During her years as a student at Philip Barbour High School, Patty Webster (Pecora) was very active in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities. She graduated with honors in the top ten percent of the Class of 1984 and was additionally a two-year member of PB’s National Honor Society chapter and a student council representative.
She also received the US National Achievement Academy award in Science in 1982. Patty was named to Who’s Who Among American Students and was a member of the Yearbook staff, the Pep Club and worked on the school office staff. In 1981 she was a member of the Belington Fair Court and reigned as the Philip Barbour High School Homecoming Queen in 1983.
She also participated in the school track program, but Patty Webster is probably best remembered by Colt fans for her outstanding career on the hardwood. By her senior year, she had become the first basketball player in school history (boy or girl) to surpass the 1000-point mark. Her sharpshooting prowess and all-around floor play during her four seasons for the Lady Colts were recognized multiple times at the conference and state levels.
She was named to All-Big Ten Conference first team in 1983-84 and was honored as the Big Ten Player of the Year. It was also following Patty’s senior season that she was selected to West Virginia’s first team All-State squad in Class AAA. Sadly, her promising basketball career for college and beyond was short-circuited late in her senior season when she suffered a torn ACL during a key game versus arch-rival Elkins.
With basketball now a fond memory, after graduation from PB, Patty Webster Pecora went on to study at Fairmont State College and then moved to Florida in 1986, where she embarked upon a successful 20-year career with Pepsi Cola. She married her husband, Philip, in 2000 and the couple now operates a family business in the Tampa area of Florida.
She also received the US National Achievement Academy award in Science in 1982. Patty was named to Who’s Who Among American Students and was a member of the Yearbook staff, the Pep Club and worked on the school office staff. In 1981 she was a member of the Belington Fair Court and reigned as the Philip Barbour High School Homecoming Queen in 1983.
She also participated in the school track program, but Patty Webster is probably best remembered by Colt fans for her outstanding career on the hardwood. By her senior year, she had become the first basketball player in school history (boy or girl) to surpass the 1000-point mark. Her sharpshooting prowess and all-around floor play during her four seasons for the Lady Colts were recognized multiple times at the conference and state levels.
She was named to All-Big Ten Conference first team in 1983-84 and was honored as the Big Ten Player of the Year. It was also following Patty’s senior season that she was selected to West Virginia’s first team All-State squad in Class AAA. Sadly, her promising basketball career for college and beyond was short-circuited late in her senior season when she suffered a torn ACL during a key game versus arch-rival Elkins.
With basketball now a fond memory, after graduation from PB, Patty Webster Pecora went on to study at Fairmont State College and then moved to Florida in 1986, where she embarked upon a successful 20-year career with Pepsi Cola. She married her husband, Philip, in 2000 and the couple now operates a family business in the Tampa area of Florida.