship:
@SJUHawks_WBB
.
@JSantoliquito
with the story:
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The
@RareFootageNews
Classic made its debut this weekend.
@dylan_lutey
,
@Owen_McCue
and
@jared_leveson
were there. Here are their standouts from the event:
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Plenty of standouts from yesterday’s action at Spooky Nook!
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The District 1 6A girls basketball tournament continues with the second round Wednesday.
@PVGBBALL
@PSD_GBB
@NeshaminyGBB
@CBEgirlsbball
@Fordsgbball
@KCSDKHS_Sports
@NPHS_KnightsBB
@stogagirlsbball
@CRSGBB
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PREPPING FOR PREPS: Billy Cassidy is in Year 2 at
@bpfriarshoops
with a squad looking to make some noise in
@AOPathletics
:
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The
@SOLsports
girls side has plenty of Division I talent and District 1 contenders like
@SoudertonGBB
,
@AbingtongirlsBB
,
@PSD_GBB
,
@NeshaminyGBB
,
@PWHSGirlsBBall
and more.
@ADRobinson3
breaks down Suburban One:
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Kris Jenkins for the win and Villanova is the 2016 National Champion!
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Final notebook from Prime East, including
@gagirlsbball
twins watching each other player;
@ShipleyGbball
coach Ellen Bair's busy weekend;
@palmerjordyn20
on U16 trials; a pair of
@NDA_basketball
2027s and two
@gs_athletics
2024s teaming up and more:
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The
@PhillyUSABBall
All-City Classic Girls, Boys and Jr. games take place this week. Here are the schedule and rosters for the week's events, which begin with the girls games Tuesday at Imhotep:
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