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PAGECENTRAL MASS. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS MAGAZINEWWW.TELEGRAM.COM/HOMETEAM10GIRLS’ BASKETBALLSUPER TEAMThe team was selected by the Telegram & Gazette staff with the help of a panel of coaches.Athleteof the yearCailin BullettMillbury HighSenior, GuardBullett, making her thirdstraight appearance on theT&G Super Team, is the MVP ofthis year’s star-studded squad.The 5-foot-8 point guard led theWoolies to their third straightCentral Mass. Division 2 championshipand their second consecutivetrip to the state final.She leaves as the program’sall-time leader in points and assists. Even moreimpressively, she was a member of teams thatwon a school-record 108 games. Over her sixseasons, the Woolies went 108-31. “She’s a winner,”coach Steve Reno said. “She doesn’t care ifshe scores a lot of points and things like that.She cares about helping the team win, and Ithink that’s reflected in her record.” Bullett, atwo-year captain, listed winning three straightSWCL East titles and the three straight CMasscrowns as her most memorable sports moments.As a sophomore, she helped the Woolies to theirfirst league championship in 52 years and theschool’s first Central Mass. title. Last season,she helped Millbury to its first state final. Thisyear, she averaged 10.6 points as the Woolieswent 24-2. They beat Groton-Dunstable in theCentral Mass. final and Monument Mountain inthe state semifinals before falling to Notre DameAcademy of Hingham in the state final. A perennialSWCL All-Star, Bullett was the MVP of thisyear’s Westboro Invitational Tournament. Herdad, Tom Bullett, was an All-New England pickwhile starring for the Worcester State Collegeteam. This fall, Cailin will attend Colby-SawyerCollege to play basketball. She aspires to becomean international lawyer. She’s the daughter ofThomas and Mary Jo Bullett of Millbury.Megan BoutiletteShepherd Hill RegionalJunior, ForwardBoutilette led her team in scoringand helped the Rams to their firstCentral Mass. Division 1 championship.Shepherd Hill went on tobecome just the third Central Mass.team in the last 18 years to play inthe Division 1 girls’ state final. Boutilettescored a team-high 17 points inthe loss to Central Catholic. The5-foot-9 forward averaged 10.8points during the season and led coach Jim Hackenson’steam to 21 wins. A three-year starter, Boutiletteis a past T&G Division 1 All-Star as well as a SWCLAll-Star. She received the Outstanding Team PlayerAward in 2007. Boutilette also enjoys playing soccerand badminton, swimming, water skiing and horsebackriding. Her father, Robert Boutilette, playedbasketball and ran track at Oxford High. Her mother,Ann (Hamilton) Boutilette, played field hockey, basketballand softball at Millbury High. The family lives inCharlton.Laura CoteSt. Bernard’s HighJunior, ForwardCote averaged 16 points a gameto lead St. Bernard’s to the semifinalsof the Central Mass. Division 2tournament. In back-to-back gamesin January, she scored 20 pointsagainst Doherty and delivered oneof her best all-around performanceswith 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 stealsand 2 blocks against Central Mass.Conference rival Notre Dame Academy.Cote scored 19 points in the Bernardians’ districtquarterfinal win over Northbridge and helpedcoach Kim Landry’s squad to a 17-5 record. Cote wasnamed to the Westboro Invitational Tournament team.She was a T&G Division 2 All-Star last year. Her mostmemorable sports moment came on Feb. 27, 2008,when she and her sister, Vanessa, then a senior,played as St. Bernard’s teammates for the last time.They are the daughters of Ronald and Brenda Cote ofAshby.Kelsey GiedyminShrewsbury HighSenior, ForwardJacqui BruglieraWachusett RegionalJunior, ForwardThis season, Brugliera became thefourth girl in Wachusett Regionalhistory to score 1,000 careerpoints. The 6-foot forward led theMid-Wach A in scoring with 19.6points a game, and pumped in acareer-high 34 points in a win overLeominster. Brugliera, the teamMVP, led the Mountaineers to theNo. 