Savannah Saunders (above) led the way the last time GV beat Haverford. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
We’re down to eight teams in the running for the 2025 District 1 6A girls crown, including all of the top six seeds and a couple others in the top 10 moving through.
Each of those eight has already punched their ticket to the PIAA tournament, so even the quarterfinal losers still have at least three more games after that: two to determine seeding and a first-round state playoff game. The eight teams in playbacks all have to win their next two games to qualify for the PIAA bracket, with the losers of those games done for the year.
Here’s a look at all four quarterfinals, with a quick peek at the four playbacks:
(2) Garnet Valley vs. (10) Haverford High (1:00 PM)
It’s a Central League rubber match with the most at stake yet this season between the second-seeded Jaguars and the tenth-seeded Fords. They’ve each won on their home courts: Haverford by a 47-28 final back on Dec. 17, Garnet Valley by a near-identical 43-26 result on Jan. 30. A Conestoga win over Haverford (20-5) in the Central League semifinals prevented a third GV/Haverford meeting in the Central League championship, which the Jaguars (24-1) won before beating North Penn 54-38 in the second round. Haverford, meanwhile, beat CB South in the opening round before taking down Downingtown West on the road in the second to get back to states.