Scared Heart’s Keara McCaffrey, right, pulls away from Delco Christian’s Ella Stinger Saturday in their district title game at Harriton High School. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
In a championship game, nothing eases the pressure like a fast start. No. 2 Sacred Heart Academy did just that Saturday, setting the tone early in the District 1 Class A final against top-seeded Delco Christian.
In a rematch of last season’s Class 2A title game, the Lions came out firing and never looked back, scoring the first 12 points and cruising to a 49-28 victory at Harriton High. The win marked Sacred Heart’s eighth District 1 championship in nine seasons under coach Zach Shuler, and the second straight year the Lions defeated Delco Christian in the final.
Sacred Heart’s dominant opening quarter saw Delco Christian held without a field goal, managing only two free throws from Ella Stinger. The spark came from senior power forward Keara McCaffrey, who was sensational in the paint. McCaffrey finished with 16 points, an eye popping 26 rebounds – including 14 in the first half – and six blocked shots.
“Coming out that fast and that hard, I knew that it was going to be a good offensive game for the entire team,” McCaffrey said.
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