Central’s Maddi Amekporfor

By Hayden Swope Maddi Amekporfor of Andover Central was chosen as the Shelter Insurance Athlete of the Month for September.

“I’m so honored to be chosen, it means so much to me,” Amekporfor said. “It shows that my hard work has been paying off and what I’m doing doesn’t go unnoticed.”

Amekporfor has been preparing for her final year in the gym, working on being the best player she can be for herself and her team.

“I’ve been preparing for my senior season a lot,” Amekporfor said. “I wanted to work hard to be able to be a six rotation player and improve myself for my team. I’ve been working on my defense a lot and working at it every day.”

Amekporfor and the Jaguars are looking forward to state at the end of the season, and are working towards that goal every game they get to play.

“This season I’m most focused on team goals,” Amekporfor said. “We have worked so hard to get to where we are today. Every week we try to make mini goals to achieve and focus on those while having bigger goals in mind that we are slowly working towards. Our biggest postseason goal is to make it to state. I believe our team is fully capable of being a top team at state this year, if we keep working hard and improving we can make it there.”

Amekporfor is also involved in basketball at Andover Central, and is planning to continue playing after high school.

“I plan to continue my basketball career in college and where at is undecided as of now,” Amekporfor said.