Rocket Star Healy Named State Player of the Year

The 2012-13 girls basketball season didn't end with the hardware Reading High School players had hoped. But one Lady Rocket didn't leave her final season empty handed.

While the locals fell to Medfield in the state semifinal, suffering their first and only loss of the year, senior standout Olivia Healy was recently named the Massachusetts girls basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.

According to a press release from Gatorade, Healy is the first player from the school to receive the award.

The senior will attend Richmond University this fall, and closed out her high school career averaging a jaw dropping 27.8 points per game to go along with 11 rebounds, 5.3 steals, 3.8 assists and 2 blocks per contest.

In addition, Healy managed a 3.27 GPA in the classrooms of Reading High School in addition to working with several volunteer organizations.

“Olivia Healy does anything and everything necessary for her team to win,” said Steve Sullivan, head coach at Woburn High, the press release. “She is putting up incredible stats while doing all the little things necessary to help her team win in spite of being the focal point of every defense she plays.”

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