Arundel’s girls basketball team has enjoyed great success recently and three girls who have contributed to that will go on to make their own success at separate colleges. All-Metro center Simone Egwu has signed with Virginia, second-team All-Metro guard Ashley Davis with Drexel, and guard Ebonee Jones with La Salle.

Last year, the trio played a big part in the No. 3 Wildcats’ 22-6 season that included the runner-up spot in the state Clas 4A final and the Anne Arundel County championship. They again will be among the prime contributors as the Wildcats surely will rank among the area’s top girls teams when they begin practice Saturday.

Egwu, 6-feet-3, shot 62.3 percent from the field and averaged 16.1 points last season as the No. 3 Wildcats won their sixth straight Anne Arundel County championship. Also a force on defense, she averaged 6.2 defensive rebounds among her 10.4 season average.

Davis, 5-feet-9 and exceptionally quick, has excellent range on her jump shot. She averged 14.1 points and 3.1 assists. It's hard to beat the Wildcats when she's hot.

Jones, a multitalented 5-foot09 guard, averaged nine points and 4.5 rebounds last season. In the regional final, a 77-54 win over South River, she had 12 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

--Katherine Dunn