With high school basketball season officially a thing of the past and AAU season upon us, local sports media outlets are gradually releasing all-star accolades for athletes in their coverage areas. Prominent newspapers such as the Times Union (Albany), Post-Standard (Syracuse), and Times-Herald Record (Middletown) are among these outlets. Throughout upstate NY and beyond, these all-area lists have been loaded with participants of Empire State Takeover events, with many of them being summer leaguers. Congratulations go out to all of these standout players; check to see what ESTers made the lists below!
Media All-Area
Times Union
The Times Union - the Capital District's most well-recognized newspaper - released all-area selections that were heavy with EST participants. James Allen, the paper's predominant high school sports reporter, produced 1st-3rd teams for both large schools (Class AA, A) and small schools (Class B, C, D). Of the 30 overall sections, 22 were EST 2017 participants. 19 of the 22 were regular summer league participants, with a 20th - Erin Fouracre - that made a summer league appearance in July. There were also a pair of former EST summer leaguers - Ava Fitzmaurice & Rebekkah Dean - that earned all-star honors. The full list of ESTers below:
Large School
Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018; Le Moyne signee) - Athlete of the Year
Stephanie Jankovic (Averill Park 2018; Saint Anselm signee) - 1st Team
Shyla Sanford (Shaker 2018; LIU Brooklyn signee) - 1st Team
Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs 2020) - 1st Team
Erin Fouracre (Colonie 2018; Le Moyne signee) - 1st Team
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018; Hartwick commit) - 2nd Team
Alexandra Tudor (Shenendehowa 2018; St. Francis (BK) signee) - 2nd Team
Harmony Philo (Gloversville 2019) - 2nd Team
Kelsey Wood (Averill Park 2020) - 2nd Team
Maggie Kirby (Bethlehem 2018) - 3rd Team
Julianna Okoniewski (Bethlehem 2018; U of Rochester commit) - 3rd Team
Kerry Flaherty (Saratoga Springs 2019; Holy Cross commit) - 3rd Team
Aliyah Wright (Colonie 2019) (Upstate Elite fall event) - 3rd Team
Ahniysha Jackson (CCHS 2020) (Summer Kickoff) - 3rd Team
Small School
Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls 2020) - 1st Team
Ava Fitzmaurice (Greenville 2018) (2015-16 ESTer) - 1st Team
Sam Pasinella (Mechanicville 2018; Sage commit) - 2nd Team
Renna Poulin (Tamarac 2019) - 2nd Team
Sophie Phillips (Cambridge 2021) - 2nd Team
Rebekkah Dean (Mekeel Christian 2018) (2015-16 ESTer) - 2nd Team
Sam Dayter (Cohoes 2018; SUNY Poly commit) - 3rd Team
Madison Graber (Schalmont 2018; SUNY Cortland commit) - 3rd Team
Lilly Phillips (Cambridge 2021) - 3rd Team
Payton Graber (Schalmont 2022) (Upstate Elite fall event) - 3rd Team
Daily Gazette
The Daily Gazette, a predominant Capital District newspaper based in Schenectady, released its annual extensive all-area list spanning the entirety of Section 2. In all, 26 2017 EST participants and 3 summer league participants from previous years were all-area selections. 22 of them played in the most recent summer league - including 11 of the 15 1st-3rd team selections - with 21 of them being regular participants. The full list of ESTers:
1st Team
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018; Hartwick commit)
Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018; Le Moyne signee)
Harmony Philo (Gloversville 2019)
Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs 2020)
2nd Team
Stephanie Jankovic (Averill Park 2018; Saint Anselm signee)
Alexandra Tudor (Shenendehowa 2018; St. Francis (BK) signee)
Erin Fouracre (Colonie 2018; Le Moyne signee) (1 summer league appearance in July)
3rd Team
Julianna Okoniewski (Bethlehem 2018; U of Rochester commit)
Shyla Sanford (Shaker 2018; LIU Brooklyn signee)
Kerry Flaherty (Saratoga Springs 2019; Holy Cross commit)
Rebekkah Dean (Mekeel Christian 2018) (2015-16 ESTer)
Honorable Mention
Maggie Kirby (Bethlehem 2018)
Molly Kirby (Bethlehem 2018)
Cat Almeida (Shenendehowa 2019)
Kelsey Wood (Averill Park 2020)
Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018)
Taylor Meacham (Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2020)
Sam Pasinella (Mechanicville 2018; Sage commit)
Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls 2020)
Molly Brophy (Greenwich 2021)
Sophie Phillips (Cambridge 2021)
Madison Graber (Schalmont 2018; SUNY Cortland commit)
Kyra Oeffler (Heatly 2018; Sage commit)
Bre Palmatier (Middleburgh 2018) (2016 ESTer)
Ava Fitzmaurice (Greenville 2018) (2015-16 ESTer)
Aliyah Wright (Colonie 2019) (Upstate Elite fall event)
Emily Vallee (Schuylerville 2018) (Upstate Elite fall event)
Ahniysha Jackson (Catholic Central 2020) (Summer Kickoff)
Payton Graber (Schalmont 2022) (Upstate Elite fall event)
The Recorder, a newspaper which is Amsterdam area's predominant media outlet, released an all-area team that saw a multi-year EST summer leaguer lead the way. After having a prolific senior season that saw her join former EST standout Nina Fedullo (Saint Rose) as the school's only 1,000 point scorers along with being the first in school history to score 500+ points in a single season,
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018) was chosen as The Recorder's all-area Player of the Year. An additional 5 players were selected for the all-area team. The list is below, and the full article from The Recorder's Adam Shinder can be accessed at
https://www.recordernews.com/sports/sports-local/116607.
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018) - Player Of The Year
Hannah Coupas (Northville 2018)
Lucia Liverio (Amsterdam 2018)
Sydney Sheldon (Mayfield 2018)
Abby Lombardoni (Fonda-Fultonville 2020)
Jackie Stanavich (Amsterdam 2021)
The section2basketball.com all-area lists were released during the 2nd week of March. The extensive lists were compiled by the website's founder & curator, Ed Bemiss, and featured 1st-6th teams for Class AA, A, & B, 1st-7th teams for Class C, and 1st-5th teams for Class D. The selected overall player of the year was 3-year summer leaguer
Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018; Le Moyne signee). In total, there were 53 2017 EST participants selected to all-area teams - 25 AA, 12 A, 9 B, 6 C, 1 D. 44 were summer league participants. There were also 3 selections that weren't 2017 summer league participants, but played in previous years - all in Class C. The full list can be accessed at
http://blogs.section2basketball.com/fromthestands/2018/03/11/2017-18-section2basketball-com-girls-all-star-teams/; the full list of EST participants is below.
