The 8th Grade Legends Blue Team finished their 2017-18 season with a terrific spring season. For the eight 8th graders, this was their final regular season on the Legends, and they finished together. The team enjoyed many highlights this year. In the winter season the team highlights included a one point win over Bishop Guilfoyle, and a 14 point win over in-town rivals, the Hot Shots. In the Spring tournament season, the team swept the Clearfield March Madness Shootout before traveling the Scranton where they played four strong games and finished at 2-2, including a last second three point come from behind win over the Lady Storm. However, the real highlight of the year came in Scranton, not because of basketball play, but because of the team finished together. The team, since it started, has won an incredible 75 games, went 4-0 in a Shootout, and played in 3 Championship games and finished in the top two in their league 4 times.
| | | | #7 Post Emalia Wagner
2017-18 Emalia Wagner complete her third year on the Legends. She finished second on the team in rebounds
with 83, and had nine blocked shots. Had
a huge third game in Scranton, grabbing 10 rebounds and scoring 5 points as the
Legend made an 11 point comeback to win.
Emalia also played for the White Team.
In her career Emalia had 411 rebounds (2nd on her team), 243
points and 79 blocked shots. She led her team in rebounding once and
blocked shots once.
2016-17
Emalia had another strong year in her second year as a
Legend. She was third on the team in
scoring, 2nd in rebounds and 2nd in blocked shots. She hit two free throws to win the team’s
first game of the year. She led the team
in foul shooting percentage in the fall season.
She had 30 rebounds and 24 points in the NEPA Flames Shootout. In the team’s final victory she had her best
game: 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
2015-16 Highlights
Emalia was a 1st year player. She finished second on the team in rebounds
(200) and offensive rebounds (112). Best
game was in Scranton shootout with 13 points and 22 rebounds. Developed into a force in the winter St. Rose
league where she was 3rd on the team in scoring.
| #2 Guard Sophia La Porta
2017-18 Sophia La Porta completed her 6th year as an
original Legend. A knee injury severely
limited her minutes in the first 5 games of the season, before forcing her off
the court. She returned for limited play
in the Scranton Shootout. She was second
on her team in assists at the time of her injury. Despite missing the last two seasons almost
entirely, Sophia finished with 93 career assists (3rd on the team,
was 2nd when injured), 95 steals, and 37 blocked shots. She was 1st or 2nd on
her team in assists twice, and was second in blocked shots once.
2016-17
Sophia started the season with her usual aggressive play at
the PG and off guard. Her season ended
after three games due to an injury. She
made a dramatic return in the NEPA shootout to throw an inbound pass to break
the press. She is working out hard to
return next season. She is an original
team member, and completed her 5th season.
Sophia was leading guards in rebounding when she was injured. Her best game came against Altoona when she had an assist and 3 rebounds.
2015-16 Highlights
Sophia completed her 4th year as a Legend. She was third on the team in assists (29) and blocked shots (17). Played mostly at the 3-guard and PG and served as a steady playmaker and defensive stalwart. Had season high 5 assists in one game. Hit huge shot in OT against St. Rose to seal a victory. | #4 Guard Ava Swanson
2017-18 Ava “The Answer” Swanson finished her 5th year as
a Legend. She was third on her team in
scoring with 91 points, 4th is assists with 17, and first in steals
with 54. She was second on the team in
three pointers with 7. Ava shot 50% from
the foul line. Had a season high 10
points vs. Bishop Guilfoyle, and was second on the team in scoring in the
Scranton Shootout with 23 points in 4 games.
Had a huge game winning 3 pointer with 4 seconds left of the last win of
the season. Ava finished her career with
189 steals (1st on team), 11 three pointers and 229 points. She led her team in steals 4 ties and was
second in rebounds twice.
