Archbishop Carroll’s Taylor Wilson, in action against Cardinal O’Hara earlier this season, scored 16 points as the Patriots dropped a 53-39 decision to Lansdale Catholic inthe Catholic League semifinals. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group).
By Andrew Robinson
Gabby Casey and Olivia Boccella were there for the lows, so they were going to be there to lead Lansdale Catholic to new heights.
Their first year playing together — when Casey was a sophomore and Boccella a freshman — ended with a 2-11 record at Lansdale Catholic. Two years later, they were the top seed in the league and needed one more win to deliver the Crusaders to their first berth in a Catholic League girls basketball title game, so once they got going, nothing was going to stop them.
LC’s core duo combined for 38 points as the No. 1 Crusaders downed No. 4 Archbishop Carroll 53-39 at St. Joseph’s University City campus — formerly the University of the Sciences — Tuesday night in the league semifinals.
“It’s great, we’ve got a great group of girls and everybody loves each other and has each other’s back,” said Casey, a senior. “I think that’s really what pushes us, even when we’re down, and even when we’re up, just in all aspects together and just playing LC basketball, just nothing compares.”