Fornaro takes “player of the year” honors

By Steev Riccardo

It was hardly a surprise to anyone that Meghan Fornaro was named the Central Mass high school girls’ basketball player of the year, this past week.

In addition to being named Player of the Year, Fornaro was also named to the Central Mass Super Team along with thirteen of her peers in Central Mass.

The Shepherd Hill star and captain led Central Mass in scoring with a 22.5 scoring average and scored over 1,000 points in her storied career on the Hill.  In her last home game she played the game of a lifetime, hitting 8 three-pointers in route to an amazing 42-point performance.  

Fornaro will be attending the Coast Guard Academy in the fall, where she will continue to dazzle on the basketball court.

More Central Mass All-Stars: Rams junior guard Brooke Packard was an Honorable Mention for the Central Mass girl’s team. Packard, a solid defender and a good scorer, will be back on the court for the Rams next season.

On the boys side, three local players were named honorable mention to the Central Mass Super Team. Bartlett senior Nick Kobel, Shepherd Hill senior Kyle McKissick, and Oxford junior Cody Stone were all selected to represent their schools.   All three had excellent seasons and led their teams into the districts this past year.

Central Mass Track Super Team: “The Sweet Assassin” Emily Dawidczyk of Oxford High School was the lone local track star to be named to the Central Mass Track Super Team.  It was a tremendous honor and feat for the Oxford junior, who continues to perform her magic on the outdoor track team this spring and will be back next year for another round of both indoor and outdoor track for the Pirates

Southern Worcester County League All-Stars: The SWCL also released its all-star selections for the winter sports this week and several athletes from the local three schools were awarded.

Boys Basketball

First Team: Nick Kobel (Bartlett), Kyle McKissick (Shepherd Hill), Matt Rayla (Shepherd Hill).

Second Team: Akeem Belnavis (Bartlett), Alex Givens-Perry (Bartlett), Cody Stone (Oxford), Mike James (Oxford), Donny Treeland (Oxford), Chris Patrinos (Shepherd Hill).

Girls Basketball

First Team: Lindsay Bond (Bartlett), Lauren Puishys (Oxford), Meghan Fornaro (Shepherd Hill), Taylor Daniels (Shepherd Hill).
Second Team: Brooke Packard (Shepherd Hill), Joanna L’Heureax (Shepherd Hill).

Boys Indoor Track

First Team: Nikita Truhanovitch (Bartlett), Rocco DiStefano (Bartlett), Arthur Hackenson (Bartlett), Leo Harmon (Shepherd Hill), Dan Stomski (Shepherd Hill), Elijah Fossas (Shepherd Hill).

Second Team: Scotty Smith (Oxford), Pat Tilly (Shepherd Hill), Jacob Grotton (Shepherd Hill), Jake Jachimczyk (Shepherd Hill). 

Girls Indoor Track
First Team: Emily Dawidczyk (Oxford), Jordan Orrell (Oxford), Alicia Garamy (Bartlett), Stella Worters (Shepherd Hill), Kaleigh Durkin (Shepherd Hill), Katie McCambridge (Shepherd Hill).

Second Team: Kellie Powers (Bartlett), Haley Chamberlin (Shepherd Hill), Emily Thibaud (Shepherd Hill), Juleanna Schultz (Shepherd Hill).

Aiden Kearney in the Marathon: Speaking of track, we ran into Shepherd Hill’s track coach Aiden Kearney, who was taking in some of the Rams baseball game against Oxford High School.  Kearney was excited and ready to run in the Boston Marathon on Monday.  He also raved about how great the Rams track program is doing.  With stars like Leo Harmon and Stella Worters on board, there is no disputing the program’s success.

Parcells Out as Pirates Football Coach: Oxford High School is now looking for a new football coach.  Jeff Parcells is moving on to become the Athletic Director at Sutton High School after three years as the Pirates coach. He was 12-24 during his time with the Pirates.

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