The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
TAYLOR-MADE CLASSIC
PW superstar O’Brien sets school record for points in double OT win over Upper Dublin
FORT WASHINGTON » It is true that it takes a team to win a game, but Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Taylor O’Brien made a convincing case for the opposite opinion.
O’Brien scored 36 points with four rebounds and two steals in the Colonials 57-55 win against Upper Dublin in double overtime Saturday night at Upper Dublin High School.
She was unguardable for most of the night as she hit seven shots from beyond the arc and drove the lane on many an occasion.
O’Brien became the all-time leading scorer at Plymouth Whitemarsh with 1,624 points. The previous mark was 1,6215.
“I am just so proud of all my teammates and all the fans that came to support us and all the coaches,” O’Brien said. “Everyone did such a great job and everyone on the court had to be working together to get this done and we just played our hearts out.”
She did need her team as this game had nine ties and was a war of attrition.
O’Brien hit the first shot of the night and made her presence felt immediately and the Colonials led 10-7 after the first quarter.
The Cardinals seemed to try to get ahead with the three-pointer, but went 1-of-5 from beyond the arc and 7-of-26 for the game.
“We were expecting to get a lot of shots on the perimeter because we knew they would pay a lot of attention to Jackie Vargas down low,” UD coach Morgan Funsten said. “Most teams pay a lot of attention to Vargas which opens things up for us on the perimeter. I though we shot the ball a lot bet-