by Alex Schwartz

The final game of the evening is well underway. The game pits the Chester (PA) Clippers and Roman Catholic (PA) Cahillites. Chester is led by Temple-bound forward Rahlir Jefferson '09, and also has the younger brother of Orlando Magic star Jameer Nelson, Maurice Nelson '11. Roman Catholic will be without Villanova-signee Maalik Wayns '09 due to an injury suffered on Monday, but still has a talented lineup that includes Rakeem Brookins '10 and Andre Horne '12. I'll get you caught up on the action.

9:42pm- It's 12-2 in favor of Chester through 5:20 of play. Koron Reed '09 has the only points for Roman Catholic.

9:44pm- A trey from Dymere Crews '10 gave Chester a 15-2 lead, but Rakeem Brookins '10 answered wit ha triple of his own, so it's 15-5.

9:45pm- It's 15-7 after a dunk from Reed off a pass from Brookins. There is an entire cheering section of Roman Catholic students here, and they are pretty loud, despite the size of the arena.

9:46pm- Koron Reed scored for Roman just before the buzzer, so it's 15-9 after eight minutes of play. Reed has six of Roman's nine points.

9:48pm- Andre Horne '12 missed a three, but followed his shot, grabbed the board and put it up an in, making it a 9-0 run for Roman Catholic, which now trails by just four.

9:50pm- Crews scored for Chester to end the Roman Catholic run. It's 17-11 with just under 6:30 to go in the half.

9:51pm- A bucket off an up-and-under by Reed followed by a deuce from Brookins has cut the Chester lead all the way down to two, 17-15, with 5:44 to go in the first half. Roman Catholic is on a 13-2 run.

9:54pm- Maurice Nelson '11 hit a three for Chester at one end, and at the other, Roman Catholic had four chances but couldn't score, so it's 20-15 with five minutes to go in the first 16 minutes of action.

9:57pm- Halfway through the second quarter the score is 22-17 in favor of the Clippers.

10:00pm- A deuce by Rahlir Jefferson '09 to put Chester up 26-17 has led to a Roman Catholic timeout with 2:35 to go in the half.

10:03pm- Reed made the first of a pair, and the ball went off Chester after the miss, so Roman has the ball back, trailing 26-18.

10:05pm- A three from Roman Catholic answered a couple of free throws by Jefferson. It's 28-21 with under 90 seconds to go in the half.

10:06pm- Maurice Nelson used a nice move to get a deuce for Chester. The Clippers are up 30-21.

10:07pm- Koron Reed, who has missed two chip-ins already, one of which came just now, hit the first of two at the line. Nelson then connected on another three for Chester.

10:08pm- Kevin Regan '10 missed a three at the buzzer, so Chester will take a 33-22 lead into the intermission.

10:29pm- With 5:12 to go in the third quarter, Chester leads 39-24.

10:30pm- Brookins scored for Roman, and then Andre Horne picked up his fourth foul at the other end. Jefferson made one of two at the stripe, putting Chester up 40-26.

10:36pm- Chester has called timeout with 1:59 to go in the third quarter, leading 40-34.

10:38pm- Brookins stole a pass, but Roman couldn't convert. Chester was then called for an offensive foul after getting the ball back.

10:39pm- A steal near halfcourt led to a pull-up J for a bucket from Brookins. It's a four-point game, with Chester up 40-36.

10:41pm- Regan missed a trey at the buzzer, so it's going to be 40-36 Chester entering the fourth period of play.

10:43pm- Regan missed a floater to open the final quarter, but Chester turned over after getting the board. Roman took advantage, as Reed scored on an alley-oop of a pass from Brookins. It's a two-point game with about 7:30 to go.

10:46pm- Maurice Nelson scored on the break for Chester, and the Clippers now lead by five.

10:48pm- Jefferson stole an inbounds pass and jammed it. Chester then got the ball back and the Clippers found Nelson, who connected on a trey. Roman was then called for a traveling violation. It's 48-38 with just over five minutes to go.

10:50pm- Brookins stepped out of bounds trying to beat the press, and Chester turned that into a point, as Nelson made the first of a couple from the stripe. It's an 11-point game with under five minutes remaining.

10:52pm- Both teams missed two shots at the stripe. Reed then put home a deuce for Roman and also blocked a shot on D. The Clippers' lead is nine, 49-40, with just over four minutes to go.

10:55pm- Brookins hit the second of two at the line with 3:58 to go, making it an eight-point game. At the other end, Reed blocked another Chester shot.

10:57pm- Horne missed the front end of a one-and-one, so Chester has the ball back with about three minutes left in regulation.

10:58pm- Nelson drove to the cup and made a tough shot to give Chester a 12-point cushion, 53-41.

10:59pm- Nelson hit the second of two at the stripe with 1:52 left. At the other end, Reed hit one free throw.

11:00pm- A layup from Nelson has made it a 14-point game, 56-42, with about 95 seconds left.

11:01pm- Two free throws from Brookins have cut the Chester lead to 12.

11:03pm- With one minute left it's 60-45 Chester.

11:05pm- The game is over, and the Chester Clippers have a 60-45 victory.

11:07pm- Rakeem Brookins' 22 points garnered him MVP honors for Roman Catholic, while Rahlir Jefferson won the award for Chester.

11:27pm- I spoke with Rakeem Brookins, Koron Reed, and Maurice Nelson after the game, I also caught up with Anthony Mayo earlier in the evening.