Girls' basketball
(Barry Chin / Globe Staff)
Central Catholic celebrates its Division 1 state championship victory over Shepherd Hill at the DCU Center.
The Super Team
senior / center
Jeanette Anderson, Lynn English
MVP of the Northeastern Conference
Large, Anderson made Lynn English
history this season by becoming the
first Bulldog to top 1,000 points and
1,000 rebounds. The 5-foot-11-inch
senior center will attend Caldwell
College this fall.
senior / guard
Jaclyn Lyons, Reading
Despite suffering a season-ending
knee injury her sophomore year,
Lyons still managed to notch more
than 1,000 career points. The Middlesex
League MVP averaged 19
points and six assists this season.
She’ll attend New Hampshire.
senior / forward
Mary Nwachukwu, Dighton-Rehoboth
Nwachukwu makes All-Scholastic
again, averaging 22 points, 16 rebounds,
and 5 blocks this season. The
6-foot-2-inch power forward, who
will attend Boston College this fall, is
the Falcons’ all-time leading scorer
with 1,590 career points.
senior / forward
Amber Smith, Ipswich
With 1,819 points and 1,099 rebounds,
Smith is Ipswich High’s
all-time leading scorer. The McDonald’s
All-American nominee averaged
22.8 points and 13 rebounds this
season to lead the Tigers to another
Cape Ann League title.
junior / center
Katie Zenevitch, Central Catholic
The Boston College-bound 6-foot-3-
inch center helped lead the Raiders
to their first state title. The Merrimack
Valley Conference MVP topped
1,000 points and averaged 15 points,
15 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals, and
2 blocks this season.
Coaches of the Year
division 1
Fred Hogan, Lynn English
Hogan led the Bulldogs to a 20-4
record and a Northeastern Conference
Large championship, which
hadn’t been accomplished since
1995. Hogan, who also serves as an
assistant football coach, has a 49-37
record in his four years of coaching.
division 2
Michael Barrett, Notre Dame Academy (Hingham)
The Duxbury High and Stonehill
graduate helped bring the Cougars a
Division 2 state title after a 21-5
season. Barrett, a 16-year coaching
veteran, called this committed group
‘‘the perfect example of a team. They
believed in each other.’’
division 3
Jack Hughes, Swampscott
This season’s Northeastern Conference
Small coach of the year helped
assemble a 23-2 team that won an
NEC Small championship and a state
Division 3 title. After 22 years of
coaching, Hughes called this year a
dream season.
division 4
Greg Berry, New Mission
In his first season coaching New
Mission, Berry helped the team finish
with a 21-2 record and make a run to
the Division 4 North final. Berry, who
served as an assistant to the boys’
basketball team last year, brought a
defensive edge to the Lady Titans.
All-Scholastics
senior / guard
Beatrice Atkinson, Brockton
The senior guard was a Big Three
All-Star this season, averaging 16
points per game in leading the Boxers
to the Division 1 South title. The
Brockton star enjoys reading and
listening to music and hopes to continue
her basketball career in college.
senior / guard
Allie Beaulieu, Swampscott
The Northeastern Conference Small
co-MVP led the league in shooting 46
percent from 3-point range. She
averaged 17 points, 9 assists, and 8
rebounds this season and was selected
for the Referee Association Award
for sportsmanship.
junior / center
Molly Breen, Millis
The Mohawks couldn’t have earned a
Division 4 state title without their
junior center, who tallied 440 points
this year. The Tri-Valley League All-
Star has 939 points through three
seasons, averaging about 17 points
and 10 rebounds per game.
senior / forward
Courtney Donovan, Bourne
The 6-foot-2-inch forward averaged
18 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks
this season, racking up a career total
of 987 points. Assumption-bound
Donovan served her second year as
captain and MVP to help lead Bourne
to a South Coast Conference title.
junior / forward
Asia Ewing, Westford Academy
A Dual County League All-Star for
three straight years, Ewing added
league MVP honors this season. The
5-foot-10-inch forward averaged 12
points per game in leading the Grey
Ghosts to a 20-3 record and a DCL
title.
senior / guard
Courtney Finn, Winthrop
For a fourth straight season Finn was
named a Northeastern Conference
all-star, ending her career with 1,747
points. The Bentley-bound Finn had
a standout offensive season, averaging
21 points per game, to make her
an All-Scholastic returnee.
senior / guard
Katy Howard, Medway
Assumption-bound Howard averaged
18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7
assists during her Tri-Valley League
MVP season to lead the Mustangs in
scoring and assists for a fourth year.
Howard also won the Hopkinton
Three-Point Shootout this year.
senior / forward
Tara Nimkar, Swampscott
The co-MVP of the Northeastern
Conference Small is the all-time
leading scorer for Swampscott girls’
basketball with 1,377 career points.
She averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds
this season to help lead the
Big Blue to a state Division 3 title.
senior / forward
Emily Trapp, Whitman-Hanson
Notching more than 1,600 points
and 800 rebounds in her career gave
the senior the school records in both
categories. The three-time Patriot
League all-star averaged 19 points
and 10 rebounds this season as the
Panthers finished 22-3.
senior / forward
Jenna Roncarati, Bishop Feehan
When last year’s All-Scholastic star
Amy Lepley was injured, Roncarati
stepped up. The Eastern Athletic
Conference all-star, who is also
known for her skills on the soccer
field, averaged more than 20 points
per game this season.
All-Stars
- Atlantic Coast: Jenna Baptista, Niccole LeBlanc, and Katie Levy, Falmouth; Nicole Beresford, Kendra Kerr, and Carley Lenahan, Marshfield; Maggie Whelan and Maddie Walters, Nauset; Jasmyn Silva, Plymouth North; Audrey Medieros, Plymouth South; Erin Reardon and Melissa Morrissey, Sandwich.
- Bay State Conference: (Carey Division) Caitlin O’Connell, Framingham; Christine Ganser and Katie Ganser, Needham; Brianna Hunt, Newton North; Sarah Collins, Weymouth. (Herget Division) Nicole Savi, Dedham; Shannon Foley, Natick; Sydni Salvatore and Michaela Cosby, Walpole; Jesse Miller and Mary Louise Dixon, and Blake Dietrick, Wellesley.
- Big Three: Kate McDonald, Durfee; Morgan Thatcher, Sabree Rodriguez, and Beatrice Atkinson, Brockton; Alyssa Roach and Devon Carter, New Bedford.
- Boston City North: Vanessa Costello and Danielle Williams, Charlestown; Frances Fennessy and Treance King, Boston English; Brianna Bertoncini and Lakira Williams, East Boston; Malika Clark and Kayla Cox, Fenway; Robi Cardoso and Jalisa Smith, Latin Academy; Valesha Lewis and Ismarelys Santiago, Madison Park; Jacquie Graham and Jennifer Obasohan, Snowden; Lacree Robinson and Darniesha Ruffin, South Boston.
- Boston City South: Elisa Ogawa and Shary Martinez, Brighton; Philisha Kersey and Vanusa Varela, Hyde Park; Bianca Flores and Nyiesha Kelley, New Mission; Brittany Cameron and Pierline Durand, O’Bryant; Ryia Newsome and Brittany Taylor, West Roxbury; Lanette Francis and Kendall Reynolds, Dorchester.
- Catholic: Mackenzie Gordon, Katie Duggan, and Bridget McAnulty, Mt. Alvernia; Kim Kiessling, Justine Hayes, Chi Chi Ekwelum, and Brianna Rizzo, Mt. St. Joseph; Tori Colucci and Tara Van Vranken, Our Lady of Nazareth Academy.
- Catholic Central Large: Meredith Soper, Kelsey Roberson, Cara Paladino and Lindsey Roche, Arlington Catholic; Tori Faieta, Amy Bozarjian, Alison McCarthy and Nicole Hanlon, St. Mary’s; Bridget Dullea and Lauren DiCarlo, Bishop Fenwick; Valerie Driscoll, Archbishop Williams; Riley Poirier and Haley Knowles, Cardinal Spellman; Jackie Kelley, Matignon; Elizabeth Gillespie, Austin Prep.
- Catholic Central Small: Chelsea Rafferty, Alyssa Otero and Megan Saffie, Lowell Catholic; Fredlyne Cantave and Veronica Tavares, Cathedral; Lauren Greski, Gina Steinberg and Georgina Nicolo, Pope John; Christy Novembre, Kristyn Casey and Bernadah Cherius, St. Clement; Nicolo Civitarese, dora Ocario and Taina Malary, Trinity; Madison Martines, Marian; Caroline DeJesus, North Cambridge Catholic.
- Cape Ann: Taryn O’Connell, Georgetown; Amber Smith, Ipswich; Alie Newell, Lynnfield; Lizzy Ball, Manchester-Essex; Krissy DiBenedetto and Jamie White, Masconomet; Nicole Zahoruiko, North Andover; Erin McNamara, Kristen Daamen, and Andrea Attenasio, Pentucket; Brittany Caprio, Triton; Amy Fahey, Wilmington.
- Commonwealth Division I: Paola Gutierrez and Angie Gonzalez, Greater Lawrence; Adina Srey, Greater Lowell; Fanice Jean Baptiste, Lynn Tech; Abby Dornbusch, Alice Ofria, and Keneisha Debnam, Minuteman; Selina Houghton, Kimberly Barriss, Caitlin Gallagher, and Jessica Houghton, Shawsheen Tech; Danielle Martin, Christina Medley, and Jennifer Hinds, Whittier.
- Commonwealth Division II: Michelle Le and Angie Pineda, Chelsea; Emily Pontes and Meaghan Hoven, Essex Agricultural; Meghan Holden and Gina Pedro, Mystic Valley; Margaret Asaro, North Shore Tech; Kristina Diaz and Kaitlyn Aucoin, Northeast Regional; Becky Smith, Danielle Silva, and Jessica Brasil, Presentation of Mary.
