Basketball in September?
Sure. Look at the success the NBA is having in its playoff bubble down in Orlando and, yes, the sport can be at the front of our attentions spans between Labor Day and Halloween.
Here on the North Shore, we're both looking forward to a new high school girls basketball season this December and looking back on an incredible 10 years of success spanning 2010-2019. The talent on the various rosters around the area was top-notch, with scores of conference all-stars, all-state players, records smashed and championships won.
To select this particular All-Decade squad, focus was put on long careers and those that graduated from their respective Salem News area high schools. Eligible schools are Danvers, Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Marblehead, Swampscott, Hamilton-Wenham, Masconomet, Ipswich, Essex Tech, Bishop Fenwick and Pingree. There are five starters, 10 bench players, two coaches and a trio of players that transferred to the prep school ranks.
