City of Basketball Love

By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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The Cardinal O’Hara holiday showcase brought eight of the area’s best high school girls’ programs to Delco for a couple days of competition over the holidays. Here’s who stood out during Sunday’s games, along with links to the stories we wrote on each game:

Results + Coverage Links
Villa Maria 57, Springfield (Delco.) 48
Cardinal O’Hara 60, Conestoga 35
Upper Dublin 50, Notre Dame 34
Archbishop Carroll 51, Central Bucks East 33

Tamia Clark (2027 | Upper Dublin)
It was quite a day for Upper Dublin, as the Cardinals got several outstanding performances in their win over Notre Dame. It’s fitting to start with Clark, who surpassed the 1,000-point mark on a layup with a couple minutes left in the third quarter; she added six more for good measure to get to 19 on the afternoon, along with five rebounds and a steal. Where the 5-foot-8 wing and Division I recruit really shined was on the defensive end, where she locked down Notre Dame standout Riley Davis for much of the contest.

Emilia Coleman (24) led Upper Dublin with 22 points in its win. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Emilia Coleman (2026 | Upper Dublin)
Coleman started her game off slowly, missing her first seven 3-point attempts in the first half as the normally-reliable La Salle commit hit rim after rim. But she finally connected late in the second quarter, and that got her into it, as she hit from deep three more times while also showing off improved handles and an ability to get to the rim off the bounce as she ultimately racked up a team-high 22 points in the Cardinals’ win. The 5-11 wing also grabbed eight rebounds and used her length well defensively with a pair of blocks. 

Adi DiTrolio (2028 | Springfield Delco.)
DiTrolio led Springfield (Delco.) with 18 points in the opening game on Sunday, which saw the Cougars open up a 10-point third-quarter lead they couldn’t hold onto against Villa Maria. The 5-5 sophomore guard has proven she’s adept at not just getting to the rim but finishing when she’s there, even if it means launching her body into the air to get the ball off at an angle against the glass and in. She was 6-of-11 from the floor, all at the rim or in the lane, and also 6-of-8 from the line, with two rebounds, two assists and a steal. 

Alexis Eberz (2026 | Archbishop Carroll)
It was a career day for the oldest Eberz sibling, who had her usual offensive output with 16 points but put in a new high-water mark as she grabbed 17 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end, as she dominated the glass in a game full of athletes. She was constantly crashing the glass after her own shots or others, several times ripping the ball away from a CB East player to keep a Carroll possession alive. A few of those became second-chance points, helpful buckets on a night where a normally-reliably shooting Carroll team struggled from deep. 

Kayla Eberz (2026 | Archbishop Carroll)
It was an easy day at the office for Eberz, who put together an efficient 16-point outing in a game where several of her teammates took care of most of the dirty work and let Eberz make plays with the ball in her hands. The 5-11 wing and high-major target was 7-of-10 from the floor, hitting one of her two 3-point attempts and her only foul shot as she never forced the action, doing everything from breaking double-teams in the press to backing an opponent down for a mid-range pull-up, only to make sure to reset and evaluate her surroundings before making a play.

Ryann Jennings (2026 | Conestoga)
Conestoga faced an uphill battle against O’Hara, the Pioneers already playing this season without two projected starters due to knee injuries and down another one Sunday with an ankle sprain. Jennings, ‘Stoga’s Lehigh commit, kept her team in it as long as she could, scoring 19 points while grabbing eight rebounds with three blocks, two assists and two steals. Jennings was constantly leaping for rebounds on both ends of the court, and did a great job playing off two feet in the lane to pull up for a jumper or finish at the rim, with a pair of and-ones as part of 7-of-8 from the line (6/12 FG, 0-3 3PT). 

Haley Moran (above) led CB East against a tough Carroll side. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Haley Moran (2027 | Central Bucks East)
It was a tough day offensively for CB East, going up against a terrific defensive side in Carroll. But Moran, the Patriots’ standout 5-4 lead guard, still impressed with an 18-point outing, doing it on 7-of-13 from the floor (2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT), adding four steals along with two rebounds and an assist. A terrific ball-handler, Moran was able to dribble past just about anybody Carroll threw at her, hitting several tough pull-up jumpers along with her two from deep, and she’s got terrific quick feet and hands defensively. 

Megan Ngo (2026 | Upper Dublin)
Last but certainly not least of the Cardinals’ three Division I hoops recruits, Ngo put together an outstanding two-way game at point guard. Playing every minute, the 5-3 dynamo racked up six points, 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals as she was seemingly involved in just about every play. She created defensive havoc, ripping the ball out of a few opponents’ hands, and every possession started with the ball in her hands to make a play, which she did one time after another — pitch-backs to Coleman, lobs to Clark, kick-outs to both. 

Megan Rullo (2026 | Cardinal O’Hara)
Rullo only played the first three quarters of O’Hara’s win over Conestoga, the Lions picking apart the Pioneers with outstanding ball movement and shooting (11-19 3PT). But that was still enough time to pile up 14 points, five rebounds, six assists and five steals. The Drexel-bound 5-8 point guard was in complete control, picking her spots to pass and shoot with precision, and she never got bothered with the ball in her hands. Rullo was an efficient 4-of-7 from the floor, 2-of-3 from the 3-point arc and 4-of-5 from the foul line. 

Sophia Tray (10) led Villa Maria's comeback in Sunday's opener. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Sophia Tray (2026 | Villa Maria)
Tray’s been a one-woman Hurricane for the last few years, the 5-10 guard and multi-sport standout Villa Maria’s on-court leader since her sophomore season. A Loyola (Md.) lacrosse commit, Tray is a terrific athlete at 5-10 with ball skills and three-level scoring ability, and she showed all of that in a 22-point, 10-rebound, six-assist, two-steal outing to bring the Hurricanes back to a win over Springfield (Delco.), scoring 16 points in the second half alone. Tray hit all three of her 3-point attempts, was 7-of-8 from the line and had a couple acrobatic finishes at the rim, while also getting into the lane and making pinpoint passes to teammates for open shots.

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Honorable Mention
Ava Broadhurst (2027 | Villa Maria), Bridget DiMartile (2027 | Upper Dublin), Lil DiTrolio (2026 | Springfield Delco.), Brigidanne Donohue (2027 | Cardinal O’Hara), Bridget Grant (2026 | Archbishop Carroll), Leah Hudak (2027 | Cardinal O’Hara), Abbie McFillin (2027 | Archbishop Carroll), Grace Nasr (2027 | Notre Dame), Ashley Troy (2029 | Villa Maria)