PHILADELPHIA Lauren Power only needed four letters to sum up her team Friday night. The Germantown Academy girls’ basketball coach didn’t need more than that, although it would have been warranted after the game the Patriots had with host Penn Charter. There was a lot on the line Friday and both teams certainly played like it. Isabella Casey’s free throw with 0.5 left gave GA a 63-62 win over Penn Charter, clinching at least a share of the Inter-Ac League title.
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CHELTENHAM The fourth quarter has been a sticking point for Germantown Academy girls basketball. In the Patriots’ three losses this season, the final frame presented the bulk of their frustration. Pushed into another close game against another quality opponent Sunday against Archbishop Carroll in the Hoops for Hope Classic at Arcadia University, it came down to the fourth again. This time, GA was able to close out, picking up a 40-32 win over last year’s PIAA 6A champions. “We worked on it every single day at practice,” GA senior Isabella Casey said. “Facing that pressure is something we’ve struggled […]
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MARPLE – In a game full of upperclassmen, naturally it was a freshman who stole the show. Cardinal O’Hara’s Brigidanne Donohue, making just her second career start, hit the biggest shot of Friday’s game against Germantown Academy but only after hitting the game’s two other biggest shots on the previous two possessions. Donohue’s back-to-back-to-back threes were part of a 10-point fourth quarter by the freshman and tilted a close game between two quality teams. The Lions ended their holiday tournament with a win, fending off GA 42-37 on Friday to remain unbeaten on the year. “The refs were letting us […]