Honey Badgers Champs in Class of 2017

In the deepest grade level in the state, the Honey Badgers have emerged as the undisputed queens of the class of 2017.

With only seven players on the roster (all residing in North Attleboro), the Honey Badgers ripped through an extremely talented Division-1 pool to be crowned state champions. The HB7 all executed their roles flawlessly en route to the title.

“We have a group of girls who work their tails off, at practice and on their own,” said head coach Matt Forbes. “Our biggest assets are our ability to wear teams down and our trust in one another.  We don't know who will be coming up big from game to game, but only that it will happen.”

In the semi-final game, the Badgers took care of the Bay State Jaguars, 44-35. In the championship, the Honey Badgers defeated MT Elite, 61-42.

The Honey Badgers improved to 20-3 on the season (undefeated against other 9^th grade teams) and have beaten every notable team in the state including Bay State Magic Elite, Bay State Jaguars, Cape Cod Bulls and MT Elite.

“From my mental stability standpoint, it also helps that we have some of the best players in the state on our team assuring me prior to the Final Four, ‘we got this.’ And they did,” continued Forbes. “Sometimes as a coach, the best thing you can do is just get out of their way and not screw things up.”

The roster includes four North Attleboro Rocketeers (Emma Forbes, Julia Strachan, Sam Taggart and Caroline Collard), a pair of Bishop Feehan Shamrocks (Katie Nelson and Molly Lahiff) and one 8^th grader from the Foxboro Charter School (Riley Lahiff).

The team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend at the RI Breakers “Commotion by the Ocean” tournament in RI. The Badgers also plan on participating in the Dan Trant Classic (Long Island, NY), Gym Rat Challenge (Albany, NY), AAU National Championship and NEAAU College Showcase (Hanover, MA), USJN National Championship (Washington DC) and Blue Chip Invitational (Philadelphia, PA).