2 seed in the Central Mass.Division 1 tournament. She averaged 23 points in twodistrict games as Wachusett advanced to the semifinals.Coach Jim Oxford’s team finished 17-5 andshared the Mid-Wach A title. Brugliera registered her1,000th point in a win over Burncoat, her most memorablesports moment. Brugliera was named her team’sbest offensive player each of the last two seasons.She also plays field hockey for the Mountaineers, andher hobbies include photography. She’s the daughterof Robert and Jennifer Brugliera of Fitchburg.Julie FrankianMillbury HighSophomore, Guard/ForwardFrankian led the SWCL East inscoring with 12.4 points a gameand was a major contributor toMillbury’s third straight CentralMass. Division 2 championship.After scoring 10 points in the finalagainst Groton-Dunstable, Frankianput up a game-high 16 points in astate semifinal against MonumentMountain, her 3-pointer keying adecisive 10-0 run which helped put the Woolies backin the state final. Playing for the state championship atthe DCU Center was Frankian’s most memorablesports moment. A 5-foot-8 guard/forward, she helpedcoach Steve Reno’s team to a sparkling 24-2 recordand the Westboro Invitational championship. She wasa T&G Division 2 All-Star and SWCL All-Star as afreshman. Frankian is an honor roll student who somedayhopes to teach and coach. She’s the daughter ofMark and Patty Frankian of Millbury.Giedymin finished a fine career by helping the Colonials to theCentral Mass. Division 1 final. A two-time Mid-Wach A All-Star,the 6-foot forward averaged 10.7 points for coach Erin Largess’squad. Co-champs of Mid-Wach A, the Colonials finished 18-5.Tournament wins over Doherty and Wachusett were among Giedymin’smost memorable sports moments. She had one of her bestgames of the year against Westboro with 12 points and 12rebounds. An inside threat as well as one of the Colonials’ top3-point shooters, Giedymin also was the team’s best free-throwshooter last season. An honor roll student, she’s undecided aboutwhere she’ll go to college this fall, but she plans to play basketball and study biology.She is the daughter of Jerry and Mary Giedymin of Shrewsbury.
WWW.TELEGRAM.COM/HOMETEAM CENTRAL MASS. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS MAGAZINE PAGE11GIRLS’ BASKETBALLErin KinbackShrewsbury HighSenior, GuardShrewsbury’s point guard andcaptain, Kinback helped leadthe Colonials to the Central Mass.Division 1 final. She was a threetimeMid-Wach A All-Star andearned an award for dedicationand excellence in basketball lastseason. Kinback helped this year’steam to a share of the Mid-Wach Atitle and an 18-5 record. Shescored all seven of her points from the free-throwline in Shrewsbury’s Central Mass. semifinal winover Wachusett. Kinback is a star soccer player aswell, and in 2007 led the Colonials to the statefinal, an experience she calls her most memorablesports moment. Last fall, Kinback was a T&G SuperTeam selection in soccer as well as an All-NewEngland choice and Mid-Wach A All-Star. She plansto attend Assumption College or St. Anselm Collegein the fall. She’s the daughter of Mark and MarthaKinback of Shrewsbury.Meaghan O’KeefeQuaboag RegionalSenior, CenterLike her sisters before her, O’Keefemade a mark on the QuaboagRegional program. A 1,000-pointscorer and team captain, the 6-foot-1center led the Cougars to their seventhstraight Central Mass. Division 3title. Quaboag’s only loss of the yearcame in the state final againstSwampscott. Under coach JohnVayda, Quaboag finished 25-1.O’Keefe averaged 16.5 points to lead the SWCL West.Winning the state championship with her sisters, Kelseyand Reilly, in 2006 was one of O’Keefe’s mostmemorable moments. O’Keefe is undecided where shewill attend college in the fall, but she has narrowed herchoices down to Springfield College, Elms and WorcesterState, where Reilly is a junior and plays for theLancers. O’Keefe’s mom, Lisa (McCarthy) O’Keefe,was a 1,000-point scorer at Assumption. Meaghan isthe daughter of Kevin and Lisa O’Keefe of Warren.Theresa LoganAlgonquin RegionalSenior, Guard/ForwardLogan, a repeat selection on theT&G Super Team, wrapped up afine career by scoring her 1,000thpoint and leading the Tomahawksto their fourth straight Mid-Wach Atitle, which they shared this season.Logan was named the league’sMVP for the second consecutiveyear. She averaged 15.3 points agame to lead coach Ron Jones’squad to a 13-8 record and a berth in the CentralMass. Division 1 playoffs. A team captain, Loganreached the 1,000-point milestone against Shrewsburyand finished with 1,101 career points. She wasa three-time Mid-Wach A All-Star. In the fall, Loganwill attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute, whereshe’ll play basketball and study biomedical engineering.The 5-foot-9 Logan also played volleyball forfour years and captained