Nichel Tampa ( Class Of 2017)
The 5-foot-6 freshman guard has gotten her high school career off to a strong start, averaging 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, two assists and 3.6 steals a game through the Knights’ first three games of the season.
Tampa scored 21 points in St. Francis’ 65-26 victory over Lovett last Tuesday. She also had 14 points in the Knights’ 67-45 victory over Stephenson Dec. 14 and 11 points in their season-opening 69-43 win over Jonesboro Nov. 16.
Tampa has immediately made her mark on a St. Francis team that enters the season as the defending Class A private school state champion.
“She plays tremendous defense and has been very effective for us on offense, a great penetrator," St. Francis coach Aisha Kennedy said. "She’s been doing very well on both ends of the floor for us. She brings a lot of energy.”
Tampa is also a standout on the AAU level as a member of the SBC team.
Read more: Neighbor Newspapers - Female Athlete of the Week Nichel Tampa
