WPIAL Class A girls basketball players to watch
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 | 12:42 PM
Jason Bridge | Tribune-Review
Winchester Thurston's Ayanna Townsend (22) grabs a rebound late in the game against Riverview during their PIAA Class A playoff play-in game at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School in Cranberry on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.
Jason Bridge | Tribune-Review
Winchester Thurston's Ayanna Townsend (22) grabs a rebound late in the game against Riverview during their PIAA Class A playoff play-in game at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School in Cranberry on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.
WPIAL Class A girls basketball players to watch
Preseason Player of the Year
Ayanna Townsend
Winchester Thurston
6-2, Sr., center
18.6 ppg in 2016-17
Players to watch
Taylor Kirschner
Quigley Catholic
5-8, Jr., G, 15.0 ppg
Madison Lampe
West Greene
5-6, Jr., G, 18.0 ppg
McKenna Lampe
West Greene
5-5, Jr., G, 17.3 ppg
Nysia Miles
Cornell
5-6, Sr., G, 10.0 ppg
Gia Thorpe
Winchester Thurston
5-8, Sr., G, 19.0 ppg
Tags: Cornell, Quigley Catholic, Winchester Thurston
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