2016-17
The Answer developed from a defensive specialist to a well
rounded player that played all three guard positions. She finished the year 4th in
scoring, 4th in assists and 3rd in three pointers. She led the team in steals. She had a game high 11 points. She led the team in scoring in the Lewistown
tournament. She had 19 points and 21
rebounds in the NEPA Flames shootout.
2015-16 Highlights
Ava “The Answer” Swanson completed her 3rd year as a Legend. Emerged as a PG as the season progressed. She was a defensive specialist and often drew the opponent’s best scorer as a defensive assignment. Was second on the team in steals (45) and had 65 rebounds from the guard position. | #1 Guard Sam Dunlap
2017-18
Sam Dunlap completed her 5th year as an original
Legend, competing in the NEPA Flames Shootout in Scranton. In four games Sam had 17 points and 10
rebounds, shooting 35% from the field.
In her career, Sam had 56 assists, 329 rebounds, 153 steals (2nd
on team) and 72 blocked shots (3rd).
She also scored 235 points. Sam
led her team in scoring three times, blocked shots three times, rebounding
twice, and blocked shots once.
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| | | | #10 Guard/Post Liv Salazer
2017-18 Liv Salazer completed her 3rd year as a
Legend. She also lays on the White
team. Liv transitioned to guard this
season, moving her way into the rotation at point. She was second on the team with 19 assists
and had 19 steals. She had 11 points and
7 assists in the Clearfield Shootout.
For her career numbers, see the White Team page.
2016-17
Liv
played up on the 7th grade team and had a strong season. Playing guard, she was third on the team in
assists and led the team with a 32% shooting percentage from the field. She played strong defense and provided very
active play on the boards. She was
second on the team in steals in the Fall season. For her combined two teams she
scored over 390 points.
2015-16 Highlights
Liv joined the 6th grade team as a part timer in
the winter season, but earned full-time status with her strong play. Had 65 rebounds while playing mostly guard. Led guards in rebounding in the St. Rose
league. | #12 Guard Rayna Fischer
2017-18 Rayna Fischer completed her 4th year as a
Legend. She also plays on the White
team. Rayna led the team in scoring with
104 points, and was third in steals with 24.
She also led the team in free shooting percentage at 60%. She led the team in scoring in the Clearfield
Shootout and had a season high 12 against the Shooting Stars. For her career
numbers, see the White Team page.
2016-17
Rayna played up on the 7th grade team and led the
team in scoring and was second in steals.
She was 7-13 (54%) from three point range. She led the team with 36 points in the 3 game
Philipsburg Shootout. Her highest
scoring game was 15 points. She was a
constant outside threat that expanded her game this year with improved passing
and driving. For her combined two teams
she scored over 400 points.
2015-16 Highlights
Rayna completed her 2nd year as a Legend and
played on the 6th grade team as a 5th grader. She was 3rd on the team in scoring
(146 points), second in foul shooting percentage, and tie for third in 3
pointers. Had 13 points in one game in
Scranton shootout. | #27 Post Rosi Tsarnakova
2017-18 Rosi Tsarnakova completed her first year as a Legend. She finished with 72 rebounds (3rd
on the team) and 16 blocked shots (2nd on the team), to go with 46
points. She excelled in the spring
season, leading the team in scoring and grabbing the second most rebounds in
the Lewistown tournament. She also
excelled in the Scranton shootout, finishing second on the team in rebounds and
blocked shots. Had a career high 13
points vs. Mifflin County.
. | #20 Post Layla Thornton
2017-18
Layla “Sunshine” Thornton completed her 6th year
as an original Legend, returning to compete in the NEPA Flames Shootout in
Scranton. In the four game shootout she
was second on the team in rebounds and second in blocked shots. In her career she had 744 rebounds (1st
on her team), 144 steals (4th), 139 blocked shots (1st)
and 312 points (4th). She led
her team in scoring once, blocked shots three times, steals once, and
rebounding two times.
