Peters Township’s Makenna Marisa commits to Penn State
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Friday, November 2, 2018 | 8:27 PM
Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Peters’ Makenna Marisa defends on Mt Lebanon’s Haley SabolThursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at Mt. Lebanon High School.
Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Peters’ Makenna Marisa defends on Mt Lebanon’s Haley SabolThursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at Mt. Lebanon High School.
Makenna Marisa, one of the top girls basketball players in the state, made a verbal commitment to Penn State on Friday night.
The Peters Township senior guard, who averaged 23 points and nearly 10 rebounds as a junior when the Indians reached the WPIAL title game, announced her commitment on Twitter.
She wrote: “I am beyond excited to announce that I will be following my family’s footsteps while continuing my academic and athletic career at Penn State University!”
Marisa (5-10), a first-team all-state selection, had Division I offers from Baylor, Cincinnati, Duquesne, Michigan, Pitt, St. Joseph’s Villanova and West Virginia, among others.
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