Aubree Hupp, Mimi Thiero named Times girls basketball co-players of the year

Blackhawk's Hupp and Quaker Valley's Thiero cap record-breaking seasons with top honors

Mar. 31, 2026 at 8:03am

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After record-breaking seasons in their own rights, Blackhawk's Aubree Hupp and Quaker Valley's Mimi Thiero have been named the Beaver County Times' girls high school basketball co-players of the year. Hupp set Blackhawk's career rebounding record and reached 1,000 career boards, while Thiero broke the school's girls and overall scoring records, surpassing 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career.

Why it matters

The Beaver Valley has been home to some of the top high school basketball talent in the region, and this season was no exception. Hupp and Thiero's dominant performances and record-breaking achievements cement their legacies as two of the best players to ever come through the area.

The details

Aubree Hupp, a Blackhawk forward, set a host of personal and team goals heading into her senior season, including winning another section championship, returning to the WPIAL title game, and breaking the school's career rebounding record of 887. Hupp accomplished all of those goals, surpassing the rebounding mark on January 29 and later reaching 1,000 career boards. She also reset her own single-game and single-season rebounding records. Meanwhile, Mimi Thiero of Quaker Valley broke the school's girls basketball scoring record, surpassing 1,396 points, and then became the school's all-time leading scorer, passing 1,965 points. Thiero also recorded her 2,000th point and 1,000th rebound during her senior campaign.

  • Hupp surpassed Blackhawk's career rebounding record of 887 on January 29.
  • Hupp reached 1,000 career rebounds in Blackhawk's PIAA second round game against Belle Vernon.
  • Thiero broke Quaker Valley's girls basketball scoring record against Sto-Rox on December 15.
  • Thiero became Quaker Valley's all-time leading scorer in the team's WPIAL consolation round win over Avonworth.

The players

Aubree Hupp

A senior forward for the Blackhawk High School girls basketball team who set the school's career rebounding record and reached 1,000 career boards this season.

Mimi Thiero

A senior for the Quaker Valley High School girls basketball team who broke the school's girls and overall scoring records, surpassing 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career.

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What they’re saying

“It was so fun to be able to break and reach all those records and milestones my senior year. There isn't much pressure to get rebounding as there is to scoring because it is an effort stat. Rebounding is fun, so it was fun to break all of those.”

— Aubree Hupp

“The season was really surreal, knowing that this was my last season, but it was a lot of fun being around all of my teammates. It was great to be able to represent Quaker Valley these past four years.”

— Mimi Thiero

“The icing on the cake for me was not breaking the all-time school scoring record. It was passing my brother Adou on that list. Becoming the school's all-time leading scorer was not something I was thinking to much about, but passing my brother was a goal that I had early on in my career. We have a great relationship and he congratulated me right after passing him.”

— Mimi Thiero

The takeaway

Aubree Hupp and Mimi Thiero's record-breaking seasons and shared player of the year honors highlight the incredible high school basketball talent in the Beaver Valley region. Their accomplishments cement their legacies as two of the best players to ever come through the area.