Some of our GVBL rec league players are also practicing once a week and playing additional games on the weekends with our GVBL Tournament Teams...and our teams are having GREAT success this year! Some of those players you see at the rec league games are tearing it up all across Southeastern PA. Of our 8 tournament teams, 5 are playing in the Inter County Basketball Association. Both the Girls 7th & Boys 8th are undefeated and the 5th grade Boys team is on a hot streak, moving into 2nd place this past weekend. Our tournament team basketball program has been going on for 20 years and is meant to be a feeder program to our middle school and high school teams. We applaud the success so far this season to all of our tournament team players, PIAA high school, and middle school teams. Good luck the rest of the way!

The 29ers had a fun weekend of basketball. In ICBA play, the 29ers moved into second place, beating Perkiomen Valley 50-13 and Upper Dublin 42-29. All players scored points in ICBA play this weekend, led by Cooper Willey (27 points) and Tanner Melia (21 points). The team had 18 steals on Saturday, led by Paul Serpentine (5 steals). The 29ers lost in Malvern League play but we were excited to see our new teammates, Aaryan Dwivedi and Kai Nakayama, running the offense, scoring points, and getting clutch rebounds

It was a great weekend of Basketball for the Hive! First up a prime time show down on Friday night against the reigning State Champion - Bustleton Bengals. While the Hive played tough led by Katelyn Diamond, they ultimately fell 48-34 in a game that was much closer than the score indicated. 

Sunday afternoon was a come from behind, slugfest (in every way) win against Warrington -Warminster. Down 4 with 1:50 left Katelyn Diamond went baseline for a tough basket, then stole the inbounds pass and fed Cecilia Chain for a 3 to put the hive up 1. Chain and Callie Cole then iced the game from the line to earn a 23-18 victory. 

The Hive's final game of the weekend was a close contest with the Delco Goats. The Hive were led by Bella Schneider, Hailey Shaughnessy and Jade Coleman early, all three girls with strong offensive and defensive performances. Entering the final period down down 6, the combination of Schneider, Shaughnessy, Sadie Tengwall, Aly Eisenhardt, and Callie Cole led a furious comeback to take a lead with 25 seconds left on a triple by Cole. The Hive ended up falling by 2 under questionable circumstances but that doesn’t take away from the grit the entire team showed this weekend. The coaches and the entire GVBL continue to be proud of the girls. Up next weekend - Springford, Langhorne and East Norriton.

The Storm had a busy weekend with three ICBA games and one Malvern League game. After the dust settled, the Storm finished off with a perfect 4-0 weekend. It began on Friday night in ICBA action against a tall, scrappy Paoli team. The Storm had their biggest offensive output in team history, securing a 57-43 victory. Kate Weikert had an explosive third quarter where she scored 14 in that frame. Ava Hall dropped in 22 for the night, and Kate finished with 20 of her own. On Saturday, the team traveled to Horsham and jumped out of the gates on fire. At the end of the first quarter the Storm were up 20-0 thanks to a suffocating press and hot shooting from the field. Gabby Kasser played exceptional with a lot of steals and also added in 6 points in the 44-9 victory. On Sunday, the Storm hosted Montgomery and came away with a 35-28 win in a back and forth affair. Despite some cold shooting in the first three quarters, the Storm heated up in the 4th, outscoring Montgomery 16-10 in the final frame. Finally, the team competed in Malvern action on Sunday against Lower Merion and pulled out a 32-17 victory. Lauren Serpentine, Lily Mattison and Sarah Culbertson provided smothering defense in the Storm's fourth win on the weekend. The team will have four more games next weekend with two ICBA contests and two Malvern League games.

The Celtics used their luck once again to defeat the Pistons in a close one, 42-38.

Daaaaaaa Bulls dropped an asteroid on the Raptors to win 43-23 in convincing fashion.

The Magic managed to use the right trick against the Nets in a 36-24 win.

The Knicks and the Cavs remain unbeaten, each taking wins against the Bucks and Sixers, respectively.

Last, but not least, the Heat torched the Hornets 27-16.

Madi Charlier led a hard charging Fever lineup with 12 rebounds in a resounding 29-9 win over the Mystics!

Zoe Trochimowicz went beast mode, snarling 15 rebounds and blocking 2 shots in the Rockers 33-19 win over the previously undefeated Sky!

The Dream continued their winning ways, eking out a 26-24 over the Liberty. Katelyn Diamond continued her push for league MVP with 10 steals!

The Kings were crowned victorious over the Jazz, 52-26.

The Warriors slipped away with the win in a thrilling 50-48 victory over the Nuggets.

Send in your entries to GVCOintern@gmail.com

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. The sale ends next Monday, 1/31, so act fast! 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 came back from a 13 point deficit in the 3rd Quarter against Kennett to win 36-31! They also dominated Penn Wood on Friday by a score of 51-19! Next home game is GVBL Night this Thursday, 1/27 against Unionville. Each GVBL player that wears their GVBL shirt gets a free t-shirt!

The GVHS boys enjoyed two big conference wins against Kennett, 67-47, and Sun Valley, 56-47, to remain atop the Ches-Mont standings. They made it a three win week by beating Avon Grove, 69-59. Keep it up guys!

The boys played two games this week, one against North Brandywine Middle School and another against Charles F. Patton Middle School. They have a busy schedule with three games this week. Best of luck boys!

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

Details about the auction & event will be announced soon. For now, visit our auction site! We will be uploading items exponentially so be sure to check often to view the available items!

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.

We are now cheering for the GVBL Tournament Team games during their Sunday home games at the Middle School. There are four teams we are cheering for and our squad is split up by grade to support them. 

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

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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