Coatesville

Prep Charter will not face penalties for using two girls' basketball players with falsified addresses, said Robert Coleman, the School District of Philadelphia's executive director of athletics. Although they were academically ineligible to attend the South Philadelphia charter, Coleman said "athletically they are eligible. " Coleman is also the chairperson of PIAA District 12. According to a report by the School District's inspector general's office, Hannah Timmons and Martianna Wilson commuted to Prep Charter from Coatesville, but the school listed them with Southwest Philadelphia addresses.

    The third suspect in a Coatesville home-invasion killing surrendered to police Saturday. Dominique M. Lee, 20, turned himself in two days after police arrested his two alleged accomplices, Marquis Rayner, 23, and Camren Horne, 20. Police had been searching for Lee, said Officer Chris McCarthy. Police say Lee, Rayner and Horne, wearing black T-shirts on their heads, broke into a house on Merchant Street in June 2012. Dominique Williams, 20, was playing a video game, and was killed by a shotgun blast.

Howard Sellars scored 18 points to lead four Coatesville players in double figures on Tuesday night, and the Red Raiders defeated host Hatboro-Horsham, 65-57, in the second round of the District 1 Class AAAA boys' basketball playoffs. Jaquan Hollingshed added 11 points for Coatesville, and Emmett Hunt and Leroy Hoggard each had 10. Mike Brown scored a game-high 30 for Hatboro. Coatesville 14 19 18 14 - 65 Hatboro-Horsham 9 16 14 18 - 57 C: Andre Boggs 9, Leroy Hoggard 10, Jaquan Hollingshed 11, Emmett Hunt 10, Chris Jones 3, Howard Sellars 18, Vinny Williams 4. HH: Kevin Barron 2, Mike Brown 30, Chris Hobbs 7, Walt Kimble 6, Jack Lavery 6, Zach Quattro 6.

Coatesville's getting older. And it has city officials concerned. In 20 years, the average age of Coatesville's population has jumped from 34 to 36.5, not a tremendous increase, but "a clear indication that the young people aren't staying here," said City Manager Wayne "Ted" Reed. "They're leaving after they finish school. " Reed recently raised the matter before the city Planning Commission, saying Coatesville must attract industry and jobs to stop the emigration of its young.

Emmitt Hunt threw for three touchdowns Friday night as ninth-seeded Coatesville eased past visiting No. 16 Wissahickon, 42-21, in the District 1 Class AAAA football quarterfinals. Chris Jones hauled in a pair of Hunt's touchdown passes as the Red Raiders rolled to a 21-0 lead at the half. Dan Murphy's 1-yard rumble in the third put Wissahickon on the board, but Coatesville stormed back with a pair of touchdowns to secure the win. Daquan Worley also added a pair of touchdowns as he scored in the first and third quarters to boost the Red Raiders.

A 21-year-old Downingtown man admitted his role today in the arson spree that terrorized the city of Coatesville for more than a year. Roger L. Barlow pleaded guilty to setting nine blazes during January 2009, including the one that destroyed most of the 300 block of Fleetwood Street, leaving about 50 people homeless and generating national headlines. Chester County Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin approved the terms of a plea bargain that will put Barlow in prison for 12 1/2 to 25 years, followed by 10 years' probation.

Playing a lineup of three guards and two small forwards may not win a lot of games for a lot of teams, but that kind of lineup gave Chester the PIAA District 1 Class AAAA title last night at Villanova's duPont Pavilion. Led by forward Keith Wood's 20 points, the Clippers defeated Coatesville, 77-62, before about 5,000 fans. All season, Chester (25-2) has played without the benefit of a big man. (Wood, a 6-foot-4 junior, comes closest to that description.) But against Coatesville, the Clippers didn't need a big man. Guards Larry Yarbray (16 points)

As Coatesville's backup quarterback last season, Emmitt Hunt says he learned more than just how to chart plays and hold a clipboard. While he saw little playing time, he watched strong-armed passer Manny Stocker, now at North Carolina State, and picked his brain. "We were close friends," Hunt said. "We watched film together, went over plays and such. That really helped me coming into this year. " Hunt showed his continuing development Saturday. He connected on 9 of 13 throws for 242 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Red Raiders buried Unionville, 42-0, in a Ches-Mont League cross-conference matchup.

