Archbishop Carroll’s Brooke Wilson, right, takes a shot against Perkiomen Valley in the PIAA Class 6A playoffs. Wilson and the Patriots take on undefeated Cedar Cliff in the state final Friday. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
Brooke Wilson does everything extremely well for Archbishop Carroll.
A perfect snapshot of her immense talent in Carroll’s 31-30 win over Cardinal O’Hara in the PIAA Class 6A semifinal round Monday happened on a few occasions. The junior guard leaps to snare a rebound in mid-air and then speeds the length of the court, outrunning O’Hara players to the basket. Her adrenaline rushing, Wilson screams in celebration as she walks to the free-throw line to complete a three-point play. 
That’s the sort of skill and energy Wilson brings on the floor. She backs it up with her defense – her specialty – shooting, driving and rebounding. Wilson does it all.
“I would say I’m always pretty energetic,” she said Monday. “I’ve been working on my skills and just growing to become a better player. I think I rely on my speed, to be able to get coast to coast and I think it paid off tonight. I was able to do that a lot. I saw that in the game that I was able to take advantage of my speed and of their uncertainty in transition and I was able to take it to the rim.”