Garnet Valley earned the second seed in the District 1 Class 6A girls basketball tournament, the brackets for which were revealed on Sunday.
Garnet Valley (22-1) will first play for a Central League title Monday night. Then it awaits the winner of No. 15 North Penn and No. 18 Phoenixville in the Feb. 19 second round. The Jaguars play Conestoga in the league final, which has no bearing on postseason seeding. The Pioneers will have to turn it around for a game on Friday against Coatesville as the No. 9 seed, only the top eight getting byes.
Also missing that cut is Haverford (18-5) in 10th. The Fords host No. 23 Central Bucks South Friday for the right to visit No. 7 Downingtown West next week. Chester (18-4) is the only other Delco team in the field, drawing the No. 12 seed and a home game, with No. 21 Methacton coming to town.
Two-time reigning champion Perkiomen Valley is the top seed. Springfield (12-10) was the first school out of the 24-team field. Eleven teams make the state playoffs. Brackets are unofficial until Monday.
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