Ashley F Saniya Rivers named NC Gatorade Player of the Year Updated: 2021-05-27 15:48:34 Tags: By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer Wilmington, N.C. — Ashley forward Saniya Rivers was named the North Carolina girls' basketball Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday. The honor comes for Rivers after an outstanding season in which see led the Screaming Eagles to the 4A Eastern regional championship game. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Rivers as North Carolina’s best high school girls basketball player.