Methacton tops Upper Perk

Warriors to play for PAC championship Tuesday night

POTTSTOWN » Everything to this point is new for Methacton.

Yet the Warriors, making their first deep run into the Pioneer Athletic Conference playoffs since the 2014-2015 season, look like well-trained veterans at perhaps the most important point of the season.

Sophomore guard Brett Eberly and junior front-court mate David Duda scored 19 points apiece while 6-9 sophomore center Jeff Woodward added another 15 points on Friday night at Pottstown. Methacton 65, Upper Perk 53 Up next for Methacton: The Warriors advance to the PAC finals Tuesday night against SpringFord. That all-out effort from a flock of underclassmen was key in Methacton punching its ticket to the PAC title game with a 6553 win over Upper Perkiomen in a game that the Warriors never once trailed.

“It’s very overwhelming at first. I was nervous coming into these past two PAC games,” said Eberly, who shot 5-for-10 from 3-point land. “But I just needed to put it all aside and focus once we got out on the court.

“When I got on, I did my duty and this is what turns out. We’re going to the championship.”

With the win, Methacton, the PAC’s No. 3 overall seed and No. 2 seed from the Liberty Division, will play in the PAC championship.

Eberly and Duda’s combined duty fed off the efforts of Woodward in the paint. With the big man drawing constant defensive attention under the basket throughout the night, the pair’s outside shooting and ability to

AUSTIN HERTZOG — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Methacton’s Conor Smith, left, and Upper Perkiomen’s Ryan Kendra chase a loose ball in the second half during their PAC semifinal game Friday at Pottstown.