By Rob Rose
The chant that emerged from the Cardinal O’Hara student section with 10 seconds left on the clock Tuesday night described exactly what the Lions felt.
It was really just one word, a place that despite being less than 10 miles from the school has seemed so distant to the senior class that doubt crept in if they would ever get a chance to play there.
“Palestra! Palestra! Palestra!,” the students shouted as smiles sprang onto the faces of the Lions on the court as they dribbled away the last seconds that separated seniors Maggie Doogan, Annie Welde and Sydni Scott from the a second straight PCL championship game and first trip to Philadelphia’s famous hoops facility after a 55-48 win over Archbishop Wood.
“It’s our senior year, me Annie and Syd, we all have a common goal,” Doogan said. “We’ve been playing together for four years now. We’ve played so many games, so you kind of feed off of each other’s energy and we’re really excited to get a chance to play at The Palestra.”