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| | | | #23 Guard Rachel Fatula
2017-18 Rachel “Sugar Ray” Fatula finished her 6th years
as an original Legend. She led her team
with 19 three pointers, shooting 36% from beyond the arc. She had 16 assists and 66 rebounds (4th
on the team). She had 25 points in the
Clearfield Shootout for third best on the team.
For her career Rachel finished with 136 assists (2nd on her
team), 394 rebounds, 48 three pointers (1st), and 450 points (1st). She led her team in assists twice, three
pointers four times, and scoring once.
2016-17
Sugar
Ray completed her 5th year as a Legend, and had another strong
season. She led the team lead in assists
(28) and led the team in 3 pointers. She
also led all guards in rebounding. She
played exceptionally well in the NEPA Shootout where she was 5-14 from three
point range and had 9 assists in 4 games. Had a season high 9 points in one
game. 2015-16 Highlights
Rachel “Sugar Ray” Fatula completed her 4th year
as a Legend. She was second on the team
in scoring (140 points), first in 3 pointers, second in assists and led all
guards with 92 rebounds. Also led the
team in foul shooting percentage. Had 13
points in a game twice.
| #33 Guard Rachel Peachey
2017-18 Rachel Peachey completed her 6th year as an
original Legend, and team captain. She
led the team in assists with 37, had 17 steals and led the team shooting 43%
beyond the arc. Had 4 assists in a game
twice. Rachel finished her career with
204 assists (1st on team), 402 rebounds (4th), 145 steals
(2nd), 39 three-pointers (2nd), and 425 points (3rd). She led her team in assists 7 times, and
scoring once.
2016-17
Rachel
completed her 5th year as a Legend.
She is the team captain. She is a
selfless point guard who does whatever it takes to win. She led the team in assists in the fall
season (22), and was second on the team in foul shooting percentage. She led the team in scoring and assists in
the Lewistown tournament. Scored a game
high 10 points.
2015-16 Highlights
Rachel completed her 4th year as a Legend as was
the starting PG. She led the team in
assists (49), was second in blocked shots (19), and was second on the team in
three pointers. She had 70 rebounds from
the PG position. Had steal with 4
seconds to go and made an end-to-end layup at the buzzer to win game at St.
Rose.
| #24 Post Nicole Egan
2017-18 Nicole “Nikki” Egan completed her second year on the Legends
and became an inside force. She finished
the season with 33 rebounds, and was a 50% free thrown shooter. She had a particularly strong spring season
helping the team finish 4-0 in the Clearfield Spring Shootout, where she
finished 4th on the team in rebounds.
2016-17
Nicole
joined the Legends in the fall and was gained playing time each week. She was
set back by an injury but was back to full form by the NEPA shootout. She saved her best for last, playing her
strongest game in the team’s final victory in which she grabbed 3 rebounds and
played tough interior defense. She also
had a strong Philipsburg shootout finishing with 5 rebounds. | #34 Post Mya McElhinney
2017-18
Mya
“Mighty Mac” McElhinney completed her 5th year as a Legend. She scored 100 points (2nd on the
team), led the team in rebounds with 126, was third in assists with 18, and was
second in steals with 28. Had a season
high 13 points vs. Bishop Guilfoyle. Mya
finished her career with 691 rebounds (2nd for her team) and 429
points (2nd). She led her
team in rebounding five times, and scoring once. She was second in scoring 5 times.
2016-17
Mighty Mac completed her 4th year as a
Legend. She was second on the team in
scoring, and led the team in rebounding (117) and was third in steals. Had a game high 16 points. Best game came in the NEPA Shootout when she
had 14 points and 13 rebounds in a Legends victory. Had 50 rebounds in the 4 game shootout. Mya combines power and slick moves to play a
dynamic post position.
2015-16 Highlights Mya “Mighty Mac” McElhinney completed her third year with the Legends. She led the team in offensive (122), defensive (145) and total rebounds (267) and scoring (187 points). She also led the team in free throws attempted (172) and made. She had 16 points in a victory in Scranton |
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