QUINN MCCOY, Senior – Hockey
• Evans Spear Award finalist
* Class B South All-Star
* Team MVP
* Captain
McCoy culminated his terrific career with a superb senior season, one which was capped by raising another championship trophy to the sky.
McCoy joined the Cheverus/Yarmouth varsity as a sophomore and scored four goals and added 11 assists, earning All-Rookie team honors for his efforts. As a junior, McCoy led the team in scoring, had a terrific postseason and helped Cheverus/Yarmouth to the first state title in the co-op program’s history while earning Class B South third-team mention in the process.
A vastly different team took the ice this year and with McCoy serving as a captain for the first time, Cheverus/Yarmouth managed to put it all together and win another crown.
McCoy bowed out with nine goals and 25 assists, giving him 29 goals, 59 assists and 88 points for his high school career.
Senior season highlights included a goal in a win over York, a short-handed goal in a victory over Brunswick, two goals in a win over the Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester (PLOG) co-op team, an empty net goal in a victory over Class A contender Scarborough and a goal in a win over Gorham.
In the playoffs, McCoy scored a goal in a quarterfinal round victory over Cape Elizabeth, then, thanks to his mastery in the faceoff circle, assisted on three third period goals in Cheverus/Yarmouth’s 5-1 victory over John Bapst in the state final.
“This means even more being a senior and doing it twice in a row,” said McCoy, after the title game. “It’s bittersweet, but this is how I wanted to end it. It was incredible to be on the ice for my final game and to win the state championship. It’s a feeling like no other.”
McCoy, who also plays lacrosse at Cheverus, has a 3.98 grade point average, is a member of National Honors Society and will attend Boston College next fall.
Quinn McCoy, Cheverus’ Winter Athlete of the Year, couldn’t have asked for a better senior season and his teammates and coaches won’t soon forget his myriad contributions.
Coach Dave St. Pierre’s comment: “Quinn posseses a lethal combination of quickness and elite lateral mobility making him a nightmare for opposing defenders. He was a central piece of our success by, to no one’s surprise, unselfishly putting the team’s needs first. Knowing he’d be the focus of opposing team’s defensive schemes, he transformed his game from more of a scorer to playmaker utilizing his puck possession skills to draw defenders’ attention so he could set-up his line-mates. While his on-ice performance is impressive enough, it is his off-ice character that sets him apart. His relentless work ethic and supportive leadership within our room, all-star status in the classroom and participation in community endeavors, have set a standard for others to aspire. We couldn’t be more proud of Quinn.”
Previous winners:
• 2023-24 Leo McNabb (basketball)
* 2022-23 Silvano Ismail (basketball)
* 2021-22 Frank Morang (track)
* 2020-21 Jackson Header (hockey)
* 2019-20 Quinton Hastings (swimming)
• 2018-19 Brim Peabody (swimming)
• 2017-18 Michael Hatch (hockey)
• 2016-17 Zeb Leavitt (wrestling)
• 2015-16 Michael O’Donovan (swimming)
• 2014-15 James Hannigan (hockey)
• 2013-14 Jake Dixon (track)
• 2012-13 Trebor Lawton (swimming)
• 2011-12 Trebor Lawton (swimming)
• 2010-11 Jack Terwilliger (track)
• 2009-10 Indiana Faithfull (basketball)
• 2008-09 Zander Markellos (skiing)
• 2007-08 Matt Libby (swimming)
• 2006-07 Matt Libby (swimming)
• 2005-06 Alex Arthur (hockey)
• 2004-05 Adam Horgan (hockey)
• 2003-04 Kevin Marchesi (hockey)
CAROLINE ROUSSEAU, Sophomore – Hockey
• All-State
Rousseau scored the biggest goal of the season and the biggest goal in Stags’ history.
A goal that she was born to score and one that didn’t exactly come as a surprise.
Even if she’s not a forward by nature.
Rousseau, who moved up from her natural position of defense to forward this season, capped Cheverus’ run to a third consecutive title with a goal to beat Brunswick in overtime of the state final.
If that had been her lone achievement, it would have been impressive enough, but it was simply the cherry on top of a season to remember.
