The PIAA District 3 girls basketball tournament tipped off Monday with the 6A, 5A, and 1A classifications getting underway.
Five Berks Girls League teams were in action with Wilson (in 6A) and Conrad Weiser (in 5A) the only teams to pick up victories and continue their seasons, plus clinch a spot in states.
Gov. Mifflin (16-10), Reading High (17-9), and Twin Valley (14-10) all saw their seasons end.
Sophomore Kailani Hardy scored 18 points and sophomore Ryan Leaman tacked on 14 for No. 7 Wilson (17-8), which built a 10-point halftime lead on its way to a 48-39 victory over No. 10 Cedar Crest (13-10) in a District 3 Class 6A first rounder in West Lawn.
Wilson travels to No. 2 Dallastown (24-2), which defeated No. 15 Cedar Cliff 41-26, in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 7:00 tip. It will be the second matchup between the Bulldogs and Wildcats this season; Wilson won 52-46 two days before Christmas.
Conrad Weiser (17-7), the No. 7 seed in 5A, rebounded from a five-point deficit at the end of the first quarter to hold off No. 10 ELCO (12-11) for a 42-39 victory in Robesonia.
Senior Alex Trevena scored six (two 3s) of her team-high 11 points in the second quarter as the Scouts outscored the Raiders by eight to lead 18-15 at the break. Trevena made five free throws and sophomore Geniva Paul scored five of her eight points to hold off the Raiders in the fourth quarter.
Weiser travels to face No. 2 Middletown (21-3), which had a first-round bye, Thursday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals.
Gov. Mifflin, the No. 12 seed, fell 74-43 at No. 5 Central Dauphin (15-8) in the first round of the District 3 Class 6A tournament. Sophomore Bella Super had 12 points and sophomore Brooklyn George scored 11 to lead the Mustangs.
Reading High, the No. 13 seed, fell 44-37 at No. 4 Mechanicsburg (23-1) in the first round of the District 3 Class 6A tournament. Senior Yamilex Rodriguez led the way with 10 points for the Red Knights. Rodriguez finished her career with 941 points.
Twin Valley, the No. 9 seed, fell 49-36 at No. 8 Lower Dauphin (15-8) in the first round of the District 3 Class 5A tournament. Sophomore Lauren Williams scored a team-high 10 points for the Raiders.
Three more Berks teams have yet to start their district playoffs: Berks Catholic and Wyomissing in 4A and Oley Valley in 3A.
The No. 7 Saints (11-11) host No. 10 Bishop McDevitt (10-7) in the first round Tuesday at 7:00. The winner of that game will travel to No. 2 Northern Lebanon (20-4) in the quarterfinals Friday at 7:00.
The No. 3 Lynx (14-9) host No. 6 Columbia (12-10) in the first round Tuesday at 7:00. The winner travels to face No. 2 Pequea Valley (21-2) in the quarterfinals Friday at 7:00.
Wyomissing (20-4), the No. 3 seed and two-time defending champion, hosts No. 6 Susquehanna (15-7) in the quarterfinals Friday at 7:00.
Prior to Wyomissing winning back-to-back titles, the last five Berks teams to win a district title were Wilson (2014, 2013, 2008), Oley Valley (2011), and Central Catholic (2008).
Overall, eight Berks teams — only six still in existence — have won a district title: Wilson (6), Central Catholic (4), Holy Name (4), Wyomissing (2), Exeter (1), Gov. Mifflin (1), Muhlenberg (1), Oley Valley (1).
To see all of the updated District 3 tournament brackets, go to the district website here.
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