By PATRICK WALSH
Mallory Heise (Hilton), Bria Watkins (Webster Schroeder), Eily Hubler (Canandaigua) and Aaliviah Green (Eastridge) were all named Monroe County Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year for their respective divisions, the league announced.
The four athletes were voted by coaches in each division for their regular-season efforts.
Heise averaged a double-double per game with 30.5 points per game and 10.3 rebounds this season, leading Hilton to a league championship. The St. Bonaventure commit’s two best games came against Greece Thunder, where she recorded a double-double with 43 points alongside 18 boards and Brighton, unloading 41 points. The senior uncorked 101 three-pointers and shot 45.5 percent from deep.
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Joining Heise on the Division I First-Team is teammate Maddie Murphy. Emma Alexander and Cassidy Cone both made the team from Penfield. Lola Pucci (Fairport) and Aimee Turner (Greece Lightning) rounded out the team.
Watkins poured in 14 double-doubles this season for Webster Schroeder and averaged 22.8 points per game, alongside 10.7 rebounds, leading the team in both. This includes scoring 30 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and dishing out five assists against Hilton in the regular season.
The Drexel University commit finished her career with 1,560 points, good for second in Webster Schroeder program history. The senior helped the Warriors to the Section V Class AA title game and captured a NYS Class AA title in 2023.
Teammate Addie Morgan joined Watkins on the Division II First-Team from Webster Schroeder. Kristina Baller (Webster Thomas), Vanessa Chumacero (Victor) and Aubrey Smith (Irondequoit) rounded out the First-Team.
Hubler averaged 13.5 points per game alongside 3.5 assists per game. The senior sharpshooter knocked down 55 three-pointers this year, including seven against Aquinas and Gates Chili. Her best game came against Victor, where Hubler finished with 19 points, six boards, six rebounds and three takeaways in a four point win. In that game, Hubler also uncorked five jumpers from deep.
Hubler finishes her career with three Monroe County Divisional Championships and netted 139 shots from deep over the last four years, second-most in program history. In those four years, Hubler only lost four games against league opponents, all of which came against Top 10 teams in NYS.
Joining Hubler on the Division III First-Team is teammate Julia Geitner. Lydia Childs (Brockport), Jorja Gray (Spencerport) and Melice Gaye (Gates-Chili) rounded out the team.
Green broke two program records for Eastridge en route to capturing Division IV Player of the Year. On February 14 against Honeoye Falls-Lima, the three-year varsity performer unloaded eight shots from deep, setting a single-game program record. The ninth-grader finished the season with 70 three-pointers, also a program record.
Averaging 23.41 points per game, Green paced an Eastridge team that shared a league championship with Pittsford Mendon. Her best game came on December 20, where she dropped 50 points against Rochester Prep.
Lucy Bush and Petra Hunt both made the Division IV First-Team from Pittsford Sutherland. Green, Shaye Angelo (Honeoye Falls-Lima) and Natalie Mai (Pittsford Mendon) completed the First-Team.
*Article has been revised for clarity.
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