Notre Dame’s Riley Davis, left, dribbles up court in the first quarter as Agnes Irwin’s Audrey Comly keeps pace. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
The potential for star sophomores Riley Davis and Grace Nasr at the Academy of Notre Dame appears to be limitless.
Together they have powered the Irish to a 17-1 record, including a lopsided 57-30 victory over Agnes Irwin in an Inter-Ac League matchup Tuesday.
Davis, a versatile guard, and Nasr, a smooth power forward/center, have been the driving forces behind a team with goals of winning the Inter-Ac title outright – after sharing it in a three-way tie last year – and making a deep run in the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) championship, the state tournament for non-PIAA schools like Notre Dame.
Davis and Nasr have developed chemistry, beginning with their days as teammates on the AAU Comets’ eighth-grade team, and are playing with a maturity that belies their age on a young Irish squad that features only two seniors in co-captains Catie Kelly and Sophie Hall.
(click on this link for the full article, subscription may be required)