 Team Highlights
The Nittany Valley 7/8 Grade Blue Team completed a highly successful 2018-19 season. In the Fall, the Legends played All Day Hoops League at the Summit and combined with the White Team to play in the Redbank Valley Jr. High Tournament. The team qualified for ADH League playoffs, finishing in a tie for 3rd out of 10 teams. They took 3rd place out of 10 teams to earn a medal in the Redbank Valley Jr. High Tournament. In the Spring, the Legends played in a variety of highly competitive tournaments and shootouts mixing in opponents from 8th and 9th grade divisions. Despite playing with only 7 players the Legends were highly competitive winning many close games. Highlights - Finished tied for 3rd place in the All Day Hoops league out of 10 teams to qualify for the playoffs against very tough competition averaging 30 points per game. The team played with four 8th graders, three 7th graders and a 6th grader.
- Clinched playoff spot in last regular season game finishing on a 19-0 run
- Went 4-1 in the Redbank Valley Jr. High Tournament winning third place medal
- Outscored opponents in Redbank Valley Tournament 203-130, averaging 40+ points per game
- Ann-Marie LaPean hit career milestones of 300 points, 150 steals, 140 assists
- Mo Powers hit career milestones of 30 three pointers, 300 points, 130 steals
- Rayna Fischer hit career milestones of 1,000 points, 50 3-pointers, 500 rebounds
- Maggie “Lucas” Huggins hit career milestones of 450 points, 150 assists, 200 steals, 500 rebounds
- Sarah Tate hit career milestones of 500 points, 500 rebounds
- Liv Salazer grabbed her 750th rebound
| | | #4 Guard Ann-Marie LaPean
Ann-Marie LaPean played four years for the Legends, and evolved
into a dynamic point guard excelling at all aspects of the game. She plays the game with great energy passion,
and at a very high speed. On the defensive end she applies strong pressure on
the opponents’ best ball handlers, piling up steals. On offense she is a stellar playmaker and
scorer using her speed and quickness. In
her career she led her team in assists in five different leagues and was second
twice. She led in steals three times and
was second twice. Ann-Marie finished her
career with 331 points, 145 assists (3rd all-time) and 182 steals (5th
all-time). She won a second place team trophy,
played an undefeated regular season and an undefeated 4-0 shootout, won a medal
in the Red Bank Valley tournament and won a Championship.
2018-19
Ann-Marie LaPean played for the Blue and White Legends
teams in two Fall leagues and several Fall and Spring tournaments. In the
Fall, she led both teams in assists, led the White team in steals, was second
in rebounding for the White Team, and was second in blocked shots for the Blue
Team. In the Summit League (Blue Team) she had 14 points in the victory over
the 7/8 grade Hot Shots and 14 points in the playoff clincher. In the 8th
grade victory over the Hot Shots she had a key steal to help draw the Legends
within two points and hit two foul shots to tie the game late. She led
the team in assists (18) and steals (14) in the Redbank Valley Jr High
Tournament where she scored 24 points. She had a huge 3rd
place clincher with 5 assists and 7 steals. She finished the Fall season
with a team high 50 assists, 80 rebounds (second), 46 steals (first), 120
points, and 12-21 (57%) foul shooting. In the abbreviated Spring
tournament season Ann-Marie led the team in assists in the Gettysburg Shootout,
and was second in scoring in the Legendz End of the Summer Tournament.
2017-18 Ann-Marie LaPean completed her third year with the
Legends. She is a quick defender and
dynamic ball handler. Ann-Marie led the
team with 35 assists and was tied for 3rd with 20 steals, to go with
44 points. Ann-Marie had 15 second-half
points to total a career high 17 in a tough loss in the NEPA Flame Shootout in
Scranton, PA. She had 12 assists and 31
points in the 4 games in Scranton. 2016
Ann-Marie had a great year playing point guard and the
three guard. She excelled handling the
ball against the press, and playing defense at the top of the zone or on the
opponent’s top guard. Set a NV record
with 11 steals in one game. Tied a NV
record with 7 assists in one game. Had a career high 8 points in one game. Finished with 102 points, 3rd on
the team in steals (72) and second in assists (38). Led the team in steals in the NEPA shootout.
