By CoBL Staff
The District 1 playoffs get underway on Friday with elimination games in the 5A and 6A brackets. The girls’ 5A bracket has four games, all of which will see one team move into the quarterfinals and the other done for the season.
Here’s a look at Friday’s first-round matchups:
Quarterfinals: Tues., Feb. 18
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 21
Championship: Tues., Feb. 25 @ West Chester Univ. (7:00 PM)
8) Sun Valley vs. 9) Marple Newtown (Feb. 15, 1:00 PM)
Winner gets 1) Gwynedd Mercy
The Vanguards and Tigers haven’t played this season, but a number of similar results against common opponents lead one to think this should also be competitive: both teams lost close games to Ridley, beat Academy Park and beat Avon Grove in similar ways, and both had bigger wins over Renaissance Academy as well. Sun Valley (15-7) only had a 4-6 record in Ches-Mont American play but otherwise had its best season in at least a decade, and certainly since a 17-win season in 2012-13. Senior guard Brielle Wright, a three-year starter, is one of their leaders along with junior forward Lucy Damico, who’s in her second year as a starter.