Cardinal O’Hara’s Joannie Quinn drives against Parkland during a PIAA Class 6A girls basketball semifinal at Norristown Area High School Monday night. (Austin Hertzog – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
Cardinal O’Hara coach Chrissie Doogan had high praise for senior guard Joanie Quinn after the Lions defeated Parkland in the PIAA Class 6A semifinals Monday night.
“I thought that might have been Joanie Quinn’s best game in her four years,” Doogan said. “She was tasked with guarding (Talia Zurinskas) and that kid is an all-state type guard. And Joanie broke the pressure. She was very good tonight.”
Quinn poured in a game-high 21 points to lead O’Hara to a 51-32 victory over the District 11 champions. The Lions will play for a state title for the third time in four years Friday night in Hershey at the Giant Center.
Quinn and sophomore Megan Rullo were excellent at limiting Zurinskas after she dropped 10 quick points in the first quarter. From the second quarter on, Zurinskas shot 2-for-11 from the floor for seven points.
“I come into every game hoping to play the best game of my career, but of course that doesn’t always happen,” said Quinn, who added six assists, five rebounds and two assists. “Knowing this was such a big game, I can’t describe it. This is my senior year and there have been ups and downs, so this feels great.”
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