Girls basketball: BCANY, OCIAA all-stars for 2022-23 season

Ken McMillan, Times Herald-Record
Updated ·3 min read

Paige Girardi of Warwick, Zoe Mesuch of Wallkill, Allison Bono of Chester, Shannon Sgombick of S.S. Seward and Natalie Fox of Millbrook were named class all-stars for Section 9 by member coaches of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York for the 2022-23 season.

The BCANY coaches of the year were Dave Powers of Monroe-Woodbury, A.J. Higby of Wallkill, Lindsay Rock of Chester and Joe DiMattina of S.S. Seward.

Boys basketball: BCANY, OCIAA all-stars for 2022-23 season

Coaches from the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association picked all-stars but not division MVPs.

BCANY Section 9 all-stars

Class AA 

Player of year: Paige Girardi (Warwick)

Coach of year: Jim O'Brien (Warwick)

Warwick's Paige Girardi holds back Lourdes defenders as she drives to the net during the Section 9 BCANY Coaches vs. Cancer tournament at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
Warwick's Paige Girardi holds back Lourdes defenders as she drives to the net during the Section 9 BCANY Coaches vs. Cancer tournament at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

All-stars: Kingston – Diamond Banks, Jr.; Asia Lebon, Jr.; Ava Scaturro, Soph.; Our Lady of Lourdes – Simone Pelish; Middletown – Ashley MacCalla, Eighth; Monroe-Woodbury – Arianna Exarchakis, Sr.; Madison Fileen, Sr.; Olivia Shippee, Sr.; Newburgh Free Academy – Terri-Nashjae (Tiki) Burden, Fr.; Pine Bush – Ketura Rutty, Soph.; Jah-esa Stokes, Jr.; Valley Central – Giselle Johnson, Fr.; Warwick – Megan Desrats, Sr.; Paige Girardi, Sr.; Kaitlyn Larney, Soph.

Class A 

Player of year: Zoe Mesuch (Wallkill)

Coach of year: A.J. Higby (Wallkill)

Wallkill's Zoe Mesuch shoots during the MHAL semifinal girls basketball game in Wallkill on Monday, February 20, 2023.
Wallkill's Zoe Mesuch shoots during the MHAL semifinal girls basketball game in Wallkill on Monday, February 20, 2023.

All-stars: Beacon – Reilly Landisi, Soph.; Daveya Rodriguez, Soph.; Cornwall – Maliha Yunker, Jr.; Goshen – Peyton Andryshak, Sr.; Monticello – Aaliyah Mota, Sr.; F.D. Roosevelt – Nkiru Awaka, Sr.; Yadi Smith, Sr.; Saugerties – Molly Boek; Natalie Tucker; Wallkill – Alex Dembinsky, Jr.; Zoe Mesuch, Soph.; Emma Spindler, Sr.

Class B 

Player of year: Allison Bono (Chester)

Coach of year: Lindsay Rock (Chester)

Chester's Allison Bono during Monday's Basketball Coaches Association of New York team practice at Wallkill High School on August 1, 2022.
Chester's Allison Bono during Monday's Basketball Coaches Association of New York team practice at Wallkill High School on August 1, 2022.

All-stars: Chester – Allison Bono, Sr.; Trinity Delgado, Sr.; Ellenville – Adriana Anderson, Sr.; Highland – Grace Koehler, Jr.; Danica Valente, Soph.; Marlboro – Gabriella Murphy; Hannah Polumbo; James I. O’Neill – Audrey Elisondo, Sr.; Daisy West, Jr.; Onteora – Paige Matteson; Red Hook – Katie Boyd, Jr.; Emilie Kent, Soph.; Rondout Valley – Maddie Malak, Sr.; Spackenkill – Tori Guy, Sr.; Blythe McQuade

Class C/D 

Co-players of year: Shannon Sgombick (Seward) and Natalie Fox (Millbrook)

Seward's Shannon Sgombick dribbles upcourt during girls Section 9 basketball at Seward Institute in Florida on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Seward's Shannon Sgombick dribbles upcourt during girls Section 9 basketball at Seward Institute in Florida on Saturday, February 26, 2022.

Co-Coaches of year: Joe DiMattina (S.S. Seward) and Adam Peek (Millbrook)

All-stars: John S. Burke Catholic – Michaela Byrons, Sr.; Livingston Manor – Mackenzie Carlson; Millbrook – Natalie Fox; Emily Grasseler; Ella Wilson; S.S. Seward – Shannon Sgombick, Sr.; Kayla Valenti, Sr.; Sullivan West – Elaine Herbert, Sr.; Tri-Valley – Jenna Carmody, Soph.

OCIAA coaches all-stars

Division 1 

All-stars: Kingston – Diamond Banks, Jr.; Asia Lebon, Jr.; Ava Scaturro, Soph.; Middletown – Ashley MacCalla, Eighth; Sydney MacCalla, Soph.; Monroe-Woodbury – Arianna Exarchakis, Sr.; Madison Fileen, Sr.; Ella Natal, Sr.; Olivia Shippee, Sr.; Newburgh Free Academy – Terri-Nashjae (Titi) Burden, Fr.

Division 2 

All-stars: Pine Bush – Ketura Rutty, Soph.; Jah-esa Stokes, Jr.; Leticia Watson, Soph.; Valley Central – Mackenzie Delmonico, Sr.; Giselle Johnson, Fr.; Warwick – Megan Desrats, Sr.; Paige Girardi, Sr.; Kaitlyn Larney, Soph.; Kiera Larney, Jr.; Washingtonville – Hannah Sullivan, Jr.

Division 3 

All-stars: Beacon – Devyn Kelly, Jr.; Reilly Landisi, Soph.; Daveya Rodriguez, Soph.; Cornwall – Abby Walsh, Soph.; Maliha Yunker, Jr.; Goshen – Peyton Andryshak, Sr.; Emily Palau, Jr.; Minisink Valley – Casey Jennings, Sr.; Monticello – Aaliyah Mota, Sr.; Port Jervis – Penny Jones, Jr.

Division 4 

All-stars: Chester – Allison Bono, Sr.; Trinity Delgado, Sr.; Christine Ravix, Sr.; Fallsburg – Maya Ballard, Soph.; Allison Perna, Sr.; Liberty – Emily Curry, Sr.; Angelica Rothberg, Jr.; James I. O’Neill – Audrey Elisondo, Sr.; Kate Feldman, Sr.; Daisy West, Jr.

Division 5 

All-stars: John S. Burke Catholic – Michaela Byrons, Sr.; Rose Conlon, Sr.;  S.S. Seward – Shannon Sgombick, Sr.; Kayla Valenti, Sr.; Sullivan West – Georgeanne Cardona, Sr.; Elaine Herbert, Sr.; Abby Parucki, Jr.; Tri-Valley – Jenna Carmody, Soph.; Mackenzie Closs, Sr.

Division 6 

All-stars: Eldred – Olivia Gonzalez, Fr.; Rayanna Quintana, Jr.; Livingston Manor – Mackenzie Carlson, Sr.; Jocelyn Mills, Sr.; Roscoe – Zaylee Cox, Sr.; Ashlee Ladenhauf, Sr.

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