Wednesday, February 21, 2018

All-Star Season: EST Participants Well Represented with Postseason Accolades

Section 2 - Colonial Council

The Colonial Council all-league list, which features a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team, included 8 2017 EST participants. 6 of the 8 played in the summer league, with 5 of them being regular participants. The league's MVP, Ahniysha Jackson, was a Summer Kickoff participant. Schalmont 8th grader Payton Graber was in the Upstate Elite fall event, and Catholic Central junior Riqiya Harris played in a week of EST in August. The full list of EST participants on the Colonial all-league teams below:

1st Team
Ahniysha Jackson (CCHS 2020) - MVP
Emily Frodyma (CCHS 2018)

2nd Team
Sam Dayter (Cohoes 2018; SUNY Poly 2022)
Allie Pacatte (Cobleskill-Richmondville 2018)
Payton Graber (Schalmont 2022)

3rd Team
Paige Brinkman (Schalmont 2018; Western New England 2022)
Madison Graber (Schalmont 2018; SUNY Cortland 2022)
Riqiya Harris (CCHS 2019)


Section 2 - Foothills Council

Section II's Foothills Council, which features Class A and B schools, moved from the former North/South division format to one large league this year. The all-league selections, which featured a 1st & 2nd team along with honorable mention, included 7 2017 EST participants. 5 of the 7 were regular participants in the summer league, including Amsterdam standout senior & Hartwick bound Giuliana Pritchard. The two second-teamers that were EST participants, Schuylerville senior Emily Vallee and Hudson Falls senior Naesha Kelley, both were in the Upstate Elite fall event. The list of ESTers below:

1st Team
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018) - MVP
Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018)
Harmony Philo (Gloversville 2019)

2nd Team
Emily Vallee (Schuylerville 2018)
Naesha Kelley (Hudson Falls 2018)

Honorable Mention
Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020)
Rhaymi Porter (Scotia-Glenville 2020)


Section 2 - Suburban Council

Section II's premier league, the Suburban Council, released an all-league list that featured many EST participants. The league, which features mainly Class AA schools with a few Class A schools in the mix, had a 1st, 2nd, & 3rd team in its all-league selections. Out of the 16 selections, 14 of them were 2017 EST participants - and a 15th made a summer league appearance in July. 12 of the 14 played in the summer league, including league MVP Cameron Tooley. 5 of the 6 1st teamers (including Tooley) are seniors, with Dolly Cairns being the lone underclassman, and all of the seniors are scholarship signees. The two Suburban all-stars that just participated in one-day events - Aliyah Wright (Colonie 2019) and Valencia Fontenelle-Posson (Guilderland 2021) - were in the Upstate Elite fall event. Full list of ESTers:

1st Team
Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018; Le Moyne signee) - MVP
Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs 2020)
Stephanie Jankovic (Averill Park 2018; Saint Anselm signee)
Shyla Sanford (Shaker 2018; LIU Brooklyn signee)
Alexandra Tudor (Shenendehowa 2018; St. Francis (BK) signee)
Erin Fouracre (Colonie 2018; Le Moyne signee) (1 EST night in July)

2nd Team
Kerry Flaherty (Saratoga Springs 2019; Holy Cross commit)
Julianna Okoniewski (Bethlehem 2018; U of Rochester commit)
Kelsey Wood (Averill Park 2020)
Aliyah Wright (Colonie 2019)

3rd Team
Molly Kirby (Bethlehem 2018)
Maggie Kirby (Bethlehem 2018)
Cat Almeida (Shenendehowa 2019)
Lexi Van Vorst (Columbia 2019)
Valencia Fontenelle-Posson (Guilderland 2021)


Section 2 - Wasaren League

The Wasaren League - a mainly Class B & C league in Section II that fielded an eventual state semifinalist in Class C along with a sectional finalist in B and an additional sectional semifinalist in each class - released an all-league list of an MVP and 1st & 2nd teams. Of the 11 selections, 8 participated in 2017 EST events, with 7 having played in the summer league. The lone all-star that was solely a one-day participant, Fiona Mooney, was in the Summer Kickoff. 5 of the 7 summer leaguers - Kayla Doody, Renna Poulin, Logan Thayne, Sophie Phillips, and Lilly Phillips - were all on the Next Big Thing team that held the summer league's best record and made the league finals. Full list of ESTers:

