Chester vs. Lower Merion Basketball Championship Preview

(Via Dave Burman)

 

PIAA CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday at Giant Center, Hershey

8 p.m. tip.

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CHESTER CLIPPERS (28-3, top seed out of District 1)

Probable starters

1 Conrad Chambers 6-0 jr

2 Darius Robinson 6-1 sr

10 Rashan DeJarnette 5-9 sr

23 Rondae Jefferson 6-7 sr

32 Richard Granberry 6-7 sr

Top reserves

22 James Kirksey 6-4 sr

4 Isaiah Warren 5-8 sr

30 Mike Williams 6-0 sr

42 Khalil Williams 6-5 sr

40 Diamonte Reason 6-2 sr

Head coach: Larry Yarbray

How they got to Giant Center:

Defeated Cumberland Valley 74-43 in first round

Defeated Williamsport 67-50 in second round

Defeated Great Valley 55-42 in quarterfinals

Defeated St. Joseph’s Prep 62-53 in semifinals

 

LOWER MERION ACES (31-3, 2nd seed out of District 1)

Probable starters

1 JaQuan Johnson 5-10 jr

5 B.J. Johnson 6-7 sr

25 Justin McFadden 6-3 jr

34 Raheem Hall 6-2 sr

40 Yohanny Dalembert 6-8 sr

Top reserves

11 Corey Sherman 6-0 so

12 Jule Brown 6-5 so

20 Baird Howland 6-5 sr

Head coach: Gregg Downer

How they got to Giant Center

Defeated Carlisle 77-36 in first round

Defeated Martin Luther King 63-50 in second round

Defeated Harrisburg 63-62 in quarterfinals

Defeated New Castle 67-63 in semifinals

THE PICK: CHESTER  

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(Michael Bullock & Geoff Morrow)