Girls Basketball: Garnet Valley holds on to secure state berth

CONCORD — When the district basketball playoffs begin, the easy way for a team to qualify for the PIAA Tournament is to win its first two district games.

Fourth-seeded Garnet Valley found out that hosting No. 13 Cheltenham Wednesday wouldn’t be as easy as it might have seemed after a one-sided opening-round romp past Upper Merion last week.

The Jaguars (23-2) put on an amazing shooting display in the third period Wednesday, then they held on as the Panthers (18-6) did their best to match them. In the final eight minutes, Garnet Valley lost leading scorer Macy Goldbach (18 points, three rebounds, two steals, one assist, one blocked shot) 2:38 before the game ended and made only two field goals.

Down the stretch, the Jags who took the court took turns coming up with key plays as Garnet Valley earned its ticket to the state tourney by claiming a 52-48 decision over Cheltenham.

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