Haverford and Caroline Dotsey, above, are unbeaten, rolling through the majority of their early league schedule. (Photo: Owen McCue/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin & Owen McCue
The high school calendar is about to turn to full-time conference play, the rare non-league game still dotting the landscape but the vast majority of contests getting much more meaningful. Half of the area’s leagues, like the Suburban One, Central, and Bicentennial, have already started; others, like the Catholic League, Friends’ Schools, Inter-Ac boys and the Del-Val, have only had non-league games thus far.
Based on how things have shaken out in the non-league, here’s a brief look at just a few of the leagues and what we’ve learned so far, as well as which games are going to be crucial down the stretch:
(click on this link for the Girls updates on all the leagues)
(click on this link for the Boys updates on all the leagues)