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Boys Basketball: Garnet Valley’s Louden scores 1,000th point to earn family bragging rights

Posted On: Tuesday, January 19, 2016
By: ldevlin

RADNOR >> All eyes in the Radnor High School gym were trained on Garnet Valley’s Andrew Louden as he lifted off beyond the 3-point arc with 1:47 left in the third quarter Saturday night.

A more select section of the sparse crowd knew that basket, which sent Louden over 1,000 career points, was a mere formality. The more poignant moment passed without fanfare on the first possession of the second quarter, when Louden picked a Radnor pocket and swooped in for two, points eight and nine on the night. That took his career total to 989, earning Louden a more exclusive crown as the top-scoring Louden in Delco history.

All of those accolades shined through Louden’s smile as he posed for pictures with his parents after Garnet Valley’s 64-48 win over Radnor in Central League action. In a pivotal game for both teams’ playoff aspirations, the personal subplot of Louden’s chase of history took center stage. The most obvious benchmark on the horizon was 1,000, for which he needed 20 points. He tallied 27, becoming just the third player to eclipse 1,000 in a Jags’ jersey. (Dave Bitting, who scored 1,346 points, split his career between Garnet Valley and Ridley.) Louden’s next point will take him past Joe Nosko (1,008), with Nate Daltry’s program record of 1,186 is within his grasp.

Even Louden’s isn’t a pure addition to that fraternity, having spent two seasons and scored 397 points at Cardinal O’Hara. The fact that Louden, a noted 3-point marksmen who has added dimensions to his game as he’s matured, stuck a triple to send him over 1,000 was spot on.

“That’s exactly how I wanted it to happen,” Louden said. “My freshman and sophomore years, I was more of just a 3-point shooter, and then I kind of developed more of a game at the basket. But I thought it was more fitting to get the 3 to do it.”

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Garnet Valley’s Andrew Louden, left, is shown putting up a shot against Ridley Thursday. Louden exceeded 1,000 career points — and passed his father in the Delco scoring annals — by dropping in 27 in the Jaguars’ 64-48 win Saturday night at Radnor. (Special to the Times/Rob Dudley)

Garnet Valley’s Andrew Louden, left, is shown putting up a shot against Ridley Thursday. Louden exceeded 1,000 career points — and passed his father in the Delco scoring annals — by dropping in 27 in the Jaguars’ 64-48 win Saturday night at Radnor. (Special to the Times/Rob Dudley)

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