Boys' Basketball
Our goal for the boys' basketball program continues to be to "improve every day and in every way."
We hope to enroll student-athletes whose attitude, efforts, and talent can add continuity and depth to our program. We expect our players to contribute to and benefit from the overall Hill experience.
We will work hard to help our college-level players matriculate to programs that suit them academically, athletically, and socially. The Hill School is a nurturing yet demanding environment, and students who graduate from Hill and who participate in our basketball program will be well prepared for college and life.
- V Schedule & Results
- JV/3rds Schedules & Results
- Coaching Staff
- Program Overview
- Where We Play
- News
- Alumni Athletes
- Inquiry Form
- Results Prior Seasons
V Schedule & Results
Home games played on Gillison Court are live-streamed via Local Live. View here.
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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V Boys' Basketball |
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USMAPS
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US Military Academy Prep School | Details | ||||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Westtown/Phelps Invitational, Redemption Christian
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The Phelps School | Details | Win | 76-58 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Westtown/Phelps Invitational, Phelps
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The Phelps School | Details | Loss | 98-87 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
Westtown/Phelps Invitational
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The Phelps School | Details | Win | 76-70 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Episcopal Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 71-55 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | Details | Loss | 55-62 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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George School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 52-68 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Scholar Roundball Classic, Milton Academy
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Babson College | Details | Loss | 37-51 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Tabor Academy, Scholar Roundball Classic
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Babson College | Details | Win | 65-57 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Kiski School, Mercer Tournament
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 81-61 | ||
JV/3rds Schedules & Results
Home games played on Gillison Court are live-streamed via Local Live. View here.
JV Schedule & Results
Home games played on Gillison Court are live-streamed via Local Live. View here.
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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JV Boys' Basketball |
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Perkiomen School
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Perkiomen School | Details | Win | 41-29 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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George School
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 51-47 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 27 - 69 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Westtown School
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Westtown School | Details | Loss | 16-57 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Hun School of Princeton
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 40-65 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | Loss | 39-52 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
Australian V Team
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 48-39 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
Pottsgrove HS
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 28-52 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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Blair Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 52-66 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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Friends Central School
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Friends Central School | Details | Loss | 26-52 | ||
3rds Schedule & Results
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Barrack Hebrew Academy
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Barrack Hebrew Academy | Details | Loss | 37-52 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 32 - 51 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Westtown School
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Westtown School | Details | Loss | 32-41 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Hun School of Princeton
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Mercer Court 1 | Details | Win | 56-42 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | Win | 39-24 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
Australian JV Team
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 34-39 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Blair Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 47-40 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Friends Central School
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Friends Central School | Details | Loss | 22-51 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Mercersburg Academy
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Mercersburg Academy | Details | Loss | 21-35 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
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The Lawrenceville School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 31-39 | ||
Coaching Staff
Seth Eilberg | Varsity Head Coach
seilberg@thehill.org
Coach Eilberg arrived at Hill in 2001 and immediately set out to rebuild a basketball program that had won just three games in each of the previous two years. After a nine-win season his first year, Hill has posted winning campaigns in all but two seasons since 2002-03. More than 70 of Eilberg’s players have gone on to successful college basketball careers at among others: Bentley, Bryant, Bucknell, Colgate, Cornell, Davidson, Dickinson, Hamilton, Hartford, Harvard, Lafayette, Loyola, UMBC, Navy, NJIT, Northwestern, Princeton, Providence, Randolph-Macon, Richmond, Rochester, Stonehill, Trinity University (Texas), Tufts, Ursinus, VMI, and Wesleyan. Several players also have gone on to play professionally, including four who are currently playing in Europe.
Prior to Hill, Coach Eilberg served as the assistant men's basketball coach for three years at Tufts University, where he also earned a Masters’ Degree in Education. In his time at Tufts, where he headed the recruiting, the Jumbos boasted three consecutive NESCAC "Rookie of the Year" winners and won an ECAC title. A four-year varsity player at Haverford College, Coach Eilberg cut his teeth as a head coach at the Millbrook School in New York, where he was the head coach for two seasons. In his second season, he led Millbrook to the New England Championship game. Eilberg lives on campus in Pine House with his wife, Donna, and their four children.