1st Team
Kayla Doody (Tamarac 2018; SUNY Plattsburgh commit)
Sam Pasinella (Mechanicville 2018; Sage commit)
Renna Poulin (Tamarac 2019)
Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls 2020)
Sophie Phillips (Cambridge 2021)

2nd Team
Molly Brophy (Greenwich 2021)
Lilly Phillips (Cambridge 2021)
Fiona Mooney (Cambridge 2021)


Section 2 - Western Athletic Conference

The WAC, a small-school conference blanketing much of the western 2/3 of Section II & featuring mainly Class C & D schools, had a 2017 ESTer on the top of the list. Last year's only WAC representative in the EST summer league, Taylor Meacham (Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2020), was named the WAC Mohawk Division MVP.


Section 2 - Adirondack League

The Adirondack League, the small-school league for the northern portion of Section II, released an all-league list that featured an MVP and 1st-2nd team selections. Hope Boland (Warrensburg 2020), the only Adirondack Leaguer that participated in a 2017 EST event (Upstate Elite fall event), earned an all-league 1st team selection.


Section 3 - Salt City Athletic Conference

The newly constructed Salt City Athletic Conference, a Syracuse-based league that includes the area's Class AA & A public schools, featured 6 EST one-day event participants in its all-league lists. 5 of them were in the Metro division, which was exclusively the AA schools; 4 of those 5 were 1st teamers. The list of ESTers:

Salt City Metro 1st Team
Chyna Butler (Nottingham 2018)
Mackenzie Smith (West Genesee 2019)
Madison Smith (West Genesee 2019)
Jess Cook (Cicero-North Syracuse 2021)

Salt City Metro 2nd Team
Lexie Roe (Fayetteville-Manlius 2021)

Salt City Empire 1st Team
Stef Gera (Auburn 2019)


Section 3 - OHSL Liberty League

The Onondaga High School League, a Syracuse-based league that includes the area's Class B schools along with its predominant private schools, had 5 EST participants in its all-league lists. 3 of the 5 were 1st teamers in the American division, which was where the private schools were placed. One of the all-league selections - Sam Doupe (Phoenix 2018; SUNY Oswego commit) - made a summer league appearance in July. The list of EST participants:

OHSL Liberty American 1st Team
Aurora DeShaies (Bishop Ludden 2019)
Abby Wilkinson (Bishop Grimes 2019)
Brooke Jarvis (CBA 2020)

OHSL Liberty American 2nd Team
Ally Shoemaker (Chittenango 2020)

OHSL Liberty National 1st Team
Samantha Doupe (Phoenix 2018; SUNY Oswego commit)


Section 3 - Frontier League

The Frontier League - a 4-division league that is home to all of the Watertown-area schools - had 4 2017 EST participants and an additional 2016 participant earn all-league honors. All of them were in the Frontier 'B' division, home to the Class B schools. The list of ESTers:

Frontier B
Kylee Rosbrook (General Brown 2018) (2016 one-day participant) - MVP
Jenna Zimmerman (South Jefferson 2018; Le Moyne signee) - 1st Team
Jackie Piddock (South Jefferson 2022) - 1st Team
Alyssa Stevenson (South Jefferson 2019) - 1st Team
Abby Piddock (South Jefferson 2020) - HM


Section 3 - Tri-Valley League

The TVL, which is home to the Utica area's Class AA & A schools along with a couple Bs, had 4 EST participants earn all-league honors. A pair of them - seniors Namir Davis (Utica Proctor) and Petrina DeMarco (Whitesboro) - were past summer leaguers in 2016. The list of ESTers:

TVL (Colonial)
Kaia Henderson (New Hartford 2022) - MVP
Namir Davis (Utica Proctor 2018) - HM
Petrina DeMarco (Whitesboro 2018) - HM

