Sunday, November 05, 2006
Tom Hellen's Masslive.com preview
Coach Storm, a.k.a. Tom Hellen, has his annual preseason analysis posted...and Melrose gets some love.
Here's Tom's Top 10 for Eastern Massachusetts.
1. AC
2. Lincoln-Sudbury
3. Andover
4. Spellman
5. Lowell
6. Masco
7. Westford
8. Needham
9. Franklin
10.Melrose
Here are his thoughts on Melrose, opinions of a basketball afficionado who's seen a lot of girls' hoop:
Melrose – Losing the Sen twins will be tough to overcome but watch this club by mid-February. This year’s version will be dominated by a strong, experienced and deep backcourt. All-World Shey Peddy returns and she might be the best overall player in EMass. Underrated senior Lynley De Amato should finally get her just due this year as the Red Raiders shift more to an outside shooting club, especially early in the campaign. Junior Meghan Kirwan will also be a part of that scenario as she will play a critical role as this kid is a ‘playa’ as well. Lauren Murray rounds out the backcourt depth chart and she’d be a starter on many local clubs. The reason I like them late in the year is their inside game should be rounding into form by then as 6’ junior Emily Clark and their outstanding frosh prospect Siena Mamayek should have plenty of game experience by then. New coach Rob Ferrante should have all his tweaks in place by then as well.
Here's Tom's Top 10 for Eastern Massachusetts.
1. AC
2. Lincoln-Sudbury
3. Andover
4. Spellman
5. Lowell
6. Masco
7. Westford
8. Needham
9. Franklin
10.Melrose
Here are his thoughts on Melrose, opinions of a basketball afficionado who's seen a lot of girls' hoop:
Melrose – Losing the Sen twins will be tough to overcome but watch this club by mid-February. This year’s version will be dominated by a strong, experienced and deep backcourt. All-World Shey Peddy returns and she might be the best overall player in EMass. Underrated senior Lynley De Amato should finally get her just due this year as the Red Raiders shift more to an outside shooting club, especially early in the campaign. Junior Meghan Kirwan will also be a part of that scenario as she will play a critical role as this kid is a ‘playa’ as well. Lauren Murray rounds out the backcourt depth chart and she’d be a starter on many local clubs. The reason I like them late in the year is their inside game should be rounding into form by then as 6’ junior Emily Clark and their outstanding frosh prospect Siena Mamayek should have plenty of game experience by then. New coach Rob Ferrante should have all his tweaks in place by then as well.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 2:41 PM 