Phil Canosa | Varsity Associate Coach
Kris Krieger | Head JV Coach
Program Overview
We hope to enroll student-athletes whose attitude, efforts, and talent can add continuity and depth to our program. We expect our players to contribute to and benefit from the overall Hill experience. We will work hard to help our college-level players matriculate to programs that suit them academically, athletically, and socially. The Hill School is a nurturing yet demanding environment, and students who graduate from Hill and who participate in our basketball program will be well prepared for college and life.
Since 2001, we have sent more than 85 to college basketball programs, with many going on to play professionally after graduation. Some of our most recent graduates have played or are playing at Army, Bentley, Bryant, Bucknell, Colgate, Cornell, Davidson, Dickinson, Hamilton, Hartford, Harvard, Lafayette, Loyola, UMBC, Navy, NJIT, Northwestern, Penn State, Princeton, Providence, Randolph-Macon, Richmond, Rochester, Stonehill, Trinity University (Texas), Tufts, Ursinus, VMI, and Wesleyan. Many have been or are team captains, highlighting the leadership skills they learned at Hill.
The Hill is a member of the ultra-competitive Mid-Atlantic Prep League, competing against New Jersey schools Blair, Hun, Lawrenceville, and Peddie, as well as Mercersburg from Pennsylvania. Hill has won three MAPL championships, claiming the league crown in 2008, 2011, and 2014. Each year, Hill also participates in several events and tournaments, including the PA Independent State Tournament, where Hill was both the 2007 and 2008 runner-up, and the Independent School State champs in 2014 and 2018. Hill’s own Mercer Invitational Tournament, held annually in December since 1970, traditionally boasts an outstanding eight-team field that annually attracts more than 50 college coaches from all over the country. Hill won consecutive tournaments in 2016, 2017, and 2018, adding to tournament victories in 2006 and 2007.
Please consider visiting campus to see for yourself all that Hill has to offer. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss Hill basketball in more detail, please email Head Coach Seth Eilberg.
Where We Play
News
Thirty-six members of The Hill School Class of 2023 will be continuing their athletic careers in college for the upcoming fall season.
Throughout college sports, March is the month when winter sports hold their championship events. This year, eight Hill School alumni participated in 2023 winter tournament events.
Congratulations to all our student-athletes who have been chosen for All-MAPL teams for the winter 2022-2023 season!
On January 2, 2023, The Hill School Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Basketball teams held their annual Coaches vs. Cancer shoot-a-thon, raising $5,400 for the American Cancer Society
As the 2021-22 winter season for athletics come to an end, awards start surfacing. Pottstown Mercury announced its Winter 2021-22 All-Area Teams throughout the month of April. All-area teams are divided into three groups: first team, second team, and honorable mention.
Alumni Athletes
Alumni Playing at the Collegiate Level
Josh Cameron '23 - Wesleyan University
Matthew Field '23 - Ursinus College
Augie Gerhart '23 - University of Pennsylvania
Justin Molen '23 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Graham Eilberg '22 - Ursinus College
Gabe Moss '22 - University of Delaware
Ethan Meuser '22 - Stonehill College
Gabe Dorsey '21 - William & Mary
Trey Hicks '21 - Longwood University
Evin Timochenko '21 -Lebanon Valley College
Rapolas Buivydas '21 - Assumption University
Caleb Dorsey '20 - Penn State University
Zach Lezanic '20 - Army
Xavier Mayo '19 - SUNY New Paltz
Ryan Moffatt '19 - Colgate University
Ronnie Toole '19 - Rochester Institute of Technology
Chase Audige '18 - Northwestern University
Seth Maxwell '18 - Indiana Wesleyan University
DaQuan Morris '18 - Randolph Macon College
Colton Lawrence '17 - University of Maryland Baltimore County
Alumni Playing Professional Basketball
John Carroll '14 - Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket (Spain)
Hans Brase '12 - Hamburg (Germany)
Evan Harris '05 - Flyyingen BBK (Norway)
Alumni Coaching or Working at the Collegiate Level
Joshua Heyliger '12 - Assistant Coach at Davidson College
Zach Spiker '96 - Head Coach at Drexel
Paul Schlickmann '84 - Director of Athletics at Fairfield University
Inquiry Form
Results Prior Seasons
Varsity
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2019-20
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | |
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USMAPS
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Gillison Court | Details | |||
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Westtown Tournament
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The Phelps School | View Recap | Loss | 57-66 | |
vs.