the team last fall. Herhobbies include singing and scrapbooking. She’s thedaughter of Justin and Robin Logan of Southboro.Emily ReillyMarlboro HighJunior, GuardReilly was named the Mid-WachB’s MVP after leading theleague in scoring and 3-pointshooting. She averaged 18.2points a game and led the Panthersto the quarterfinals of theCentral Mass. Division 1 Tournament.She had eight points and 12rebounds in a first-round win overWestboro. Coach Patrick Kiley’steam finished 14-8. Reilly’s most memorable sportsmoment was scoring 32 points in a win over Quabbinthis season. She scored 23 points in a victoryover Nashoba. Reilly, a 5-foot-7 guard, was nameda Mid-Wach B All-Star for the third straight year, andwas her team’s MVP for the second year in a row.She was the Panthers’ most improved player as afreshman. Reilly is also a member of Marlboro’ssoccer team. She’s the daughter of Joseph Reilly ofMarlboro.Ali NalivaikaSt. Peter-Marian HighJunior, CenterThe Guardians’ captain led theCentral Mass. Conference inscoring at 16.7 points a game.Nalivaika, a 6-foot-4 center, helpedSt. Peter-Marian to the CentralMass. Division 1 semifinals, whichshe lists as her most memorablesports moment. She had 11 points,7 rebounds and 9 blocks to leadcoach Bob Betters’ team overGardner in the first round. Among her biggestgames this season was a 25-point, 14-rebound,9-block performance against South. She scored 54points in a pair of early-season wins over Quabbinand Taconic. Nalivaika was a CMC All-Star as asophomore and was named to the all-tournamentteam at last year’s Mansfield Roundball Classic. Sheis also a member of the Guardians’ volleyball team.Drawing and photography are among Nalivaika’shobbies. She is the daughter of Leo and KathleenNalivaika of Worcester.Anh-Dao TranHoly Name HighJunior, GuardTran, one of the area’s top pointguards, is a repeat selection tothe T&G Super Team. She averaged16.5 points to help the Napsto a 6-0 mark in the Central Mass.Conference. Holy Name finishedwith 14 wins and advanced to thequarterfinals of the Central Mass.Division 1 Tournament. Tran hadseveral huge games this season,including a 29-point outburst against Doherty thatgave coach Barry Finneron his 500th career win.She scored 28 in a triumph over Westboro. Tranplays AAU basketball in the spring. She was a freshmanon Holy Name’s 2007 district championshipteam. Tran averaged 13 points a game last year. Anhonor roll student, her career goal is to become asports psychologist. She is the daughter of Kevanand Phuong-Thao Tran of Webster.Girls’ basketballHonorable MentionDivision 1Gina Angelini, LeominsterJessie Bryant, MarlboroMary Barbale, Shepherd HillNicole Caron, Shepherd HillLiz Conti, AlgonquinBridget Hally, ShrewsburyKiesha Jones, DohertyMeg Murphy, WachusettLiz Power, WestboroHailey Rafferty, Holy NameD’Ana Rolle, GardnerAndrea Suffredini, MilfordDivision 2Ryan Baker, NorthbridgeColleen Doherty, OakmontKelsey Johnston, St. Bernard’sTaylor Landes, Notre Dame AcademySandra Lanier, Groton-DunstableSally Leger, OakmontEva Mahan, Groton-DunstableHeather Moody, Groton-DunstableChelsea Perkins, MillburyKatie Pryor, NorthbridgeAshley Trautner, ClintonJen Zagaglia, Blackstone-MillvilleDivision 3Meaghan Burns, QuaboagJess Dorey, LittletonDanielle Fairweather, MaynardAmanda Harrington, SuttonChelsea Joubert, AssabetBecky Lebel, Valley TechSam McCann, QuaboagBryana Poulin, BartlettTheresa Pickens, Main SouthMikaela Vander Baan,Whitinsville ChristianTaylor Walker, NarragansettJulie Winn, SuttonAlexandra ‘Ali’ TyburskiShepherd Hill RegionalJunior, Guard/ForwardTyburski helped lead ShepherdHill to the school’s first CentralMass. Division 1 championship byscoring a game-high 14 points in theRams’ victory over Shrewsbury inthe final. Shepherd Hill advanced tothe state final at the DCU Center,which Tyburski called one of hermost memorable sports moments.The 5-foot-11 guard/forward, whoaveraged 7 points a game, helped coach Jim Hackenson’steam to 21 wins. She was a SWCL All-Star andwas named to the Westboro Invitational Tournamentteam. A two-time T&G Super Team selection in crosscountry,Tyburski owns numerous Central Mass.course records and is a three-time MVP of the crosscountryteam. Also a T&G Super Team honoree intrack last spring, she broke the school record in themile that had stood for more than 20 years. She is thedaughter of George and Roberta Tyburski of Charlton.
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