Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Chester can't hold off Marple Newtown
December 1, 2023: Newtown Square, PA 19073 The Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers basketball team scored 38 points and restricted the visiting Chester Clippers to 35 in the Fightin' Tigers non-league victory on Friday.
The Fightin' Tigers now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pottsgrove for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 5. Marple Newtown will battle a Falcons team coming off a 44-16 non-league loss to Brandywine Heights Area (Topton, PA). The Falcons record now stands at 0-2.
The Clippers (0-1) will now prepare for their contest against Phoenixville (Phoenixville, PA). The Phantoms come into the non-league contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Phoenixville was nudged by Unionville (Kennett Square, PA), 57-25, in a non-league contest.