Margot Hetzke, Penfield basketball

Age/class: 15/sophomore.

The scoop: The 5-foot-11 All-Greater Rochester forward scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 58-48 win over Montreal's St. Laurent and had 23 and 15 in a 75-51 rout of Albany's Shaker, then ranked No. 4 in the state, in the Amsterdam Showcase. No. 6 Penfield is 8-0.

Family: Parents Diana and A.J., brothers Karl, 18, and Eric, 12.

Academics: 93 average.

From her coach: "Shaker had two Division I (college) post recruits and she was the best post on the floor. We played our best basketball against the best teams we've seen." — Mark Vogt.

Nickname: Big Cat. Her friend and teammate, Lucy Covley, gave it to her.

Season averages: 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.4 steals, 2 assists; averaged 17.7 points, 8.5 rebounds last year and 13.6 and 7.8 as an eighth-grader.

How'd you get your start? "My Mom. She played one year at Case Western and then decided to stick with volleyball. She was the person who (in fourth grade) told me to try it."

Have you always played down low? "No, (when I started) I played guard and post. I had already grown into my body. Some girls can have that awkward phase; I really didn't."

Why are you so comfortable with mixing it up? "Well, I was bigger than most of the girls. ... Plus, I have two brothers that got me into playing with the boys in the neighborhood. When I was in elementary school there weren't any girls in my neighborhood."

So you were a tomboy? "You could say that, but now I'm totally not. I like bows and sparkles."

Who do you look up to? "My mom a lot and my dad, too. My mom and I are pretty similar. We like the same kind of sports and we both think my dad is the funniest person alive. I actually have lived a super-blessed life and love the people I have in my life."

Favorite Christmas gift: "Probably a Pandora bracelet from my boyfriend's family. It has a cross on it and I'm really religious (she goes to St. Joseph's)."

Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant.Who taught you those post moves? "My freshman coach (Jason Ellis) when I was in seventh grade. Coach Vogt has kind of helped me perfect them."