Ava Possenti (above) and Garnet Valley have won five straight postseason games this month. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
Three years ago was the best season in Garnet Valley girls’ basketball history. The Jaguars won 30 games, the Central League and District 1 6A titles, and made it all the way to the state championship game.
This year’s group might not equal those feats — and certainly won’t equal the win total — but something almost equally special is happening. An unheralded squad with none of the expectations of its forerunner, with three freshmen and a sophomore in the top seven, is making plenty of noise, seemingly out of nowhere.
“This has been an improbable, unexpected season in many ways,” 19th-year head coach Joe Woods said. “Three years ago, we were district champions, but it was kind of expected. We were (the) one-seed […] we did great, we were 30-2.
“But this is in many ways more satisfying.”