Athlete of the Week: Kelly Petro

Name: Kelly Petro

Sport: Girls Basketball

Grade: Junior

Position: Guard

The lowdown: Petro recently verbally committed to the University Of Delaware on a basketball scholarship. She has been a key piece for a Pascack Valley team that is 16-0 on the year.  

Coach’s Comment: “The thing that stands out to me about her is how graceful she is in everything she does. She’s got incredible poise, and clearly she affects a game in so many tangible and intangible ways. The tangible—she fills up the stat sheet, plays excellent defense, is unselfish, and is an excellent rebounder. The intangible—because she plays at such a high level, she’s such a calming influence on everyone else. She started as a freshman, and all of those traits are ones I saw in her back then.”-Jeff Jasper

What she likes most about her sport: “I like that it has to do a lot with team chemistry and how it’s not one player does everything.”

Best Sport Memory: An overnight camp she attended with her PV teammates at Villanova University, during the summer of her freshman and sophomore years.

Favorite Movie: Harry Potter

Favorite Teacher: Ms. Marchiano

Favorite Subject: English

Favorite Food: Macaroni And Cheese

Four People She’d Like To Meet: Carrie Underwood, Michael Phelps, Stephen Curry, and John Mulaney

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip

One Superpower: To be in two different places at once.

Favorite TV Show:  Dancing With the Stars

Future Plans: Petro verbally committed to the University Of Delaware on a basketball scholarship.

Favorite Basketball Player: Elena Delle Donne

Favorite Basketball Team: Duke Blue Devils

One Place She Has always wanted to go: Italy
What’s the last thing you watched on Netflix: One Tree Hill

Who Does She Want To Win The Super Bowl: Atlanta Falcons