D’Entremont shows growth in game, as does Radnor

Radnor's Jack D'Entremont, left, goes to the basket in the fourth quarter as Strath Haven's Luke Edwards defends Friday night. (Pete Bannan/Digital First Media

RADNOR — A season ago, defenses reliably knew where to find Jack D’Entremont. The Radnor wing was, more often than not, parked behind the 3-point line, the kind of spot-up shooter that is the common currency of so many high school half-court offenses.

But the goal for D’Entremont between his sophomore and junior campaigns was to be more than that, and with a three-inch growth spurt sprouting a lanky 6-5 frame, he’s literally and figuratively risen to the challenge.

D’Entremont showed what he can do Friday night, scoring a career-high 23 points – mostly in the paint – to go with nine rebounds as Radnor pulled away from Strath Haven, 63-41.

“That was a big focus in the offseason, to get better, more well-versed,” D’Entremont said. “And I feel like I’ve done that.”

Friday’s evidence was compelling, for D’Entremont and a Raiders team that has surpassed its win total of three from 2017-18. D’Entremont drained nine buckets from the field, only one a 3-pointer. On the season, he’s hit 14 3-pointers, tops on Radnor, among 45 made baskets. Contrast that to last season, when 22 of his 33 field goals were of the 3-point variety.

His scoring average has risen as his game has diversified, from 5.9 points per contest as a sophomore to 13.1 over the first nine games of this season.

Friday’s advantage was particularly marked, from the time D’Entremont jumped center to start the game opposite Strath Haven’s Justin Morris, who is by any reasonable description a guard. The height advantage for D’Entremont in the lane was blatant, and while Strath Haven fought gamely to nullify it for two and a half quarters with sheer determination, the lankier Raiders won out.

“They might have been a little bit bigger, but we just tried boxing out our best, crashing the boards and playing tough,” Strath Haven forward Brady Mutz said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Radnor’s lead was a slim 31-29 midway through the third quarter. But it ended the frame on a 15-4 run, then outscored Haven 17-8 over the final eight minutes.

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