![]() ![]() The varsity Cardinals returned the favor by going to the fifth graders’ game this weekend, something they put together on their own. Last week, one of the school district’s fifth grade teams came to the Cardinals’ away game at Wissahickon. “Every time I put the ball on the floor, I look at the basket and try to see if there’s an open lane,” Clark said Back-to-back threes by Mikiaya Durham got Abington within 10 in the second quarter, only for UD to answer with eight straight and a 7-0 Ghosts run to start the third clipped the lead to 35-24 before the Cardinals came back with nine in a row.Ĭlark had the last six of that 9-0 run and ended the third quarter with an and-one layup, her third of the game. Piper McGinley led the Ghosts with 14 points while her twin sister Harper had nine. “Upper Dublin’s never been known to play fast but with what we have this year, it works better for us and we’re starting to get comfortable. “We’re definitely getting there, it’s still new,” Megan Ngo said. Usually it’s Abington that gets the game going at a high tempo but with Clark in the mix and a floor leader who can get anyone the ball, Upper Dublin hasn’t hesitated to run. ![]() What the result meant was the hosts couldn’t put the pressure on the Cardinals down the stretch, especially after starting 2-of-11 from the floor. The loss didn’t knock Abington (14-5, 11-2) totally out of contention for the Liberty title yet, as Upper Dublin and the Ghosts each have three games remaining. I’m learning not to let them speed you up.” “I think just, when I’m driving, knowing when to kick out or pump-fake then go up,” Clark said. It also helps being a great athlete who can elevate and finish around the rim, but being able to slow the game down has only accentuated those skills. The forward’s game has already grown a good deal in two months’ worth of games and she showed some good patience and vision during Tuesday’s win. All six of UD’s regulars scored and the 18 combined points from Brighid Brady, Nora Brady and Bridget DiMartile definitely added up.Ĭlark has been a starter from the first game of the season, but she’s not the same player as back then. While the freshman had the high in points, it was overall a well-balanced effort. “When she starts figuring things out, and I think she is on her way, she’s going to be even scarier.”Ĭlark made 12-of-17 shots, scoring 10 points in the first quarter and 11 in the third. “Not only have we not really had a player like that at Upper Dublin, I haven’t seen a lot of players like her period. “She is a special talent, I feel like a broken record when I say that, but she really is,” Funsten said. UD took a big step toward an SOL Liberty Division title Tuesday, downing host Abington 63-47 behind a 28-point effort from freshman Tamia Clark. What Funsten sees as a special group could be heading toward special things as well with the regular season winding down. It’s not solely for their production on the court either, although the Cardinals’ 18-1 record certainly doesn’t hurt matters. ABINGTON - All season, Upper Dublin girls’ basketball coach Morgan Funsten has called his team a special group.
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