- Dual County Large: Asia Ewing, Jen Normandie, and Melissa Stanvick, Westford; Katie Awiszus, Greta Pszenny, and Elizabeth Belanger, Acton-Boxboro; Elizabeth Newman and Bridget Mahoney, Lincoln-Sudbury; Sophie Bikofsky and Kendall Burton, Newton South; Kay Smith, Boston Latin; Megan Murphy, Waltham.
- Dual County Small: Emily Beinecke, Charlotte Rafferty, and Marissa Potter, Concord-Carlisle; Becca Kimball, Cyana Chilton, and Stephanie Meyer, Weston; Cherelle Flynn and Brett Whelan, Arlington; Kristen Cangiano, and Sarah Caliri, Bedford; Lindsay Shelton and Tory Jones, Wayland; Erika Lesofsky, Tyngsboro.
- Eastern Athletic: Morgan Lindberg, Alexandra Sturdy, and Jenna Roncarati, Bishop Feehan; Phoebe LaPlante and Julie Mills, Bishop Stang; Jacqueline Enos, Allison Pavao, and Brenna Gonsalves, Coyle-Cassidy.
- Greater Boston: Merima Ikonavic, Everett; Nicole Lopilato and Bianca Eugene, Medford; Annie Abber, malden; Dyamond Gardner, Kimberly Simmons, and Jazmin Lee, Cambridge; Kelsey Garrity, Michelle Hagerty, Kayla Vallery, and Keisha Jean-Louis, Somerville.
- Hockomock: Erica Batchelder, Stoughton; Erika Bornemann and Colleen Moriarty, Canton; Kristen Hoffman, Foxboro; Heather Fitzgerald, Franklin; Jessica Eason and Colleen Hooper, Mansfield; Nicole Hurd, North Attleboro; Lauren Battista and Alex Chace, Oliver Ames; Liz Daley and Grace Rehnquist, Sharon.
- Merrimack Valley: Natalie Gomez, Nicole Boudreau, Andover; Katie Zenevitch, Gabie Polce, Melissa Miller, Gia O’Connor, Central Catholic; Brianna Wilson, Whitney Wilson, Kara Rogers, Lowell; Rashida Agboola, Methuen; Caitlin DeFrancesco, Danielle DePierro, Tewksbury.
- Middlesex: Jaclyn Lyons, Catherine Carey, and Alison Stager, Reading; Hannah Brickley and Siena Mamayek, Melrose; Brittany Obi-Tabot, Watertown; Micaela Cyr, Lexington; Gina Sicuso and Cassie Liston, Stoneham; Kayla Carnell, Burlington.
- Northeastern Large: Jessica Shaw, Meghan Chatellier, and Jennifer Ashton, Beverly; Hannah Byrne, Lynn Classical; Jeanette Anderson, Jenicia Duggins, and Lashuanda Hogan, Lynn English; Janelle Rodriguez, Peabody; Morgan Jenkins, Revere; Ashley White, Amanda Wilkins, and Erica Mendez, Salem.
- Northeastern Small: Kellie MacDonald and Erica Veilleux, Danvers; Hannah Cain and Lindsey Rogers, Gloucester; Liz Dean and Lauren Garchinsky, Saugus; Tara Nimkar, Allie Beaullieu, Marissa Gambale, and Kara Gilberg, Swampscott; Courtney Finn and Katerina Mallios, Winthrop.
- Old Colony: Allie Kelley, Jenna Costa, and Kiara Gravel, Attleboro; Alex Rurycx, Barnstable; Nicole Marotta, Sam Marotta, Kelly O’Neil, and Lauren Callinan, Bridgewater-Raynham; Lauren Kelleher, Molly Brown, and Amy Wheaton, Dartmouth; Lauren Perra, Taunton.
- Patriot League: Kelly Curley, Katie Curley, and Sarah Botieri, Duxbury; Kelly DuVal and Alycia Dunn, Hanover; Kaitlyn Smith and Lauren McKenzie, Hingham; Siobhan Carnell, Kathleen Lynch, and Catherine O’Connell, North Quincy; Rachele Bernache and Courtney Burns, Rockland; Alex Noonan, Scituate; Sarah Rogers and Courtney Yost, Silver Lake; Emily Trapp, Ali Hardiman, and Brittany Ford, Whitman-Hanson.
- South Shore: Kelsea Cheney and Taylor Darmetko, Abington; Ashley Fruzetti, Mari Maserve and Ally Thacher, Carver; Tori Lehr, Sammi Lehr and Meredith Kelly, Cohasset; Jen Harvey, East Bridgewater; Jennifer Gonsalves, Harwich; Ashleigh Condon and Ana Bottary, Hull; Johnica Farmer, Mashpee; Taylor Aizenstadt and Erin Vierra, Norwell.
- Tri-Valley: Katy Howard, Medway; Molly Breen, Millis; Jen McBrien and Marissa Pendergast, Medfield; Kelly Casey, Westwood; Michelle Coburn, Hopkinton.