Name it, and chances are Skyler Searfoss has probably done it on the basketball court.

The talented Jim Thorpe senior is a prolific scorer - willing to drive to the basket against bigger defenders, able to drain midrange jumpers, and capable of knocking down three-pointers.

As the Olympians’ point guard, she excelled at bringing the ball up court and handling pressure defenses. Her ability to dispense the ball also led to numerous buckets by her teammates.

And despite her stature, she didn’t shy away from contact, often coming up with key rebounds against taller opponents.

Her play this season, along with the rest of the team, produced a Schuylkill League and District 11 championship.

Even with the endless accomplishments and team titles, there was still one thing Searfoss had never done before.

In what would end up being Thorpe’s final victory with Searfoss on the floor, she was finally able to check off that last achievement.

“In the beginning of the season, my dad and I always sit down and he says, ‘What’s one thing you haven’t done?” I was like, I don’t think I’ve ever hit a game-winner,” said Searfoss.

Against Dunmore in the state quarterfinals, Searfoss drove the lane in the closing seconds and hit the winning shot.

“I feel like everything came full circle in that game,” said Searfoss, who will be playing her college ball at Holy Family University. “The end of that game was crazy. I was dribbling down the court, and as I get the ball on the wing I see my coach about to call a timeout and I’m like, ‘Oh no, she cannot call a timeout’.

“I peeked at the clock, and I was like I could go. I just had confidence because at the Dunmore game at home (during the regular season), we were down and I had a turnover - which I was not happy about that. That was always in the back of my mind, so to get that back felt great for me. My teammates put me in position to score, and I came through for them that time.”

Searfoss has come through plenty of times in her career, and this season was no different. Posting 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game resulted in her being named the Times News/Lehigh Valley Health Network Girls Basketball Player of the Year - the third time she has received the honor.

While the individual numbers are impressive, especially 1,787 career points, stats didn’t matter to her. Winning did.

“This season was our most successful, so getting this honor means a lot,” she said. “None of my individual success would come without the players I had by my side. My first goal was always getting the team medals, and the individual accomplishments that came with them were just icing on the cake.”

Her coach verified the team-first attitude that Searfoss displayed.

“Skyler has improved every season,” noted Nadia Gauronsky. “You can see how much better she got at the (point guard) position. She saw the floor and anticipated openings before others saw them, and that’s what a true point guard does. They lead, they handle the pressure and they sacrifice for the team.”

Her improvement from year to year didn’t just happen by luck. It was her hard work and extra time in both the gym and weight room that helped Searfoss reach her full potential.

“The time she puts in as a player is what makes her who she is,” added Gauronsky. “Sure, she’s played a lot of AAU and travel ball in the summer, but she and her teammates still came to every open gym and summer league games we had.

“She has incredible leaping ability ... She also has a strong upper body, which she uses to her advantage to get defenders on her back and power through them.”

Speaking of defenders, Searfoss is a pretty good one herself. In fact, she believes that part of her game may be even better than her play at the offensive end.

“I’d probably have to say my defense,” when asked about her favorite part of the game. “I mean lots of steals, getting them creates offense. Your offense can be off, but if you have the heart on defense, I think that can be on any game.”

Searfoss brought her A-game in every contest, which started the same way for her and her coach.

“Before every game, I would always lock eyes with her while the refs were talking to us about the rules,” recalled Gauronsky. “We would always smile and laugh, especially if a ref was long-winded, or if they told me to stay in the coaches box. It was a personal thing between a player and a coach, and something that is so very small, but will be missed next year.

“When you talk about Sky, there’s a part of me that recognizes how much she put aside in order for her team to go as far as it did. I know that she could have become the all-time leading scorer of the school. But as I told (the team) when I first took over ... no individual accomplishment will matter one bit if your team does not succeed. And this team will be remembered as one of the greatest teams of all time because of her sacrifice.”