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.