All-Metro girls basketball team

Player of the Year

Vicki Brick,

McDonogh

There wasn't anything the Eagles did not achieve with the 5-foot-6 senior guard at the helm.

The Maryland-bound Brick kept the Eagles at No. 1 for the entire season, leading them to a perfect record (26-0), a fourth straight Association of Independent Schools championship and a No. 25 national ranking in USA Today.

During Brick's career, the Eagles have gone 88-8, winning their last 44 in a row. A four-time All-Metro first-team player and two-time All-Metro Player of the Year, Brick finished her career with 1,942 points -- the best in McDonogh history.

This season, she led the team in scoring (22.3), field-goal percentage (53.8) and steals (5.5) while contributing 2.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds. She turned the ball over just 2.4 times a game -- an exceptional statistic for a point guard.

A stellar defender who got most of her points on penetration, Brick used an explosive first step to beat opponents on the drive.

Brick scored in double figures in all but one game, hitting a career-high 40 points in the AIS semifinal victory over Bryn Mawr. She finished with 27 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the 58-44 AIS championship victory over No. 3 Roland Park.

"She is the ultimate player to coach," said Eagles coach Katie Keating. "No one works harder. No one wants to win more. She's an excellent athlete."

Greichaly Cepero,

McDonogh

The 6-3 senior center arrived from Puerto Rico to fill a void in the Eagles' inside game. Her presence inside was a critical factor in McDonogh's unbeaten, AIS-championship season.

An exceptional athlete, she was smooth, quick and smart in the paint but could also run the court. Few players catch the ball better. Cepero also played exceptional defense, averaging 2.4 steals per game. She also contributed 1.8 assists.

She averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds, but those numbers are deceptive. Cepero averaged 13 points and 9.9 rebounds against locally ranked and top-notch out-of-town teams.

She had 20 points against No. 7 Mercy and 18 points and 17 rebounds against Sidwell Friends, the only team the Eagles lost to last season.

Cepero, also an All-Metro volleyball player, will play both sports at Nebraska.

Angie Creek,

Meade

The Anne Arundel County Player of the Year transformed her playground game into becoming the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,457 points.

This season, the 5-8 senior guard led the No. 5 Mustangs (22-5) to their first appearance in the state tournament since 1979.

A repeat first-team All-Metro pick, Creek relied on her explosive first step to get to the basket or pull up for short jumpers. She averaged 18.5 points, shooting 49 percent from the field and added 5.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds. While improving her defense and rebounding, Creek was also an unselfish player, coming up with 235 steals in three years.

She was the catalyst in the Mustangs' run to the state semifinals, where she scored 13 points in a 60-58 loss to Suitland, the top-ranked public school team in the state. Creek had a 25-point effort in a regional semifinal win over county rival Arundel.

Betsy Gaines, Roland Park

A repeat first-team All-Metro pick, Gaines became the Reds' all-time career scoring leader with 1,359 points.

The 5-6 senior guard has been the Reds' go-to player for three years, helping put Roland Park on the local basketball map. She sparked the Reds to the AIS final three straight years.

This season, Gaines led the Reds in scoring (15.0), assists (4.0) and steals (3.0). In the AIS final against No. 1 McDonogh, she had 11 points and four steals.

Some of her best efforts came in the 50-team Shake & Bake Tournament in New Orleans, where she made the All-Tournament Team. Gaines led the No. 3 Reds (20-7) to the title game with a 26-point semifinal effort against Pensacola Catholic (Fla). She also scored 22 in the final loss to Nashua (N.H.).

Also an All-Metro first-team player in field hockey and lacrosse, Gaines signed early to play lacrosse at North Carolina.

Lauren Martin, Glenelg

The Howard County Player of the Year etched her name atop several categories in the county girls basketball record book.

The 5-7 senior point guard led the No. 6 Gladiators (26-1) to the state Class 1A championship and became the county's all-time leading scorer with 1,763 points.

An ace long-distance shooter, Martin led the county in three-pointers all four years, totaling 239. She set a county single-season record with 78 this winter.

En route to the state title, Martin led the Gladiators with a 17.6 scoring average as well as 6.6 assists and 5.2 steals. She also grabbed 7.7 rebounds per game.

In her junior and sophomore years, Martin led the county in scoring, but then she became more than a shooter as she improved her ball-handling, rebounding and defense to become a solid all-around player.

A hard worker, Martin was the Gladiators' floor leader. That never showed more than in the state title victory in which she scored a game-high 22 points to lead a 70-57 romp over Allegany.