Varsity Wrestling

Meet the Coach
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Coach Kober joins Haverford's coaching staff after serving as the Head Wrestling Coach for BCWC Youth Team and as an assistant coach for Campbell University’s Division I wrestling program. During his time at Campbell he helped lead the Fighting Camels to the 2023-24 Southern Conference (SoCon) Regular Season Championship and coached three top 30 nationally ranked wrestlers.
As a student-athlete at Campbell from 2017-2022, Kober was named First-Team All-Conference three times and earned SoCon Academic Honor Roll honors two times. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management and a master’s degree in Business Administration with a Focus in Leadership while at the school.Kober, a multi-sport athlete at Haverford, won the 2017 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Wrestling Tournament title, finishing his career with a 147-37 record. He also placed third at National Preps, earning All-American honors his senior year. In 2015 he helped the Fords football program to a perfect 10-0 record and Inter-Ac championship.As an Athletic Department Associate, Kober works closely with the other sports program directors and the Admissions Office, focusing on attracting mission appropriate student-athletes as well as supporting Upper and Middle School strength and conditioning programs.
Overview
Preseason/ Tryouts
Schedule
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Westtown School
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Varsity Wrestling |
Pottstown Invitational
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Varsity Wrestling |
Pottstown Invitational
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Archbishop Wood HS, Phoenixville HS
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Beast of the East Tournament
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TBD
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Varsity Wrestling |
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North Penn HS, Penn Wood HS, Lower Merion HS
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Ralph Wetzel Classic Wrestling Tournament
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TBD
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Peddie School
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Varsity Wrestling |
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SCH
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Bissell '33 Varsity Wrestling Tournament at The Hill School
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TBD
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Malvern Prep
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Buckley Duals
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TBD
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Germantown Academy
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Varsity Wrestling |
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PAISAA Duals Invite, PAISAA Tournament
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Episcopal Academy
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Penn Charter
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Haverford Township HS
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Varsity Wrestling |
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PAISWT
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TBD
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Varsity Wrestling |
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@ Mercersburg, PAISWT
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Varsity Wrestling |
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Nationals
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TBD
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Results
Results
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@ Mercersburg, PAISWT
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PAISWT
Away
Germantown Academy
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Haverford Township HS
Away
Loss
47-27
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Penn Charter
Away
Loss
43-27
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Episcopal Academy
Away
Loss
54-29
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PAISAA Duals Invite, PAISAA Tournament
Westtown School
3rd Place
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Germantown Academy
Home
Loss
47-29
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Buckley Duals
Home
See Recap
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Malvern Prep
Away
Loss
74-3
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Bissell '33 Varsity Wrestling Tournament at The Hill School
Away
7th Place - See recap
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Roster

# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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Brennan Apple | 2027 | Newtown Square, PA | ||
Griffin Apple | 2028 | Newtown Square, PA | ||
Harrison Bongiovanni | 2027 | Ardmore, PA | ||
Simeon Cobb | 2028 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Stephen Cobb | 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Aleksander DeLeo | 2028 | Wynnewood, PA | ||
Idrees Harris | 2028 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Matthew Hoban | 2026 | Havertown, PA | ||
Matthew King | 2026 | Villanova, PA | ||
Michael Lisowski | 2026 | West Chester, PA | ||
Luke Moleski | 2027 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Gavin Morrissey | 2026 | Merion Station, PA | ||
Zachary Moua | 2025 | Berwyn, PA | ||
William Mullin | 2027 | Havertown, PA | ||
James Piasecki | 2027 | Haverford, PA | ||
Ali Saial | 2025 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
Caleb Siever | 2026 | Media, PA | ||
Connor Smith | 2028 | Penn Valley, PA | ||
Macklin Sullivan | 2028 | Merion Station, PA | ||
Quinn Sullivan | 2025 | Merion Station, PA | ||
Jason Talley | 2028 | Holmes, PA | ||
Finnegan Thomas | 2029 | Havertown, PA | ||
Ian Thomas | 2026 | Havertown, PA | ||
Calum Tierney | 2027 | Haverford, PA | ||
Ali Torabi | 2028 | Wayne, PA | ||
Daniel Tryon | 2027 | West Chester, PA | ||
Henry Vandiver | 2026 | Bryn Mawr, PA | ||
Nicholas Weaver | 2027 | Drexel Hill, PA |
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HAVERFORD — KJ Carson didn’t have the first 36 minutes of basketball he wanted Tuesday afternoon.
