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by: Don Rebel

CHARTIERS VALLEY CONTINUES ON THE ROAD TO HERSHEY

The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team is on an unexpected golden ride this postseason.

The Colts finished in second place in Section 4-5A in the regular season but have more than made up for no section crown with a perfect 6-0 playoff record.

In each of those wins, they have been led by senior Jayden Davis.

He has capped off a scholastic career in which he eclipsed 2,000 points scored with a WPIAL championship and is now three wins from adding a PIAA title.

Thus far on the Road to Hershey, Davis has scored 33 points in wins over Cocalico and Montour.

Now Chartiers Valley (25-3) will take on District 6 champion Johnstown (26-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Norwin.

The Trojans have ousted WPIAL teams in back-to-back state playoff games, beating Moon in the first round by seven points and defeating Latrobe in the second round by 26 points.

The three other 5A quarterfinals Friday are:

Hershey (22-3) vs. West York (22-6) at Northern York at 7 p.m.

Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (18-7) vs. Upper Moreland (21-6) at Norristown at 6 p.m.

Penncrest (23-3) vs. Neumann-Goretti (16-11) at Norristown at 7:30 p.m.

FORD TOUGH

WPIAL 6A girls basketball champion Upper St. Clair has enjoyed some home cooking the first tow round of the PIAA playoffs.

The Panthers rolled past Manheim Township in a home game in the first round, 65-37.

Then they had to hop on a bus and travel a whole 6 miles to Peters Township to defeat section rival Canon-McMillan in the second round, 46-32.

In both games, Kent State commit Rylee Kalocay led the Panthers with 21 and 20 points.

Now Upper St. Clair (21-6) prepares to head on a bus and travel 149 miles to McConnellsburg High School, the site of its quarterfinal matchup against Haverford (23-5) at 6 p.m.

The Fords were the No. 5 team out of District 1 but have advanced with a two-point win over Easton and a 20-point victory over Downingtown East.

The other three girls 6A quarterfinals Friday are:

Garnet Valley (26-2) vs. Cardinal O’Hara (18-9) at Ridley at 6 p.m.

Perkiomen Valley (25-3) vs. Hazleton (28-0) at Bethlehem Liberty at 6 p.m.

Central Dauphin (18-8) vs. Archbishop Carroll (19-9) at Bethlehem Liberty at 7:30 p.m.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

In years past, the first day of spring sports has had to deal with snow outs or chilled temperatures.

Not so in 2025.

Sunshine and 73 degrees marks the forecast for the first day of action in the 2025 baseball and softball seasons.