Girls: Grant provides spark to get Archbishop Carroll to second round

Archbishops Carroll’s Chloe Bleckley drives up court in a PIAA Class 6A tournament win over Neshaminy Tuesday night. (PETE BANNAN – DAILY TIMES)

By Terry Toohey

Although she had a couple of good looks, Maggie Grant did not attempt a shot in the first quarter of Archbishop Carroll’s 53-25 victory over Neshaminy in the opening round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament Tuesday night.

The Villanova-bound senior did not hesitate when the opportunity came her way in the second period.

Grant scored 11 of her 13 points in the period to send the District 12 champions into Friday’s second round against Cedar Cliff, the third-place team out of District 3, at a site and time to be determined. The Colts knocked off Haverford, the No. 7 team from District 1, 36-27, to advance to the second round.

“My teammates were finding me and I was relocating into the gaps in the zone,” Grant said. “We were doing a good job of moving the ball and my teammates did a nice job finding me when (Neshaminy) collapsed on the post.”

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