Chester PA Boys Basketball 21-0 & 47 in-a-row

M E R C Y !

Does anyone keep a record of how many times in a season a team invokes the Mercy Rule?

In Pennsylvania, if one team is leading the other by 40 points, the Mercy Rule comes into play which keeps the clock running while the teams are on the floor. 

I’m sure some opponents wish the Mercy Rule would just get them off the floor since there’s no way to come back from a 40 point deficit. 

But, the fans demand their $5 worth of entertainment and they get it at the expense of the lesser DelVal opponents who have to face Chester High’s basketball team.

Sometimes the score is deceiving. I went to the game at Interboro and I thought Interboro had a very good team...until I looked at the score. 

So, I stopped looking at the score and they actually did have a very good team. They just were overmatched by Chester’s size and tenacious defense. After seeing that Chester outrebounded them 48-17, that explained a lot.

But, if Interboro had made a few more of their shots, they may have come within 20.

I must admit that the home crowds this year came out more than in years past. Although I think the gym should be full for every game when one of the top 10 teams in the country are playing in your back yard, we just don’t do that around here. 

But, folks are gearing up to travel to the playoff games to show their C-Pride. ‘Nutin wrong with that.

Can our team go through the entire season undefeated?