Haverford’s Rian Dotsey, right, dribbles out of trouble during a District 1 Class 6A tournament game against Pennsbury last season. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
Haverford is the team everyone is chasing in the Central League.
Led by Daily Times Player of the Year Caroline Dotsey, the Fords went undefeated in the conference on the way to a 27-2 record. Haverford’s only two losses came in the District 1 Class 6A championship game and the first round of the PIAA tournament.
Dotsey, the second-leading in Delco with 16.9 points per game, is now a freshman at Maine. Nevertheless the Fords are built to have another stellar season under seventh-year head coach Lauren Pellicane.
Rian Dotsey, Caroline’s junior sister, and dynamic senior guard Aniya Bernhardt were excellent last year. Senior forward Natalie Wright will have a larger role on the team after being the sixth woman for the Fords in 2022-23.
“Veteran experience will be relied on heavily for a team led by four seniors and five juniors,” Pellicane said. “We will need to defend and rebound consistently on both ends of the floor to be successful. Our offense will run through two all-conference players in Dotsey and Eberhart with other capable players looking to make an impact.”
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