BCIAA Quarterfinal Preview: No. 3 Exeter vs. No. 6 Twin Valley
- Sean McBryan
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No. 3 Exeter (13-9) vs. No. 6 Twin Valley (10-12)
When: Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Exeter Township Senior High School.
Previous matchups this season: Twin Valley defeated Exeter 54-47 on Dec. 11. Exeter defeated Twin Valley 64-59 on Jan. 30.
How the Eagles got here: Reclaiming the Berks II title. Exeter won the division for the third time in four seasons after finishing behind both Twin Valley and Conrad Weiser last year. The Eagles split their games with TV, swept CW, and had critical league crossover wins over Berks I opponents Reading High, Berks Catholic, and Muhlenberg to win the division. Sophomore Addison Harper (18.1 ppg, 30 3s, 81.8% from the line) took a huge leap in her second varsity season and is the No. 2 scorer in Berks. Senior Lillie Keperling (8.6 ppg), sophomore Chloe Dauble (5.8 ppg), senior Chayse Flood (5.5 ppg), senior Ayana Freese (3.5 ppg), freshman Avrie Hassler (3.4 ppg), and junior Mairead Dolan (3.3 ppg) have all played in 21 games or more for head coach Derek Wolfe. The Eagles have the No. 3 offense in the league at 51.4 ppg. They are allowing 46.5 ppg. Exeter has won three Berks titles in 1977, 1976, and 1973. Those are the Eagles' only championship game appearances.
How the Raiders got here: District 3 power ranking. The Raiders fell short of winning back-to-back division titles, but now have an opportunity to get revenge against Exeter in the grudge match. Twin Valley's season has been a wild roller coaster. Here's how it went: lose three, win three, lose three, win three, lose three, win four, lose three. Two of those last three losses came against Gov. Mifflin and Exeter, which eliminated them from division title contention and the Berks I-II runner-up playoff bid. Still, the Raiders had a strong enough District 3 power ranking to claim the final wildcard spot. Now, they'll have an opportunity to enact some revenge in the grudge match against their division rival. Seven players have played in all 22 games for head coach Matt Hahn led by senior Hailey Kilgore (17.3 ppg), the No. 3 scorer in Berks. Junior Lauren Williams (10.5 ppg), sophomore Olivia Kilgore (8.1 ppg), senior Olivia Schmittinger (3.3 ppg), senior Emma Hahn (3.3 ppg), sophomore Bella Crisi (2.6 ppg), and sophomore Emma Winters (2.1 ppg) round out the rotation. Twin Valley has the No. 5 offense in Berks at 47.7 ppg. The Raiders are allowing 46.6 ppg. Last season, Twin Valley fell 54-45 to Gov. Mifflin in the BCIAA quarterfinals and to Lower Dauphin in the first round of districts. The Raiders have never won a Berks title. They appeared in the championship game in 1981 and 1979.
Winner plays: Gov. Mifflin or Oley Valley, Feb. 11 at Santander Arena.