Hello, folks! It’s been a bit. Sorry for my absence the last week. I assure you that I’m back and have no trips planned for the foreseeable future.
There’s a number of items to touch on, but let’s start with last week’s announcement of the all-state boys basketball teams.
The list of honorees was led by Sky Williams (pictured right). He propelled Tuckahoe to just the second state championship in program history this season and his latest reward was being named Class C state player of the year.
The 6-foot-2 guard led Section 1 in scoring and broke the Tuckahoe all-time scoring record in the process. He also went on to earn MVP honors at the section and state tournament as the Tigers finished a perfect 25-0.
Mount Vernon’s Isaiah Cousins and Mount St. Michael’s Malik Gill (Class AA); Tappan Zee’s Pat Peterson (Class A); and Albertus Magnus’ Tyler Sayre (Class B) were all first-team all-state selections in their respective classes. Cousins, Peterson and Sayre all led their teams to Section 1 championships; Gill, a New Rochelle resident, led his into the CHSAA’s AA Archdiocesan championship game.
Mount Vernon, the Class AA state champ, was one of just eight schools statewide to have three players named all-state.
This also proved to be a particularly strong season for Rockland County, which had seven players from its school placed on all-state teams, including two each from Tappan Zee and Albertus.
Below is a look at all players with local ties who were honored by the sportswriters. Here are the complete Class AA and A teams, followed by the complete Class B, C and D teams.
CLASS AA
Player of the year: Omar Calhoun, Sr., Christ the King
First team: Isaiah Cousins, Sr., Mount Vernon; Malik Gill, Sr., Mount St. Michael (New Rochelle resident)
Third team: Mike McCahey, Sr., Clarkstown South
Fourth team: Jalen Jenkins, Sr., Cardinal Hayes (Yonkers resident)
Fifth team: Randy Stephens, Sr., Mount Vernon
Sixth team: Jarrel Marshall, Sr., Mount Vernon; Will Trawick, Sr., Fox Lane
Ninth team: Josh James, Jr., Stepinac
12th team: Nick Segarra, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill
13th team: David Haye, Sr., Ramapo
CLASS A
Player of the year: Dajuan Coleman, Sr., Jamesville-DeWitt
First team: Pat Peterson, Sr., Tappan Zee
Third team: Chandler Pierce, Sr., Peekskill; Thiago Randazzo, Sr., Kennedy
Fourth team: Billy O’Shea, Sr., Tappan Zee
Fifth team: Felix Abongo, Sr., Iona Prep
Sixth team: Dave Solano, Sr., Eastchester
Eighth team: Jeff Lynch, Jr., Byram Hills
Ninth team: Jarell Brown, Sr., Beacon; Jack Dignan, Sr., Brewster
10th team: Tim McCarthy, Sr., Iona Prep
11th team: Joe Clinton, Sr., Pearl River
CLASS B
Co-players of the year: Ryan Frankel and Connor Huff, Collegiate
First team: Tyler Sayre, Sr., Albertus Magnus
Second team: Pat McGuinness, Sr., Albertus Magnus
Fifth team: Ian Thom, Jr., Croton-Harmon; Eric Paschall, So., Dobbs Ferry
Seventh team: Reece Williams, Sr., Woodlands
Eighth team: Antoine Saliba, Sr., Blind Brook
10th team: Brian Daniels, Jr., Briarcliff
11th team: Thomas Fleming, Sr., Dobbs Ferry
12th team: Alex Gendelman, Sr., Rye Country Day
CLASS C
Player of the year: Sky Williams, Tuckahoe
Second team: Justin Nolan, Sr., Tuckahoe
Eighth team: Will Hoffman, Sr., Haldane
CLASS D
Player of the year: Zach D’Alessandro, Sackets Harbor
(No local representation)
9 Comments
CREAM ALWAYS RISES TO THE TOP,GREAT JOB FELLAS,SECTION 1 HAD A GREAT YEAR
So does Nepotism!
SECTION 1,
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO SAY ?
“SPIT IT OUT”
Speak on it son.
Dejuan Coleman had a great carreer, but TZ made him look silly at Glens Falls.
I thought J Marshall would have been chosen higher – putting him in the same class as the guy from Fox Lane is doing Marshall a disservice. There is no comparison.
Is Sky Williams being recruited by anyone? Where will he play next year.
Where,s the love for Hynes from Mahopac, not thinking top ten teams but something ?Held trawick from fl scoreless incounty center. Having people from JjEf and ramp over him is a joke
i agree with scary in reference to Marshall
Once again im being jerked. I see some names on this list that i know im better than and even some of the people on this list know im better than them.. Section 1 is a joke I SWEAR. Ive been biting my tongue the whole year as i sat back and watched Section 1 not make me all-section and ect. Im a winner of the CYP tournament which is the biggest tournament around and which the only other section 1 kid to win that tourney with me is Jarrell Marshall. Im better than alot of kids in class A and AA . Live on MSG VARSITY i killed both Will Trautwick and Dylan Peretz and there both all section and Will Trautwick is ALL-COUNTY. You have Brian Daniels up there and even he knows himself that hes not better than me. Thomas Fleming isnt better than me and Eric Pascall is my protege. He used to talk to me every night before a game to ask for advice and stuff. He knows i should be on that list. Section 1 is lucky im not coming back to play next year because then i would be able to show them who should really be getting the recognition. Reece Williams is my teammate and i will never bad mouth him in any way but even he knows you guys jerk me. So Section 1 thank you for having me but i cant say that i was truly happy with my outcome.