Cameron Tooley (Shenendehowa 2018; Le Moyne signee) - Player of the Year
Shyla Sanford (Shaker 2018; LIU Brooklyn signee) - 1st team
Alexandra Tudor (Shenendehowa 2018; St. Francis (BK) signee) - 1st team
Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs 2020) - 1st team
Erin Fouracre (Colonie 2018; Le Moyne signee) (made summer league appearance in July) - 1st team
Maggie Kirby (Bethlehem 2018) - 2nd team
Julianna Okoniewski (Bethlehem 2018; U of Rochester commit) - 2nd team
Kerry Flaherty (Saratoga Springs 2019; Holy Cross commit) - 2nd team
Aliyah Wright (Colonie 2019) - 2nd team
Molly Kirby (Bethlehem 2018) - 3rd team
Cat Almeida (Shenendehowa 2019) - 3rd team
Lexi Van Vorst (Columbia 2019) - 3rd team
Julia DeBeatham (Shaker 2020) - 3rd team
Ahniysha Jackson (Catholic Central 2020) - 3rd team
Emily Frodyma (Catholic Central 2018) - 4th team
Alivia Paeglow (Colonie 2019) - 4th team
Kyara Triblet (Colonie 2019) - 4th team
Valencia Fontenelle-Posson (Guilderland 2021) - 4th team
Lexi DeBeatham (Shaker 2018) - 5th team
Aubrey Halloran (Albany 2018) - 5th team
Briann Barringer (Saratoga Springs 2018) (made summer league appearance in July) - 5th team
Kara Vamvalis (Saratoga Springs 2018) (made summer league appearance in July) - 5th team
Jenalyse Alarcon (Troy 2021) - 6th team
Maddy Malicki (Shaker 2019) - 6th team
Jeonna Anderson (Schenectady 2019) - 6th team
Stephanie Jankovic (Averill Park 2018; Saint Anselm signee) - 1st team
Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam 2018) - 1st team
Mallory Wood (Averill Park 2018; St. John Fisher commit) - 1st team
Harmony Philo (Gloversville 2019) - 1st team
Kelsey Wood (Averill Park 2020) - 1st team
EmmaLee Morgan (Averill Park 2019) - 2nd team
Mikyla Mitchell (Scotia-Glenville 2020) - 2nd team
Mary Kate Palleschi (Scotia-Glenville 2018) - 3rd team
Amelia Wood (Averill Park 2022) - 3rd team
Breanna Lott (Mohonasen 2020) - 3rd team
Naesha Kelley (Hudson Falls 2018) - 4th team
Rhaymi Porter (Scotia-Glenville 2020) - 5th team
Madison Graber (Schalmont 2018; SUNY Cortland commit) - 1st team
Sammy Pasinella (Mechanicville 2018; Sage commit) - 1st team
Renna Poulin (Tamarac 2019) - 1st team
Sam Dayter (Cohoes 2018; SUNY Poly commit) - 2nd team
Payton Graber (Schalmont 2022) - 2nd team
Allie Pacatte (Cobleskill-Richmondville 2018) - 3rd team
Emily Vallee (Schuylerville 2018) - 3rd team
Victoria Konicki (Voorheesville 2019) - 5th team
Paige Brinkman (Schalmont 2018; Western New England commit) - 6th team
Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls 2020) - 1st team
Sophie Phillips (Cambridge 2021) - 1st team
Ava Fitzmaurice (Greenville 2018) (2015-16 ESTer) - 1st team
Lilly Phillips (Cambridge 2021) - 2nd team
Rebekkah Dean (Mekeel Christian Academy 2018) (2015-16 ESTer) - 2nd team
Bre Palmatier (Middleburgh 2018) (2016 ESTer) - 2nd team
Taylor Meacham (Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2020) - 3rd team
Molly Brophy (Greenwich 2021) - 3rd team
Fiona Mooney (Cambridge 2021) - 3rd team
Kyra Oeffler (Heatly 2018; Sage commit) - 1st team
Times-Herald Record (Varsity 845) (Middletown, NY)
The Times-Herald Record, whose 'Varsity 845' high school sports coverage is among the most extensive in the Mid-Hudson region, released an all-area squad dotted with EST participants. The paper's coverage zone encompasses all of Section 9 west of the Hudson River. Of the 15 players selected on its 1st-3rd all-area teams, 6 were EST participants (5 in the summer league). 3 of those 6 - including all-area MVP Chloe Chaffin (Kingston 2018; Fordham signee) - were 1st team selections. The list of ESTers:
Chloe Chaffin (Kingston 2018; Fordham signee) - MVP
Maggie Malone (Cornwall 2019) - 1st Team
Brianna Rozzi (Highland 2019) - 1st Team
Erin Smith (Goshen 2020) - 2nd Team
Grace Van Roy (Saugerties 2019) - 3rd Team
Kiarra Kennedy (Middletown 2020) - 3rd Team
