2023-24 7/8th Grade White Team

#12

Emma Soyster

Emma is in her first year as a Legend

 #32

Eliana Vinca

Eliana is in her second year as a Legend.  Last year she played on the 6th grade team and also played on the spring 7/8th grade tournament team.

2023-24

Eliana developed into a top player this Fall.  She led her team in rebounds (44), points (77) and blocked shots (13) and was second in steals (10).  She often drew multiple defensive players when on offense.  She also played for the BLUE team, becoming a major factor toward the end of the season.  Overall, on both teams she scored 108 points, second in the program.  She scored a game high 16 points in the Red Bank Valley tournament where she had double digit points in all three games.  In her career Eliana has 264 (1st on her team) rebounds, 101 (2nd) steals, 77 blocked shots (1st) and 277 points (1st).

2022-23

Eliana was second on the team in scoring (155 points) and rebounds (179) and was third in steals with 79.  She led the team in blocked shots with 59.  She had the team’s only triple-double vs. Mifflin County.  Her scoring skills blossomed in the winter season.  Scored a season high 16 points in a playoff win over Dubois.  Had a great Scranton shootout scoring 26 points and averaging 5 blocks per game.  She was instrumental in the press break.

In three tournaments in the Spring she had 18 points, 7 assists and 31 rebounds.  She had a strong Lewisburg March Madness tournament finishing second on the team in rebounds (20), points (16) and tying for a team high 5 assists.  

In her combined seasons she had 210 rebounds, 173 points and 64 blocked shots.

#2

Brighid "Hot Dog" Duffy

Brighid is in her second year as a Legend.

2023-24

Brighid was a solid contributor in the Fall season showing a command of the offense and showing her scoring ability before her season was cut short.  She scored in three of the six games she played and played all three guard positions.  Brighid has 13 rebounds, 12 steals and 12 points in her career.

2022-23

Brighid brought spirit and spunk to the Legends.  She found herself in the middle of many big plays during the season including having a key assist in a win at the Scranton Shootout. She tripled her rebounding and steal totals from the Fall season to the Winter Season.  As the youngest player on the team she had to earn her minutes.  She made major contributions in the 2nd place finish at the Lewisburg Fall Festival tournament and the Scranton Spring Shootout where she scored late in the last game to excite the crowd.

 #18

Emma Kaniecki

Emma is in her second year as a Legend. 

2023-24

Emma had a strong Fall season and developed into an inside and outside scoring threat and a complete offensive player.  She was second on her team in assists (14) and third in rebounds (23), steals (10), and points (38).  She was also third in three pointers with 8.  She had a great Red Bank Valley tournament where she averaged 7 points per game, had 3 3-pointers and led the team in assists averaging over 3 per game.  In her career she has 43 assists (3rd on her team), 126 (2nd) rebounds, 79 (3rd) steals and 180 points (3rd).

2022-34

Emma was third on the team in scoring (142 points), and rebounds (103).  Emma had 13 points in a victory over Beck’s in the Fall JMC League.  She also had 69 steals.  She had 14 points and three 3-pointers in a big win over Tyrone in the Moshannon Valley Winter League.  Emma extended her shooting range as the season went on hitting five three pointers during the winter season.

#1

Kacie Kempf

Kacie is in her second year as a Legend. 

2023-24

Kacie missed some games early, but steadily picked up steam and added point guard to her resume showing solid ball handling under pressure and playmaking ability.  Kacie had 9 assists, 3rd on the team and 8 points on the season.  She had a strong Red Bank Valley tournament, dishing out 3 assists in the consolation game victory.  Kacie has 34 assists and 35 steals to go with 41 points in her career.

2022-23

Kacie developed from a role player early in the year into a key part of the guard rotation in the winter season.  Her intense defense often made a difference in games and as the season progressed her offense became a weapon as well.  She finished the season 4th on the team with 25 assists.  She also had 33 points and 29 steals.  Had a strong Scranton Shootout when her defense turned a game around for the Legends, and had a season high 8 points in a victory over NEPA NXT.

