Girls Soccer: Garnet Valley takes first-round feat in stride

CONCORD >> Ashley Bufano expected a battle in goal Tuesday night. She backstopped No. 28 Garnet Valley in a stalemated first half against No. 5 Boyertown, then saw a Jaguars goal early in the second cancelled out by a Boyertown strike with 11 minutes to play. As the game wound toward the inevitability of penalty kicks, the junior goalie suffered no nerves. In some ways, that denouement seemed perfect for the Jags’ journey this season. Bufano and her teammates ran headlong toward it.

“I feel like our season has kind of been like that,” Bufano said Wednesday, hours after Garnet Valley survived PKs, 3-1, to notch a momentous upset in the first round of the District One Class AAA tournament. “We’ve faced a lot of adversity, and we really just pushed through as a team. So I feel like I was really conditioned to just keep going.”

That process continues Thursday when Garnet Valley (9-6-4) visits No. 12 seed Owen J. Roberts in the second round.

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Garent Valley keeper Ashley Bufano held her post in Tuesday night’s first round of the District One Class AAA tournament. The 28th-seeded Jaguars upset No. 5 Boyertown on penalty kicks, 3-1. Now, Bufano and the Jags look forward to their next road challenge at No. 12 Owen J Roberts Thursday night. (Times Staff/Robert J. Gurecki)