Westtown Tournament
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The Phelps School | View Recap | Win | 67-46 | |
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Westtown Tournament
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The Phelps School | View Recap | Loss | 53-62 | |
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Episcopal Academy
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Win | 79-37 | |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | View Recap | Win | 72-63 | |
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Haverford School
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Win | 56-45 | |
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Scholar Roundball Classic
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Babson College | Details | Loss | 66-69 | |
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Scholar Roundball Classic
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Babson College | Details | Win | 64-60 | |
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vs Western Reserve, Mercer Basketball Tournament
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 93-73 | |
2021-22
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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V Boys' Basketball |
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USMAPS
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Phelps/Westtown Tournament, Covenant College
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Westtown School | Details | Loss | 53-61 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Phelps/Westtown Tournament, Peddie
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Westtown School | Details | Win | 78-66 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Phelps/Westtown Tournament, Kiski School
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Westtown School | Details | Win | 68-57 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details | Win | 57-39 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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William Penn Charter
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 79-70 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
US Naval Academy JV
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US Naval Academy | Details | Loss | 64-75 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
V Boys' Basketball |
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Scholar Roundball Classic, Phillips Exeter Academy
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Babson College | Details | Loss | 55-66 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Scholar Roundball Classic, Phillips Academy Andover
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Babson College | Details | Loss | 58-76 | ||
V Boys' Basketball |
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Mercer Basketball Tournament, Millbrook School
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 69-60 | ||
JV/3rds
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JV 2019-20
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Episcopal Academy
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Loss | 28-59 | ||
vs.
Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 46-70 | ||
vs.
Haverford School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 49-57 | ||
vs.
Westtown School
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Loss | 37-48 | ||
vs.
Germantown Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 57-74 | ||
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Lawrenceville | Details | Loss | 42 - 56 | ||
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The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | View Recap | Win | 46-44 | ||
vs.
Perkiomen School
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Perkiomen School | Details | Loss | 48-50 | ||
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Blair Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | POSTPONED: TBD | |||
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Friends Central School
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Friends Central School | Details | Win | 47-36 | ||
Thirds 2019-20
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | CANCELLED | |||
vs.
Westtown School
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The Hill School | Details | Loss | 25-27 | ||
vs.
The Hun School of Princeton
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 30-37 | ||
vs.
Church Farm School
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Mercer Court 2 | Details | Win | 59-58 | ||
vs.
The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | Loss | 41-50 | ||
vs.
Westtown School
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Westtown School | Details | Win | 33-28 | ||
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Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | POSTPONED: TBD | |||
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Mercersburg Academy
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Mercersburg Academy | Details | Win | 57-43 | ||
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Barrack Hebrew Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 51-42 | ||
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Church Farm School
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Church Farm School | Details | Win | 59-58 | ||
JV 2021-22
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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JV Boys' Basketball |
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Perkiomen School
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Perkiomen School | Details | Win | 63-52 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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Haverford School
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Haverford School | Details | CANCELLED | |||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 35-64 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Hun School of Princeton
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The Hun School of Princeton | Details | Loss | 34-48 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Westtown School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 68-38 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | ||||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Episcopal Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | CANCELLED | |||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 64-76 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Friends Central School
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 59-47 | ||
JV Boys' Basketball |
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Mercersburg Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 53-21 | ||
Thirds 2021-22
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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3rds Boys' Basketball |
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Barrack Hebrew Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 28-36 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 19-41 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Hun School of Princeton
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The Hun School of Princeton | Details | Loss | 26-50 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | ||||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Church Farm School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 32-37 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 33-49 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Friends Central School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 35-34 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Mercersburg Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 44-6 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
The Lawrenceville School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 30-36 | ||
3rds Boys' Basketball |
vs.
Church Farm School
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Church Farm School | Details | Win | 51-35 | ||