Anthony Hobbs (above) had key plays late as O’Hara came from behind to top Devon Prep. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Joseph Santoliquito
They looked sunk. They were sunk. Down 11 with five minutes to go, the Cardinal O’Hara Lions appeared to have little hope of beating Devon Prep in the opening round of the Catholic League playoffs Wednesday night.
Then, almost from nowhere, came Anthony Hobbs. The Lions’ senior guard had started for a portion of the season, before coming off the bench recently. He did not sulk about it. He did not quit on himself. He stayed and fought. That fight surfaced Wednesday night when Hobbs scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch steal and a three-pointer to propel O’Hara to an improbable 63-61 victory over the Tide.
Seeded No. 9, O’Hara (9-13 overall) will advance to play No. 1 seed and defending Catholic League champion Roman Catholic on Friday at Holy Family, while No. 8 seed Devon Prep (9-13) will have to wait for the District 12 3A championship game after an uncharacteristic deluge of turnovers in the last 1:50 of play.