McCoy

Name: Makenna McCoy

School: Penn Cambria

Age: 18

Grade: Senior

Sport: Basketball

Athlete of the week achievement: McCoy scored a game-high 18 points, including three timely 3-pointers in the second half of Penn Cambria’s comeback win over Forest Hills to win the District 6 Class 4A title.

Season update: McCoy is averaging a team-high 10.6 points per game and 2.8 steals per game.

Coach Josh Himmer’s quote: “Makenna is a true leader who demands a lot of myself and her teammates. Makenna might be the purest shooter that I have ever had the privilege of coaching. When she’s on, the Lady Panthers are extremely hard to beat. Being a high school student athlete is hard, but Makenna just takes it in stride just like everything else in her life. She never gets too high or too low; she just does her job. She’ll end up being very successful in life because of that trait.”

Favorite teacher: Mrs. Burlingame

Favorite subject: Algebra

Favorite movie: “The Housemaid”

Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo

Favorite song: “Say Why” by Zach Bryan

Outside interests: Reading, camping, going to the gym, hanging out with friends

Favorite professional team: Steelers

Favorite college team: Pitt Panthers

Pro athlete most admired: Caitlin Clark

Best athlete I ever competed against: BG’s Morgan Ruggery

Most influential person on my athletic career: My parents, coaches and my shooting coach, Ryan Lestochi

Proudest athletic achievement: My team winning District 6 this year, being selected as tournament MVP at the Portage tournament and making eight 3-pointers in one game.

How I got my start in basketball: Kindergarten with the Mainline Panthers. My dad was the coach.

Future goal: Attend UPJ to major in Mechanical Engineering