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Radnor’s Anna Reger, left, defends against Marple Newtown’s Kristen Milliken during a game earlier this season. Reger’s shutdown defense against Strath Haven Wednesday helped the Raptors to a 50-32 win in the quarterfinal round of the District 1 Class 5A tournament. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matt Smith

Anna Reger had one job: stay locked in on Strath Haven’s Maddie Fanning from start to finish.

In Wednesday’s District 1 Class 5A quarterfinal showdown between the Central League rivals, the matchup between Radnor’s Reger and the Panthers’ Fanning was one to watch. Both are quick, undersized guards who can take over a game with their speed and defensive intensity.

Reger, a three-year starter, got the best of the exciting rookie. Her relentless on-ball defense on the Panthers’ standout freshman helped propel No. 2 Radnor to a 50-32 victory over seventh-seeded Strath Haven.

With the win, the Raptors advance to Friday night’s semifinal round and punched their ticket to the PIAA tournament next month. Radnor will host sixth-seeded Villa Maria, which claimed a 51-31 decision over No. 3 Lower Moreland Tuesday.

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Charlotte Aldridge has fit in where needed to help Downingtown East this season (Photo by Joseph Santoliquito/CoBL).

By Joseph Santoliquito

If she needs to rebound one night, that’s okay with Charlotte Aldridge. If the 6-foot junior swing has to defend the opposition’s best offensive player the next game, she’s okay with that, too. If Downingtown East needs her to stretch a defense with her outside shooting, that’s also okay with her.

Wherever she is needed, Aldridge is more than willing to fulfill that role.

On Wednesday, it happened to be a little of all the above, scoring 17 points and being an interior defensive presence against smaller Chester in Downingtown East’s 57-44 second-round District 1 Class 6A victory at East.

The No. 5-seeded Cougars (22-3) will now advance to the district quarterfinal round at No. 4 Central Bucks East on Saturday at 1 p.m., while No. 12 Chester (19-5) will try to qualify for states in the playback round hosting No. 14 Spring-Ford on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Upper Moreland senior Jadon Cybok hit six threes and scored 26 points. (Photo: Owen McCue/CoBL)

By Owen McCue 

Before Colson Campbell arrived at Upper Moreland High School, the Golden Bears boys basketball program had only been to the state playoffs three times.

Campbell was part of a team in 2022 that broke a nine-year state playoff drought. On Wednesday night, he and his senior teammates became the only group to be a part of two state playoff teams. 

Senior Jadon Cybok caught fire and Campbell celebrated a milestone night as No. 4 Upper Moreland pulled away from No. 5 Marple Newtown for a 67-49 District 1 5A quarterfinal win.

The victory secures the fifth state playoff berth in program history for the Golden Bears (1983, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2025) and advances them to Saturday’s district semifinal against top seed Upper Dublin. The Tigers will host No. 9 Chichester in a state playback game.

“They showed me freshman year, I saw from those seniors how to lead the team,” Campbell said. “Upper Moreland doesn’t really go to states that often, so I knew it was special. And sophomore, junior year it was harder to get there, but this year it feels like it came all the way back around and all the hard work I put in finally paid off. For this team to make it to states is just incredible.”

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Garnet Valleys Jake Sniras (34) is congratulated by Brady Krautzel, right, after hitting a basket in the first half the Jaguars’ District 1 Class 6A win over Bensalem. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

Part of the job for Grayson Golek, moving off the ball in Garnet Valley’s offense, is to have his head constantly up and ready to receive passes.

When the ball is in teammate Jake Sniras’ hands and the connection between two of the program’s special players is humming the way only some players are capable of linking up, it’s even more pronounced.

Golek poured in 30 points amid a career night, leading the fourth-seeded Jaguars to a 72-54 win over No. 13 Bensalem that deposits the Jaguars into the PIAA tournament for the four straight year and fifth in the last six. The Jaguars also move on to face fifth-seeded Plymouth Whitemarsh in the District 1 Class 6A tournament Friday.

Golek shot 13-for-19 from the field, to go with 10 rebounds. Sniras, despite struggling to a 3-for-14 shooting night, was otherwise outstanding, with seven rebounds, eight assists, four steals and three blocks to go with his six points.

Most of the dimes found their way into the hands of Golek.

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Kylie Mulholland had a big week starting with her commitment to Jefferson University (Photo by Mark Jordan/CoBL).

By Joseph Santoliquito 

Kylie Mulholland was getting a little afraid. Days were passing on the 5-foot-3 Garnet Valley senior guard. She really had no idea what she was going to do a month ago. It was getting deeper into February and she had no college destination.

On Sunday, that changed, when she committed to Division II Jefferson University coach Tom Shirley over the phone.  

Mulholland celebrated that on Tuesday night playing a complete game, scoring 13 points in aiding No. 2 seed Garnet Valley to a 54-38 second-round PIAA District 1 Class 6A playoff victory over visiting No. 15 seed North Penn.

The Jaguars (24-1) will now advance to the district quarterfinal round against the winner of Wednesday’s Downingtown West-Haverford High matchup. North Penn, which won its opening round game, still has a chance to make the state playoffs through the playback round.

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