The Super Team
SYDNEY GEROSSIE
Pinkeron Academy Senior
Guard
Super Teamer. Four-year starter. Three-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star. The seventh girls 1,000-point scorer in school history. Division I All-State First Team selection for the first time after two trips on the second team and an honorable mention as a freshman. Led team with 378 points and 121 assists this winter. Had 17 in playoff-opening win. Had night to remember with 14 fourth-quarter points and a buzzer-beating three to stun Salem. Will play at Southern New Hampshire University.
KIERA LENIHAN
Andover High Junior
Guard
Super Teamer. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference selection. Made All-Tournament Team at both the Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic and the Spartan Classic in Lynn. Averaged 15.2 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Scored in double figures in 20 of 21 games with 20-plus points in five games. “Our leading scorer, and we counted on her to impact the game in many different ways offensively and defensively,” said coach Alan Hibino.
ANIELA KWO
Central Catholic Senior
Forward
Super Teamer. Two-year starter. Two-time All-Merrimack Valley Conference first-team selection. Repeat Eagle-Tribune All-Star. The Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic Most Valuable Player after a 21-point, 8-rebound title game performance. All-tourney choice at IAABO Board 27 Classic. Averaged 14.7 points and 8.1 rebounds a night. Had 19 and 10 in win over previously unbeaten Woburn. “Tremendous teammate, always found ways to make sure everyone felt valued,” said coach Casey Grange.
KERRI FINNERAN
Central Catholic Senior
Forward
Super Teamer. A three-sport All-Scholastic and a nine-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star. First-team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Did it all for the Raiders with 13.7 points, 5.3 rebound and 2.3 steals a game. Had 26 points vs. Andover and 25 vs. Chelmsford. Fourth all-time leading scorer in Central history with 881 points and 382 career rebounds. “Kerri Finneran’s don’t come along too often,” said coach Casey Grange. Will play lax at UMass.
The All-Stars
LILY GEORGE
Salem High Senior
Guard
Four-year varsity player. Two-year captain. Repeats on our team. Two-time second-team Division I All-State choice. State All-Academic Teamer. Voted to state coaches’ Senior All-Star Team. Slick on the point. Averaged 14.6 point and 3.8 rebounds a night this year. Had five 25-plus point nights with season-best of 33. Scored 10.1 points a game for her career. “Her selfless commitment to elevating her teammates sets Lily apart,” said coach Ricky Oliver.
LINDSAY GOETZ
Salem High Senior
Guard
Three-year varsity player. Division I All-State second-team choice. All-Academic Team. Division I All-Defensive Team. Senior All-State selection. Averaged 10.1 points a night in three varsity seasons, including 12.7 points a game this year. Scored season-high 27 in win over Timberlane. “Her defensive prowess has been the foundation for the team’s success,” said coach Ricky Oliver. Tried soccer goalie for first time in fall and dominated.
SERENITY WEST
Greater Lawrence Tech Freshman
Guard
Program-changer. Dynamic combination guard. Wasted no time in making GLT a hoop power. Commonwealth Conference All-Star first team selection. Averaged 19 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals a game for the CAC co-champions. Dropped in 20 in Division 4 state tournament win over St. Bernard’s of Fitchburg. “Has come into this program and lit us on fire,” said coach Shayla Burgos. The daughter of former Lawrence High standout and current Reggies assistant boys coach Tommy West.
MEGHAN HUSSON
Windham High Senior
Guard
Repeats on our team. Four-year starter in the backcourt. First-team Division I All-State selection for the state semifinalist Jaguars. Named to Senior All-State team and Seniors vs. Underclassmen All-Star Game. Averaged 12 points, 3.3 assists, 4 steals and 5 rebounds a night. Toppled Exeter with 22-point night. Locked down state quarterfinal win over Pinkerton with clutch late free throws. “The face of our program,” said coach Todd Steffanides.
LILAH BOUCHER
Windham High Senior
Guard
Four years on varsity. Two-year starter. Captain. Division I All-State honorable mention selection. Made Senior All-State Game. High percentage shooter, knocking down 48.4 percent of her field goal attempts. Can shoot the jumper and attack the hoop. Averaged 9.7 points and 3.6 rebounds a night. Tossed in season-best 20 against Dover. “Her ability to knock down the open 3, as well as slash to the paint, played a major factor in our success,” said coach Todd Steffanides.
YAMI ORTIZ
Whittier Tech Sophomore
Guard
Lightning-quick guard who burst on the scene in first varsity season. Commonwealth Conference All-Star selection. One-person press-breaker with her handle and vision on the floor. Finished the year at 9 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds a game. Locked up Amesbury Christmas Tourney title with sizzling three-point play. “Student of the game, she’s only going to get better,” promised Wildcats coach Kevin Bradley.
BROOKE BENZ
Pinkerton Academy Junior
Forward
Long and talented three-year starter in an Astros program that has lived at the top off Division I. Honorable mention Division I All-State selection. Also earned Division I All-Defensive Team status. Silky smoother finisher around the hoop. Tenacious on the backboards. Totaled 235 points and 140 rebounds this winter. “Tasked with guarding the other team’s best player as well,” said coach Lani Buskey.
ELIZABETH LaROVERE
Andover High Sophomore
Guard
Took over the Andover point and immediately made things happen. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Averaged 8 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds a night. Defensive menace, had four-plus steals in 10 games, including two with seven and another with nine. Scored 19 points with 6 steals, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the state tourney game at Needham. “Our floor general on offense. Relentless pressuring the ball on defense,” said coach Alan Hibino.