Haverford’s Aniya Eberhart, right, puts up a shot in the first half against Springfield Tuesday. (Pete Bannan – The Associated Press)
By Matt Smith
One of the underrated factors in Haverford High’s undefeated season has been the tremendous play of its starting guards.
Senior Sky Newman and junior Aniya Eberhart have given the 23-0 Fords a dynamic backcourt combo, something the program hasn’t had in prior seasons. Both can fill the role of point and shooting guard, and together Newman and Eberhart helped the Fords quicken the pace on both ends of the floor.
Eberhart was not in the starting lineup last season when the Fords advanced to the quarterfinals of the District 1 Class 6A tournament and the second round of the PIAA playoffs. Late in the season Eberhart emerged as the first player coach Lauren Pellicane called upon off the bench to provide the team a spark.
Newman and Eberhart are the perfect complement to the Fords’ big three – six-foot-plus forwards Caroline Dotsey, Rian Dotsey and Mollie Carpenter, all of whom have grabbed headlines and plaudits for their individual dominance this season. Eberhart knows she could not develop into such a good player without surrounding herself with other good players and coaches. And the Fords have plenty of both.
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