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The District 1 boys and girls basketball playoffs have started in earnest.
Locally, in Class AAAA girls, Spring-Ford is the third seed and Great Valley is the fifth seed.
Spring-Ford, which finished as runner-up to Upper Dublin last year, won its first-round game over Kennett, 58-37, Saturday afternoon in Royersford.
Great Valley also won its district opener, 50-24, against North Penn Saturday night in East Whiteland.
Both teams will be in action again Wednesday night in the second round. Spring-Ford will host William Tennent while Great Valley will host defending state champion Cheltenham.
Spring-Ford is now 24-2 on the year with the only losses coming to Upper Dublin and Mount St. Joseph in triple overtime in non-league games. The Rams are experienced and battle-tested and should go far in the tournament again this year.
The Rams are led by a pair of four-year veteran guards, Megan Bedard and Allie Kakareka, eachof whom have scored 1,000 points in their careers and lightning-quick fellow guard Ashley Wood, who is a junior. Sophomore center Jasmin Hinnant is another key player and the Rams have a deep bench that sparked the Rams in the victory against the Blue Demons.
Guard play is so critical in the playoffs with ballhandling against pressure defenses. That is one reason the Rams finished undefeated at 15-0 in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. Head coach Jeff Rinehimer reached his 200th career victory during the regular season.
Great Valley is now 22-3, playing out of the Ches-Mont League’s American Division (small schools).
The Patriots avenged a non-league setback to North Penn from the previous Saturday. Although Cheltenham graduated most of its team from the previous year, the Panthers have a very solid program and are a big school that plays a rigorous schedule.
Great Valley will have its hands full against Cheltenham this time, too. The Patriots are led by 6-2 senior center Emily Ellisen, 6-0 senior forward Brittany Greaves and senior guard KC Curran, the latter two serving as captains. Dana Walsh is another veteran who scored 20 points against North Penn, and Colleen O’Malley and Andrea Pride are also key components for coach Paul Girone.
Posted by
Barry Sankey
Spring-Ford, which finished as runner-up to Upper Dublin last year, won its first-round game over Kennett, 58-37, Saturday afternoon in Royersford.
Great Valley also won its district opener, 50-24, against North Penn Saturday night in East Whiteland.
Both teams will be in action again Wednesday night in the second round. Spring-Ford will host William Tennent while Great Valley will host defending state champion Cheltenham.
Spring-Ford is now 24-2 on the year with the only losses coming to Upper Dublin and Mount St. Joseph in triple overtime in non-league games. The Rams are experienced and battle-tested and should go far in the tournament again this year.
The Rams are led by a pair of four-year veteran guards, Megan Bedard and Allie Kakareka, eachof whom have scored 1,000 points in their careers and lightning-quick fellow guard Ashley Wood, who is a junior. Sophomore center Jasmin Hinnant is another key player and the Rams have a deep bench that sparked the Rams in the victory against the Blue Demons.
Guard play is so critical in the playoffs with ballhandling against pressure defenses. That is one reason the Rams finished undefeated at 15-0 in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. Head coach Jeff Rinehimer reached his 200th career victory during the regular season.
Great Valley is now 22-3, playing out of the Ches-Mont League’s American Division (small schools).
The Patriots avenged a non-league setback to North Penn from the previous Saturday. Although Cheltenham graduated most of its team from the previous year, the Panthers have a very solid program and are a big school that plays a rigorous schedule.
Great Valley will have its hands full against Cheltenham this time, too. The Patriots are led by 6-2 senior center Emily Ellisen, 6-0 senior forward Brittany Greaves and senior guard KC Curran, the latter two serving as captains. Dana Walsh is another veteran who scored 20 points against North Penn, and Colleen O’Malley and Andrea Pride are also key components for coach Paul Girone.
Posted by
Barry Sankey
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