2015-16 Highlights
Ann-Marie
completed her first year as a Legend.
She played all three guard positions and was third on the team in
assists. She led all guards and was
third on the team in offensive rebounds.
She was a defensive stalwart and finished the season with 29
steals. Led the team with 8 points in
their first victory of the season.
| #13 Guard Mo Powers
Mo Powers played five years for the Legends. 3-Ball Mo, as she is known, became a dangerous
long-range threat over the years. She is
also a defensive specialist, drawing many offensive fouls. Mo plays exceptional positional defense and
has excellent anticipation and quickness. She has a knack for hitting huge
shots in tight games to spur her team onto explosive runs. In her career Mo led her team in 3 pointers
in five leagues, and was second twice.
She led her team in steals once and was second in assists twice. Mo finished her career with 132 assists, 320
points, and 32 3-pointers (3rd all time). Mo won a second place team trophy,
played an undefeated regular season and two undefeated 4-0 shootouts, won a
medal in the Red Bank Valley tournament and won a Championship.
2018-19
Mo Powers played for the Blue and White Legends teams in the Fall
leagues and several Fall and Spring tournaments. In the Fall, on the Blue
Team (Summit), Mo was second on her team with 11 assists. On the White
Team (JMC) she was third on her team in scoring, led the team in three
pointers, and was third in assists. Two of her strongest league games
came in the playoff clinchers in both leagues in which she had 5 assists
(Summit) and 10 points (JMC). She had a stellar Redbank Valley Jr. High
Tournament where she was second on the team in scoring (42 points, 4 three
pointers) in 5 games including 40% shooting from beyond the arc and a career
high 17 point game. She was double digits in scoring in three of the five
games. Mo finished the Fall season 3rd on the team in assists (27),
102 points, and first in 3 pointers (10) on 29% shooting. In the Spring
tournaments Mo led the team in 3 pointers and was third in assists.
2017-18 Mo Powers completed her 4th year as a Legend, playing
all three guard positions. She is a
defensive stalwart and accurate long range shooter. Mo’s strong defense keyed a tough three
point win in the NEPA Flame Shootout in Scranton PA, where she also had 10
points. Mo had 12 assists (3rd
on the team) and led the team with 25 steals.
Her 7 three pointers were third on the team. 2016
Mo was known for igniting the team by hitting a big basket
or taking a charge, and many times changed the game with one play. She completed her 3rd year as a
Legend. Her biggest 3-pointer may have
been her first that came against the Hot Shots with her team down 5, which put
them on a run that ended in victory. Mo led the team in 3 pointers in the
Philipsburg league, and led the team in three point shooting percentage (33%). She had a career
high 10 points in one game. She finished
second on the team in assists with 34, and led the team in drawing offensive
fouls. She finished the year with 101 points.
2015-16 Highlights
Mo completed her second year as a legend. Mo played all three guard positions and
developed into a long range shooting threat as well as a defensive
specialist. Mo was third on the team in
assists, had 29 steals, and was second on the team in foul shooting
percentage. She had 14 points and 10
steals in the 4 game NEPA Shootout. | #33 Guard/Post Maggie "Lucas" Huggins
Maggie
“Lucas” Huggins played 6 years on the Legends.
She was the team’s first point guard and became a strong playmaker. He has phenonal court vision and makes
dazzling passes. She transitioned to
post and became a dominant rebounder, shot blocker and inside scorer. Her combined post and guard skills make Maggie
a dangerous player. Maggie led her team
in rebounding in five leagues, blocked shots six times, and assists eight
times. She was second in scoring five
times. Maggie finished her career as the
all-time shot block leader with 242, 169
assists (2nd all-time), 200 steals (3rd all-time), 453 points (3rd all-time)
and 577 rebounds (5th all-time). Maggie won two second place team trophies,
played an undefeated regular season and two undefeated 4-0 shootouts, won a
medal in the Red Bank Valley tournament and won a Championship.
