This season, the success has continued for Donnelly, who is also a basketball coach at the school, and her squad at Palumbo. The team is 4-0, coming off of a 20-6 victory over Audenried in a battle of undefeated teams.
As the team looks for back-to-back championships, they stick by one motto in particular – “All in, all out.”
“It’s to remind us all that we need to be a team and you’re going to put it all out there. No matter what happens, you may not win a game, but you have to make sure that you left it all out on the field. We are all in this together and I am going to leave it all out there on the field,” Donnelly said. “They’ve kind of embraced that one and they’re at a point now where they see that together, we can achieve what we want to do. It’s not all about one player. That for me is the goal, it’s really and truly for them to work together. Sure, I want to win. That would be great. But I’m not going to say the season isn’t a success if we don’t.”
Donnelly’s mission with the girls in the sport of flag football is to keep the girls connected all throughout the Delaware Valley. She wants to continue to see the sport grow as she looks to help players reach the next level as many collegiate flag football options have become available over the years.
“The idea that our girls can go to college on a scholarship to play flag football is mind-blowing to me. I want it to be my mission for there to be a place where if you’re a college coach, you can come here and be like I want your players, your players are good. And I want the girls to have a place where they can go and be like what schools have flag football? Because it’s growing so much right now,” Donnelly said.
“I do this to see those girls who’ve enjoyed the sport to the point where they’re good, they work at it, and people can recognize that and be like yes, this is something you can do at a higher level than this. I think this is going to have us keep growing. I expect more and more colleges and with the PIAA sanction, all of this stuff will grow.
“I really think it’s a testament to the girls putting their all into it. The support of the school district, the support of the Philadelphia Eagles, I think that’s all a huge part of it. It’s an amazing opportunity and I can’t wait to see where it goes.” – Written by Liam Wichser
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