Malden High School Girls Basketball Tri-Captains Honored on Senior Night

By Steve Freker

Three Malden High Girls Basketball Seniors were honored at Senior Night festivities preceding their final home game versus Somerville. Tri-captains Amanda Ebenezer, Ina Tolete and Kimberly Tropnas were all recognized and acknowledged by their family and friends as well as Head Coach Scott Marino and his coaching staff.

Ebenezer, a 6-0 senior, was also recognized as the Greater Boston League Most Valuable Player after finishing among the league leaders in scoring (12.7 points per game) and rebounding (9.8 rebounds per game). Tolete was also a steady scorer for Malden, as was Tropnas, with all three of the captains scoring the bulk of the points for the games.

“Amanda [Ebenezer] has been our best and most consistent player for three years,” said Coach Marino. “Every night she was counted on the be the go-to person on offense and our top defender on the other end and she always did her best to deliver.”

“It is never easy to start a game knowing the opponent’s defense is making you the primary target to stop, but that’s how Amanda had to face every night,” Coach Marino added. “You can’t replace players like Amanda, she will be greatly missed. We hope our younger players strive to provide what [Amanda] did for our program.”

On Tolete: “Ina was one of the true clutch shooters for our team this year. She always seemed to be there to make a big ‘three’ or other key shot for us,” Coach Marino said. “She led by example and will also be very much missed moving forward.”

On Tropnas: “Kim was our top defender and was usually assigned to the other team’s best player. She also had a knack for making a big shot or a layup after a steal in the transition game,” Coach Marino said of the senior who led Malden to a 10-10 regular season and fourth straight State Championship Tournament berth.

“We are proud of our three senior co-captains and I join my coaching staff in wishing all three of them and their families the very best in the future,” Coach Marino said.