Wong’s 44 not enough to save Bonner & Prendie

There’s only one unbeaten boys basketball team left in Delco, despite Isaiah Wong’s best efforts Friday.

Wong scored a career-high 44 points, but Bonner & Prendergast couldn’t overcome an 18-point halftime deficit in falling at NeumannGoretti, 78-70.

Wong had 36 points in the second half for Bonner (10-1, 5-1 Catholic League). He added eight rebounds. Donovan Rodriguez kept Bonner afloat early with 15 points.

In the Central League: GARNET VALLEY 71, SPRINGFIELD 59 » Carl Schaller scored 16 points, including six in overtime, as Garnet Valley survived a scare against the winless Cougars by keeping them scoreless in the extra session.

Greg Vlassopoulos led all scorers with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Neel Beniwal tossed in 18 points, and Schaller added seven assists for Garnet Valley (9-3, 5-2).

Springfield (0-12, 0-7) pushed the Jags on the strength of 12 made 3-pointers. M’khai Terry led the way with four triples for 18 points and six rebounds. Brian Ward hit three 3s for 15 points, and Cole Rhodes canned two triples for a dozen points plus five assists. CONESTOGA 61, RADNOR 56 » Lewis Robinson scored 20 points, and Jack D’Entremont added 19, but the Raiders (7-5, 4-3) were undone by Stoga shooting 26-for-30 from the line in snapping a four-game winning streak.

LOWER MERION 58, MARPLE NEWTOWN 46 » Tommy Gardler scored

13 of his 15 points in the second half, and Joey Pettinelli paired eight points with five assists, but Marple (4-8, 2-5) was done in by 21 points from Jack Forrest in his return from injury.

UPPER DARBY 61, STRATH HAVEN 44 » Iyan Joshuasville scored a careerhigh 16 points late Thursday night, keying a 13-0 second-quarter run. Diby Keita and Kymir Roper added

14 each for UD (4-6, 3-4).

Ibo Pio led Strath Haven with

13 points, and Luke Edwards and Justin Morris each tossed in three

3-pointers for 11 points.

In the Bicentennial League: DELCO CHRISTIAN 53, PHIL-MONT CHRISTIAN 52 » Jackson Piotrowski scored 21 points, and Obinna Nwobodo (seven points) hit a free throw with 3.7 seconds left to earn DC (64, 3-3) the win. Jacob Bronkema added 11 points.

At the Wilmington Tournament:

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 76, WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 36 » Donald Jones and Tehron Phillips scored 10 points each, and Marvin Logan, Sam Geathers and Jordan Greene all added eight apiece as all 12 Crusaders scored to advance to Saturday’s title game against Mt. Pleasant.

In nonleague action: CONSTITUTION 82, CARDINAL O’HARA 76 » Anthony Purnell tallied a season-high 29 points, Adrian Irving added 17 points and Solo Bombarra had 12.

Wrestling

Christian

A fast start was not enough for Episcopal Academy against Germantown Academy. The host Patriots won the last eight matches, five by fall and two by major decision, to erase a 12-point deficit and beat the Churchmen, 56-24, in the Inter-Ac League.

Jesse Bell-Taylor pinned Kiernan Devane in 56 seconds at 160 pounds. Fredercik Greene won by forfeit at 170 and Evan Zanolli pinned Brian Kelley at 182 to give the Churchmen an 18-0 advantage. Paul McLaughlin’s forfeit victory at 285 made it 24-12, but it was all GA after that.

Boys Swimming

Andrew Cerami won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and Nick Fursman claimed the 200 free, but Sun Valley fell to Great Valley, 101-82, in Ches-Mont action Friday. The Vanguards’ Jimmy Wynes paced a 1-2 result in diving with a score of 165.55.

Girls Swimming

Sun Valley finished strong by notching wins in the 100 back via Madison Mazon and the 100 breaststroke through Olivia Carr, but it wasn’t enough in a 103-77 ChesMont setback to Great Valley.

Nicole Ferraccio won the 100 butterfly, and Carli Komorowski conquered diving for the Vanguards.