Thanks to some early foul trouble, a bit of cold shooting and a modicum of wise senior deference, the Haverford School point guard entered the second overtime period against Episcopal Academy with just four points to his name.
With three of his fellow Fords starters fouled out and Haverford School having already forced extra sessions with two unlikely last-possession executions, Carson made the most of his bonus basketball time. He hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points in the second OT period, leading Haverford School to a wild 74-67 win over their local Inter-Ac League rivals.
“That’s what you prepare for,” Carson said. “You prepare for moments like this. Two guys step down, you’ve just got to step up. That’s what you’ve got to do.”
With floor general Silas Graham, leading scorer Manny Butts and shooter Duke Cloran all having fouled out of a zealously officiated game that saw 47 total fouls and five disqualifications, Carson was about all Haverford had left. He opened the second extra frame with a 3-pointer, fed by Graham. Butts extended the lead to five, his 22nd and 23rd points before fouling out. The deficit was back to one when Graham was assessed his fifth.
Carson knocked down a step-back 3-pointer with 1:53 left to make it 67-63, then he and Dillon Gamble combined to go 7-for-8 from the line to ice the victory, the Fords scoring 15 points in the second four-minute OT period after failing to score that many in any of the four eight-minute quarters.
“It definitely shows the leadership he brings, because I don’t think he started off the way he wanted to that game and he was struggling a little bit,” Graham said of Carson. “And he was able to get a flow. When we all go out, he has that mentality that he needs to score and he needs to go get one, especially when we’re all out. And he’s able to turn it off and on. He turned it on and got us a big bucket.”
How the game even reached that juncture was baffling, yet befitting the rivals. Neither team led by more than six in the final three quarters. Haverford School (15-2, 2-2 Inter-Ac) led by four early in the fourth. Episcopal Academy (9-9, 2-3) led by four in the final minute of regulation. Neither would stand.
Dawson Brown hit one free throw with 16 seconds left to put Episcopal up 52-49. After a foul to give, the game appeared over when Graham’s 3-pointer rimmed out and was put back by Jacob Becker at the horn. But Fords coach Bernie Rogers was granted a timeout with 0.6 seconds left and the Fords trailing, 52-51.
One attempt by EA to get the ball in ended in a timeout. The second had Timmy Dennis hurl it to the opposite free-throw line, where the referees judged Gage Cunningham to have raked the outstretched arm of Graham with 0.3 seconds left.
With Haverford in the bonus, up the court they walked for Graham to clang the first free throw, then hit the second and tie the game at 52.
“We were just trying to just get a tip,” Graham said. “When I saw the ball up in the air, I was like, I’m just going to try to draw a foul. I kind of threw my body back into him. I got one, luckily. … I was just thinking, it’s like any other free throw. I’ve shot millions of those so, no pressure.”
EA recovered, taking the lead in the first OT on a Dennis 3-pointer from the wing, then a Langston Foster triple. It led 59-55 with 30 seconds left on one of Matt McCarthy’s made free throws.
“We have a codeword we all say to one another. We all say, ‘attitude,’” McCarty said. “So on the road, we know especially, things aren’t going to go our way. So if the ref makes a questionable call that maybe we don’t like, just start clapping attitude, attitude, just try to focus on the next play and leave the things that we can’t control.”
Graham answered with a drive to the hole to halve the lead. Butts’ pressure in the backcourt caused a turnover on the inbounds with 7.0 seconds left, then he went up and under on the ensuing play to tie the game at 59 and head to another overtime.
McCarthy scored all eight of EA’s points in the second OT. He finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Foster tallied 15 before fouling out. Dennis had 13 and Brown added 14, the only four Churchmen to score. EA did itself no favors by shooting 10-for-21 from the line.
Butts led Haverford with 23 points, on 10-for-17 from the field. The junior, who missed much of last year with a knee injury, is back to being an influential presence in the paint. He had 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting in the second half.
