Score Still Unsettled

TREDYFFRIN — It’s going to take a fifth game, possibly in the state tournament, for Ridley and Conestoga to settle their score.

Right now the better team is the Green Raiders, who Friday night survived a controversial finish to defeat the Pioneers, 36-34, in the quarterfinal round of the Class AAAA District One basketball tournament.

The ninth-seeded Green Raiders (22-5) take on Plymouth Whitemarsh in the semifinals Wednesday night at Temple University.

Ridley’s Ameer Staggs, right, does his best to defend Conestoga’s Andrew Diehl Friday night. The Green Raiders held on to win, 36-34, despite a controversial finish to their District One Class AAAA quarterfinal game. (Pete Bannan

Though the season series between Ridley and Conestoga is even, the Green Raiders have prevailed in the last two games, including the Central League title game. They controlled the first half of the quarterfinal and were up to the task of rallying down the homestretch to pull it off.

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