For the 2nd straight year, the Foothills Council produced a Class B sectional champion in Glens Falls and a Class A finalist in Amsterdam. The future of the league is very promising, with budding young talents dotting teams such as Gloversville and Scotia-Glenville in the south and Queensbury in the north.
The Foothills all-league lists treated those that participated in the 2nd annual Empire State Takeover invitational summer league in 2016 very well, with all nine participants seeing their name selected. Seven of them came from the Foothills South division, including 5 out of 6 1st teamers selected. From the North division, the Tougas sisters continued their reign of dominance. Among those two divisions, an overall 1st team is also selected - 5 out of the 6 picks participated in last year's summer league.
This year, the list is headlined by the Foothills Council MVP, Glens Falls sophomore Sophie Tougas. Among 2016 ESTers, joining her on the overall 1st team is her sister, Glens Falls senior and Queens commit Lucy Tougas, Amsterdam senior and Saint Rose signee Nina Fedullo, Scotia-Glenville senior and Adelphi signee Caitlin Estes, and the young gun, Gloversville sophomore Harmony Philo.
Joining Fedullo, Estes, and Philo on the All-South 1st Team was Amsterdam junior Giuliana Pritchard and Johnstown senior Claire Guzielek. A pair of Scotia-Glenville teammates - junior Mary Kate Palleschi and freshman Mikyla Mitchell, one of two freshmen to make a Foothills all-star team - were on the All-South 2nd Team.
This marks the 2nd consecutive year that Fedullo and both Tougas sisters, all three being 2 year ESTers, made the overall 1st team. A year ago, it was Fedullo (then a junior) earning overall MVP.
Of the 9 girls listed above that played in EST last year, 4 of them are seniors. They're joined by 2 juniors, 2 sophomores, and a freshman. With the upcoming crop of young talent in the Foothills, there could be numerous additional ESTers coming through in 2017. A host of other players made the list in this league; the selections, in list form, are below. Congratulations to all selected, and a special shoutout to the 9 2016 ESTers on the list!
* - girls that participated in the 2016 Empire State Takeover summer league
MVP
*Sophie Tougas (Glens Falls 2019)
Overall 1st Team
*Lucy Tougas (Glens Falls 2017; Queens commit)
*Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam 2017; Saint Rose signee)
*Caitlin Estes (Scotia-Glenville 2017; Adelphi signee)
*Harmony Philo (Gloversville 2019)
Naesha Kelley (Hudson Falls 2018)
North 1st Team
*Lucy Tougas
*Sophie Tougas
Naesha Kelley
Emily Vallee (Schuylerville 2018)
Taylor Scarincio (Glens Falls 2018)
South 1st Team
*Nina Fedullo
*Caitlin Estes
*Harmony Philo
*Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018)
*Claire Guzielek (Johnstown 2017)
Kerri Hauser (Gloversville 2018)
North 2nd Team
Maddy Akins (Hudson Falls 2017)
Claire Carpenter (South Glens Falls 2017)
Emma Hayes (Queensbury 2017)
Hope Sullivan (Queensbury 2020)
Mackenzie Collier (South Glens Falls 2018)
South 2nd Team
*Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018)
*Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020)
Kendra Lavery (Gloversville 2019)
Maria Lomanto (Amsterdam 2017)
Brady Santiago (Amsterdam 2017)
South Honorable Mention
Jasmine Gonzalez (Gloversville 2018)
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