JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
PEQUEA VALLEY Braves
Coach: Melissa Mabry.
Section 4: 2-14.
Overall: 4-20.
Points for: 908 (37.8 average).
Points against: 1,422 (59.3 average).
Team 3-pointers: 56.
Best individual effort: 21 points – Tessa Smucker, Dec. 19 vs. Columbia. Smucker also drilled three 3-pointers in that game – a 62-50 victory for the Braves.
Winning streak: 1 (four times).
Losing streak: 7.
MVP: Tessa Smucker – The Braves’ sharpshooter had a breakthrough junior season, giving Pequea Valley a legit outside scoring threat. She averaged 5.6 points a game (fourth-best on the team), but drilled 24 3-pointers, keeping opposing defenses on their toes. Highlight game was her 21-point, three 3-point night in a win over Columbia. That was part of sizzling stretch for Smucker, who averaged 10.0 points and hit 12 3-pointers in seven games, making her presence felt. Smucker also scored 18 points and hit four 3-pointers on Jan. 22 in a 39-32 win over Annville-Cleona.
TEAM SCORING
Ashley Marshall 20 games, 199 points, 10.0 average.
Joanna Esbenshade 24 games, 143 points, 6.0 average, 7 3-pointers.
Marissa Ferris 24 games, 137 points, 5.7 average, 13 3-pointers.
Tessa Smucker 24 games, 135 points, 5.6 average, 24 3-pointers.
Tiffani Williams 24 games, 92 points, 3.8 average, 3 3-pointers.
Amber Stoltzfus 24 games, 77 points, 3.2 average.
Brianna Reed 23 games, 64 points, 2.8 average.
Rebecca Stamper 9 games, 19 points, 2.1 average, 4 3-pointers.
Rayna Carney 5 games, 8 points, 1.6 average, 2 3-pointers.
Teresa Hove 24 games, 30 points, 1.3 average, 4 3-pointers.
Morgan Schroeder 4 games, 4 points, 1.0 average.
Brianna Teijaro 7 games, 2 points, 0.3 average.











