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Phoenixville’s boys basketball team
Phoenixville’s boys basketball team captured the 2008-09 PIAA District 1 Class AAA championship Saturday night with a 56-55 overtime victory over Strath Haven at The Pavilion on the campus of Villanova University.
The Phantoms (21-5) captured the school’s second-ever district title and first since 1998.
Head coach Bill Detweiler is assisted by coaches Lou Brignola, G.T. Pufko, Bruce MacLelland Jr. and freshman coaches Ken Winston and Charles Thompson.
Phoenixville, which was the top seed in the tournament, received its championship trophy as well as individual gold medals for its efforts. The Phantoms will now start the PIAA playoffs Friday night at Norristown High School at 7:30 p.m. against Archbishop Carroll, the third-place team from District 12 (Philadelphia’s Catholic League).
The Phantoms have been led in scoring by 6-foot-6 senior center Greg Peters, who has both an inside and outside game. He scored 21 points against Strath Haven and is averaging 12 points per game for the season. Peters is also the team’s top rebounder at eight per game and is also an adept shot blocker.
Senior point guard Yusuf Brown is averaging 11 points per game and is counted upon for top defense and ballhandling as well as his scoring output. So is junior guard Corey Gordon.
Junior forward Harrison Deyo suffered a broken tibia in the second quarter and is lost for the season. But he has been a valuable asset all season long. So have junior forwards Jamie Hennessy and Mike Matson, who are scrappy role players.
The Phantoms have relied on balanced scoring as well as tight defense, combining man-to-man and zone alignments, in order to be successful.
The Phantoms (21-5) captured the school’s second-ever district title and first since 1998.
Head coach Bill Detweiler is assisted by coaches Lou Brignola, G.T. Pufko, Bruce MacLelland Jr. and freshman coaches Ken Winston and Charles Thompson.
Phoenixville, which was the top seed in the tournament, received its championship trophy as well as individual gold medals for its efforts. The Phantoms will now start the PIAA playoffs Friday night at Norristown High School at 7:30 p.m. against Archbishop Carroll, the third-place team from District 12 (Philadelphia’s Catholic League).
The Phantoms have been led in scoring by 6-foot-6 senior center Greg Peters, who has both an inside and outside game. He scored 21 points against Strath Haven and is averaging 12 points per game for the season. Peters is also the team’s top rebounder at eight per game and is also an adept shot blocker.
Senior point guard Yusuf Brown is averaging 11 points per game and is counted upon for top defense and ballhandling as well as his scoring output. So is junior guard Corey Gordon.
Junior forward Harrison Deyo suffered a broken tibia in the second quarter and is lost for the season. But he has been a valuable asset all season long. So have junior forwards Jamie Hennessy and Mike Matson, who are scrappy role players.
The Phantoms have relied on balanced scoring as well as tight defense, combining man-to-man and zone alignments, in order to be successful.
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