Colin O’Sulivan (above) had a career-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
Drew Stover knows the deal: the Upper Dublin senior is going to face every defense’s best shot.
That’s what happens when you’re a 6-foot-7, 245-pound forward who can score inside and out; when you’re committed to play on a basketball scholarship at D-II Millersville. When you’ve topped the 40-point mark in a game, even with all that attention. When there’s no doubt you’re the main reason your team is in the district playoffs to begin with.
So as Haverford High threw everything it could at Stover, trying its best to prevent the Cardinals’ big man from catching the ball with any room to maneuver, Stover knew someone needed to step up. Sophomore guard Colin O’Sullivan knew it, too.
“Coming into the playoffs, I knew they were going to be all over Drew, I knew someone had to step up,” O’Sullivan said. “And after I started hitting a few shots in the first half, I was like ‘yeah, it’s going to have to be me.’”