Saturday
No. 19 Radnor at No. 14 Strath Haven
Strath Haven is the No. 14 seed in the District One Class AAAA playoffs after a regular season and Central League playoff that saw the Panthers win 19 games under coach Patrick Keaveney. It starts with a first-round District One tournament game against a familiar foe, whom Strath Haven has faced three times since Jan. 22 and twice since last Thursday. Strath Haven hosts No. 19 Radnor (16-7) Saturday afternoon at 1:30.
No. 17 Marple Newtown at No. 16 Spring-Ford, 1:30
The Tigers (16-6) ended the regulars reason with wins in three of their last four games, but just missed the Central League playoffs. They’ll go as far as senior guard Rylee Power, who recently became the program’s all-time leading scorer, and senior forward Carley Hamilton will take them. Spring-Ford (14-8) isn’t the powerhouse it once was, but is a worthy favorite in the first round.
No. 22 Haverford at No. 11 Downingtown East, 1:30
The Fords (14-8) stumbled across the finish line of the regular season with losses in five of their last eight contests, including two in a row to Garnet Valley and Conestoga. The latter kept the Fords out of the Central League playoffs. The Cougars (18-6) dropped a 27-25 decision to Bishop Shanahan Tuesday night in the Ches-Mont League final.
Friday
No. 29 Upper Merion at No. 4 Garnet Valley, 7
The Jaguars fended off Strath Haven Monday night extend its Central League unbeaten streak to 34 consecutive games. After back-to-back 16-0 marks during the regular season, coach Joe Woods’ team captured the league title for a second year in a row, a 40-31 decision Monday night against Haven.
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