THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 7, 1996 TAG: 9604050167
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 22 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Sports
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, CLIPPER SPORTS EDITOR
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
Brandi Woodard, a Western Branch senior, was named the Chesapeake Girls Basketball Player of the Year, as voted upon by city coaches. Bruins coach Kim Aston took home coach of the year honors.
Woodard, a 5-foot-11 guard, led the Bruins to a Southeastern District tournament title over Churchland and her team's first Eastern Region appearance with 11.4 points per game and seven rebounds.
Also named to the first team were Great Bridge's LaShelle Griffin and Kalisha Brown; Deep Creek's Anecia Brathwaite; and Western Branch's Millette Green.
Griffin, a senior 5-7 guard/forward, averaged 12.9 points per game for the Wildcats and connected on 41 percent of her shots from the floor. Griffin also chipped in 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.5 steals.
Brown, a senior 5-8 guard, was 34 percent from the field for Great Bridge and averaged 10.3 points per game. Brown also racked up 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.2 steals.
Brathwaite, a 5-7 junior forward, averaged 16 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets.
Green, a 5-10 sophomore guard, rounded out the first team with nine points and six rebounds per game. ILLUSTRATION: GIRLS BASKETBALL
Staff photo by JIM WALKER
Western Branch's Brandi Woodard goes for a basket this season.
1996 ALL-STARS
[For a copy of the chart, see microfilm for this date.]
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