Garnet Valley’s Haylie Adamski, seen during a game early this season, scored 25 points Saturday in a District 1 Class 6A playback win over North Penn. PETE BANNAN – MEDIANEWS GROUP
By Matt Smith
Garnet Valley star Haylie Adamski has long ago accepted the fact that every team is focused on stopping her on the basketball court. The sophomore sensation has faced double-and triple-team coverage all season.
Adamski missed four of her first five shots in a District 1 Class 6A playback Saturday afternoon. She was unsettled as the Jags fell behind by double digits.
Moreover, Adamski recorded her third foul 51 seconds into the second period. If the 20th-seeded Jaguars wanted to overcome No. 21 North Penn and punch their ticket to the PIAA tournament, Adamski had to be on the floor and not sitting the bench with foul trouble.
“I just have to stay composed,” Adamski said. “Once I got my third foul pretty quickly in the second quarter. I had to back up on defense a little bit. But also my teammates stepped up and that is what got us going on our end. The face guarding from the other team, I am used to that. It’s been that way the whole season.”