Girls basketball player of the year watch list

Here is the list of semifinalists for the 2018-19 girls basketball player of the year in The NewsHerald coverage area. The award will be handed out March 19 — which is a schedule change from the originally announced date — at Hooley House as part of the Varsity Chalk Talk Show. From now until the awards night, we will give updated statistics on the eight finalists for the award. This is the current list, in alphabetical order:

Abby Carter, North: Scored 18 points and had two assists in the Rangers’ 65-57 win over Euclid. For the season, the sophomore guard is averaging 16.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 assists per game. She is shooting 39 percent from the field, 33 percent from the arc and 77 percent from the line. She has made 44 3-pointers. Constance Chaplin, Euclid: Scored 19 points and had 18 rebounds and three assists in the Panthers’ 65-57 loss to North. The senior guard finished the season averaging 29.3 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 4.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Annika Corcoran, Gilmour: Scored 20 points in the Lancers’ 47-44 loss to Perry. The senior guard finished the season averaging 18.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals per game. She has also hit 67 3-pointers. Camille Cummins, Cardinal: Had six points and 14 rebounds in the Huskies’ 65-41 sectional final loss to Warren Champion. She finished the season averaging 12.0 points, 17.2 rebounds, 2.9 steals, 2.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. She shot 38 percent from the field and 53 percent from the line. Katelyn Kinczel, Mayfield: Scored 14 points in the Wildcats’ 52-44 loss to Euclid. The senior forward finished the season averaging 16.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per games. She shot 45 percent from the field, 40 percent from the arc and 87 percent from the line. She made 56 3-pointers. Destiny Leo, North: Scored 36 points, had seven rebounds and two assists in the Rangers’ 65-57 win over Euclid. For the season, the junior guard is averaging 29.3 points per game, 8.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. She’s shooting 47 percent from the field, 41 percent from the arc and 84 percent from the line. She has made 83 3-pointers. Carly Perusek, Beaumont: Scored six points in the Blue Streaks’ 63-33 loss to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. The junior guard finished the season averaging 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 3.5 steals. She has also made 26 3-pointers. Alexus Reese, Euclid: Scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds in the Panthers’ 65-47 loss to North. The sophomore forward finished the season averaging 18.3 points, 14 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.