Month: April 2023

All-Delco Boys Basketball: Jackson Hicke hoping he’s become part of Radnor’s legacy

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Radnor's Jackson Hicke is the Daily Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)

Radnor’s Jackson Hicke is the Daily Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

By Matthew DeGeorge

The boys basketball team at Radnor had the kind of season that required multiple trips to the archives. It was the only source of relevant context for its accomplishments.

So many of the Raptors’ achievements begged the question of, “when was the last time?” That led to dusting off the record books, especially to find a way to describe how unprecedented the Central League and District 1 Class 5A champions’ season was.

One day, might a shot of the current squad be so venerated? Will what they’re doing be frozen in amber as the standard to which future teams are held?

“That would be awesome,” Jackson Hicke said. “There’s certainly potential for that. What we did this year was memorable and kind of hard to replicate in however many years to come. I think we’ve earned it, to be recognized throughout the years and leave a lasting mark, for sure. We hope it’s a bar we set for future teams and that’s something they try to attain.”

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Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Support at home and in Haverford has Caroline Dotsey focused on the Maine line

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Haverford High senior Caroline Dotsey is the Daily Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year. (PETE BANNAN-DAILY TIMES)

Haverford High senior Caroline Dotsey is the Daily Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year. (PETE BANNAN-DAILY TIMES)

By Matt Smith

Growing up, Caroline Dotsey had a pretty good role model pair in her mom and dad, both of whom were excellent athletes in their heyday.

Dotsey never knew as a youngster that someday she would become one of the greatest basketball players to come through Haverford High. She would start all four years, score more than 1,300 points and win a Central League championship. And after her high school career was over, she would play basketball at a Division I college.

She had two excellent examples to learn from. Dotsey’s father Dan is in the Cabrini Athletics Hall of Fame for his exploits on the tennis court. The Archbishop Carroll product also played basketball for the college’s JV team.

Sue Dotsey, Caroline’s mother, was an all-conference soccer and lacrosse player at Old Dominion. Caroline dabbled in soccer and returned to lacrosse after a few years away this spring. She tried playing ultimate, but throwing frisbees around didn’t meet her competitive needs.

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