The parity and depth of NEPSAC Class B’s 29 schools made picking an all-conference team a tough challenge.
With new schools like Rivers now in the picture, there’s even more high-end talent in this middle division. One of the honorees also landed on our All-New England team, and a handful of future Division 1 college players didn’t even make the cut.
Any of these five, plus a few of our Honorable Mentions, could challenge for class Player of the Year. Likewise, Class B might have the largest pool of legitimate title contenders in NEPSAC.
Here are our selections, but prepare for several more names to join the conversation as the winter rolls along.
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Camdyn Nelson, St. Luke’s
Class of 2025, 5-8 guard
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
The class’s reigning Player of the Year can shine as both a scorer and playmaker. Nelson averaged 21.3 points and 3 assists on the Storm last season, but during the AAU summer, she was closer to 11 points and 8 assists with the Empire State Blue Flames. She’s the younger sister of former St. Luke’s star Mackenzie Nelson, and like her sister at Virginia Tech, Nelson will join the ACC at Syracuse.
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Alannah Morantus, Cushing
Class of 2027, 5-10 guard
Hometown: North Attleboro, Mass.
Morantus has quickly garnered opposing coaches’ respect as one of the class’s top young talents. The 5-foot-10 playmaker won MVP of the She Got Game Classic last January and took off on the AAU circuit this summer, earning a handful of Division 1 offers. Morantus stood out at the NEPSAC Scholastic Showcase for her willingness to play physical defense on larger opponents while making smart plays as her team’s point guard.
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Grace O’Sullivan, Rivers
Class of 2025, 5-11 wing
Hometown: Acton, Mass.
O'Sullivan is among the most malleable wings in NEPSAC. She can rain 3s down as a sharpshooting guard or bully smaller mismatches inside with her underrated strength, and she makes smart decisions with the ball. She averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks last winter, helping Rivers make the playoffs in Class AA, and is committed to Princeton.
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Natalia Hall-Rosa, Rivers
Class of 2025, 6-0 forward
Hometown: Randolph, Mass.
Hall-Rosa has been one of the region’s most entertaining wing scorers throughout most of her basketball career. Her confidence, coupled with her ball-handling skills, shooting touch and power at 6 feet, make her a threat to stack important buckets, and she’s a consistent contributor on the boards. Hall-Rosa had more than 20 Division 1 offers to sort through before ultimately committing to Seton Hall in September.
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Olivia VanPatten, St. George’s
Class of 2025, 6-1 forward
Hometown: Middletown, R.I.
The Hofstra commit was instrumental to St. George’s first NEPSAC Class B title last season. VanPatten earned an All-Class B Honorable Mention nod for her work as a versatile forward who cuts hard and is efficient, both in her shooting and her movements, around the basket. She’s also developed into a threatening catch-and-and-shoot presence behind the arc.
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Honorable mention: Jasmine Becotte (Lawrence Academy), Cheyenne Brand (Greens Farms), Javonah Coston (Beaver), Narissa Smith (Rivers), Olivia White (St. Luke’s)
