Coming off its first state championship since 2017, Medfield is poised to make one other run on the Div. 2 state title below coach Mark Nickerson.
“It isn’t going to be easy,” Nickerson stated in regards to the aggressive subject within the Tri-Valley League in addition to the remainder of the statewide subject.
Sophomore Naya Annigeri – one yr faraway from being named TVL co-MVP — will return with starters in junior Tess Baacke and junior Izzy Kittredge. Senior Jailen Annigeri and freshman Abby Broderick will make up the remainder of the beginning lineup.
Out of the Catholic Convention, Notre Dame of Hingham returns senior Ava Orlando (20 ppg), sophomore Elle Orlando (16 ppg) and Effie Giannopoulos (12 ppg) after falling within the quarterfinals a season in the past.
Within the Hockomock League, Oliver Ames fell to Medfield within the semifinals, however is returning two-time Hockomock League All Star Avery Gamble together with Meave Horsman to make one other run. Mari Rhodes, Zoey Swanson and Hannah Dupill additionally trying to make extra contributions this season.
Within the Patriot League, Whitman-Hanson additionally made it to the quarterfinals and with the likes of sophomore Maliah Pierre, junior Dylan Hurley and two-time Patriot League All Star Taryn Leonard again, this crew is poised to make some noise within the postseason whereas attempting to win its fourth straight Patriot League Keenan title.
With seniors Natalie Kerstein and Jessica Perry, and junior Hailey Iwanski, Middleboro will probably be a tough out from the South Shore League.
Within the Merrimack Valley Convention, third-year starter and senior Kendra Marino will probably be a handful from Billerica on each ends of the ground. Central Catholic returns seniors Kerri Finneran and Aniela Kwo. Andover will look to additionally trigger some complications with coach Al Hibino on the helm.
Out of Dartmouth, senior Kat Cheeseboro (406 factors from breaking this system’s scoring document earlier than the season began), junior Kaelyn Zuber and sophomore Olivia Faria ought to be key contributors in what may very well be a shocking season.
After graduating 5 seniors, Bishop Fenwick will probably be led by juniors Caitlin Boyle and Celia Nelson with a number of key position gamers getting back from final yr’s squad from the Catholic Central League.
In Div. 1, Bishop Feehan is ready for an opportunity to defend its state title out of the Catholic Central League. Led by senior captains CCL Offensive MVP and Tufts commit Maddy Metal, Brown commit Charlotte Adams-Lopez and Sam Carlson, the Shamrocks even have senior captain Lily Singer and junior Mollie Mullen to attempt to make one other run.
After making it to the state semifinals, Woburn returns a ton of depth in Middlesex League All-Stars and seniors Mckenna Morrison and Shannon McCarthy in addition to senior co-captains Brooke Tuzzolo and Jayelyn Cuniff. The Tanners additionally return juniors Kayleigh McCarthy and Ryley McCarthy with sophomore Alina Ayanian as a superb defensive participant.
Additionally within the Middlesex League, Lexington has senior captains Stella Criniti, Gloria Doyle and Sam Fortier hopeful to make a run after their state quarterfinals look.
In one of many deepest leagues, the Bay State Convention has Framingham, Wellesley and Needham all competing for the highest spot.
The Flyers have seven returners with three of these being BSC All Stars. Senior Allie Regan is lower than 150 factors away from 1,000 profession factors whereas junior captain Grace Hanna is a power within the paint and sophomore Stephie Regan brings size and a bodily presence on protection.
For Wellesley, senior captains Laura Girouard and Avery Moore aided by sophomores Maria Gianarikas and Lily Andrews will probably be gamers to observe. Needham can even be a tricky out come the playoffs.
From the Twin County League, Harmony-Carlisle returns DCL All-Stars in seniors Addie Shen (Div. 1 decide to NJIT) and Jill Brennan. Additionally from the DCL, Lincoln-Sudbury has league All-Stars in senior Evie Schwartz and juniors Sarah Poland and Alice Wallerstein with senior Alani Hoilett trying to tackle a bigger position.
Within the Southeast Convention, Bridgewater-Raynham appears to return to type with six seniors, one junior and 4 sophomores. Seniors Brenna Woodbury, Olivia Roy, Libby Cronin and Jenna Micciantuono (a Worcester Academy switch from B-R) and junior Camden Strandberg are gamers to observe.
Out of the Patriot League, the primary gamers to observe from Quincy are seniors Alyssa Hopps and Niamh Gendron.