2018-19
Maggie
“Lucas” Huggins played for the Blue and White Legends teams in the Fall leagues
and several Fall and Spring tournaments. In the Fall, she led both teams
in rebounds and blocked shots. On the Blue Team she was tied for second
in scoring and led the team in three pointers, and on the White Team she was
tied for the team lead in assists. On the Blue Team (Summit) she secured
a tough rebound and threw a long pass for an assist on the game winning shot
vs. the Hot Shots. She had 11 points in the JMC playoff clincher against
the Lady Shooters. In the Redbank Valley Jr High Tournament, she again
led her team in rebounds (51) and blocked shots, and was second in assists in
the 5 games. She had a huge game in the third place clincher with 18
rebounds. She finished the Fall season second in scoring (124 points),
first in rebounds (149) and blocked shots (55), and second in assists with
30. In the Spring, Maggie led the team
in assists, rebounds, and blocked shots, and was second in scoring. She hit the game winning foul shot with 3
seconds left to defeat the Hot Shots for the team’s final victory.
2017-18 Maggie “Lucas” Huggins completed her 5th season
as an original Legend. Maggie, an
experience point guard, also played post this season, dominating inside. She led her team with 105 rebounds and 36
blocked shots. Her 31 assists and 75
points were both second on the team. She
had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks in a tight win at the NEPA Flames
Shootout in Scranton, PA. Maggie had 5
three pointers and was tied for first on the team with 25 steals.
2016
Maggie “Lucas” completed her 4th year as a
Legend, and it was outstanding. She
played a strong PG all year, and expanded her game by adding time at the post
and as a backline defender. She was 3rd
in scoring with 114 points, led the team in assists (58), and was second in
blocked shots (52). She set career highs
for single games with 5 blocked shots, 5 assists and 10 rebounds. She had thee 3-pointers in the NEPA shootout.
2015-16 Highlights
Maggie “Lucas” Huggins completed her third year as a
Legend. She was the starting PG and led
the team with 30 assists. She was 4th
on the team in scoring with 49 points, was third in steals (40) and second in
blocked shots (37). She had 16 points
and 10 assists in the 4 game NEPA Shootout.
Maggie often drew the opponent’s best offensive player as a defensive
assignment. |
| | | | #10 Guard/Post Liv Salazer
Liv
played four years for the Legends. Liv
is an athletic player who played all five positions. Her energy and clutch plays on defense led to
many big wins. She used her quickness
and strength to constantly outrebound much bigger opponents. Liv led her team in steals in four leagues,
was first in rebounding three times, first in scoring four times and second in
assists twice. Liv finished her career
as the all-time rebounding leader with 770, 2nd in steals with 247,
and 2nd in points with 637.
She won two second place team trophies, played an undefeated regular
season and two undefeated 4-0 shootouts, and won a Championship.
2018-19
Liv
Salazer played in two Spring tournaments in 2019. She was second on the team in assists during
Lewistown tournament and scored 17 points in the four game Scranton shootout.
2017-18
Liv Salazer completed her 3rd year as a
Legend. Liv played post and guard, and
brought her usual intensity to the court.
She was second on the team in scoring with 63 points, and third in
rebounds with 58. She also shot 50% from
the foul line. Liv stood out in the Red
Bank Valley Tournament where she led the team in scoring with 39 points,
rebounds with 24, and steals with 7. She
had her season high 12 points in a tough 3 point OT loss.
2016
Liv had a tremendous season playing post and guard. She led the team in scoring (362 points),
rebounds (351), steals (108) and foul shots attempted (190). Scored 16 points in the first win of the
season. Had 17 points in the first round
of the JMC winter playoffs. Score 18 in
a playoff win in Philipsburg. Best
all-around game was in NEPA shootout with 21 rebounds and 18 points. Had a career high 19 points.
2015-16 Highlights
Liv completed her first year as a Legend. She led the team in defensive (120) and total
rebounds (218) and steals (67), and was second on the team in assists and
scoring (104) points. Liv also played
for the 6th grade winter team.
She had a huge steal with 3 seconds to go and made a game tying layup in
the winter league. She had 45 rebounds and 33 points in the four game NEPA
Shootout. | #12 Guard Rayna Fischer
Rayna
Fischer played five years for the Legends.
