District 1 MADNESS from Villanova University Feb 23rd, 24th, & 25th

As everyone prepares for NCAA March Madness, the Philadelphia area high school basketball scene got into high gear the weekend of Feb. 23rd with 8 District 1 Championships decided.

*If there are any errors or spelling mistakes with any of the information, please email mwright@varsity365.com* Video Highlights Stars of the Show (Players of the Game) Photos 4th Quarter of Chester vs. Norristown *The game was originally scheduled for TV before the snow cancellations, so we decided to give the fans at least the 4th quarter to watch Saturday, February 23rd Results: A Girls: (4) Sacred Heart 36  (2) Girard College 28 This game was close, but Girard had too many turnovers (32 to Sacred Heart's 10) to overcome a Sacred Heart team that looked loose the whole game. Photos Recap AA Girls: (4) St. Pius  60 (2) Delco Christian 37 St. Pius played extremely well here, maintaining a fast tempo to outrun Delco Christian after trailing headed into the second quarter (12-10)   Photos Recap AA Boys: (3) Christopher Dock 51  (1) Lower Moreland 66 Up 24-20 headed into the third quarter, Lower Moreland opened up the second half with an 11-2 run that created enough separation to keep Christopher Dock at bay for the rest of the game. Photos Recap AAA Girls: (2) Villa Maria 49  (1) Mount St. Joseph 34   Villa Maria got off to a blazing 14-2 start and never looked back, although Mount St. Joseph contended better in the second half. Photos Recap AAA Boys: (3) Great Valley 50  (1) Pottstown 51 In what was undoubtedly the game of the night, Pottstown holds on to win by 1 after Great Valley's Zach Oas, who had a great game with 10 points and 10 rebounds, was unable to make the second of 2 free throws with .3 seconds left. Photos Recap   Sunday, February 24th:  AAAA Girls: (2) Methacton 39 (1) Downingtown East 41  A very competitive game came down to the wire as Downingtown East's Meghan Kerrigan made 1 of 2 free throws with .2 seconds left to give her team the 2 point winning edge. Photos Recap AAAA Boys: (2) Norristown 47 (1) Chester 61  Norristown came out fighting, but Chester proved to be too much in the long run as the Clippers pulled out the 14 point victory. Photos Recap Monday, February 25th:  A Boys (at Wissahicken): (2) Girard College 61  (1) Faith Christian 60 Girard wins in overtime to claim their second consecutive Single A championship.