NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TROY'S STERLING HEADLINES BC GIRLS' HOOPS ALL-STARS (2025-03-28)

Northern Tier Sports Report
Another exciting year for Bradford County girls’ basketball teams, with six of the seven squads all making district play, while Troy and NEB repeated as NTL divisional champions.

The Trojans repeated as both Large School champs, and NTL Showcase winners, and leading the way was senior Kailyn Sterling. Sterling averaged 15.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.1 SPG, and 2.7 APG as a force in the paint, and a pest defensively, earning her the Bradford County Girls’ Basketball All-Stars Player of the Year Honors.

There are Co-Offensive Players of the Year between Canton’s Kendall Kitchen, and NEB’s Leah Beebe. Kitchen put up 14.6 PPG, and hit 67 3-pointers on the season to lead the Warriors, while also sharing ball handling duties with teammate Cailyn VanNoy. Beebe averaged 15 PPG, and hit over 50 3-pointers while also sharing ball-handling duties with teammate Lillie Maynard. Both were also tenacious defenders.

Speaking of tenacious defenders, Athens’ Addy Wheeler was the most prolific thief in the league at 6.2 SPG, and could shut down everybody from 3-point specialists to post players, making her the Defensive Player of the Year. She also had averages of 13.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG, and 4 APG.

Troy’s Kyah Renzo led a talented group of newcomers from across the County. She had averages of 4 PPG, and 2.3 RPG off the bench for the Trojans, earning her the Newcomer of the Year Award.

There were plenty of strong coaching performances this season, with any number of coaches from the county being considered for Coach of the Year. Two stand out, though, in Canton’s Ryan VanNoy, and Towanda’s Rob Gentile. VanNoy led Canton to their best season since 2002, while Gentile’s team went from a 3-7 start to state qualifiers, giving them the Co-Coaches of the Year honors.

FIRST TEAM

Kailyn Sterling, Troy - See above.

Leah Beebe, NEB - See above.

Kendall Kitchen, Canton - See above.

Addy Wheeler, Athens - See above.

Alyssa Parks, Troy - Parks averaged 11.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.6 APG, and 2.4 SPG as she did a little bit of everything on the court on both sides of the ball.

Giana Renzi, Troy - Renzi averaged 10.1 PPG, 2.8 APG, and 2.0 SPG to go along with ball handling duties on offense, and in your face defense on the other end.

Cailyn VanNoy, Canton - VanNoy averaged 12.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.7 APG, and 3.9 SPG for the Warriors, doing a little bit of everything.

Lillie Maynard, NEB - A jack-of-all-trades, Maynard was a double threat with her scoring (12 PPG), and rebounding, despite playing as the team’s point guard.

Payton Perry, Towanda - Perry was point guard and lead outside shooter for the Knights at 12 PPG, hitting over 30 3-pointers on the season.

Brynn Woodruff, Towanda - A big inside/outside threat for Towanda who scored 14 PPG while also hitting over 30 3-pointers on the season.

Alysha Botts, Wyalusing - Botts led the Rams at 11.5 PPG, while also being their dominant ball handler, and a strong defender.

SECOND TEAM

Gloria Andrews, Troy - Andrews shot 38-percent from deep, hitting 57 3-balls as Troy’s floor spacer from the corner.

Alexis McRoberts, Canton - A prolific rebounder at 8.2 per game, McRoberts was also strong on the defensive end.

Mallorie Maynard, NEB - The sophomore scored 8 PPG, along with providing shot blocking and floor spacing for the Panthers.

Becca VandeMark, NEB - The senior put up 10 PPG, who was also a thief in the open floor defensively.

Mya Maynard, Towanda - Maynard did most of the dirty work for the Knights, but was also a threat to score, too, at 10 PPG.

Chloe Bennett, Wyalusing - One of the most prolific 3-point shooters in the NTL, Bennett averaged 11 PPG, and hit over 45 deep balls.

Rachel Wilson, Wyalusing - One of the league’s best rebounders, and paint defenders, the senior anchored the Rams’ back line.

McKenna Jarvis, Athens - The sophomore took her game up a notch, averaging 10.4 PPG, and 5.7 RPG to help the Wildcats have a bounce back season.

Sara Bronson, Athens - The senior was a strong shooter at 8.1 PPG, and was a pest defensively.

Abbie McGaughey, Sayre - The senior was a presence inside, with 8.4 PPG, and 5.4 RPG.

ALL-NEWCOMERS TEAM

Kyah Renzo, Troy

Reese Sullivan, Towanda

Mary-Kate Eberlin, Towanda

Allie Kemp, Athens

Liz Kilmer, Wyalusing

Kara Dughi, NEB

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