Garnet Valley’s Kylie Mulholland drives past North Penn’s Cameron Crowley during the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinal on March 15. Mulholland scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Jaguars to a 58-51 victory. (MIKE CARBREY – MEDIANEWS GROUP)
By Matt Smith
Kylie Mulholland packs a whale of a punch for a 5-foot-4 guard, her energy, speed and decisiveness on the floor a vital source of Garnet Valley’s resurgence in the PIAA playoffs.
As the Jaguars continue their improbable run in the Class 6A tournament, reaching the final four as the sixth-place team from District 1, the junior Mulholland has become a breakout star
In the Jags’ 58-51 victory over North Penn in the quarterfinals, Mulholland jumpstarted the scoring with a 3-point field goal, her first of two triples in the opening quarter. She came through at clutch moments driving quickly to the basket and hitting pull-up jump shots.
When the Jags found themselves trailing in the fourth quarter, Mulholland helped lead them back. She scored seven points in the final stanza, and ended with a game-high 21, as the Jags punched their ticket to Monday’s semifinal double header at Norristown Area High School. Garnet Valley (25-6) faces Spring-Ford at 6 p.m.
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