By CoBL Staff
Last year’s champion and runner-up are both alive on opposite sides of the District 1 5A bracket. West Chester Rustin and Villa Maria are back in the semifinals, looking to book back-to-back title game trips on Friday, while Bishop Shanahan and West Chester East try to get in their way.
The winners will play in the district championship game on Wednesday at West Chester University.
There’s plenty more at stake in the District 1 5A field this weekend as the four quarterfinal losers will play for the final two spots in states. Third-seed Radnor gets seventh-seed Phoenixville on Friday, while top seed Gwynedd Mercy will face fifth-seed Lower Moreland with both of their seasons on the line on Saturday.
Here’s a look at all four games: