Tuesday, February 12, 2008

D1 AAAA Second Round

No. 17 Henderson (16-8) at No. 1 Downingtown East (23-1)
Henderson is 13-3 since Dec. 15. Downingtown East hasn't lost since Dec. 8. The Cougars beat Henderson twice during the regular season, by 17 and 18 points.

No. 9 Upper Dublin (20-5) at No. 8 Lower Merion (20-5)
Lower Merion is 15-1 since Dec. 19. Upper Dublin's only losses are to Methacton (twice), Downingtown East, Conestoga and Central.

No. 13 Norristown (19-6) at No. 4 Conestoga (20-5)
Pioneers guard Katie Dunn scored 18 points in the first round. Norristown has won eight of its last nine games.

No. 21 Cheltenham (15-10) at No. 5 Great Valley (22-3)
Cheltenham is 7-2 in its last nine games. The Patriots are only 4-3 in their last seven games. A must-win for Great Valley.

No. 15 CR-North (17-8) at No. 2 Methacton (25-0)
The Indians are are 19-1 in the first two rounds of districts since 1998. Methacton hasn't allowed more than 44 points in 25 games and hammered Souderton by 26 points, 69-43, in the first round, but really did not play a great nonleague schedule as strong a nonleague schedule as some of the other top-seeded teams.

No. 23 Boyertown (15-9) at No. 7 Abington (21-4)
Boyertown is 10-2 since Jan. 2. The Ghosts are 12-1 since Dec. 27.

No. 19 William Tennent (17-9) at No. 3 Spring-Ford (23-2)
Tennent is coming off of an emotional 46-44 win over SOL Continental rival CB East. Spring-Ford's only loss since Dec. 15 was to Mount St. Joseph, 62-58, in triple overtime on Jan. 19.

No. 22 Downington West (15-10) at No. 6 CB South (20-5)
CB South beat the Whippets by nine, 45-36, in a nonleague game on Jan. 24. Downington West was 6-7 on Jan. 5.

Plus, a real quick ...

Southeastern Pa. Top 10
1. Cardinal O'Hara
2. Archbishop Wood
3. Germantown Academy
4. Archbishop Carroll
5. Downingtown East
6. Mount St. Joseph
7. Spring-Ford
8. Villa Maria
9. Methacton
10. Conestoga