“He’s fully, 100 percent back,” Graham said of Butts. “It’s been so much easier just spacing and able to have him as a release and have him just go get a bucket whenever he wants.”
Graham paired 17 points with his usual court brilliance – eight rebounds, four assists, three steals. Carson finished with 12 points, and Becker had eight, including two first-quarter 3-pointers.
For two teams looking to change their fortunes in league play, Haverford found one, at some great effort.
“I think it definitely helps us build momentum: 2-2 is a lot better than 1-3,” Graham said. “So I think now we’ve just got to go focus on SCH on Friday.”
Three Haverford School squash players have been selected to join Team USA in the British Junior Open, after a successful effort at the US Junior Open. Age division qualifiers for the British Junior Open must be ranked among the top five players in the United States. Fifth grader Anderson M. and Form I student Armaan B. rank number one in the U11 and U13 age divisions, respectively. Aiden Chiang, Form V, ranks third in the U17 age division.
This past week, over 1,000 global representatives traveled to Philadelphia to compete for the titles in the US Junior Open. Our Haverford players had excellent performances. Armaan B. made the semifinal of the U13 with some fantastic wins, showcasing his great potential.
Chiang had an outstanding tournament, outplaying opponents from Canada, China, Pakistan, England, and the United States. In the quarterfinal, he avenged his loss last year to the same player, beating a tough English opponent 3–1 in a 90-minute physically grueling match. In the semifinal, Chiang demonstrated great skill, defeating the top American and number 1 seed. In the final, the fourth-seed Chiang took his opponent, a third-seeded player from Egypt, to five sets, before falling 11-7. This tournament has elevated Chiang to a leadership level, celebrated among the top few players in the world in his age group.
View all results on the U.S. Junior Open tournament page. Live stream replays will be available December 18 on the US Squash Youtube Channel. Tournament photography will be available on the US Squash Smugmug page in the coming days.
Read more about the U.S. Junior Open from US Squash
By Mainline Media News | mainlinemedianews@mainlinemedianews.com
The Haverford School boys’ basketball squad defeated Phelps School, 59-55, Dec. 14 in the Speedy Morris Invitational at Penn Charter. Haverford rallied from 10 points down in the second half to improve to 7-0 on the season. The Fords were led by Manny Butts (14 points), Silas Graham (13 points) and Duke Cloran (10 points).
One day earlier, the Fords defeated Friends Select, 74-43, in the opening round of the Speedy Morris Invitational. Graham led Haverford’s scorers with 22 points, while Butts and Jacob Becker each chipped in with 11 points.
By Bruce Adams | badams@mainlinemedianews.com
The 6-foot-4 sophomore guard, a first team All-Inter-Ac boys’ basketball selection as a freshman, has led the Fords to a 4-0 start (12 of Dec. 10) and was named the Most Valuable Player of the recent McBride Classic. Graham displays a wide range of skills, and averaged 14.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 4.4 apg during his freshman season. His father, Nat Graham, is an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s basketball team. Haverford School basketball head coach Bernie Rogers said, “Silas makes a huge impact on the game in a variety of ways, he makes winning plays and is a joy to coach.”

Q: What aspect of your game did you work on most during the past off-season?
A: An aspect of my game I worked on the most in the offseason skill-wise was shooting, whether it be off the catch or off the dribble. Along with that, I feel like becoming more of a leader as I get older is important as well — just always staying positive even when as a team we are struggling, and encouraging teammates while also pushing them to play hard and play as well as we can.
Q: Tell us a little about your start in competitive basketball. You are 6-foot-4 — have you always been a guard?
A: When I first started playing AAU basketball I was my team’s starting center. I was the tallest kid on the team. I think I was around 5-foot-6 in 3rd grade. I grew to 6-2 around 8th grade and started playing up. I was no longer the tallest or biggest kid on the court and had to find other ways to impact the game. As I’ve grown over the last couple years it has become easier to incorporate my previous big skills with my newfound guard skills.
Q: What have been the most important things you have learned from your father — on and off the court?
A: I think confidence mostly. He has always believed in me more than anyone else and he constantly tells me how good I am and how good I can become. Also just being around basketball as much as I have has helped my basketball IQ increase and allowed me to learn stuff about the game. My dad has always been good at telling me how to get better in a way he knows I’ll actually take the coaching, because sometimes it’s hard to listen to your parents.

