Breanna Ockimey,
a 5’9 guard/forward from Notre
Dame Academy,
becomes the 11th Comets player to announce her college choice. Breanna has given a
verbal commitment to play basketball at Emmanuel
College in Boston, Mass. Breanna is a 3 yr
starter at the small forward position for NDA on the basketball court. She
averaged 10pt and 6 rebounds for NDA this past season, leading the team to a
record 32-8 and Independent League Championship and 2nd place in
Inter Ac League. She has been named All-Delco, All Main Line, All Main Line Life
and All-Inter Ac all star.
Breanna has been with the Comets
since the age of 13. Congratulations to Breanna and
the Ockimey family.
Becky Burke, a 5’11 forward from Abington Heights
High School, becomes the
1st Comets player to make her college decision.
Becky has verbally committed to the South Carolina of SEC
conference. Becky averaged 21 pts and 8
rebounds for Abington
Heights (23 – 5) leading
her team to the League Championship and 4A state tournament.
She has scored over 1200 pts in 3 seasons at Abington Heights.
Becky was also 1st team All – State, 1st
team All – League. Becky has played with
the Comets since the age of 14. We
congratulate Becky and the Burke family.
Megan Pearson, 6’0 guard/forward from Archbishop
Carroll High
School, has made a verbal commitment to attend Villanova University. Megan chose Villanova over other scholarship
offers from LaSalle and Holy Cross.
Megan completed her junior season at Carroll where she averaged 11ppg
and 6 rebounds per game. She was named 1st
team All – Catholic, 1st team All Delco, 1st Team All Main Line.
Archbishop Carroll finished the season with 20 – 7 record, winning the
Catholic League Championship. Meg was
also name MVP of the Catholic League in
volleyball. Megan has been with the
Comets since she was 10 yrs old.
Congratulations to Megan and the Pearson family.
Katie Kuester, 5’10 forward from Notre Dame Academy, becomes the 3rd Comets 16U
player to make her college choice. Katie
will be taking her basketball talents to St.
Joseph’s University.
She chose the Hawks over scholarship offers from Delaware,
LaSalle, UNC and Drexel. Katie
led her team to a 28 – 3 record and was named 2nd team All Delco, 1st
team All Inter AC, 1st team All Main Line and averaged 12 ppg and 4 assts this past season at Notre Dame
Academy. She was named MVP of the Billy Lake
tournament, and
named All Tournament at the Rock Holiday Classic Tournament in Florida. Katie has played for the Comets since she was
10 yrs. Congratulations to Katie and the
Kuester family.
Michelle Baker, a 5’9 guard from Brandywine
High School in Delaware, becomes the 4th Comets player to
make her college decision. Michelle has
verbally committed to the St. Joseph’s
University of the Atlantic Ten conference.
She chose the Hawks over UMASS, Hartford,
Boston U, and American
University. She averaged 24 pts and 10 rebounds for Brandywine High School
and was named 1st team All – State in Delaware the last 2 seasons. Michelle has played with the Comets since the
age of 15. We congratulate Michelle and her family, Dawn and John.
Missy Downey, a 5’7 guard
from Cardinal O’Hara High School,
becomes the 5th Comets player to announce her college choice. Missy has given a verbal commitment to Lafayette College of the Patriot League. Missy will a 2 yr
starter at the point guard position for O’Hara on the basketball court, and
also a 1st team All Catholic player in soccer. She is ranked top 10 in her class at O’Hara
and plans to major in pre med.
Missy has been with the Comets since the age of 10.
Congratulations to Missy and the Downey
family.
Sarah Homan, a 6’3 forward from Delco Christian
Academy, becomes the 6th
Comets player to announce her college choice.
Sarah has given a very commitment to Rider University
of the MAAC conference. Sarah is a 4 yr
starter at Delco Christian where she led her team to the PIAA AA playoffs this
past year. Sarah received 1st
team all league honors as well as 3rd team All Delco. She averaged 15 pts, 10
rebounds, and 5 blocks a game. Sarah has
played for Comets since 14.
Congratulations to Sarah and her family.
Laura Johnson, a 5’9 guard from Mt. St . Joseph’s Academy, becomes the 7th Comets
player to announce her college choice.
Laura will be taking her academic and basketball talents to the highly
acclaimed IVY league Princeton University. Laura is a
four year starter at Mt.
St. Joseph’s where she
led her team to the District 1 championship as well as Final 8 of the PIAA
state tournament. She received 1st
team All Catholic
Academy as well as 1st team
all Montgomery County.
She averaged 13 pts and 6 assists.
Laura has been a Comet since the age of 13. Congratulations to Laura and her family.
Elena DelleDonne, a 6’4 1st
team All American from Ursuline Academy,
becomes the 8th Comets player to announce her college decision. Elena will take her enormous basketball
talents to UCONN, one of the premier womens
basketball programs in the country.
Elena has been a concensus
1st team high school All – American for 3 years. We were fortunate to have her play for the
Comets for just one season. We
congratulate Elena and her family.
Nanja Prescott, a 6’1 forward from
Cardinal Dougherty High School,
becomes the 9th Comets player to announce her college decision. Nanja has given a
verbal commitment to attend St.
Francis University
of the Northeast Conference. Nanja averaged 12 pts and 8 rebounds a game for her high
school. She received All Catholic honors
as a junior. Nanja
played for the Comets for 2 years.
Congratulations to Nanja and her family.
Bri Winston, a 6’0 guard/forward
from Harriton
High School, becomes the
10th Comets player to announce her college choice. Bri has given a
verbal commitment to Hartford
University of the
American East Conference. She will play for former UCONN great Jen Rizzoti. Bri is a 4 year
starter for Harriton and 1st team all
league performer.
Bri played only one year
of AAU basketball, that being this year with the Comets. Congratulations to Bri and her family.