Springfield’s Ryan Johnston, right, grabs a rebound from Conestoga’s Westin Fryberger during a game in January. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matthew DeGeorge
Kevin McCormick has gotten to know the dance well by now.
For a third straight year, McCormick’s Springfield boys basketball team finished with an 11-11 record. For the third straight year, it meant sweating out the match to see if they would get into the District 1 Class 6A tournament.
In 2022, a three-game losing streak to end the season landed them 28th, outside of the 24-team field. Last year, they were 27th, enduring the oddity that was qualifying for the Central League tournament but not districts, which allowed them another game while their playoff fate hung in the balance.
This year, finally, McCormick and company are on the correct side of the line.
Springfield earned the 24th and final seed in the District 1 tournament, which will open Friday night at No. 9 Abington. The winner gets No. 8 Bensalem, which received a bye to Tuesday’s second round.
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