Rayna developed into a dangerous scorer who can put the ball in the
basket from anywhere on the court. She has tremendous body control which allows
her to make seemingly impossible shots while drawing fouls. She is a deadly
shooter and her intensity on defense leads to big steals. Rayna’s highest scoring games are often in
the biggest games. She led her team in
scoring in six leagues, assists once, steals twice and three pointers five times. She finished her career as the all-time
leader in points (1,214), three pointers (56), and steals (273). She was 5th all-time in rebounds
with 518. Rayna won two second place
team trophies, played an undefeated regular season and two undefeated 4-0
shootouts, won a medal in the Red Bank Valley tournament and won a
Championship.
2018-19
Rayna
Fischer played for the Blue and White Legends teams in the Fall leagues and
several Fall and Spring tournaments. In the Fall she led both teams in
scoring and was second on the team in blocked shots on the White Team
(JMC). She also led both teams in foul shots made. She was double
digits in scoring four times in the Summit league, including a team high 14
points in the team’s victory over the 8th grade Hot Shots. Rayna
was the first Legend to go over 1,000 points in the second game of the JMC
season. She led the team in scoring (56 points) and three pointers (5) in
the Redbank Valley Jr High Tournament where she had 20 points in the tight
first game win over Indiana and 18 points in the third place clincher.
Finished the Fall season with 168 points, team high, and was second in three
pointers with 7. She shot 47-76 (62%) for foul shots, leading the team
for players with more than 10 attempts. In the Spring, Rayna led the team
in scoring, was tied for the lead in steals, and was second in rebounding. She shot over 60% from the foul line. Rayna had 9 points in 2 minutes in the come
back victory over the Hot Shots, the team’s final victory.
2017-18 Rayna Fischer completed her 4th year as a
Legend. She led the team in scoring with
162 points, 11 three pointers, and 31 made foul shots, shooting over 50%. Her 20 steals were tied for 3rd on
the team. She scored in double digits 5
times, with a season high of 16. She
scored 41 points on 40% shooting from 2 point range and 3-5 for three pointers
in the NEPA Flames Shootout.
2016
Rayna had another great year playing the big guard. Set career high for a single game for
rebounds (11), blocks (5) and assists (5).
Was second on the team in scoring with 329 points and shot over 50% from
the foul line. Led team in 3 pointers
(and shot 20% from beyond the arc).
Scored 18 points in OT victory over the Hot Shots. Scored a career high 22 points against the
Hot Shots in the Championship victory.
Was third on the team in rebounds (159), second in steals (81) and had
31 assists.
2015-16 Highlights
Rayna completed her second year as a Legend. She led the team in scoring (132) points,
three pointers, foul shots attempted and made, and foul shooting percentage
(53%). She also led the guards in
rebounding with 79. She had several big
games including scoring 45 points in the 4 game NEPA Shootout, with a high of
15 in one game. | #1 Post Alina Hatfield
Alina
Hatfield played 6 years as a Legend. She is a force on the inside on both ends
of the court. Her determination and will to grab rebounds and loose balls
created many opportunities for her team. Alina was literally the center of the
team on defense. Alina led her team in rebounding in four leagues, led in
scoring once and led in blocked shots four times. She finished her career with 620 rebounds (4th
all-time), 172 blocked shots (2nd all time), and 248 points. She won two second place team trophies,
played an undefeated regular season and an undefeated 4-0 shootout, and won a
Championship.
2017-18 Alina Hatfield completed her 5th year as an
original Legend. Alina showed great
mobility on the post, and used her quickness to her advantage. She is instrumental in breaking the press
using her quickness to the ball, ball-handling and precise passing. She had 44 rebounds and 9 blocked shots
despite missing the spring season.
2016
Alina completed her 4th year as a Legend. She missed the first 7 games of the year with
a foot injury, but more than made up for lost time. She was a huge presence in the paint on both
defense and offense. She led the team in
rebounding and blocked shots over the winter season. She finished second in rebounds (313), first
in blocked shots (73), and had 32 assists from the post. She had ten points in a game multiple times,
including a 5-5 shooting performance in the NEPA shootout. Had a season high 15
rebounds. Finished with 110 points on
the season.
