WINTER BASKETBALL
Rec League News
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With one more regular season game slated for this coming weekend, the playoff seedings are set and our GVBL rec league double elimination playoffs begin next Monday.
Our GV Tournament teams will be playing their final regular season games as they prepare for their ICBA playoffs.
Both the girls and boys high school teams will be in the Chest-mont League playoffs this coming weekend, followed by the PIAA state qualifying tournament.
March madness has arrived early in Great Valley. Let the hoops excitement begin!
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Division Playoffs as of February 7th, 2022 |
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Each ticket purchased until 2/18 includes $50 in casino chips for games such as poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and more. Chips can be redeemed for raffle tickets for $100 gift baskets, gift cards and other prizes.
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Boys 3rd/4th Recaps:
The Cornhuskers said goodnight to the Knights, 33-25.
The Badgers pounced on the Hawkeyes, 30-23.
The Spartans' offense showed out again as the routed the Lions, 53-32.
It was also a big week for the Hoosiers' offense, winning 52-34 against the Gophers.
The Boilermakers came out of their shell against the Terps, winning 41-23.
The Buckeyes tamed the Wolverines, 37-26.
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Girls 3rd/4th Recaps:
The Razorbacks had a wild 24-10 victory against the Bulldogs.
The Gators took a bite out of the Wildcats, winning 22-16.
The Vols were the high scorer of the division, winning 40-30 against the Tigers.
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Boys 5th/6th Recaps:
The Celtics kept to their winning ways against the Raptors, winning 40-33.
The Nets burned hotter than the Heat with a 44-37 victory.
The Bulls stampeded the Knicks on Saturday, 34-28.
The Cavs won a close one against the Magic on Sunday, 31-30.
The Pistons defeated the Bucks, 35-30.
The Sixers won in DOUBLE OVERTIME against the Hornets, 36-34.
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Girls 5th/6th Recaps:
A double overtime thriller as the Liberty and Mystics battled to a 24-24 tie.
The Rockers commanded the boards with 55 rebounds Including a team high 14 for Sia Pavlou. The final score was Rockers 29-26 over the Dream.
Macy Devine scored 12 points in leading the Fever to their second victory of 24-23 over the Sky this week.
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Boys 7th/8th Recaps:
The Thunder struck against the Jazz, 54-45 on Sunday.
The Warriors took the dub against the Lakers, 48-44.
The Rockets came up HUGE against the Spurs, winning an impressive 65-30.
The Kings clobbered the Blazers, 56-31, to round out the weekend action.
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Top Scorers in the Boys High School Division
PPG as of 2/7/2022
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20.0 Matthew Curtis
19.0 Benjamin Kraft
16.8 Andy Talone
16.9 Brandon May
16.4 Anthony Cristinzio
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15.2 Steven Eckroth
14.2 Dylan Shah
12.0 Daniel Siaton
11.8 Dean Finan
11.6 Will Mack
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Tournament Teams
The 29ers played two ICBA games over the weekend and maintained their hold on second place in the league. On Saturday, league-leading Whitemarsh was forced to play a 2-1-2 zone to slow down the 29er offense and finally pull ahead to beat the 29ers by four points. On Sunday, the 29ers played third-place Twin Valley in a back and forth game, winning 35-34. All the boys played well, but Cooper Willey gets a shoutout for his incredible toughness and the game-winning basket in Sunday's game. Next up: a rematch with Twin Valley on Wednesday and a return to Malvern League play next weekend.
The Storm eased into February with just two ICBA games this week and no Malvern contests. On Monday, they traveled up the road to square off against a scrappy Paoli team. The Storm led throughout most of the game and held off a late Paoli rally near the end to secure a 42-34 victory, led by Ava Hall’s 21 points. On Saturday, the team traveled to Audubon and after sleep walking through the first quarter, they turn up the defensive intensity and walked out with a 34-24 victory. Maddie Walsh led the team with 16 points, ten coming in the fourth quarter. Maura Wiggers hit her lone three-point attempt and grabbed 5 rebounds in the win. The Storm move to 9-0 in ICBA action. Next week they will face off against second-place Deep Run on Sunday, and also have a Malvern league game against the Thunder that day.
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Covid-19
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.
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GVHS Girls Basketball
The GVHS Girls had a heartbreaking loss against Bayard Rustin on 2/1 but are seeking to avenge it against Pottsgrove tonight at home! Be sure to head to GVHS tonight to cheer on the girls!
GVHS Girls are currently ranked 16th in the District
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GVHS Boys Basketball
The GVHS boys went 1-1 this week with a big win against Rustin, 67-48, and a tough loss to Cheltenham, 70-39, on GVBL Night. They are still the top seed in Ches-Mont and have three games this week against Phoenixville, Oxford, and Kennett. Good luck boys!
GVHS Boys are currently ranked 10th in the District
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GVMS Boys Basketball
The 7th Grade Boys team was missing a few key players last Monday and lost a close game to Lionville but bounced back with a win at home against North Brandywine, bringing their record to 6-2.
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Monte Carlo Night
Join us on March 4th, 2022 from 6-11PM at the Desmond Hotel for our annual GVBL Monte Carlo Fundraiser! This event will include food, an open bar, casino games hosted by Monte Carlo Casino Entertainment LLC, basket and prize raffles, 50/50 raffle, and a virtual auction for both those in attendance at the Desmond and those unable to attend.
