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CONCORD — For a half Wednesday night, Garnet Valley’s girls basketball team hadn’t done much to prevent its season from ending.
The Jags, who entered the Class AAAA district tournament as the No. 2 seed, weren’t shooting well, were turning the ball over, and appeared on the way to a loss to No. 14 Central Bucks South in a playback game in which the winner would qualify for the state playoffs while the loser would collect equipment Thursday and send its players off to their spring sports.
Junior Jordan Ireland and senior Haley Warden took charge in the final two periods for Garnet Valley, and their efforts helped the Jags to a 41-33 victory over Central Bucks South.
The Jags (25-2) host Methacton Saturday, with the winner taking ninth place in the district and facing the District 12 champion in the opening round of the state tourney. The loser will be District One’s 10th seed and will go on the road to face the District Three champion.
Garnet Valley and Methacton were in a similar position at this time last year, but the host Warriors beat the Jags to take ninth place and send Garnet Valley to Garden Spot High (Lancaster County) to face District Three champion Wilson.
Warden (10 points, including 6-for-6 at the foul line, six rebounds, two steals, one assist) seemed more concerned with a Spanish project that was due instead of worrying about whether Wednesday’s game would be her last as a Garnet Valley basketball player.
“I was not feeling a loss tonight,” said, the All-Delco soccer and lacrosse player who is headed to James Madison to play the spring sport. “And nobody else on this team was either.”
Warden didn’t have a field goal until 3:50 remained in the third period. But she hit both of her free throws in the second quarter, when she had three defensive rebounds, and was 4-for-4 at the line in the third.
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Garnet Valley celebrates after defeating Central Bucks South Wednesday. (Robert J Gurecki)
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