Div. 1 Gamers to Watch
C: Eva Andrews (Neeedham), Sophia Coburn (Peabody), Yeira Davila (Lawrence), Amanda Fowke (Malden), Belma Velic (Revere)
F: Zariah Anderson (New Bedford), Jillian Doherty (Taunton), Kerri Finneran (Central Catholic), Niamh Gendron (Quincy), Laura Girouard (Wellesley), Grace Hanna (Framingham), Ruhamah Henok (Cambridge), Alyssa Hopps (Quincy), Jane Jensen (Waltham), Clara Kostro (Beverly), Anelia Kwo (Central Catholic), Hannah Levine (Needham), Haley Magenheim (Andover), Lena Malymina (Franklin), Shannob McCarthy (Woburn), Mariya Antonetta Neykova (Chelmsford), Kaitlyn Pepin (Westford Academy), Stephie Regan (Framingham), Olivia Roy (Bridgewater-Raynham), Addie Shen (Harmony-Carlisle), Frankie Spadorcia (Braintree), Camden Strandberg (Bridgewater-Raynham), Alice Wallerstein (Lincoln-Sudbury)
G: Charlotte Adams-Lopez (Bishop Feehan), Olivia Bayterian (Acton-Boxboro), Jill Brennan (Harmony-Carlisle), Devon Burke (Newton North), Annie Camozzi (Needham), Stella Criniti (Lexington), Libby Cronin (Bridgewater-Raynham), Allie Danis (Newton North), Chloe Fales (Franklin), Alaysha Sylvia Figueroa (New Bedford), Anna Finger-Bittincourt (Acton-Boxboro), Amara Flores (Lynn English), Molly Gleason (Barnstable), Maddie Hargraves (Durfee), Avery James (Attleboro), Jada Kimbro (Brookline), Elizabeth LaRovere (Andover), Ava Lavoie (Medford), Avery Leeman (Waltham), Emilia Maria-Babcock (Everett), Callie McCarthy (Needham), Sophia McClendon (Belmont), McKenna Morrison (Woburn), Louise Mueller (Arlington), Chloe O’Brien (Malden Catholic), Jessi Persky (King Philip), Sarah Poland (Lincoln-Sudbury), Nikki Rao (Newton North), Allie Regan (Framingham), Maeve Ring (Boston Latin), Sydney Rogers (North Andover), Evie Schwartz (Lincoln-Sudbury), Maddy Metal (Bishop Feehan), Kimberly Tropnas (Malden), Brenna Woodbury (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Div. 2 Gamers to Watch
C/F: Riley Bovardi (Masconomet), Caitlin Boyle (Bishop Fenwick), Brooklyn Calder (Wakefield), Skye Cerow (Duxbury), Mary Ellen Charette (North Attleboro), Katherine Cheesebro (Dartmouth), Effie Giannopoulos (Notre Dame Hingham), Hailey Iwanski (Middleboro), Izzy Kittredge (Medfield), Kelsi Lanza (Silver Lake), Taryn Leonard (Whitman-Hanson), Lillie MacKinnon (Whitman-Hanson), Sara MacLeod (Billerica), Kendra Marino (Billerica), Quinn McDonald (Lowell), Jenna Mishou (Archbishop Williams), Emerson Webb (Lowell)
G: Naya Annigeri (Medfield), Madison Azzara (Bishop Stang), Tess Baacke (Medfield), Bella Bingham (Walpole), Kayda Brown (Danvers), Cassidy Conroy (Silver Lake), Sophie DeRochea (Pembroke), Allie Dwyer (Pembroke), Avery Gamble (Oliver Ames), Dylan Hurley (Whitman-Hanson), Natalia Kerstein (Middleboro), Kaylee Maier (Dracut), Alissa Marcella (Pembroke), Kirsten McKay (Stoughton), Celia Neilson (Bishop Fenwick), Ava Orlando (Notre Dame Hingham), Elle Orlando (Notre Dame Hingham), Ella Palanza (Mansfield), Jessica Perry (Middleboro), Lyla Peters (Duxbury), Emily Picher (Tewksbury), Maeve Powers (North Quincy), Savanna Scali (Burlington), Megan Simpson (Holliston), Shea Suntken (Wakefield), Sam Sweeney (North Attleboro), Raina Tat (Stoughton), Molly Trahan (Studying), Katelyn Troilo (Mansfield), Kaelyn Zuber (Dartmouth)
