Wissahickon 16, Upper Moreland 7 after one. … Nico Vacchiano is 6-for-8 from the floor with 16 points. Made his first four attempts.

Ches-Mont Boys Playoffs, First Round Downingtown West (13-9) at Sun Valley (11-11)

The curling is good right now. #USAvSUI

Conestoga (14-7, 13-2) at Haverford (15-5, 12-3) with the Central League regular-season title and district playoff seeding on the line.

Full house as La Salle (8-9, 4-5) hosts St. Joe’s Prep (8-10, 5-5) in a Monday afternoon edition of their LONG-running rivalry game.

The 76ers observe a moment of silence for Dan McQuade

It’s Westtown School vs Friends Central with the top seed in the Friends Schools League at stake. Nobody’s beaten Westtown in several years. The Phoenix are hoping this is the year.

Everything nice that everyone is saying about Dan McQuade is true.

I am gutted about Dan McQuade. A great writer, a guy who knew more about what made Philly “Philly” than anybody else, a fellow HGP Firebird, and just a kind person. A terrible loss for all of us.

Absolutely gutting. Dan was the best of us. Friendly, smart, funny, a fantastic writer. Don't think I ever saw him in a bad mood. One day after his birthday. RIP Dan. We'll all miss you.

Catching an early(ish) game on a busy Wednesday night in the Delaware Valley. Upper Darby (10-7, 7-5) hosting Garnet Valley (13-4. 9-3) with playoff berths and seedings on the line.

Interesting one at Radnor tonight. The Raptors (11-7, 8-4) sit one game ahead of Marple Newtown (12-6, 7-5) in the Central standings. But it’s the Tigers who, at No. 4 in the District 1 5A rankings, are five spots ahead. Both teams chasing the other in one respect.

Already getting reports of school districts closing for tomorrow. Might have to wait until Wednesday for any games to be taking place. We'll see what comes in over the next few hours.

Wasn't able to post, but I was at Chestnut Hill College this afternoon as Roman Catholic beat Cardinal O'Hara 59-46 behind 15 points from Sammy Jackson, 11 from Bryce Presley and 8p/6a/5s from RJ Smith. Story coming on the Cahillites and senior forward Al-Jalil Bey-Moore later tonight.

Final: Bonner 69, Ryan 64 Korey Francis with the final seven points to seal the win @jmverlin.bsky.social

59-59 52 seconds left Bonner ball @jmverlin.bsky.social

HALF: Germantown Academy 22, Penn Charter 18. … Finnegan Reckner a pair of big triples in the quarter for GA. PC’s Carter Smith has 9 at the half to lead all scorers.

End of 3: Ryan 52, Bonner 45 We’ve got a game @jmverlin.bsky.social

Key positioning battle in the Friends Schools League. Abington Friends hosting Academy New Church, both 3-1 in FSL play thus far.

Ryan’s Isaiah Gore nails back to back 3s. Ryan leads Bonner 27-10 with 5:50 left before halftime 👀 @jmverlin.bsky.social

After 3: Souderton 39, CB West 32 @hooplove215.bsky.social

Philly Catholic League boys hoops: Archbishop Ryan leads Bonner-Prendie, 14-9, after the first quarter at Bonner. @jmverlin.bsky.social

Archbishop Carroll 62 Father Judge 47 FINAL Carroll shakes up the PCL with a big time win over the Crusaders, capped off by Nasir Ralls scoring his 1000th career point.

Some afternoon hoops in Delco. Penn Wood (12-3, 3-1) hosting Academy Park (8-8, 2-2). Was told Penn Wood didn’t have heating the last two days. The temperature in here is…brisk.

I've been told that Sunday's Maggie Lucas Classic at Jefferson is postponed due to the impending winter storm. Makeup date/plans are TBD. I'll have more information as it becomes available.

Some Central League hoops on a Wednesday night. Springfield (Delco.) (15-1, 9-1) hosting Lower Merion (11-4, 7-3) to try and complete the sweep of the Central’s “big school” portion.

Great story from CoBL's Matthew Allibone about the Philly reunion going on in Fort Myers, with Imhotep's Rahmir Barno and Prep's Jordan Ellerbee helping lead a Philly-heavy FGCU: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

The biggest rivalry in the PAC continues. Spring-Ford (12-3, 5-1) hosting Perkiomen Valley (14-3, 6-0). Both teams in the top six of the district rankings. A win all but guarantees PV a PAC Liberty title defense. Vikings won the prior matchup by two.

