The 16-year-old made his full debut for the Bannsiders in the home defeat against Glenavon in the middle of the month, before making an impressive cameo appearance against Linfield on Easter Tuesday.
But it was in the Iirsh Cup semi final against Donegal Celtic that Dooley came of age.

The Portstewart lad came off the bench to rescue Coleraine with a last gasp equaliser and they rest they say is history.
Dooely's heroics in the semi made him the clear choice for the Coleraine Times/Podium4Sport Sports Personality of the Month for March.
"Yeah it's been an incredible few weeks for me," said the Loreto College pupil as he picked up his award on Friday.

"I've been lucky to take my chance aftre getting into the team and I just want to keep my head down now and push for a spot in the final."
Stephen's exploits in the final thrust him into the spotlight with UTV calling for an interview in the build up to the replay, which he admitted was probably more nerve wracking than the semi final.

"It was nice to interviewed," said Stephen.
"But I was a bit nervous, I think they had a bit of editing to do," he joked.