Daily News | Cardinal O’Hara’s Maggie Doogan grew up on Big 5 basketball and is ready to create her own path in college
Maggie Doogan grew up on Philadelphia Big 5 basketball. She scored her first basket at Tom Gola arena, and the first basketball games she watched were the classic battles that helped make the informal association into a bona fide regional conference.
In the time since those formative years spent in Tom Gola Arena, Maggie has become a local basketball star in her own right. The 6-foot-2 forward is now a senior leader on a Cardinal O’Hara squad playing for the Philadelphia Catholic League championship on Monday at the Palestra and pushing for its second consecutive PIAA 5A state title. She has also signed to play Division I basketball and will continue her career at the University of Richmond next season.
“She’s grown so much,” Chrissie said. “She will probably be one of the most improved players ever out of O’Hara from freshman year to senior year. In her freshman year, she was like our eighth or ninth [player in the rotation] to start the season. She had a good basketball IQ, and her body just hadn’t caught up to her at that time. But once it did, she has shown she’s a pretty special player.”
Maggie’s commitment paid off last season, when she played a large part in O’Hara’s state championship run. With defenses focusing their attention on the Lions’ leading returning scorers at the time, Sydni Scott and Amaris Baker, Maggie was able to take advantage of mismatches and score from inside the paint.
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