The Archbishop Wood High School girls’ basketball team fell short of winning the state title this weekend, despite a valiant effort from injured Ryan Carter, writes Joseph Santoliquito for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The six-foot sophomore guard, who ranks among the nation’s top players in her age group, scored 23 points while playing on one leg in the Vikings’ 45-37 loss to South Fayette in the PIAA Class 5A state championship.
The loss ended the Warminster team’s streak of four consecutive state championships: two at Class 4A in 2021 and 2022 and two at Class 5A in 2023 and 2024.
“This was really hard,” said Carter. “When I got hurt, I wanted to stay in the game, I needed to stay in the game for the seniors. I didn’t want to let my team down. That was big to me. I’m in some pain.”
Carter played through much of the pain for most of the second half.
“I wasn’t about to quit,” she said. “When we lost in the [Catholic League playoffs], I wanted to win this for the seniors. I wanted to play through it.”
Read more about the game in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
