Point guard Andrew Radomicki and shooting guard Rodney Duncan are complete opposites. Radomicki takes pride in dishing out assists, Duncan is Penncrest's leading scorer. Radomicki is a rugged, go-hard-or-go-home kind of guard, and Duncan is of the cool and collected variety.

The odd couple, however, they are not.

The juniors in Penncrest's backcourt get along great off the court. On it, they represent the sturdy footing on which Penncrest has placed its hopes for a home game in the opening round of the District One Class AAAA playoffs. It's uncertain when last the Lions attained one - I'd have to go back a bit, seeing as this season is Penncrest's best since their 1999 Central League championship year.

You can read more about Radomicki and Duncan in this week's boys basketball notebook.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NOTEBOOK:
***CO-CHAMPIONS: It was a point of contention between both camps after Tuesday's game. Penn Wood thought one thing, Chester thought the other. If the two were to finish tied, there will be no playoff in the Del Val. The teams will be co-champions.
***SUPER 7 JUSTIFICATION
***RIDING RYAN: The Christian Academy has had a rough go this season. But 6-7 center Ryan Naylor has been a bright spot.
***DUNSON SITS DOWN: Radnor senior guard (and captain) Corey Dunson is out with a break in his foot and will be out for the remainder of the regular season.

Last week, we debuted on here a weekly post called 'No Excuses', in which I'll give my take on a couple of the night's games. Here's the second installment of this new feature:

1. With 26 points from Rahlir Jefferson, Chester defeated Erie Cathedral Prep, the host of the McDonald's Classic where the Clippers had gone 1-5 in three previous appearances, but ... appear on the fast track toward winning this one. Today they play Archbishop Carroll (Md.), a 7-6 team, for the title.

2. Roman Catholic and Villanova commit Maalik Wayns (pictured) almost doubled up Monsignor Bonner Friday night, 83-42. The Cahillites are unbeaten in league play, but ... they still have North Catholic (8-5) and Archbishop Ryan (5-7), the league runners-up last year.

3. Penncrest has followed three consecutive losses with back-to-back wins, against Ridley and Garnet Valley, but ... could use a lengthy run to bolster their District One ranking. Marvin Holman-Little and Rodney Duncan, who are having mid- to high-double figures, have been playing great of late.

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LONGEST BASKET IN H.S. HOOPS HISTORY?

In Spain Park, Ala., last week, a player rebounded a missed free throw with less than two seconds remaining in his high school game. The player - Jake Lee - turned around and fired an 82-foot shot that banked off the glass and in to win the game.

Curiosity got the best of the opposing team's coach, who brought out the tape measure just to be certain how long the shot was. "I measured it at 82 feet," said Clay-Chalkville (Ala.) coach Marty Smith. "I had to know. I had to measure it."

See the shot for yourself here.

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DID YOU SEE FRIDAY'S DAILY TIMES?

If you didn't, you missed three full pages of Delco boys basketball coverage ... including:

• A feature story on seniors Dan Clapp and Malik Carter, who have led a mini-renaissance at Chichester
• The weekly notebook, which leads with the powerful 1-2 punch of Strath Haven's Calvin Newell and Jack Roberts
• A Central League game story. I picked the game of the week, in which Springfield stunned Upper Darby behind 15 points from Zack DeVito