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Lady Warriors down Downingtown East in District playoff opener
7.0 years ago @ 11:37AM
- Game Date
- Feb 18, 2017
- Score
- WARRIORS: 62
DOWNINGTOWN EAST HIGH SCHOOL: 38
The Lady Warriors seized control from the opening tip behind seniors Ryan DeOrio, Jackie Cerchio and Jenna Cooper en route to a 62-38 romp over Downingtown East in the opening round of the District 1-6A playoffs Saturday afternoon.
DeOrio finished with 15 points and five assists, Cerchio scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds and Cooper added 11 points to pace the 13th-seeded Warriors (19-6), who led 17-7 after one quarter, 31-18 at the break and 47-28 heading into the final frame.
The Lady Warriors move on to face No. 4 Garnet Valley on the road Wednesday (7 p.m.), with the winner locking up a state playoff bid. Garnet Valley drew a first-round bye.
Downingtown East (38) – Riley 0 0-0 0, Tyrell 2 1-2 6, Dienes 0 0-0 0, Weller 0 0-1 0, Crum 2 1-4 6, Smuda 4 1-7 9, Phelan 2 1-2 5, Williams 4 1-3 12. Totals 14 5-19 38.
Methacton (62) – DeOrio 6 2-3 15, N. Cooper 1 2-2 4, Markley8 0 0-0 0, J. Cooper 5 1-4 11, Tornetta 4 0-0 9, Pellicano 0 0-0 0, Hargrove 0 0-0 0, Cerchio 5 3-4 13, Pennypacker 2 0-0 4, Zerbe 0 2-2 2, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Penjuke 0 0-0 0, Totals 25 10-15 62.
D-East 7 11 10 10 – 38
Methacton 17 14 16 15 – 62
3-point goals: Williams 3, Tyrell, Crum; DeOrio, Tornetta
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