Avonworth has a special bond on court

the defensive specialist and point guard, averaging 3.7 steals per game. Hayden is the scoring and rebounding machine, averaging 20.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Harris does a bit of everything, acting as a facilitator, D’Alessandris said, and adding 5.4 rebounds per game.

For the Robinson trio, being on the same team is special, but nothing out of the ordinary — they’ve been playing together for years.

“I’ve been playing with Hayden for a couple years now, and that was amazing in itself, and now you add one of my other sisters, and I never thought that it would be the experience that it has,” Hunter said. “We’ve had so much fun and it’s just been something that I’m never going to get to relive, so I’m just enjoying it while I can.”

Said their mother Torri: “It’s such a joy to watch them play together. Obviously, they’re close in age, so they’ve been together all their lives.”

Hunter and Hayden have run track together, with Hunter sweeping the sprints (100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes) at the WPIAL Class 3A championships and winning the 100 and 200 at the PIAA championships. But with Harris now joining the squad, it’s the first time all three are together on varsity.

It’s a natural question when the three have spent so much time together — how much does that family connection and familiarity come across on the court?

According to Hunter, it’s one they get regularly.

“That’s what everyone expects,” Hunter said.

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“They’re like ‘ Oh, you’re sisters, you must have some type of special communication, some type of chemistry on the court.’ And I think that’s true in some aspects. … I feel like it’s easy to have another person that just understands how you play and understands where you’re going to go, and they angry about something they’re always there to calm me down and make sure I know what I’m doing and to be OK. So it’s always good to have two best friends on the team that I know will always be with me.” The Robinsons’ dad, Troy, was a football star at Avonworth in the ‘80s. Their athletic bond extends past just the three of them, Hayden

know where they need to said.

be.” “Honestly, it’s one of the

For Harris, having two most fun things of my high

older sisters on the team school career,” Hayden said.

helps her adjust to playing “It’s been my dad’s dream,

varsity. There’s the possibility too, for a while. So it’s just

she’ll get to pay it forward cool to see all of us on the

one day, as her younger sister, court together and it’s like

Hays, will be a freshman ‘Oh, that’s my sister who just

at Avonworth when she’s a did that. That’s my sister

senior. that just made that shot.’ It’s

“I think it’s amazing, just cool.”

honestly,” Harris said.

“They’re just here to balance

me out.

“If I ever get too upset or

Sarah K. Spencer: sspencer@post-gazette.com and Twitter @sarah_k_spence.