Arms interlocked, dressed in black t-shirts, Lower Merion presented a united front as the national anthem played Tuesday night at Marple Newtown High School.
“I am a Muslim,” the shirt worn by all members of the Aces boys basketball team read in white script. “I am a refugee. I am an immigrant. I am an American. I am an Ace.”
Lower Merion forward Terrell Jones wears a t-shirt during warmups before Tuesday’s Central League final that shares a message of solidarity with immigrants and refugees. (Digital first Media/Pete Bannan)
United in advocating for citizens’ rights in an American climate where they are increasingly under fire, the shirts were a collaborative show of defiance, crystallizing various forms of protest the Aces have displayed in recent weeks.
Once the whistle blew, that unity manifested itself in another form.
Lower Merion shot lights out from the field, running rampant over Strath Haven, 82-60, to claim the Central League title, the first for the powerhouse program since 2014 and evidence that once again the Aces are peaking late.
[For more of this story, written by Matthew De George, go to http://papreplive.com/2017/02/...-in-capturing-crown/]
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