Sophomore Molly Rullo was Cardinal O’Hara’s leading scorer in the postseason as a freshman in 2022-23. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Joseph Santoliquito
They knew as a group what they belonged to, even though they did it behind the curtains of squeaking sneakers and the blowing whistles of practice. They had a few eyes on them, getting gritty with their older teammates, learning from the daily pounding lessons they received. They also knew that in sharpening the Cardinal O’Hara starters for the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) and another PIAA Class 5A state championship run that their time would come.
Well, it’s here.
The Lions’ big three—Maggie Doogan (Richmond), Sydni Scott (Marshall) and Annie Welde (Villanova)—have graduated, leaving a solid group that benefited from going against them every day in practice.