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completely silly turnovers swung their way and we turned the ball over on the first play of the third quarter.”

In both games, Upper Dublin’s Jackie Vargas was the standout player. In the first meeting she posted a triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocks. In the second game she had 17 points, seven rebounds and eight blocks.

“You’ve got to be good in there,” Funsten said after the February 1 meeting. “(PW) attacks the basket really hard and if they get blocked they don’t care, they’re just going to come back at you again. It’s important to move your feet and stay straight up and Jackie’s about the best I’ve ever seen at being able to challenge without fouling.”

Both teams feature young rosters and are primed for more important matchups in the coming years.

Girls 6A

DOWNINGTOWN EAST VS. METHACTON >> No. 8 Downingtown East hosts the No. 9 Warriors Wednesday at 7 p.m.

East had a first-round bye while the Warriors beat Unionville, 46-26.

Methacton, the Pioneer Athletic Conference runner up, was led by Abby Penjuke’s 15 points and aggressive defense in its firstround win.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Garnet Valley and CB East in the quarterfinals Saturday. SPRING-FORD VS. HAVERFORD >> The No. 4 Rams host the No. 13 Fords Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Spring-Ford had a firstround bye while Haverford beat North Penn, 51-36.

The Rams are coming off a PAC championship win. Lucy and Olivia Olsen combined for 24 points in the 55-41 victory over Methacton.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Upper Dublin and Plymouth Whitemarsh in the quarterfinals Saturday. UPPER DUBLIN VS. PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH >> The No. 5 Cardinals host the No. 12 Colonials Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Upper Dublin had a firstround bye while Plymouth Whitemarsh beat Bensalem, 45-32.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Spring-Ford and Haverford in the quarterfinals Saturday. COUNCIL ROCK NORTH VS. PENNRIDGE >> No. 7 CR North hosts the No. 23 Rams Wednesday at 7 p.m.

North had a first-round bye while Pennridge beat WC Rustin, 51-48.

The Rams used an 18-2 run in the second quarter to fuel their upset victory over No. 10 Rustin.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Neshaminy and Pennsbury in the quarterfinals Saturday. ABINGTON VS. CENTRAL BUCKS WEST >> The No. 3 Galloping Ghosts host the No. 14 Bucks Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Abington had a firstround bye while West beat Upper Darby, 75-38.

The Ghosts went 21-3 this season while West finished 15-8.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Souderton and Owen J. Roberts in the quarterfinals Saturday. SOUDERTON VS. OWEN J. ROBERTS >> The No. 6 Indians host No. 11 OJR Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Souderton had a firstround bye while Owen J. Roberts beat Coatesville, 50-40.

The Indians will be playing their first district playoff game since winning the championship last season.

The winner of this game clinches a state playoff berth and faces the winner of Abington and CB West in the quarterfinals Saturday.

5A

SPRINGFIELD VS. WISSAHICKON >> No. 1 Springfield (Delco) hosts No. 16 Wissahickon Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Trojans won their regular season finale, 5940, over Chester to help secure the final playoff spot in the district.

The winner of this game faces the winner of Strath Haven and West Chester East in the quarterfinals Friday. POTTSGROVE VS. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH >> No. 5 Pottsgrove hosts the No. 12 Magic Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Mount has alternated wins and losses in its last four games, with its most recent being a 3733 defeat at the hands of Villa Maria Academy.

The winner of this game faces the winner of Radnor and Penn Wood in the quarterfinals Friday. HARRITON VS. UPPER MORELAND >> No. 7 Harriton hosts the No. 10 Golden Bears Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Upper Moreland finished fourth in the SOL American and enters the playoffs off of a 42-29 win over Wissahickon.

The winner of this game faces the winner of Villa Maria and Phoenixville in the quarterfinals Friday. GREAT VALLEY VS. POPE JOHN PAUL II >> No. 6 Great Valley hosts the No. 11 Golden Panthers Tuesday at 7 p.m.

PJP has alternated wins and losses in its last six games, most recently losing to Spring-Ford, 71-21, in the PAC semifinals.

The winner of this game faces the winner of Bishop Shanahan and West Chester Henderson in the quarterfinals Friday.

4A

LOWER MORELAND VS. VILLA JOSEPH MARIE >> The topseeded Lions hosts No. 4 Villa Joseph Marie Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Lower Moreland is coming off a BAL championship loss to Jenkintown. Prior to that, the Lions had won six straight games. They will try to recapture that momentum against Villa.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Nazareth Academy and Gwynedd Mercy Academy Saturday for the championship. NAZARETH ACADEMY VS. GWYNEDD MERCY ACADEMY >> No. 2 Nazareth Academy hosts the No. 3 Monarchs Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Gwynedd won both meetings between these rivals during the regular season, winning 47-45 on December 15 and 61-58 on January 19.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Lower Moreland and Villa Joseph Marie Saturday for the championship.

3A

ST. BASIL VS. CALVARY CHRISTIAN >> The No. 1 Panthers host No. 4 Calvary Christian at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Basil, the Catholic Academies champion, won the District 1 championship last season. Casey Remolde, Denae Carter and company are two wins away from doing it again.

The winner of this game will face the winner of New Hope and MaST Charter Saturday for the championship.

2A

DOCK MENNONITE VS. DELCO CHRISTIAN >> The No. 2 Pioneers host No. 3 Delco Christian at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

When these rivals met earlier in the season, Dock won, 42-28, on January 10.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Sacred Heart and Bristol for the championship Saturday.

1A

FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VS. SANKOFA >> The No. 4 Lions play No. 5 Sankofa at Quakertown Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Faith lost its last game — a BAL quarterfinal against eventual-champion Jenkintown — 7035. Prior to that, the Lions had won three of their last four.

The winner of this game will face No. 1 Jenkintown in the semifinals Saturday.