Rousseau, the daughter of Cheverus coach Scott Rousseau, grew up absorbing the game and made an immediate impact as a freshman, setting a program record for first-year players by scoring 19 goals and adding 37 assists, as the Stags won the state title.
She’s been equally dynamic in field hockey, helping Cheverus win the past two Class A championships, scoring a series of timely goals.
This winter, to help fill some mighty holes left by departed players, Rousseau moved up to forward and scored 38 goals, assisted on 17 others and recorded only six penalty minutes in 19 games. Rousseau scored or assisted on 53 percent of the Stags’ goals and teamed with the great Lucy Johnson to make up what was, at times, an unstoppable attack.
Highlights were plentiful and included a hat trick in a season-opening win over York, two goals and an assist in a victory over Falmouth/Scarborough, four goals in a win over the Portland/South Portland/Deering/Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete Beacons co-op, two goals in a victory over St. Dom’s, two more in a win over Gorham, two goals in a win over Penobscot, three goals and two assists in a victory over Biddeford, another hat trick in a second win over Penobscot and the only goal in a late-season 1-0 victory over Yarmouth/Freeport.
Rousseau then excelled in the playoffs.
In a semifinal round win over Biddeford, she scored four times. In the regional final against the Beacons, Rousseau scored the final goal in a 7-1 victory. Then, in a thrilling state final versus Brunswick, the Stags had to rally to tie the score on a Johnson goal (assisted by Rousseau) before Rousseau won it with the biggest goal of her life, 3 minutes, 32 seconds in overtime, to give Cheverus another trophy.
“I’ll never forget that moment,” Rousseau said. “It’s unbelievable. I always thought we could do it. It just took us some time to get going and once our young players got going, we were unstoppable.”
Everything that Caroline Rousseau, Cheverus’ Winter Athlete of the Year, has touched in her high school career has turned to gold. And she’s not closed to being finished. The highlights and memories figure to keep on coming for one of the special talents this program, and the state, have ever seen.
Coach Scott Rousseau‘s comment: “What most do not know is that Caroline is not a forward. She has played defense her entire career and continues to play defense at Showcase Summer Events and for the Boston Americans, her Tier I U-16 Club team. That experience lends to her ability to control the game at both ends of the ice. She was the most complete player in the state this year, able to score when we needed offense, but also able to support the defense in our zone to help create a team defensive structure that led the state in team defense with only 22 goals allowed. This was most evident in our effort shutting down the potent Beacons offense in the South Region Final. And we know, defense wins championships. Caroline’s ability, along with Lucy’s, to control the middle of the ice and provide support to not only the young defense corps, but also our very inexperienced wings, was immeasurable. Though only a sophomore, her already extensive big-game experience and ability to play her best hockey in the biggest moments provided a sense of confidence to her teammates, providing leadership support, but her best attribute, instilled by coaches and the example that Lucy and other Cheverus players established before her, is that it’s all about winning. The scoring doesn’t matter. Winning hockey matters. We won ultimately because our best player sacrificed scoring to be a 200-foot player that cared about our team success before any individual honors. And every so often, I am reminded that she’s an even better person and teammate than player.”
Previous winners:
• 2023-24 Maddie Fitzpatrick (basketball)
* 2022-23 Maddie Fitzpatrick (basketball)
* 2021-22 Emma Lizotte (basketball)
* 2020-21 Lucia Pompeo (hockey)
• 2019-20 Lauren Jordan (basketball and track)
• 2018-19 Victoria Bossong (track)
• 2017-18 Emma Gallant (track)
• 2016-17 Annesley Black (Alpine skiing)
• 2015-16 Emily Turner (track)
• 2014-15 Abby Longstaff (swimming)
• 2013-14 Sarah Nappo (swimming)
• 2012-13 Brooke Flaherty (basketball)
• 2011-12 Fiona Hendry (track)
• 2010-11 Caroline Summa (track)
• 2009-10 Saundrine Lanouette (hockey)
• 2008-09 Caroline Summa (track)
• 2007-08 Jessica Groth (track)
• 2006-07 Jessica Groth (track)
• 2005-06 Caitlin Barber (Alpine skiing)
• 2004-05 Jill Horan (swimming)
• 2003-04 Alana Van Loenen (track)
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