2015-16 Highlights
Alina completed her 3rd year as a Legend. She led the team in offensive (103) rebounds
and blocked shots (79), and was second in defensive (108) and total rebounds
(211) despite missing several games with an injury. She was third on the team in scoring (95
points). She joined the 6th
grade team as a part timer before missing time with an injury. She had 10 points in a game twice for the 6th
grade team, and had 49 rebounds in the 4 game NEPA Shootout.. | #14 Guard Diana Tsarnakova
Diana is in her third year on the Legends. She is a very fast player with quick hands and a good shot.
She also plays for the White Team. Please see that page for details.
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| | | | #6 Guard Kayla "K-Hops" Hopkins
Kayla
“K-Hops” Hopkins has played three years for the Legends. Kayla has evolved from a guard into a hybrid
guard-post and is an excellent defender, often drawing the opponents’ top
scorer on defense. Kayla led her team in
scoring once, in assists once, and was third in rebounding. She led her team in foul shooting percentage
three times. In her career Kayla has a team-high 73% foul
shooting percentage, has scored 171 points and has 46 assists. She won a second place team trophy, played an
undefeated regular season, won a medal at the Red Bank Valley Tournament, and
won a Championship.
2018-19
Kayla
“K-Hops” Hopkins played on the 7/8 Grade Blue Team and several Fall and Spring
tournaments. She developed into a top defender covering both posts and
scoring guards. In the Fall she had an outstanding Redbank Valley Jr High
Tournament. She had 6 points in a tough
win over Clarion Limestone, and covered the top player and helped shut her out
in the second half of the third place clincher. In the Spring, she led
the team in assists in one tournament, and finished third on the team in
rebounding as she became a defensive presence on the post. She was second on the team in foul shooting
percentage at 63%.
2017-18 Kayla played on the 7/8 grade team and the 6th grade team in the fall season. She finished second on her team in steals, first in blocked shots, and third in scoring on the 6th grade team.
2016-17
| #20 Guard Paige Dobson
Paige
played one year as a Legend. She is an
exceptional playmaker and a dangerous long range shooter. Paige is very adept and controlling the pace
of play at the point guard, enforcing the tempo that best suits her team.
2018-19
Paige played on Blue and White Legends teams
in the Fall leagues and several Spring tournaments. In the Fall Summit
league (Blue Team) she had 16 points, none bigger than the game winning basket
against the Hot Shots 8th grade team. She had 6 points in the
game that clinched the playoff spot. She was an outstanding ball handler
and point guard. She had 12 points in the JMC league including 4 in their
playoff loss. In the Spring Paige led her team in assists in the Scranton
Shootout and the Legendz End of Summer Tournament. She was second on the team in assists during
the Spring tournaments.
| #22 Guard/Post Sarah Tate
Sarah is in her third year on the Legends. She is currently playing on the 6th grade summer team. She is a talented scorer and defender.
2018-19
Sarah Tate played for the 6th Grade team and the
7/8 Grade Blue Team, playing up two years.
Sarah was 4th on the Blue Team in the Summit League in
scoring and second in rebounds, and led the team in steals with 31. She had 5 steals in the win against the Hot
Shots 8th grade team. She
also played in the Redbank Valley Jr High Tournament and was 4th on
the team in scoring, 3rd in rebounds, 2nd in blocked
shots and 2nd in steals. She
played shut down defense against the best player in the 3rd place
clincher. On the 6th grade
team Sarah led the team in every major statistical category including assists,
rebounds, points, blocked shots and assists.
In her career Sarah has 588 rebounds (5th all time), 294 steals
(1st all time), 11 3 pointers, and 588 points (3rd
all-time).
In the Spring, with the Blue Team, Sarah played in the Scranton Shootout. She was second on the team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots in that shootout.
| #2 Guard Emma Coudriet
Emma
joined the Legends for the Spring tournament season. She plays at a high speed and played all
three guard positions. She led the team
in assists and was second in scoring in the Lewistown Tournament. She led the team in scoring in the Gettysburg
tournament in which she was 10-15 from the foul line. Overall for the Spring she finished fourth on
the team in scoring with 52 points and shot a team high 64% from the foul line.
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