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This year's team faces one of the toughest schedules in the school's history with at least five games against teams ranked in the Pre-season Top 25 in the country. With only six of their games being played in the Clip-Joint, the Clippers will literally be taking their show on the road.
After opening at home against former Clipper Steve 'Bird' Powell's McCaskey Red Tornadoes on Tuesday, December 11th, the team will head south to Baltimore to take on New York City power Lincoln.
On Monday, December 17th, the team will return to Fort Myers, Florida to take part in the City Of Palms Classic where the sixteen team field consists of twelve teams ranked in the Top 25 in the nation. This will be Chester's second time participating in the Classic. Back in the 2007-2008 season the Clippers finished 2nd losing in the Championship game which just so happen to be their only lost of that season. The Clippers will open the tournament against 17th ranked Lake Highland Prep from Orlando, Florida.
The team will close out 2012 against the defending Pennsylvania Class AA Champions Imhotep (Philadelphia) on December 28th at the Pete Nelson Holiday Classic on the campus of Widener University (Chester, Pa).
The New Year will have the Clippers traveling to the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass and the Brandon Jennings Showcase in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where they will face Lone Peak (Utah) and Whitney Young (Chicago) ranked #3 and #8 respectively.
The regular season will conclude on Sunday, February 10th with an ESPN televised game against #11 ranked Neumann-Goretti the three time defending Pennsylvania Class AAA Champion from the Philadelphia Catholic League. This will mark the first meeting between these Pennsylvania powers.
I m so ready for chester high basketball. thank you Stefan for the article I have been waiting for the schedule I hope a lot of the classic games are on espn. Stefan please keep us informed because I am from class of 1968 and I love chester high basketball. I hope the students support the team more.
ReplyDeleteWho is paying for the games away from the city`?
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Deleteno mr recovery he is not mr roots number one on court off court last in state
ReplyDeleteWhew!
Deletehope they go all the way!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe basketball team is invited and the host pays for them to come and play. The parents club also solicites sponsors.
ReplyDeleteto go along with their upgraded schedual....chester also upgraded their team with transfers
ReplyDeleteA Chester transfer is defined as a Chester student who comes back to play for Chester High after leaving the school district to play for another school in their first few years of high school. If Chester players weren't recruited to other school districts out of 8th grade, the team would have a lot more talent then it currently has. For some students, attending another school district is the right academic move.
DeleteI heard for 2013-2014 to Chester natives return home to give the Clippers a hand at making another run- 6'3 Mahir Johnson and 6'8 Tarell Studurvan, the big fella already has 3 College full rides offered already. (Just the word around the camp fire)!
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