TVL (Pioneer)
Sydney Lusher (Oneida 2021) - 1st Team


Section 3 - Center State Conference

The CSC, a large conference encompassing nearly all of the Class B, C, & D schools in the eastern half of Section III, had a dozen ESTers earn all-league honors over its 4 divisions. 9 of the 12 were 2017 summer leaguers, with 8 of them earning 1st team honors. The list of ESTers, by division:

CSC Div I
Belle Kranbuhl (Adirondack 2020) - 1st Team
Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent 2020) - 1st Team
Cassidy Kotary (Holland Patent 2019) - 2nd Team (Summer Kickoff)
Makenna Reinold (Holland Patent 2019) - 2nd Team (Summer Kickoff)

CSC Div II
Madison Greco (West Canada Valley 2018; Sage commit) - 1st Team
Olivia Langdon (Little Falls 2019) - 1st Team

CSC Div III
Julie Ford (Cooperstown 2018; Albany signee) - MVP
Sophie Wittenbeck (Waterville 2018) - 1st Team
Allison Moreau (Sauquoit Valley 2019) - 1st Team
Molly Williams (Waterville 2019) - 1st Team
Meaghan Perrino (Cooperstown 2018) - 1st Team (Upstate Elite)
Maggie Schuermann (Cooperstown 2018) - 2nd Team


Section 3 - Central Counties League

The CCL, a league comprised of Class D schools from the south-central portion of Section III, had one player that participated in 2017 EST events. That player, Jaelyn Vleer-Elliott (Brookfield 2021) - who participated in both one-day events - earned MVP honors.


WMass - Massachusetts All-Berkshire County

The Berkshire County all-star list, voted on by coaches in the county's North & South divisions, featured ESTers from the past two years. Gwen Carpenter (Mount Everett 2019), a 2016 summer league participant that was injured last summer, headlined the list with Berkshire MVP honors. 2017 summer leaguer Lexi Mercier (Hoosac Valley 2019) was named to the All-Berkshire team.


Vermont Senior All-Stars & Dream Dozen

The Vermont Basketball Coaches' Association has released its selections for their annual senior all-star games. These games will take place on Saturday, March 24 at Windsor High School. Two games are on tap; one featuring players from Division I & Division II, and the other featuring Division III & IV players. Two EST participants - Emma Carter (Mount Abraham 2018; Franklin Pierce signee) and Anna Iannotti (Mount Anthony 2018) - have been selected to participate in the Division I/II game.

Also, the VBCA has announced its selections for the prestigious Dream Dozen - those considered the top 12 returning players in the state. Like the senior all-star game, a Div I/II & Div III/IV Dream Dozen is selected. Two more that have participated in EST events - Grace Mahar (Mount Anthony 2020) and Harper Mead (CVU 2019) - have been selected to the Div I/II Dream Dozen. A full list of Dream Dozen names are below:

Division I & II
Grace Mahar (Mount Anthony 2020)
Harper Mead (CVU 2019)
Kelly Laggis (BFA St. Albans 2019)
Hailey Derosia (Brattleboro)
Lily Mitchell (Burlington)
Ryleigh Coloutti (Fair Haven 2021)
Isabelle Sullivan (Lamoille)
Camryn Heath (Lyndon)
Fiona Connolly (Rice 2021)
Elise Magro (Rutland)
Josie Choiniere (St. Johnsbury 2020)
Sadie Stetson (St. Johnsbury 2019)

Division III & IV
Lauren Alley (Blue Mountain)
Kiana Johnson (Chelsea)
Hannah Buffum (Green Mountain)
Paige Karl (Green Mountain)
Letty Hill (Hazen)
Hayley Goodwin (Mid-Vermont Christian)
Sydney Goodwin (Mid-Vermont Christian)
Julia Lee (Mount St. Joseph)
Allie Almond (Proctor)
Maddie Flanders (Proctor)
Jenee McGee (West Rutland)
Olivia Rockwood (Windsor)

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