Q: Have you had any other influential basketball mentors, and if so, what was the most important thing you learned from each of them?
A: Coach Rogers and the whole staff at Haverford have taught me a lot through basketball — just learning to read the game and always make the play that will help our team win. But Coach Rogers has not just taught me basketball — he always wants us to take what he is saying to do on the court and apply it off the court. He always says “Be a good guy.” My mom has also helped me with basketball. She will always rebound for me and console me after a tough loss and she is just always there for me when I need her.
Q: How do you view your leadership role – on and off the court – as a third-year varsity starter?
A: I try to get the team going and talking on defense and into the game from the tip-off. I think a good way to do this is to bring my own energy and talk like crazy and others will follow. Also the older guys bring the same energy every day, whether it be practice or a game. That really sets the tone for the younger guys to bring the same energy.
Q: You wear uniform jersey No. 4 for Haverford School basketball – is there a reason you picked that number, does it have any special meaning to you?
A: My mom wore No. 4 in high school for volleyball and basketball, so I’ve followed in her footsteps. It has been my number for as long as I’ve known except for my 8th grade year, when senior Luke Rasmussen had it.
Q: What has been your favorite experience as a Haverford School basketball player to date?
A: During my 8th grade year in a game against Cristo Rey over winter break I scored 30 points. I feel like it really helped me settle in and become more confident and comfortable playing varsity basketball.
Q: Who is your favorite basketball player and why?
A: Lebron, because he’s still a top 15 player at age 40, which is insane. He’s without a doubt the GOAT now.
Q: Tell us a little about your club basketball career — what has been your most memorable accomplishment/experience with East Coast Power?
A: We went to an invitational tournament in South Carolina this summer, as the only independent team there — we played well and it was overall a great experience.
Q: What is your favorite academic course at Haverford School?
A: I really enjoy History right now.
Fun facts – Silas Graham
Favorite book: Lord of the Flies.
Favorite author: Rick Riordan.
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad.
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption.
Favorite athlete: Lebron James.
Favorite pre-game pump-up song: Earfquake, Tyler, the Creator.
Favorite team: Sixers.
Favorite place to visit: “Toronto, Canada. My family lives up there.”
Favorite pre-game meal: PB&J sandwich
Family members: parents Nat and Kelly, younger sister Noelle, younger brother Dashiell.
By Josh Verlin for City of Basketball Love
Last year didn’t go according to plan for The Haverford School.
A young-but-promising group had two starters go down to ACL tears in the months leading up to the season, putting a cloud over a year that still went pretty well for the Fords, all things considered. With those injuries well in the past, and some of last year’s newcomers now well-integrated parts of the rotation, everything’s All Systems Go for the Inter-Ac runner-ups as the 2024-25 season gets under way.
“Last year at the beginning of the year, we were definitely a little frazzled,” sophomore Silas Graham said. “I haven’t felt that at all this year.
“We had a completely new plan going into the season [last year]; this year, we’re ready.”
It was a tough one-two blow last fall when then-junior guard Duke Cloran and sophomore forward Manny Butts — who, along with Graham, formed a promising trio of college-level hoops prospects for head coach Bernie Rogers — both suffered torn ACLs within weeks of each other.
On top of that, identical twin forwards Leo and Jacob Becker had moved into the Philadelphia area from New York, and were still getting accustomed to new surroundings. Despite all the uncertainty, the Fords still went 17-10 overall including a 6-4 mark in the Inter-Ac, losing to the Hill School in the opening round of the Pennsylvania Independent School (PAISAA) state tournament.
“I think when we won our first game, it was kind of like, something got off our chests, just to breathe and relax,” Graham said. “We were nervous — how were we going to do without Manny, without Duke? And we figured it out, and we carry that into this year.”
The Fords got their 2024-25 season off to a good start on Tuesday, overcoming a less-than-stellar shooting night to knock off Friends’ Central, 52-42, in the Phoenix’s Shimada Athletic Center.
