GVHS Girls GVBL Night was quite the success on Thursday. We had a great turnout of GVBL players and parents come to cheer on the GVHS Girls as they took on Unionville. The score was extremely close the whole way with the Great Valley girls taking a 41-38 win to extend their winning streak to 3 games! The team stayed after the game to sign autographs, take pictures, and eat cookies with the GVBL Girls.

A big thank you to the GVHS Girls Basketball team for hosting us and we hope that we will continue to see more and more girls from the GVBL on the GVHS team when they get older!

Come out and watch a red hot GVHS Boys team take on Cheltenham. JV starts at 5:30 and Varsity tips off at 7PM. All GVBL players wearing their GVBL shirt will get in for free as well as receive a commemorative t-shirt, while supplies last.

There will be half-time activities and a postgame celebration with the HS Boys team! Be sure to mark your calendar's for this exciting event and show your GVBL spirit!

The Buckeyes cooked the Boilermakers, 37-20.

The Hoosiers enjoyed a 38-26 victory against the Badgers.

The Terps came out of their shell against the Cornhuskers, winning 22-16.

The Wolverines mauled the Hawkeyes, 37-11.

The Spartans put up an offensive onslaught against the Knights, winning in an impressive 50-23 fashion.

The Wildcats were the superior cat as they defeated the Tigers, 34-10.

The Gators put on one of the best defensive performances of the season against the Bulldogs, winning 24-4.

The Razorbacks vs. Vols game was the closest of the week with the Razorbacks squeaking out a 23-22 nail-biting win.

There were two makeup games on Friday night in the Boys HS division. Ash vs. Orange came down to the wire with Ash winning 38-36 thanks to all-around scoring from Will Mack, Jack Clearfield, and Andrew Talone. The second game was not as close as Navy took down Forest on account of Forest only having three active players. While it was a lot of fun to watch Dylan Shah put up 29 points, Brandon May and William Benson's combined 38 points led the way in Navy's win. We're excited to see how each HS team fairs this week!

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Great Valley Basketball League has teamed up with Eastbay to release a line of GVBL Spirit Wear for the whole family! Use the link below to view and purchase gear. Today is the last day of the sale! We hope to see you rocking some GVBL gear as playoff time rolls around!

GVBL will continue following the guidance of the state, Chester County and the schools in which we are participating. In early December we posted, and subsequently messaged, the masking policy on the www.gvco.org website. It is included on the basketball news & updates section. As an organization we heavily rely on the state, county and school district's due diligence and direction/guidance with all of our health and safety decision making. This will continue to be how we operate with regard to Covid protocols going forward. 

GVHS Girls Basketball

The GVHS Girls had two HUGE wins this week against Kennett and Unionville! GVBL Night was a success as GVHS defeated Unionville 41-38 in a thriller. They had a game snowed out this weekend but they will be back tomorrow, 2/1, against Rustin at GVHS!

The GVHS boys lost a close one to Unionville on Thursday by a score of 59-50 but they'll be back at home on Tuesday, 2/2, for GVBL Night against Cheltenham! GVBL players get in for free with their GVBL shirts! Hope to see many of you on Wednesday night!

The GVMS Boys Basketball team had a lot of wins to share this week. The 7th Grade Boys went 2-1 last week, beating Penns Grove and Pierce to bring their season record to 5-1! The 8th Grade Team are also 5-1 after going undefeated in their three games last week. They face another test this week with three games to play. Best of luck guys!

Back by popular demand, our GVBL season event will be our Monte Carlo Night at the Desmond Hotel. This is a BIG party!

Visit our auction site to view some items that will be available to bid on as part of our virtual auction! We have received a donation of a round for three at the Merion Golf Club East Course!

If you have the time and would like to get involved please reach out to basketball@gvco.org.

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Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@GVCOBasketball) and Instagram (@gvcobasketball) and drop likes on your favorite posts.

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 For questions, contact John Brewer at gvcrewpd@gmail.com

Below is a sampling of the Back to School cards created by Great Valley student volunteers for MLK Day of Service. Cradles to Crayons will include these cards in backpacks with new school supplies to 50,000 local children.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health 

Changing the World – one person, one family, one community at a time 

In late 2021, GVCO connected with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health through a recent Coat Drive initiative held at GWES. The goal of the initiative was to receive donated coats from the community to try and address needs right here in the immediate area. After GVCO reached out to the local Devereux administrative offices in Devon, we were directed to the Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) Mapleton School located on Sugartown Rd. in Malvern.

With its mission, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences. Devereux serves children and adolescents from ages birth to 21 with emotional and behavioral health challenges across southeastern Pennsylvania. These children are cared for in the environment best suited for their growth and well-being, including acute care, residential treatment, approved private schools, foster care and outpatient services. All of our programs embrace four significant essentials of treatment: family engagement, functional behavior assessment, trauma-informed care and positive behavior support. 

GVCO is excited to announce that we have been awarded $750,000.00 of state funding to assist with the construction of our new GVCO Community Center. With the help of Senator Comitta to secure the funding, GVCO sees this as another milestone towards making this wonderful community asset a reality for Great Valley and the surrounding region.

Please see Senator Comitta's recent announcement of the grant this past Monday. We would also like to thank Governor Wolf and the Office of the Budget of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for authorizing this award, supporting GVCO and our project.

Together we can we do this! https://gvcocampaign.org/pledges/

Volunteers are the cornerstone of the Great Valley Community Organization and Vince McAneney is no exception. Vince and his wife, Debbie first got involved when their children participated in GVBL and the Challenger Gym Program. Scott continued to play GVBL straight through to the High School League while Erica & Shannon volunteered to become Buddies for the Challenger Gym Program and Ryan donated his shredding services at R-Mobile Shredding to numerous GVCO fundraisers.

When GVCO started GVFL, Vince jumped right in to coach his son Scott and his buddies. A year later he became President of the league and held that position for 7+ years, stepping down at the end of the 2018 season. His fondest memory was when he coached with his son Scott – such a great experience for father and son. Vince hopes that others in the community would take advantage of all the great things GVCO is doing and use those opportunities as a way to further connect with their own kids and the entire Great Valley Community. Vince believes that time invested in our youth is never wasted and encourages anyone thinking of making a bigger commitment to GVCO, whether through volunteering or donating, to “Just Do It”.

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GVCO is proud to be a community partner with Awakening Wellness located in the heart of Malvern Borough. Their mission and vision closely align with what our community organization embodies. Owner Lori Rossi opened her business “To create an open, loving, inclusive community where people feel inspired, supported and empowered to bring about positive change in their life through awareness and healing.”

 “Find peace, balance, and joy in our nurturing environment, supportive group classes, and private one-to-one wellness sessions.”

The results are in! The Great Valley Community Organization received over 58,000 votes from people who believe in our mission and our impact in the community. We received a good-sized donation thanks to you!

Target’s Community Giving Program provides Target Circle members the opportunity to earn and cast votes to help area nonprofits. We are grateful for our partnership with Target and for our Great Valley Community members.

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