The Magic are 13-14 this season while the Vikings are 20-5.Īrchbishop Wood’s Deja Evans (11) puts up a shot against Lansdale Catholic during the Philadelphia Catholic League final on Monday, Feb. Mount Saint Joseph Academy at Archbishop Wood > (1-6) Mount Saint Joseph Academy travels to (12-1) Archbishop Wood at 3 p.m. The winner will face the winner of (12-2) Freire Charter and (1-4) Gwynedd Mercy Academy in the second round Wednesday. The Golden Bears beat West Chester East, 53-41, and Mount Saint Joseph Academy, 30-26. Upper Moreland, led by senior EmmyFaith Wood and junior Holly Gohl, won its two District 1 playback games to earn the fifth seed in states. The Golden Bears are 20-6 while Bethlehem Catholic is 17-8. Upper Moreland at Bethlehem Catholic > (1-5) Upper Moreland travels to (11-1) Bethlehem Catholic at 3 p.m. The winner will face the winner of (1-5) Upper Moreland and (11-1) Bethlehem Catholic in the second round Wednesday. The Monarchs have a young team, but experience at the point guard position with senior Hannah Griffin. Gwynedd Mercy reached the District 1-5A semifinals by beating Strath Haven, 52-35, and Upper Moreland, 48-34, before losing to eventual champion West Chester Rustin, 46-24. Gwynedd Mercy’s Hannah Griffin (15) puts up a shot as Villa Maria’s Clare Cronley (31) defends during their game on Thursday, Jan. The Monarchs are 20-6 this season while Freire Charter is 11-15.
Freire Charter > (1-4) Gwynedd Mercy Academy faces (12-2) Freire Charter at Archbishop Wood High School at 4:30 p.m. The winner will face the winner of (3-1) Cedar Cliff and (1-12) Garnet Valley in the second round Tuesday. Now that she’s up to speed, the Cardinals are a much different team than they were through the first dozen games of the season. Standout Amy Ngo suffered a knee injury during the 2022 district playoffs and missed the first half of this season. Upper Dublin wasn’t your typical 19th seed going into the district playoffs.
After a quarterfinal overtime loss against Pennsbury, the Cardinals split playback games against Springfield Delco and Neshaminy to enter states as the sixth seed. Wins over Council Rock South and defending district and state champion Plymouth Whitemarsh clinched the Cardinals a spot in states. Upper Dublin reached the state playoffs despite entering districts as the 19th seed. Upper Dublin’s Coleen Besachio (35) shoots against Plymouth Whitemarsh during their game on Tuesday, Dec. The Patriots are 11-11 this season while the Skins are 19-6. Neshaminy > (12-3) Archbishop Carroll hosts (1-5) Neshaminy at 4:30 p.m. This Upper Dublin team features the dynamic freshman duo of Colleen Besachio and Megan Ngo and junior Amy Ngo, none of whom have any state playoff experience.īelow are game-by-game previews for area teams.Īrchbishop Carroll vs. Coach Morgan Funsten led the Cardinals to a state championship in 2018, but his current seniors were still in the seventh grade then. On the other end of the experience spectrum is Upper Dublin. Lansdale Catholic reached the state final last year and has Gabby Casey, the all-time leading scorer in Crusaders boys or girls basketball history and is also the 2022-23 Philadelphia Catholic League MVP and Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year. The Vikings have won back-to-back state titles and still have senior Deja Evans, who scored 15 points and grabbed a state title game record 20 rebounds in the final last year. The PIAA state playoffs are set to start this week and the Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media area is well-represented across five of the six classifications.Īrea teams head into states with many different experience levels.Īrchbishop Wood and Lansdale Catholic are on one end of the spectrum.
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