Haverford School Shines In Season Opener
Tao Xu is rapidly adjusting to American basketball.
There was a stir among the larger-than-usual crowd for a Haverford School season opener. Then he walked on the court, and the answer came: They were there out of curiosity to see Tao Xu, the 6-foot-11, 265-pound transfer student from China. Instead, what the crowd saw was quite possibly the best Haverford School team in decades. The Fords led from start to finish in their season opener, putting a hurting on New Beginnings, a charter school from Chester, 83-56, Wednesday afternoon. Haverford School was led by senior Zach Thomas, who dropped in a game-high 23 and sophomore Eric Anderson chipped in with 19. Xu finished with two points and two rebounds, but he magnetized every onlooker each time he ran up and down the court. Including one area…
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