Bishop Feehan (Mass.) leads three new teams into Super 25 girls basketball

By Jim Halley, USA TODAY High School Sports | March 15, 2016 12:22 pm

Alyssia Martinez led new No. 25 ThunderRidge (Highlans Ranch) to the Colorado 5A title with 17 points. (Photo: Jeremy Sanchez, 9News).

Alyssia Martinez led new No. 25 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) to the Colorado 5A title with 17 points. (Photo: Jeremy Chavez, 9News).

Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Mass.) cracked the Super 25 girls basketball rankings at No. 23 by handing then-No. 21 Braintree its first loss after 63 consecutive wins.

Lauren Manis, who is headed to Holy Cross, had 17 points and 17 rebounds in Bishop Feehan’s 59-44 defeat of Braintree in a Division I South Sectional final. The Shamrocks (23-1) went on to advance to the state championship as Katie Nelson had 31 points in a 70-57 defeat of Woburn in a state Division I semifinal.

The other new teams are state champions: No. 24 Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) and No. 25 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.).

Gadiva Hubbard led Princess Anne (29-2) with 29 points in a 73-50 defeat of Highland Springs in the 5A state championship. It was the Cavaliers’ third consecutive state title.

Alyssia Martinez led ThunderRidge (25-3) with 17 points in a 47-32 defeat of Highlands Ranch in the 5A state championship.

Alyssia Martinez, Bishop Feehan High School (Attleboro MA), Gadiva Hubbard, Lauren Manis, Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach VA), ThunderRidge High School (Highlands Ranch CO), Super 25