Basketball
Hill is a member of the six-team Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL), which also includes regional power Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.), The Hun School of Princeton (Princeton, N.J.), Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, N.J.), Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, Pa.), and Peddie School (Hightstown, N.J.). Outside of our MAPL schedule, we compete against several teams from the Philadelphia Inter-Ac and Friends Leagues, as well as top programs from New Jersey.
Throughout the year we also participate in regional and national events such as the She Got Game Tournament, The Bullis Holiday Tournament, the Art Turner Memorial Showcase, and the SayYesToSuccess Prep Nationals. These experiences strengthen our team bond, challenge our skills and teamwork, and give our players wide exposure, especially those that hope to play at the collegiate level.
Our players strive to succeed on-and-off the court because The Hill program is built first and foremost on being great teammates and members of the Hill Community. Our experienced and respected coaches teach Hill girls to push themselves harder than they’ve been pushed before, and instill in them the program’s core values of family, grit and passion. The little things matter to us because we know that consistently doing the little things well, positions us to achieve our highest goals.
In recent years, numerous alumnae have moved on to play college basketball across all levels at programs including Bucknell University, Colgate University, the University of Hartford, Beloit College, Gettysburg College, Franklin and Marshall College, Lebanon Valley College, Dickinson College, Eastern University, the University of New England, and Virginia Wesleyan University.
Please consider visiting campus to see for yourself all that Hill has to offer. If you have any questions or would like to discuss Hill basketball in more detail, please email Coach Deanna Mayza '13.
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- Coaching Staff
- Inquiry Form
- Basketball Beyond The Hill
- News
- V Prior Seasons
- JV Prior Seasons
V Schedule & Results
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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V Girls' Basketball |
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Life Center Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Girls' Basketball |
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MAPL/Friends Challenge, Friends Central School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 33-66 | ||
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MAPL/Friends Challenge, The Shipley School
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Friends Central School | Details | Loss | 49-56 (OT) | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Academy of the New Church
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Academy of the New Church | Details | Win | 55-32 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament, The Madeira School
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 58-13 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament - Championship, Perkiomen School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 58-42 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Agnes Irwin School
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 47 - 42 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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The Hun School of Princeton
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The Hun School of Princeton | Details | Loss | 41 - 55 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Episcopal Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 49 - 46 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Barrack Hebrew Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 76-57 | ||
JV Schedule & Results
Coaching Staff
Head Coach | Deanna Mayza '13 | dmayza@thehill.org
Coach Mayza grew up locally, attending nearby Upper Perkiomen High School through her sophomore year before enrolling at Hill as a repeat fourth-former. She arrived at Hill as the reigning area "Girls' Basketball Player of the Year," a feat she repeated as a fifth former. In her three seasons in Gillison Gym, Coach Mayza topped 1000 points in a Hill uniform and graduated as the all-time leading scorer in program history with 1,222 points. She additionally is the career leading scorer in girls' soccer program history with 67 goals and she ran a leg of the school record-setting 4x400-meter relay team in outdoor track.
After graduating from Hill, Coach Mayza attended and played for the University of Hartford, earning a pair of American East All-Conference selections. Her name appears in several career and single-season statistical Top-10 categories at Hartford and she is the program record holder for career assists. She played one year of professional basketball in Europe before returning to the United States in 2018-19 and returning to Hill in 2019-20.
Assistant Coaches:
Ernest Higginbotham
Jerry Mayza
Ryan Hagan
Inquiry Form
Basketball Beyond The Hill
Alumnae currently playing college basketball (including current sixth formers who are committed for next year):
Eve Nealon '20 - Shippensburg University
Olivia Matto '19 - Gettysburg College
Amelia Sniffin '19 - Wheaton College (Illinois)
Qiana Vigo '19 - Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Maia Lockhart '18 - Franklin and Marshall College
News
Congratulations to all our student-athletes who have been chosen for All-MAPL teams for the winter 2022-2023 season!
On January 2, 2023, The Hill School Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Basketball teams held their annual Coaches vs. Cancer shoot-a-thon, raising $5,400 for the American Cancer Society
As the 2021-22 winter season for athletics come to an end, awards start surfacing. Pottstown Mercury announced its Winter 2021-22 All-Area Teams throughout the month of April. All-area teams are divided into three groups: first team, second team, and honorable mention.
