Jamar Sudan (above) and Chester are the No. 1 seed in the District 1 5A playoffs. (Photo: Mark Jordan/CoBL)
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The District 1 5A bracket was released on Sunday morning, with the 16-team field "unofficially" set; the brackets become official on Monday at noon after district officials double-check out-of-area records.
Seven of these teams will make the PIAA Class 5A tournament; all but one of the teams that advance to the quarterfinals will see their postseasons extended into March.
Here’s how it breaks down (regular-season record in parenthesis):
1) Chester (17-5)
16) Upper Moreland (12-10)
8) Upper Merion (13-9)
9) Strath Haven (13-9)
4) Bishop Shanahan (16-6)
13) Academy Park (12-10)
5) West Chester Rustin (15-7)
12) Glen Mills (11-11)
2) Great Valley (17-5)
15) Upper Perkiomen (12-10)
7) Holy Ghost Prep (14-8)
10) Springfield (Delco.) (13-9)
3) Penncrest (16-6)
14) Harriton (11-11)
6) Phoenixville (14-8)
11) Wissahickon (13-9)
First-round action will take place on Wed., Feb. 22. The semifinals will be on Wed., March 1 at Temple's Liacouras Center, the championship will be on Saturday, March 4 at Villanova's on-campus Pavilion.
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