WARMINSTER, PA- The Coaches vs. Cancer High School Basketball Tournament took place at Archbishop Wood Saturday, December 12.

The four-game showcase tipped off at 1:30 p.m. and featured Plymouth Whitemarsh against Pennsbury.  Plymouth Whitemarsh defeated Pennsbury 53-51.

Then at 3:15, defending PIAA Class AA state champions Conwell-Egan played in a nail-biter match-up against District 1 Class AAAA Abington High School.  The game went into overtime with a final 63-61 win for Abington. Abington’s 6-foot-6 freshman Eric Dixon scored 24 points for the Ghosts. Conwell-Egan’s 6-foot-2 guard LaPri McCray-Pace led the Eagles scoring 20 points.

Next up- Archbishop Carroll hit the court against Parkland. Both teams played at a steady basket for basket pace with Carroll defeating Parkland 66-59. Carroll senior Josh Sharkey, a Stamford commit, led the Patriots with 20 points and 6 rebounds.

Last teams on the court- Archbishop Wood vs. Central Bucks West. The hosting squad Vikings were led by point guard and Army commit Tommy Funk who scored 12 points, junior Matt Cerruti got 11 points and stand-out sophomore Tyree Pickron scored 22 points and 8 rebounds sealing the 66-46 victory over CB West.

Eight tough teams playing for a great purpose.

"The school and the community like to give back to the community. It's a horrible disease and everybody has been affected by it one way or another. We had four great games here, really competitive, everybody got after it, and we hoped we could donate some money to a great cause,” said event organizer and Archbishop Wood head coach John Mosco.

All proceeds from the tournament will benefit The American Cancer Society. ​

(event gallery below -photos by Sal Tommassello)