#14

Elise "The Beast" Bechtel

Elise is in her third year as a Legend. 

2023-24

Elise became the floor general and an offensive threat this Fall with her defense often leading to offense. She led her team in assists (16), steals (24) and three pointers (4), and was second in blocked shots (11) and points (56).  Her season high was 12 points.  She had a great Red Bank Valley tournament, averaging more than 9 points per game and 3 assists per game.  In her career she has 69 assists (1st on her team), 118 rebounds (3rd), 115 steals (1st), 10 three pointers (1st) and 183 points (2nd).

2022-23

Elise led her team in assists (48), was fourth in scoring (123 points), and tied for first in steals (85).  She also grabbed over 80 rebounds and blocked 24 shots.  She was second on the team in three pointers with 6.  Elise had great success against the Storm hitting the go ahead layup in the final moments of the Legends first victory over them and scoring a team high 8 in the playoffs.  She had an outstanding Scranton shootout scoring 21 points.

 #34

Juliet "Violet" Jones

Juliet is in her second year as a Legend.

2023-24

Juliet had a strong Fall season.  She was second on the team in rebounds (28) and scored 13 points on the season.  She scored in all three games of the Red Bank Valley tournament including a season high 6 points in the consolation game victory.  Juliet has 81 rebounds and 41 points in her career.

2022-23

Juliet is an excellent team defender and is an effective rebounder and scorer around the basket.  She is always in the right place and has great hands. She also helps on the press break with her fast decisions.  She finished the year with 53 rebounds, 12 assists and 28 points. She was third on the team in shooting percentage.  She scored 6 points in the Scranton Shootout and had a career-high 7 against Mifflin County. 

#00

Shae "Stadium" Dwyer

Shae is in her second year as a Legend.

2023-24

Shae played an abbreviated season for the White team in the Fall, but also played in the White Rose Shootout for the Blue Team.  Overall, she had 5 assists, 9 steals and 11 points on the season.  She excelled in the White Rose Shootout dishing out 3 assists, grabbing 6 rebounds and scoring 4 points.  In her career she has 52 assists (2nd on her team), 70 rebounds, 51 steals and 30 points.

2022-23

Shae joined the team at the end of the Fall season and worked her way into the rotation at point guard and the three-guard very quickly.  She is an excellent ball handler who can weave through traffic to find players in transition for good scoring opportunities.  In the half-court offense she is active on the boards and moves the ball well. Shae finished second on the team with 47 assists, grabbed 62 rebounds and had 42 steals to go with 19 points.  She led the team with 11 assists and 10 steals in the Scranton Shootout and led the team with 18 assists in the Moshannon Valley Winter League.

 #24

Kylee "Killer" Collins

Kylee is in her second year as a Legend. 

2023-24

Kylee was a strong presence in the paint for the Legends and set key screens on offense to set her teammates up for shots.  She had 13 rebounds and 9 points on the season.   Her biggest basket of the season was late in the last game of the season to help the Legends pull out the victory in the consolation game of the Red Bank Valley tournament.  Kylee has 85 rebounds and 33 points in her career.

2022-23

Kylee grabbed 60 of her 72 rebounds in the winter/spring season. Kylee scored 24 points on the season as she developed as inside game and started to pull down offensive rebounds.  On defense Kylee defended the paint and was a vocal leader on the court calling out cutters and open players.  She had a season high 8 rebounds against Dubois.

#11

Eliza Stover

Eliza is playing her first year as a Legend. She made important contributions during her debut season with the Legends.  She had 4 assists, 9 rebounds, and 4 points on the season.  She had 3 assists in the Red Bank Valley Tournament.

 #23

Iksha Singla

Iksah is playing her first year as a Legend.  She used her speed to make contributions on defense for the Legends.  She had 2 assists and 4 rebounds on the season.

 #22

Everley Wendle

Everley is playing her first year as a Legend. She used her quickness to play a key defensive role for the Legends.  Everly had 9 steals, 4th on the team, and 4 points on the season.