The prep girls basketball season packed in a flurry of holiday tournament games before schools hit winter vacations. We had several stars shine at the loaded Nickerson Showcase, but that wasn't the only big event on the schedule. Two of our 5 Stars of the Week logged big-time efforts at other tournaments around New England....
The prep girls basketball season packed in a flurry of holiday tournament games before schools hit winter vacations.
We had several stars shine at the loaded Nickerson Showcase, but that wasn't the only big event on the schedule. Two of our 5 Stars of the Week logged big-time efforts at other tournaments around New England.
Coaches and players can submit nominations by emailing Ethan Fuller at ethan.fuller@basketballjournal.com or by messaging him on Twitter/X (@ethman43).
Here are this week’s five standouts. One programming note: the prep 5 Stars of the Week will take a minor hiatus with the winter breaks and return in mid-January when the season resumes.
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Bela Cucuta, Tilton
Class of 2026, 5-10 guard
Hometown: Newington, Conn.
Tilton went 3-1 last week, with Cucuta's emergence proving key. She racked up 30 points in the Rams' road loss to top-ranked Tabor last Wednesday, logged 12 in Friday's win against Wilbraham and Monson and then capped the Nickerson Showcase with 19 points in Sunday's win over Northfield Mount Hermon.
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Natalia Hall-Rosa, Rivers
Class of 2025, 6-0 guard/forward
Hometown: Randolph, Mass.
NCAA: Seton Hall
Rivers' 2-1 weekend at the Nickerson Tournament was punctuated by Hall-Rosa's Saturday performance, when she dropped 29 points in a 50-47 victory against Greenwich Country Day. Hall-Rosa also scored 14 points Friday in a win over Choate, part of a 3-1 stretch in four days for the Red Wings.
Morgan Jenkins, Hotchkiss
Class of 2026, 6-2 post
Hometown: Higganum, Conn.
Jenkins was a monster in the Groton-Lawrence Holiday Tournament, averaging 21.3 points and 12.3 rebounds across three games and winning tournament MVP honors.
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Mia Luna, Berkshire
Class of 2025, 5-2 guard
Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Luna drilled a school single-game record eight 3-pointers, scoring 24 points in Berkshire's victory against Canterbury in the Walker Tournament. Berkshire went on to win the tournament championship and is 8-0 to start the season.
Christina Pham, Nobles
Class of 2025, 5-7 guard
Hometown: South Boston, Mass.
NCAA: Fairfield
Pham caught fire once again during the Nickerson Tournament. Nobles' 3-0 week included her 20-point effort to prevail in overtime against Hoosac on Friday. Then Pham dropped 28 points on New Hampton in a convincing Sunday win for the Bulldogs.
