Coming on Monday, thoughts on the first round. On Tuesday, previews of the second round. -sc
No. 1 Downingtown East 48, No. 32 Neshaminy 28
Recap: Junior Kristen Blye scored a game-high 21 points for the Cougars (23-1). Chelsea Rota scored seven points for Neshaminy (11-14).
Link to Daily Local game story
Link to Courier Times game story
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No. 17 Henderson 55, No. 16 Bensalem 43
Recap: The game was tied, 41-41, with 3:48 to play. Junior forward Sharmane Hall had 13 points and 16 rebounds for Bensalem (15-9), while junior guard Kristen Gilroy scored 12 points. Henderson's Shante Evans had 19 points and 19 rebounds for Henderson (16-8).
Link to Courier Times game story
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No. 8 Lower Merion 48, No. 25 Chester 35
Recap: Lower Merion led by 21 points, 40-19, after three quarters. Junior guard Molly Hanlon had 23 points and seven steals, and junior guard Lil Carney scored 19 points for the Aces (20-5). Sophomore Karen Flagg had 12 points and six steals for Chester (13-11).
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No. 9 Upper Dublin 66, No. 24 Penn Wood 60
Recap: Upper Dublin (20-5) was up by 20, 59-39, early in the fourth quarter. Junior forward Rebecca Courter had 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Senior Shira Newman had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Link to Times-Herald game story
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No. 4 Conestoga 49, No. 29 Chichester 33
Recap: Sophomore point guard Katie Dunn hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 pointers for Conestoga (20-5), and 6-foot-3 forward Chelsea Shine had 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Six-foot forward Kristen Johnsen finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. For Chichester (10-14), Delaney Cohan had 12 points and five rebounds.
Link to Daily Local game story
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No. 13 Norristown 56, No. 20 Unionville 36
Recap: Alissa O'Donnell scored 12 points and Bryn Cotteta added 10 points for the Eagles (19-6).
Link to Times-Herald game story
No. 5 Great Valley 50, No. 28 North Penn 24
Recap: Impressive win for Great Valley (22-3). Dana Walsh had 20 points, and senior center Emily Ellisen added 14 points for the Patriots. For North Penn (10-15), center Shakia Robinson had foul trouble and finished with three points.
Link to Daily Local game story
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No. 21 Cheltenham 62, No. 12 Perkiomen Valley 55
Recap: Shayla Felder scored 19 points for Cheltenham (14-10). Megan Finn had 20 points for Perkiomen Valley (18-7). Tough seeding for Perkiomen Valley. The Panthers, the defending state champions, had a young lineup and a tough schedule and wound up way down in the district's power rankings.
No online game story.
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No. 2 Methacton 69, No. 31 Souderton 43
Recap: Senior forward Renee Womack scored 22 points for unbeaten Methacton (25-0). Becca Reach scored eight points for Souderton (11-14).
Link to Intelligencer game story
Link to Pottstown Mercury game story
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No. 15 Council Rock-North 50, No. 18 Pennridge 43
Recap: Sophomore center Sarah Kiely had 13 points and nine rebounds, and freshman guard Devin Gold scored 13 points for the Indians (17-8). Gold made two free throws with 36.7 seconds left to seal the victory. Sam Simononis scored 11 points for the Rams (15-10).
Link to Courier Times game story
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No. 7 Abington 51, No. 26 Garnet Valley 26
Recap: Sophomore forward Emily Leer had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Ghosts (21-4), who held Garnet Valley to 11 points in the first three quarters.
Link to Montgomery Newspapers blurb
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No. 23 Boyertown 47, No. 10 Sun Valley 42
Recap: Alex Brown had 16 points and Kate Murphy had 15 points for the Bears (15-9). Kelly Custer had 13 points for Sun Valley (20-5).
Link to Pottstown Mercury game story
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No. 3 Spring-Ford 58, No. 30 Kennett 37
Recap: Megan Bedard scored 19 points, and Allie Kakareka added 17 for Spring-Ford (23-2). Verena Woloson scored 18 for Kennett (12-13)
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No. 19 William Tennent 46, No. 14 CB East 44
Recap: Senior Lissa Tercha had four 3-pointers and 14 points for the Panthers (17-8), and sophomore forward Sarah Godfrey added 13 points. Tennent, which won its first district tournament win since 1991, came back from a four-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Tercha scored eight points in the fourth quarter. CB East (16-9) failed to reach the state tournament for the first time in nine seasons.
Link to Intelligencer game story
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No. 6 CB South 52, No. 27 Wissahickon 46
Recap: Tori Reynolds scored 18 points and Katelyn Schneider added 10 points for CB South (20-5). Jenny Knoebel scored 14 points for Wissahickon (15-10).
Link to Intelligencer game story
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No. 22 Downingtown West 51, No. 11 Upper Darby 48
Recap: The Whippets (15-10) came from behind to pull the upset. Upper Darby (18-7) led by nine points, 31-22, at halftime.