Coatesville's quick-striking, speed-laden offense was way too much for Neshaminy's usually staunch defense. The No. 9-seeded Red Raiders struck for five of their nine touchdowns in the first half, totaled 515 yards of offense, and emphatically ousted the No. 13 Redskins, 63-28, Friday night in a PIAA District 1 Class AAAA semifinal playoff. Quarterback Emmitt Hunt, halfback Daquan Worley, and wideouts Chris Jones and Dre Boggs did the bulk of the damage for the explosive hosts.

After three years at Church Farm, Howard Sellars decided to play his final season of high school basketball at Coatesville. "Coatesville is where I live," the 6-foot-1, 160-pound senior guard said. "I just wanted to come home and give the city what they haven't seen in years. " Wednesday night, with Sellars as the catalyst, the Red Raiders moved closer to their first PIAA Class AAAA state title since 2001 with a 58-52 victory over Norristown in a second-round game at Spring-Ford.

Three Chester County men already charged with a Coatesville murder have been indicted by a grand jury in a strategy aimed at preventing witness intimidation, officials said Wednesday. Taking advantage of a recent change in state law, District Attorney Tom Hogan said he opted for a grand-jury proceeding rather than have witnesses appear at a preliminary hearing. Hogan said a "stop snitching" culture, particularly well-entrenched in Coatesville, sometimes discourages witnesses from taking the stand.

Prep Charter will not face penalties for using two girls' basketball players with falsified addresses, said Robert Coleman, the School District of Philadelphia's executive director of athletics. Although they were academically ineligible to attend the South Philadelphia charter, Coleman said "athletically they are eligible. " Coleman is also the chairperson of PIAA District 12. According to a report by the School District's inspector general's office, Hannah Timmons and Martianna Wilson commuted to Prep Charter from Coatesville, but the school listed them with Southwest Philadelphia addresses.

MIKE CHITWOOD was a rookie cop fresh out of the Police Academy on Nov. 7, 1964, when he was walking a beat on Susquehanna Avenue in North Philadelphia with a seasoned officer who was teaching him the ropes. Chitwood - who went on to become a much-honored Philly cop and is now the police superintendent of Upper Darby Township - and his partner, Mike Muto, might not have been prepared for heroics that day, but that's what they got. On the 1600 block, they saw flames shooting out of a house and a woman with a baby hanging onto a rope between the second and third floors, calling for help.

Coatesville High junior Daquan Worley, a quick-footed running back and defensive back, orally committed Friday morning to play for Penn State. The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder, who helped lead the Red Raiders to the PIAA Class AAAA state championship game last season, is projected to play cornerback for the Nittany Lions. He is the seventh player - and first defensive back - to commit for the Class of 2014. "Deep down, he just really felt like he wanted to be part of the Penn State community," Coatesville head coach Matt Ortega said.

Coatesville junior Daquan Worley, a running back and defensive back, has committed to Penn State. Sports, D1.

Coatesville's Jake Kennedy, a savvy and hard-hitting catcher, hopes that some late-year heroics will replace an early-season blunder. In the seventh inning against host Unionville, with the bases loaded and one out in an 8-8 contest, the usually focused backstop erred in thinking a strikeout was the third out and rolled the ball toward the mound. That gave the Unionville runner at third base the chance to race home for the deciding tally in the season opener. "It was a brain cramp," Kennedy said matter-of-factly.

Coatesville's Shaquille Thomas sprinted to a first-place finish in the 100 meters and helped his team control the field events, sparking the Red Raiders to the team title at the Bruce Dallas Invitational on Saturday at Cumberland Valley. Thomas finished in 11.16 seconds and placed third in the long jump. Elizae McDonald won the high jump with a mark of 6-4, and William Royal recorded a 44-2 to win the triple jump. Darrik Muroski finished third in the shot put and discus, and Rahjeir Miles was third in the javelin.