By Matthew DeGeorge
Basketball can get complicated, though at times it stays refreshingly simple.
Sometimes, mundane as it sounds, it’s all about making shots.
Parkland did that Wednesday night at the Geigle Complex, Garnet Valley didn’t do enough of it and thus the District 11 champion is moving on in the PIAA Class 6A tournament via a 74-58 victory.
It’s not a slight on Garnet Valley, the seventh seed from District 1. The Jags (18-10) shot a modest amount of 3-pointers and hit exactly half of them, 7-for-14. They had 13 assists on 21 baskets. They committed 14 turnovers, too much for any coach but hardly debilitating in a fast-paced game.
But they just didn’t hit enough shots to keep up with Parkland. A 39.6 percent shooting night (21-for-53) didn’t keep up with the torrid 56.5 percent that Parkland put up (26-for-46).