NORTH SHORE (Podcast) Thanks to their outstanding achievements both athletically and academically, Newburyport’s Parker McLaren and Beverly’s India Ingemi have been honored as the Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month for February. For Ingemi Interview Click Here
Parker McLaren – Moynihan Lumber Student Athlete of the Month with Bill Newell
McLaren completed one of the most remarkable single-seasons in Newburyport High boys basketball history, leading his team to a 16-6 record and a second straight Cape Ann League Kinney Division title after averaging 22.9 points per game for the season, including 26.6 points in the month of February. The 6-foot-5 forward also averaged 9.6 rebounds per game, made 59 3-pointers and had 30 steals and 19 blocks while shooting 45% from the field and 50.8% from 3-point range.
The senior finished with 1,059 career points in three varsity seasons, becoming the fourth Newburyport High boys basketball player to ever reach the milestone, and after the season he was named CAL Kinney Division Player of the Year and Daily News Boys Basketball MVP.
Academically McLaren has also been outstanding. The senior has a GPA of 3.3 and recorded a 1330 on his SAT, and outside of the classroom he regularly volunteers at the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club, where he’s served Christmas and Thanksgiving Dinners to children in need over the past few years. He’s also worked every Clipper Boys Basketball Clinic and Newburyport Boys Basketball Association Clinic over the past three years while also helping out at a number of other local sports camps.
How is he able to manage everything he’s got going on?
“Just making sure I stay on track with my scheduling and getting my schoolwork done when I can,” McLaren said. “It’s been hard to time manage sometimes but you’ve got to get it done.”
As of now, McLaren is still undecided on his college plans. He is planning on playing Division 3 college basketball and is considering a handful of possible opportunities for his future.
