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Thoughts on a wild weekend of playoffs

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  • You have to think Garnet Valley is the frontrunner to win the District One Class AAAA title … or maybe one of the team’s to beat. I’m not sure if there is a team as dynamic as the Jaguars, and now that they’re beginning to figure out how to play four quarters of solid defensive football, the Jags will be tough beat. Although …
  • … there is something to be said about C.B. South, the No.13 seed that demolished No. 4 Plymouth-Whitemarsh Friday night, 52-24. Watch out for the underdog, right? The Titans scored on their first seven possessions vs. P-W, so they’ll surely be a big test for the Jags’ improved defense.
  • Academy Park was pushed aside by every so-called Daily Times football expert (we’re not egotistical snobs — we can make fun of ourselves, you know) only to pull off the biggest upset of the weekend — a 35-10 beatdown of No. 2 seed Springfield. I talked at length about AP’s win in my audio update.
  • There’s a pretty decent chance we’ll see an all-Delco D1 Class AAA final. Strath Haven is peaking right now and has the look of a team that is poised to win a 12th D1 championship. Only problem is, the Panthers play a Pottsgrove team that is markedly better than the one they disposed of in last season’s playoff.
  • Kudos to Delaware County Christian School for a phenomenal year, but Calvary made the necessary adjustments, it appeared, to exact revenge on the Knights. Nevertheless, it was a great year for a program that will continue making progress in the coming years.
  • Same could be said about Msgr. Bonner. The Friars enjoyed their best year since about 2001, winning six games and coming within one victory of a PCL championship. Only problem was, they were up against Arch. Wood, a runaway train that even Denzel Washington couldn’t stop. Bonner wasn’t completely out of the game until late in the third quarter, which is more than just about every other team that faced Wood can brag about. They fought and didn’t stay down, no matter how many times Wood drove them to the ground.