SOL Boys Basketball 5A District Preview (2-22-17)

District One Class 5A First Round

#11 Wissahickon at #6 Phoenixville (Wednesday, February 22)
(Winner will face the winner of the #3 Penncrest vs. #14 Harriton game)
Wissahickon

•    13-9 overall

•    10-4 in SOL American play, finished third behind PW and Cheltenham 

•    Trojans use deep rotation where eight players play significant minutes

•    Do-everything forwards Shane Ford and Zach Reiner lead Wissahickon

•    Swept season series with #16 Upper Moreland (62-54, 57-48)

Phoenixville

•    14-8 overall

•    7-3 in Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier Division play, finished second to Upper Merion

•    Led by Avery Close (17.7 ppg) and Shyheim Abernathy (15.2 ppg)

•    Beat #3 Penncrest (51-48) and #8 Upper Merion (63-59)

•    Swept season series with #15 Upper Perkiomen (54-45, 51-47)

•    Won seven of last nine games 

#16 Upper Moreland at #1 Chester (Wednesday, February 22)
(Winner will face the winner of #8 Upper Merion vs. #9 Strath Haven contest)
Upper Moreland

•    12-10 overall

•    6-8 in SOL American play, finished fifth behind PW, Cheltenham, Wissahickon and Hatboro-Horsham

•    Golden Bears are led by sharpshooter Damian Washington, point guard Casey Decker and center Ryan Coyle

•    Won four of last six games

Chester

•    17-5 overall

•    8-2 in Delaware Valley Conference play, finished second to Penn Wood

•    Clippers are led by 6-foot-6 center Jamar Sudan

•    Won five of last six games 

•    Beat #13 Academy Park (55-39)