THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, March 1, 1996 TAG: 9602280191
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, CLIPPER SPORTS EDITOR
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: Short : 37 lines
Churchland's Nicole Council, along with her head coach Duke Conrad, took top honors in the Southeastern District's girls basketball post-season awards.
Council, a 5-foot-7 senior guard, was the leading vote getter on the all-star team chosen by coaches. Conrad, whose team moves to the Eastern District next season, was honored by his colleagues as coach of the year.
Council led the Truckers to a 20-3 overall record and the regular season crown with a 14-1 finish. She was also the area's fourth-best scorer with 17.5 points per game.
Joining Council on the first team were Deep Creek's Anecia Brathwaite, Western Branch's Brandi Woodard and Great Bridge's LaShelle Griffin and Kalisha Brown.
Brathwaite, a junior guard, led the Hornets with 14.6 points per game and is the only other first team pick who ranks among Group AAA scoring leaders. She finished ninth.
Woodard, who moves up to the first team after earning second team last season, led the Bruins to a buzzer-beating tournament title over Churchland and a region berth. Woodard averaged 9.9 points per game for Western Branch.
Griffin, who along with Council is a repeat first-team selection, led the Wildcats with 12.9 points per game and Brown chipped in 10.5. ILLUSTRATION: Nicole Council, Churchland
5-foot-7 senior guard
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