By MIKE NECKERS
Asia Wilson led Bishop Kearney to a 13-6 regular season record and a No. 6 seed in Class AA. Lucia Suarez and C.G. Finney finished with a 16-2 mark in the regular season and the top seed in Class D. The junior and sophomore guards were both named the Players of the Year for their respective divisions by the Private-Parochial League coaches.
Wilson averaged 22.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 3.6 steals per game during the regular season. She scored 30 or more points in five games. The 5-foot-7 guard poured in a career-high 36 points in a 73–68 win over Bethlehem Catholic (PA). Kearney later won five straight heading into sectionals and ended the regular season with a win at eventual Class B champion, Hornell.
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Wilson was joined on the Division I first team by her teammate Klarissa Goode, as well as Molly O’Toole and Loren Green of Aquinas, and Mia Lusardi of Our Lady of Mercy.
Suarez averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2 assists per game for the Falcons which opened the season with 16 wins in their first 17 games. She scored 22 against Young Women College Prep in a 66-44 win heading into sectionals. Suarez and the rest of the C.G. Finney team finished the regular season with sixteen wins and only two losses.
Suarez was joined on the Division II first team by her C.G. Finney teammates Kiara van der Jagt and Allie Frederickson, as well as Jah’Zell Strong and Erica Coley of Young Women’s College Prep, and Lily Herring of Lima Christian.
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