Nangle, Edwards step up with big shots for Strath Haven

CHESTER — In his time at Strath Haven, Jack Edwards has gotten used to feeling out the space that Jaden Jauregui creates around him.

When Jauregui gets going like he did in the fourth quarter Tuesday night against Chester Charter Scholars Academy, defenders naturally gravitate toward the Strath Haven guard. But when they overcompensate or get too preoccupied, Edwards and his teammates are ready to step up.

Jauregui scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter. But two plays that didn’t directly involve him – a 3-pointer by Chase Nangle and a baseline blow-by from Edwards – ultimately sealed a quality, 61-58, nonleague win for the Panthers.

“Jaden obviously is great off the ball, on the ball, hitting shots,” Edwards said. “So when he drives to the hole and hits a jump stop, obviously other guys on the team can shoot. We did that perfectly tonight: Chase Nangle had some 3s, and Chase hit me for some 3s.”

For a while in the fourth, Strath Haven (7-8) stood back and watched Jauregui work. That’s how they recouped a nine-point third-quarter deficit, a Jauregui triple early in the fourth putting them up 47-45.

A Jauregui 3-pointer with three minutes to play, followed by a Nangle feed to Blayke Reid, put Haven up 56-50. But Chester Charter answered with a quick 6-0 run, JaBryl Bennett hitting a 3-point play, then one of two at the line before a Kevin Miller up-and-under lay-in tied the game with 2:07 left.

What helped separate the Panthers was something literally missing in the early part of the season: Nangle. The senior, who missed eight games, banked home a 28-footer at the third-quarter horn. With the game tied at 56 and the defense shading toward Jauregui in the left corner, Jauregui swung the ball through Liam Szybist at the foul line to find Nangle on the right wing for the go-ahead triple.

Add in a key chase down after a Bennett steal – Nangle thought he got a clean block but instead fouled Bennett, leading to one at the line instead of a momentum-turning deuce – and his impact was clear.

“Chase, he’s a dog. I love his energy,” Edwards said. “If he scores two, four points a game, it doesn’t matter. On the defensive end, he’s always picking up his teammates at all times and always wants to win.”

Edwards, who scored 12 points, answered a floater by Jayden Williams with a strong drive on the baseline off an inbounds to make it 61-58. The teams traded turnovers and a missed front-end by Haven before Jauregui stole an inbounds pass in front of the Sabers bench with three seconds left.

The Sabers (12-2) committed 15 turnovers, which is what Miller and company left their gym lamenting most, especially with them expecting Haven’s 1-3-1 press.

“We practiced that yesterday,” Miller said. “But we had to just come together as a team and make sure everyone was in the right spots for a pass and not going over-the-top passes instead of using more bounce passes.”

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Jack Edwards, in action earlier this season, hit a big 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers rally past Chester Charter Scholars Academy, 61-58,. Tuesday night. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group).