Graham, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard and third-year varsity starter, led the way with 19 points and nine rebounds, adding three assists and three steals in a typically well-rounded performance. The son of Penn assistant Nat Graham is a rapidly-developing Division I talent, and already a third-year starter, making him both one of the area’s top underclassmen and already one of its most experienced varsity players.
“Sometimes it feels weird being a leader,” he admitted, “even though I’ve been here for three years now and just getting more comfortable with that role, getting guys going. Duke’s also really good with that, Manny’s good with that. It’s a big part of getting more mature.”
Duke Cloran (above) missed his junior year with a torn ACL. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
“He gets better every day,” Rogers said. “He’s very coachable, he has such a high IQ. He just does so much for a team, in all aspects. And he’s really working at it. I just think he’s going to continue to get better and I think he’s really, his understanding of the game and not only getting better himself but making guys better around him on the court, which is impressive for a young guy.”
Senior guard KJ Carson, another returning starter, added 17 points, getting Haverford off to a strong start with three first-quarter 3-pointers. Jacob Becker, who started at the ‘5’ against FCS (0-5), added seven points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Junior guard Dillon Gamble (3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals) and Cloran (6 points, 6 rebounds) rounded out the starting five.
Cloran played the whole game without a brace on his left knee, the 6-3 guard thrilled to be back on the court.
“It feels really good,” he said. I mean we all have one goal, we just want to win the Inter-Ac, go far in states. It did suck, not being able to play for a year, but now that I’m back, I’m not worried about the past, just worried about winning this year.”
Unavailable on Tuesday were Butts and Leo Becker, but both were expected back later in the week. With the two of them in the fold, the Fords have the availability to be as big as any other squad in the Inter-Ac, with the 6-7 Butts in the middle along with the Beckers (both 6-5), Graham (6-4), Cloran (6-3) and more.
“Height, athleticism really matters,” Cloran said. “We’ve got a lot of it — depth, size, so we think that can be one of our advantages.”
The Fords didn’t have their best offensive showing against Friends’ Central, shooting 17-of-47 (36%) from the floor, including 5-of-18 from 3-point range, and the 13 turnovers were a few more than Rogers would have liked. But they held off a Friends’ Central squad led by junior guard Gabe Moore’s 17 points, not allowing their hosts to hold a single lead, a couple buckets by Graham and a triple by Becker in the fourth quarter helping them put it away.
Senior guard KJ Carson (above) had 17 points against Friends' Central. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
In addition to his top seven, Rogers will also utilize seniors Evan Large and Gabe Baker and sophomore Conor Morsell off the bench.
It’s a group that’s confident it has what it takes to hang with Penn Charter and capture the Inter-Ac title. The six-team league only plays 10 regular season games, and last year was the most competitive season on record, with the Quakers’ 7-3 record one ahead of the Fords, which itself was one game ahead of SCH Academy, Episcopal Academy and Malvern Prep, all 5-5.
Penn Charter is favored to repeat due to its trio of high-major commitments in Matt Gilhool (LSU), Jake West (Northwestern) and Kai Shinholster (Minnesotga). But the Quakers had all three of them there last year when the Fords split their meetings, winning seven of their eight league games overall to end the year with confidence.
With the team almost all the way back to full strength, and a month to go before Inter-Ac play starts in January, the Haverford School boys have the time they need to get on the same page and get ready.
They’re not going into the new year thinking like underdogs.
“I think we should win the league,” Graham said. “Maybe not on paper, but just with the guys we have, knowing how well we play together, the offense that we have, the defense that we have, I think we could definitely make a run in the Inter-Ac and PAISAAs.”
He might only be a sophomore — but he’s been around enough to know what he’s talking about.
By Quarter
THS: 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 || 52
FCS: 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 || 42
Shooting
THS: 17-47 FG (5-18 3PT), 13-18 FT
FCS: 14-42 FG (5-18 3PT), 12-15 FT
Scoring
THS: Silas Graham 19, KJ Carson 17, Jacob Becker 7, Duke Cloran 6, Dillon Gamble 3
FCS: Gabe Moore 17, Oben Mokonchu 7, Su’meer Alleyne 6, Patrese Feamster 5, Pierce Blackwell 3, Evan Boyer Jr. 2, Vaughn Jones 2