Congratulations to the following Hill student-athletes, who were chosen by their coaches and teammates as the winter athletics special award winners for the 2021-2022 season.
In her debut season as the head girls’ varsity basketball’s Coach, Deanna Mayza ’13 led her team to the 2022 PAISAA Commonwealth Cup Championship game. On February 26, the team faced off against the George School for their final game of the season, winning 42-40 and capturing the teams’ first Commonwealth Cup trophy.
V Prior Seasons
2019-20
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Life Center Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
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MAPL Friends Challenge, Friends Central School
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The Shipley School | View Recap | Loss | 51-57 | ||
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MAPL Friends Challenge, The Shipley School
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The Shipley School | Details | Loss | 30-55 | ||
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Westtown School
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Westtown School | View Recap | Loss | 34-71 | ||
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Princeton Day School
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Win | 57-33 | ||
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Hill Tournament Round 2
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Loss | 26-63 | ||
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Agnes Irwin School
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Agnes Irwin School | View Recap | Win | 46-35 | ||
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vs Institute of Notre Dame (MD), Bullis Tournament - Bullis School (MD)
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Bullis | View Recap | Loss | 42-33 | ||
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Bullis Tournament - Bullis School (MD)
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Bullis | View Recap | Loss | 45-40 | ||
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Bullis Tournament - Bullis School (MD)
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TBD
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Bullis | View Recap | Loss | 41-38 | ||
2021-22
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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MAPL-Friends Challenge, Friends Central School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 22-61 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
Shipley vs Lawrenceville - MAPL/Friends Challenge
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Girls' Basketball |
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MAPL-Friends Challenge, The Shipley School
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Friends Central School | Details | Loss | 28-31 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Agnes Irwin School
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Girls' Basketball |
Perkiomen School vs The Madeira School - Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Girls' Basketball |
Academy of Penguin Hall - Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 64-17 | ||
V Girls' Basketball |
Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament - Consolation Game
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Gillison Court | Details | ||||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Princeton Day School
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Princeton Day School | Details | CANCELLED | |||
V Girls' Basketball |
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Hill Girls' Basketball Tournament - Championship Game, Perkiomen School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 44-52 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
V Girls' Basketball |
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Millbrook
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Millbrook School | Details | Loss | 57-60 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
JV Prior Seasons
2019-20
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | View Recap | Loss | 9-40 | ||
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Agnes Irwin School
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Agnes Irwin School | View Recap | Loss | 8-31 | ||
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Westtown School
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Win | 18 - 16 | ||
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Germantown Academy
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Mercer Court 1 | View Recap | Loss | 17-59 | ||
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The Lawrenceville School
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Gillison Court | View Recap | Loss | 37-18 | ||
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The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | View Recap | Loss | 25-41 | ||
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Academy of the New Church
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Academy of the New Church | Details | CANCELLED | |||
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Blair Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | POSTPONED: TBD | |||
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Perkiomen School
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Gillison Court | Details | Loss | 20-22 | ||
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Mercersburg Academy
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Mercersburg Academy | Details | Loss | 13-21 | ||
2021-22
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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JV Girls' Basketball |
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Perkiomen School
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Perkiomen School | Details | Win | 31-4 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
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Shipley
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The Shipley School | Details | Win | 22-18 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
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Blair Academy
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Gillison Court | Details | Win | 27-18 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
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The Hun School of Princeton
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The Hun School of Princeton | Details | Loss | 15 - 41 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
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Westtown School
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 31-13 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
vs.
The Peddie School
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The Peddie School | Details | ||||
JV Girls' Basketball |
vs.
Germantown Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Loss | 24-46 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
vs.
Blair Academy
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Blair Academy | Details | Loss | 10-31 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
vs.
Agnes Irwin School
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Agnes Irwin School | Details | Loss | 15-24 | ||
JV Girls' Basketball |
vs.
Mercersburg Academy
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Sweeney Gym | Details | Win | 23-15 | ||