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Each ticket purchased until 2/18 includes $50 in casino chips for games such as poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and more. Chips can be redeemed for raffle tickets for $100 gift baskets, gift cards and other prizes.
Our virtual auction site is live and bidding has begun. There are featured items such as 4 Philadelphia 76ers Tickets and VIP Parking to a 2022 Regular Season game, a round of golf for 3 with a member at Merion Golf Club's East Course, lunch at the Fitler Club of Philadelphia, dinner at Limoncello Chester Springs or the ChopHouse Grill, a family portrait session and jewelry. More items are being added daily!
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Use it or get left behind on important GVBL Winter League info
- Schedules
- Rosters
- Season updates
- Weather outtages
Get it in the App Store
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Entering and Exiting the gyms at the Phelps School
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GV Pride Yard Signs
- Customized with your senior's name
- 18"x24" coroplast with wire stakes
- Complete orders due by March 27
- Orders are not final until payment is received
- Signs will be delivered to your address the last week in April
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Proceeds benefit the GV Crew Team
Order now:
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Spring Crew
Registration is open:
Fees
8th Grade Rowers - $550
9-12th Grade Rowers - $975
Returning and new team members: Please register by February 7, 2021.
New rowers who want to give rowing a try first can attend the Open House on Saturday, 2/26 10AM-1PM (10am-1pm) and register by Monday, 2/28.
Important dates:
Feb. 8 at 7:30PM at GVHS - Mandatory safety meeting for all rowers and coxswains
Feb. 14 - First practice
Watch our Spring 2021 Crew Video:
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Cheer Fitness & Choreography Clinics
The cheer fitness & choreography clinics are fun and high-energy workout sessions to increase endurance and strength. Each session is 1 hour; half is a workout class format while the other is learning choreography to music that includes exercises and dances. This is all with the added fun of working out with pom poms!! Poms are included in the registration fee.
Athletes will be separated into two groups based on intensity level and age. Both groups will be at the same location and same time.
Sessions are on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30PM March 31st through May 26th; no session on April 14th. They will be held at the lower gym at General Wayne Elementary School, 20 Devon Rd., Malvern.
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Challenger Gym
Volunteers in grades 9-12 will be needed for Challenger Gym starting March 16th. Challenger gym is a community gym program for GVSD kids with physical and/or other special challenges. The emphasis is on having fun physical activities.
- Volunteers are expected to try to attend most if not all of the sessions.
- Dates are March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 20 and 27th.
- Sign up to volunteer
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In Ian's Boots Shoe Drive
Check your closets! Caring Hands will be collecting new and gently used shoes and sneakers for In Ian's Boots. Donation, collection and volunteer information will be posted later in February.
Book Drives
We will be collecting all types of books in good condition to assist Books 4 Cause and their African Library Project or Bernies Book Bank. Help promote literacy, education and book ownership.
Good Works
During the weekends of March 19th and 26th, we will be assisting Good Works of Chester County. This organization provides home repair for low-income families. Additional details are coming.
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GVCO Community Partnership |
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The Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company located in Philadelphia which has a long history of supporting local communities. Their corporate giving program allows their employees the opportunity to support the neighborhoods where they live and work. Comcast stays true to its mission to connect people by educating, entertaining and empowering people to bring people together.
GVCO is grateful to Comcast and its employees for making a difference right here in Malvern. Through their corporate social responsibility programs Comcast offers a year-round Matching Gift Program which is designed to amplify employee impact in local communities by providing a company matching gift to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations following personal donations by employees.
Comcast Employees have been able to make an impact via the workplace which has benefitted GVCO’s programming and more importantly the new facility. Thank you to Comcast and your employees for being invested in the Great Valley Community Organization.
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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.
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1st Phase of the new GVCO Community Center |
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We are on our way...
to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs.
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The time is NOW.... Together we can make it happen!
We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds.
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The Barrow Family - Greg, Sandi, Jack, & Ryan |
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Greg & Sandi both grew up in the area. Sandi is a proud GV alum. Greg owns an insurance agency, and Sandi is most proud of being a mom.
They first heard of GVCO when a little girl came to Jack’s preschool class with her Junior Hoopsters trophy. They knew immediately they had to get the boys involved, and it was love at first sight. The GVBL program was amazing & still is impressive today. Both boys played through high school. Ryan is still playing in the High School division.
In 2010 when GVCO started a youth football program with the Junior Patriots, Sandi & Greg knew their boys, 5 & 7 at the time, would be thrilled to jump on board. It was the best seven seasons ever with GVFL. Greg coached, and Sandi was a GVFL Board Member and League Representative for four seasons.
Not only playing the games & having fun over the years, but it is the life-long friends we have all made that are truly the magic of GVCO. It was essential to pass this spirit on to younger families by supporting GVCO and the new center.
We cannot wait to see all of the happy faces, young and old, at the new GVCO center.
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17 E. King Street, Malvern
610-858-3663
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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.”
Awakening Wellness is a Healing Arts Studio and Positive Living Boutique. A setting where there is no judgment nor competition, just encouragement, acceptance, and compassion. Their Yoga and Qigong classes are open to people of all ages, sizes, and shapes, regardless of experience or fitness level.
“Find peace, balance, and joy in our nurturing environment, supportive group classes, and private one-to-one wellness sessions.”
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More Ways to Support GVCO |
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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!
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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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Do You Match?
It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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Use code #47309 for GVCO! |
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