Mary Ellen Gambon
Throughout her life, Randolph High School’s boys junior varsity basketball coach Brittany Wilson felt she had something to prove. Now she is one step closer to dunking her critics as she leads the Blue Devils into the semifinals of the South Shore League junior varsity boys tournament on her home court on Feb. 11.
The Hyde Park native moved to Randolph at age eight to escape the peer pressure of city living. Although she just turned 27, her playful personality and youthful appearance help her relate to her team, she said.
“Everybody says I look like a baby,” she joked. “Some of the kids think I’m 15. I try to keep up with the hip lingo, but sooner or later my age starts grabbing on me.”