Thank God for high school sports.
In other words, it was pretty much a night to forget for your local teams.
Temple got buried by Tulsa, putting their NCAA tourney hopes in jeopardy.
The Flyers fell in Carolina, and saw rookie sensation Shayne Gostisbehere's 15-game scoring streak snapped.
And of course the Sixers lost again, this time at home to the Magic.
All of which takes a back seat to the splendor that played out at the Liacouras Center at Temple, where high school hoops once again took center stage.
Here's a word for all of those who doubted the Chester Clippers as they struggled early in this season.
They're back.
Last night the beat Ridley, 74-62, to advance to the District One AAAA final. Chester will go for another District One crown Friday night vs. Plymouth-Whitemarsh at the Liacouras Center.
Matt DeGeorge has all the action from last night, while columnist Rob Parent talks about the defense that powered the Clippers' big win.
No high school team in Pennsylvania can match the run of excellence compiled by the legendary Chester hoops program. How good have the Clippers been?
Friday night they will be seeking their 24th District One crown. Obviously that's more than any other team in District One. After that it's on to the states and the hunt for another state crown. The Clippers have appeared in the state tourney more than 40 times. They have collected a Pennsylvania record 8 state championships, and been runner-up another 10 times.
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