Archive for February 2025
Shayla Smith leads Audenried past Imhotep to capture third straight girls’ Public League title
By Sam O’Neal | Inquirer Published Feb.23, 2025 2:18 pm ET Smith scored 35 points and now has her sights set on the city’s all-time scoring record — and a state title. Shayla Smith had been in this situation before. After a back-and-forth first half, Universal Audenried Charter entered halftime with a two-point lead over…
Read MoreHoop Dreams: Shayla Smith shatters city record of 2,500 career points
By Christie Lleto, Monday, February 17. 2025 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Her story has been rewritten. After 29 years, Philadelphia’s all-time leading scorer in girl’s basketball has a new queen. Universal Audenreid High School’s Shayla Smith officially recorded more than 2,500 career points, breaking a city record on Thursday. Her teammates and coaches cleared the bench and swarmed her…
Read MoreAudenried’s Smith sets scoring mark
By Mark Zimmaro: PA Times Shayla Smith is now the Public League’s all-time leading scorer. Smith, a senior at Universal Audenried Charter School in Grays Ferry, eclipsed a 29-year-old high school girls basketball record set by Shawnetta Stewart, who attended University City High School, which closed in 2013. Stewart, a 1996 graduate, later played at Rutgers…
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