The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Dec. 5

The Daily Numbers: 12-0, score by which Interboro beat Ridley on Thanksgiving. An Interboro fan now faces charges in connection with an attack on a Ridley player after the game.

1 million dollar seized from suspected drug dealers based in Upper Darby.

8 kilos of heroin also taken in the raid.

50 deaths from drug overdoses expected by the end of the year.

25 dollars per pill for power painkillers bought on the street.

5 dollars for a hit of heroin. Authorities say people are getting hooked on the painkillers, then turning to heroin for a cheaper high.

2.8 percent tax hike include in the county budget, which faces a public hearing tonight at the county courthouse in Media.

20 bucks, how much more it will cost the average home owner in the county.

1 percent dip in slots revenue from Pa.’s 12 operating casinos in November compared to last year.

10 percent decline in slots play at Harrah’s in Chester.

24 point decline for the stock market yesterday.

895 dollars that poured in to the Merry Christmas Fund. Let’s keep it going. We are a long way off our goal of $60,000.

6-3 win for the Flyers, a rare victory over the Red Wings on their home ice in Hockeytown.

100,000 dollar fine slapped on Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin for interfering with a touchdown return during the Ravens win over Pittsburgh.

77-69 win for Temple over Saint Joe’s.

8 straight wins for the Villanova Wildcats, who held off Penn last night, 77-54.

300 wins for Chester native Bo Ryan after his Wisconsin team topped Virginia in a defensive standoff, 48-38.

5 total number of wins for Texans and Jags, who face off tonight in Thursday night NFL action.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

One week after dealing with Larry Fitzgerald, the Eagles are right back at it this week, plotting for a way to defuse ‘Megatron,’ Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

I Don’t Get It: Drunken brawls after a high school football game. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Marple Newtown community for stepping up and raising the money for the funeral expenses of alum Christian Massey, who was gunned down in Philadelphia for his expensive headphones.

Quote Box: “I was aware of the problem, but I didn’t appreciate the magnitude of it until I talked with those on the front lines.”

- Sen. Pat Toomey, at seminar on prescription drug abuse held in Ridley yesterday.

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