Emma Kaercher (above) and Spring-Ford beat Springfield (Delco.) in overtime on Sunday. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
Emma Kaercher is well-steeped in Spring-Ford basketball.
As a third grader in the Royersford-area school district, she went to see Lucy Olsen play for the first time, the future Villanova and Iowa standout then just a sophomore with the Rams. And a spark was lit.
“I was inspired and I just wanted to be just like her, play in front of everyone,” Kaercher said. “It’s been a dream to play and to help bring a PAC championship back there.”
Throughout her elementary and middle school years, she cheered on a Spring-Ford program which won the state championship in 2021, Olsen’s senior year, then developed another pair of Division I prospects in Anna Azzara (Wright State) and Mac Pettinelli (St. Bonaventure).