Area players and coaches earn BCANY Awards
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The area’s best have collected some hardware for their excellence in high school basketball.
The annual Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) in the region has named its MVP’s and Coach of The Year Awards for Section IV. In Class AAA, Elmira’s Ellie Clearwater and Mariah Matias share the Co-MVP Award. In Class AA, Horseheads’ Sophia Bonnell was named MVP for the Blue Raiders.
Elmira Express girls basketball coach A’Don Allen was named Coach of The Year in Class AAA for helping the program to its first Section IV title since 2020. Horseheads’ Andy Scott was named Coach of The Year in Class AA for the Blue Raiders after team secured their first Section IV Championship since 2015.
On the boys side, Elmira’s Chris Woodard won MVP in Class AAA and Waverly’s Joey Tomasso is the MVP in Class B as both players led their respective teams to Section IV Championships. Elmira boys head coach Toby Foster, in his first season, won the Class AAA Coach of The Year for the Express.
A complete list is below of each All-Star list for both the boys and girls side. Several Elmira region players also made that special list. All-star teams are based on voting from Section 4 coaches. The all-star teams can be from any class, and conference.
BCANY 2024 Girls Coach of the Year:
AAA: A’Don Allen Elmira HS
AA: Andy Scott Horseheads HS
A: Chris Sinicki Johnson City HS
B: Mike Curtis Chenango Forks HS
C: John Crossgrove Moravia HS
D: Kelly Taggart Cherry Valley-Springfield HS
BCANY 2024 Player of the Year:
AAA: Ellie Clearwater + Mariah Matias (Co Players of the Year – Elmira HS)
AA: Sophia Bonnell Horseheads HS
A: Marisa Smith Johnson City HS
B: Maggie Warpus Chenango Forks HS
C: Jordan Smith and Caraline Wasileski (Co Players of the Year – Moravia HS)
D: Morgan Huff Cherry Valley-Springfield HS
BCANY : 1st Team All-Section 4
Charli Bennett Southern Cayuga HS
Sophia Bonnell Horseheads HS
Ava Cirigliano Sidney HS
Lizzy Craft Unatego HS
Ellie Clearwater Elmira HS
Adriana Fontana Union-Endicott HS
Cha Gardner Newark Valley HS
Payton Littlefield Thomas A Edison HS
Mariah Matias Elmira HS
Madison McEvoy Owego HS
Jordan Smith Moravia HS
Marisa Smith Johnson City HS
Maggie Warpus Chenango Forks HS
Caraline Wasileski Moravia HS
Megan Wolf Horseheads HS
BCANY : 2nd Team All-Section 4
Haley Carey Vestal HS
Abby Ensign Marathon HS
Melody Fann Binghamton HS
Olivia Genson Moravia HS
Jordyn Gross Horseheads HS
Madelyn Hayes Chenango Valley HS
Morgan Huff Cherry Valley-Springfield HS
Ryleigh Judson Waverly HS
Madison Kalet Union Springs HS
Allison Kehoe Moravia HS
Hailey Shalor Worcester HS
Olivia Shiraldi Norwich HS
Allison Stank Union-Endicott HS
Rachel Vickio Watkins Glen HS
Natalie Vradenburgh Delaware Academy
Honorable Mention On BACK
BCANY : Honorable Mention All-Section 4 (16 Total…in alphabetical order)
Marissa Adams Susquehanna Valley HS
Tessa DiRenzo Vestal HS
Cassie Doane Owego Free Academy
Erin Durr Seton Catholic Central
Gina Gavich Odessa-Montour HS
Brianna Hatch Watkins Glen HS
Camryn Hoyt Chenango Valley HS
Kaylee Hurba Maine-Endwell HS
Cali Knapp Greene HS
Jayda McFall Corning HS
Avery Nanery Johnson City HS
Emma Phelan Johnson City HS
Alyssa Specchio Chenango Forks HS
Hayle Warner Susquehanna Valley HS|
Daphnee West Cherry Valley-Springfield
Abby Yahner Greene HS
BCANY Boys Player of the Year:
AAA- Chris Woodard (Elmira)
AA- Kashif Summers Jr (Binghamton)
A- Zubayr Griffin (Johnson City)
B- Joey Tomasso (Waverly)
C- Abram Wasileski (Moravia)
D- Connor Quarino (South Kortright)
Coach of the Year:
AAA-Toby Foster (Elmira)
AA- Duncan Paddick (Binghamton)
A- Bill Ocker (Maine Endwell)
B- Lou Judson (Waverly)
C- Todd Mulvaney (Moravia)
D- Aaron Kaufman (South Kortright)
All BCANY First Team:
Zubayr Griffin (Johnson City)
Felix Morales (Johnson City)
Preston Ocker (Maine Endwell)
Luka Ioannisci (Maine Endwell)
Austyn Nyschot (Maine Endwell)
Joey Tomasso (Waverly)
Chris Woodard (Elmira)
Kashif Summers Jr (Binghamton)
Abram Wasileski (Moravia)
Nolyn Proudfoot (Corning)
Brady Carr (Oneonta)
Steven Dowdall (Norwich)
Corien Noble (Binghamton)
Aiden Hawthorn (Lansing)
Connor Quarino (South Kortright) (OVER)
All BCANY Second Team:
Gavyn Hogue (Corning)
Kyler Proper (Moravia)
Xavier Watson (Waverly)
Jay Pipher (Waverly)
Tameem Abdul Qahhar (Johnson City)
Britten Zeh (Oneonta)
Jakobe Foster (Candor)
Riley Loomis (Owego)
Luke Kariam (Susquehanna Valley)
Jordan Sidle (Lansing)
Maddox Hughey (Horseheads)
Jack Fesetch (Horseheads)
James Harris (Elmira)
Anthony Kitching (Elmira)
Tay Brooks (Binghamton)
Angelo Krzyston (Delaware Academy)
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