A breakout performance from Wood sophomore Dylan Powell led the Vikings to a come-from-behind win over Neumann-Goretti tonight in a battle atop the PCL. My story from Warminster: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Big one in the PCL tonight. Archbishop Wood (9-5, 5-1) hosting Neumann-Goretti (12-1, 5-0) in front of a quickly-filling Kelly Gymnasium.

Senior Day at Marple Newtown, which means a nice crowd in the gym as the Tigers (7-8) host Delco Christian (9-4) in a non-league matchup. MN has eight seniors on the roster.

ROCCO WESTFIELD!!!!!! The Merrimack commit drills the corner trey and wins it at the buzzer for Father Judge. Westfield finishes with five 👌s and 21 points. Jeremiah Adedeji had 16 points and Derrick Morton-Rivera had 19 points. Sammy Jackson led RC w/ 19 points, RJ Smith added 11 points

Haverford School 58 Penn Charter 55 4:57 | Q4 A technical foul on Kasey Fleming at the six-minute mark looked to be a dagger - however, the Quakers have responded with back to back threes from Dominic Comitale to cut it to a one possession game. Timeout, Fords. In for a good finish.

Haverford School 45 Penn Charter 39 4:39 | Q3 Quakers have cut it to six, timeout for the Fords after an offensive foul on Silas Graham.

Haverford 17 Penn Charter 11 End Q1 Manny Butts leading the way after eight minutes with seven points and a block. Great intensity on both ends.

Wasn't able to get out for a game tonight. Had to take a car into the shop and my wife needed the other one, so I'm working on a couple things from home. We'll have a few stories up on CoBL plus a nightly roundup later on.

For the second time in two years, Kabe Goss found himself in the SportsCenter Top 10. So what's better -- hitting a shot to win the Catholic League title or one to keep your college team unbeaten? www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Manny Butts putback with 13 seconds left ends up the game-winner for Haverford.

HALF: Malvern Prep 27, Haverford School 25. … Logan Chwastyk gets going with eight in the second quarter to spark the Friars.

Here at Malvern Prep where the Friars host Haverford School in Inter-Ac action. @hooplove215.bsky.social

Up ahead at Haverford High tonight: potential chaos in the Central League. Fords (8-4, 6-2) are one of four two-loss teams. They’re all right behind Springfield (Delco.) (10-3, 7-1), tonight’s visitors.

Sad news as Temple assistant Bill Courtney passed away at the age of 55. Courtney was in his first year with the Owls; was previously head coach at Cornell (2010-16) and had other stops at Miami (Fl.), DePaul, Virginia Tech, Virginia and more as an assistant. Played at Bucknell, in their HoF. RIP.

Went to Delco Christian tonight to see freshman sensation Dom Good and the Knights take on Faith Christian in a battle of BAL unbeatens. Good did not disappoint: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Dom Good set the Delco Christian scoring record with this bucket with five seconds left, giving her 43 in a 72-43 win over Faith Christian. Knights won the battle of BAL unbeatens to claim first place in the league.

The Temple men haven't won eight straight in 14 years, haven't been 4-0 in conference play in longer than that. For those reasons and more, the Owls' trip to Memphis looms large on Wednesday night. My column about its importance: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Friday Night (Catholic League) Lights. St. Joseph’s Prep (5-6, 1-1) hosting Archbishop Wood (5-5, 1-1). Both teams took some lumps in the non-league and desperately want to avoid opening PCL play 1-2.

Took in a terrific game (and atmosphere) today at Gwynedd Mercy Academy as Mount St. Joseph won a battle at the top of the AACA: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Somehow, my first trip to Gwynedd Mercy Academy. Monarchs (10-2, 3-0) hosting Mount St. Joseph (10-1, 3-0) for first place in the AACA.

First visit to MaST Charter in Northeast Philly. Good Bicentennial game here between the Panthers (10-2, 6-0) and Church Farm (6-0, 4-0) starting just a few minutes late.

Went over the bridge to Jersey on Monday to catch up with Radnor alum Jackson Hicke, now a junior starter for a young Princeton squad which just made some history with its latest win: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...