Its members cannot match the renown of the ballers at Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St., but the boys’ basketball team at Edward Bok High School, 1901 S. Ninth St., has given East Passyunk Crossing residents another squad to feel thrilled to support.
When talking Philly college basketball, the La Salle Explorers traditionally have struggled in the headliner department. But a quick glance at the Olney-based squad’s current 14-6 record shouts out for some well-deserved attention, as the team finished the 2010-11 season three games below .500.
Possessing a grateful mentality, Chaz Franklin uses Christmas to acknowledge his blessings. The most recent rendition found the 30-year-old hoopster especially appreciative, as he spent it recollecting a joyous bit of novelty. Only two days prior to regaling his acquaintances with tales of his fortune, the guard celebrated with his teammates in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, after their efforts brought him his initial professional title in his sixth experience with international competition.
His brain constitutes only three of his frame’s 223 pounds, but Robert Kralle wields his northward weight so well that he could probably call on the resolute organ to devise a plan for world peace. Being a local leader, though, appeals more to the senior linebacker, who in one year at East Passyunk Crossing’s Edward Bok High School, 1901 S. Ninth St., has become an exemplary figure through making tackles, acing tests and performing community service.
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