High School Basketball: Both Phantoms Teams Land in Districts

As the PIAA District One AAA district playoffs were announced, both the girls’ team and the boys’ team of Phoenixville found themselves snug in a bracket.

The girls will travel to Villa Joseph Marie in Holland, PA, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. The Lady Phantoms landed an 11 seed, while Villa Joseph Marie holds the six seed.

The ninth-seed boys’ team travels to Upper Merion the following night, Feb. 23, and will take on the eighth-seed Vikings.

If the Lady Phantoms emerge victorious, they’ll take on Springfield Feb. 25. A victory for the boys’ team means a trip to Octorara Feb. 26.

With new head coach Randy Reber taking the reigns in the boys’ program and coach Michele Dunleavy urging her girls on through the season, it’s been a wild ride to the District One playoffs. Check out some of the highlights of this season:

Girls’ Team Recap:

• In the home opener, the Lady Phantoms .
• The team earned a , with Gianna Bliss dropping in 18 points.
• On Jan. 22, the Lady Phantoms .
• The girls’ team gave Coach Michele Dunleavy something to smile about on her birthday as the team and got ready for the PAC-10 Final Four. The full squad was back on the court after an injury-plagued season.
• In the Lady Phantoms’ PAC-10 Final Four bid, they .

Boys’ Team Recap:

• Against Pottsgrove, the Phantoms early on in the season.
• Battling Perkiomen Valley, .
• In a regular season game against Upper Merion, who the team will face in districts, .
• Coach Randy Reber’s Phantoms against AAAA school OJR.
• The Phantoms wound down the regular season in the second-to-last game with against Central Bucks East.