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Lee Park Prep’s Viviana Nigro is The Observer girls’ basketball player of the week

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Lee Park Prep’s Viviana Nigro is The Observer’s girls’ basketball player of the week.

The 5-7 senior broke her own school record, pouring in 50 points to go with seven rebounds, eight steals and one assist to lead Lee Park Prep to 59-47 win at Faith Academy Charter on Jan. 22. Lee Park Prep is a K-12 prep school in Monroe. Lee Park has about 150 students in its high school.

Nigro is averaging 23.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.2 steals and 1.6 assists per game for Lee Park Prep. She has 1,859 career points.

This story was originally published January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM with the headline "Lee Park Prep’s Viviana Nigro is The Observer girls’ basketball player of the week."

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