Garnet Valley’s Haylie Adamski, center, hits a jumper in the Jaguars’ 39-27 victory over Marple Newtown in the Central League championship game Monday night at Ridley High School earlier this year. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
The top four teams from a year ago all have championship goals for this season in what should be a competitively balanced Central League.
Reigning champion Garnet Valley made a run starting in the middle of that 2021-22 season and never looked back, winning its first league championship since 2019. The Jaguars went 20-11 overall, and advanced to the District 1 Class 6A quarterfinals and PIAA tournament.
Veteran leaders Ava Possenti and Katelyn Dugery graduated, but sophomore Haylie Adamski, who had a wonderful freshman campaign, and junior forward Emily Olsen are returning starters under coach Joe Woods, who begins his 20th season at GV.