Prospect Spotlight: Sophia Fontaine
Sophia Fontaine wrapped up her first season in the NEPSAC this past spring at Proctor Academy. The 6-foot-2 Proctor Academy forward, member of the class of 2022, is one of the top players in New Hampshire regardless of class. Fontaine…
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Continue ReadingSophia Fontaine wrapped up her first season in the NEPSAC this past spring at Proctor Academy. The 6-foot-2 Proctor Academy forward, member of the class of 2022, is one of the top players in New Hampshire regardless of class.
Fontaine took a lot from her experience in a challenging prep hoops league.
“The transition was OK, it was rough at the beginning,” said Fontaine, who missed the first third of the basketball season with a hyperextended knee suffered from playing soccer. “It was way better competition in my eyes, it pushed me harder. It was very high intensity.”
Fontaine transferred to Proctor Academy after her freshman season at Cathedral High School in Boston, but she still rocks with coach Clinton Lassiter on the AAU circuit with the Boston Showstoppers. The Showstoppers are not playing in July, but Fontaine is still seeing her recruitment increase after averaging 11 point and 6 rebounds per game for Proctor this past season.
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Fontaine comes from a basketball family. Her older brother, Isaiah, graduated from the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley and signed to play professionally in Finland. Sophia’s father, Elliot, played at Lafayette and her mother, Ramona Foster, played at Emmanuel College. Her sister also named Ramona, plays volleyball at SNHU.
Fontaine has offers from James Madison and Xavier.
“I feel like I’m going to be an all-around player. Most colleges, you can’t be a specific position. I’m going to be a power forward, but have a handle play the three,” Fontaine said. “It’s been good because basically my whole family has been through a whole process like this, I’ve had a lot of support.”
Fontaine’s most interesting basketball experience, though, is with the Puerto Rican National Team. She is currently on the U16 roster and played in her first FIBA Tournament last summer. Her grandmother was born in Puerto Rico, so is eligible to participate.
“It was exciting and I learned a lot from it,” Fontaine said. “I can’t speak Spanish. I’m able to adapt to hard things. I would not understand at first, but then I’d get to know the plays. They’d support me and push me, take their time with me. It was really fun. All the girls were fun. The whole thing was humbling.”