BY ADAM RONIS
The third annual Hoops to Remember Tournament will be played Saturday December 6th at North Babylon High School.
Here are the matchups:
10 a.m.: New Hyde Park vs. Long Island Lutheran
11:45 a.m.: Huntington vs. Calhoun
1:15 p.m.: Uniondale vs. Whitman
3 p.m.: Holy Trinity vs. Massapequa
4:45 p.m.: Archbishop Molloy vs. North Babylon
6:30 p.m.: Syosset vs. Copiague
8:15 p.m.: Sachem East vs. Minisink Valley
BY ADAM RONIS
North Babylon's Eugeneia McPherson , a Newsday first-team All-LI selection last season, is the latest player from the area to committ to a Division I school by choosing St. John's. She also considered Seton Hall, Iona and Miami. McPherson played her best in the biggest games. She scored 32 points in the state championship game against Rush-Henrietta (Section V), 31 points against Corcoran (Section III) in the semifinals and 33 points in the Suffolk Class AA final last season. She averaged 25.7 points in the postseason and 22.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 3.5 assists in the regular season and has 1,886 career points.
St. John the Baptist center Christine Huber, a Newsday first-team All-LI selection, will play at Rutgers. The 6-4 senior led St. John the Baptist to the CHSAA state championship for the second consecutive season and its first Federation final. She averaged 17 points, 13.7 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 2.8 steals and 2.7 assists as a junior.
Copiague point guard Ieasia Walker , a Newsday first-team All-LI player, has committed to South Carolina. The senior averaged 19.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 5.1 steals in leading Copiague to the Suffolk Class AA semifinals last season and has 1,528 career points.
Megan Vasquez, also a member of Newsday's first team, will play at Yale. She scored 25 points in an overtime loss to Hicksville in the Nassau Class AA championship game last season. She averaged 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.8 steals and has 1,594 career points.
Holy Trinity forward Terry Green has committed to Seton Hall.
St. Anthony's guard Taylor Flynn will attend Cornell.
Glenn's Jackie McKenna committed early last season to William & Mary.
South Side's Tara Lonergan will attend Mount St. Mary's (Md.).
Anyone else?
BY ADAM RONIS
The Burbs team defeated the Boros team, 97-73, yesterday in the fifth annual Metro Classic. South Carolina-bound Ieasia Walker of Copiague was named MVP with 15 points.
Here are the point scorers from Long Island teams:
Ieasia Walker (Copiague) 15
Eugeneia McPherson (North Babylon) 14
Bria Hartley (North Babylon) 10
Christine Huber (St. John the Baptist) 8
Gabrielle Gibson (Copiague) 6
Tara Lonergan (South Side) 6
Terry Green (Holy Trinity) 5
Kristen Doherty (Sachem East) 5
Megan Vasquez (Calhoun) 4
BY ADAM RONIS
Northport coach Rich Castellano will be one of nine people to be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame in March at the Glens Falls Civic Center. He has 491 wins and nine sectional championships in 28 seasons.
BY ADAM RONIS
Here are the new Nassau conference alignments done by ability grouping.
Class AA
Conference I
1 Calhoun
2 Elmont
3 Farmingdale
4 Macarthur
5 Massapequa
6 Syosset
7 Uniondale
Conference II
1 Baldwin
2 Freeport
3 Hicksville
4 Long Beach
5 Mepham
6 Oceanside
7 Plainview JFK
Conference III
1 Bellmore JFK
2 Carey
3 East Meadow
4 Great Neck South
5 Hempstead
6 Herricks
7 Port Washington
8 Valley Stream Central
Class ABC
Conference 1
1 Floral Park
2 Division
3 Garden City
4 Malverne
5 New Hyde Park
6 Roosevelt
7 South Side
Conference II
1 Jericho
2 Locust Valley
3 Lynbrook
4 Manhasset
5 Seaford
6 Wantagh
7 Westbury
Conference III
1 East Rockaway
2 Hewlett
3 Island Trees
4 North Shore
5 Plainedge
6 Roslyn
7 Sewanhaka
Conference IV
1 Carle Place
2 Clarke
3 Cold Spring Harbor
4 Mineola
5 Oyster Bay
6 Valley Stream South
7 Wheatley
Conference V
1 Bethpage
2 Friends Academy
3 Glen Cove
4 Great Neck North
5 Lawrence
6 West Hempstead
7 Valley Stream North
BY ADAM RONIS
Denis Conroy has stepped down for health reasons as coach of Commack and Bruce Haller was named the new coach. He has coached the Long Island Renegades, an AAU team, the last 6 years and coached the Empire State team this past summer with Tina Riggio and Mike Riley. Haller began coaching as an assistant Varsity and junior varsity coach on Walt Bachman's staff in Valley Stream for 10 years. Haller said Conroy will stay involved as much as his health will allow.
BY ADAM RONIS
The Metro Classic All-Star game is this Sunday at Island Garden. The girls game is at noon followed by the boys at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Here is the roster for Long Island/Hudson Valley, which will face New York City.
Long Island / Hudson Valley
Sophia Aleksandravicius School of the Holy Child Sr. 6'4 Forward
Maggie Blair Briarciff Manor HS Sr. 5'7 Guard
Kristen Doherty Sachem East HS Jr. 5' 10 Guard
Stefanie Dolson Minisink Valley HS Jr. 6'5 Center
Gabrielle Gibson Copiague HS Sr. 5'6 Guard
Terry Green Holy Trinity HS Sr. 6'0 Forward Seton Hall
Bria Hartley North Babylon HS Jr. 5'7 Guard
Christine Huber St. John the Baptist Sr. 6'4 Center Rutgers
Tara Lonergan South Side HS Sr. 6'0 Forward
Eugeneia McPherson North Babylon HS Sr. 5'8 Guard
Shelby Sferra Ursuline Academy Sr. 6'1 Forward
Megan Vasquez Sanford H. Calhoun Sr. 5'9 Guard
Ieasia Walker Copiague HS Sr. 5'7 Guard South Carolina
Head Coach John Reilly Hudson Valley ESG, Scarsdale HS
Asst. Coach John Lipani Holy Trinity HS
Asst. Coach Marc Riley Amityville HS
BY ADAM RONIS
St. John the Baptist junior center Christine Huber has committed to Rutgers. The 6-4 Huber led St. John the Baptist to the CHSAA state championship for the second straight season and its first Class AA Federation final.
She averaged 17 points, 13.7 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 2.8 steals and 2.7 assists. She had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in the CHSAA state final against Molloy (Queens). Huber can handle the ball well for her size and can shoot from the perimeter.
More in tomorrow's paper.
BY ADAM RONIS
After three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sammy Prahalis was one of 12 players selected to the 2008 USA 18-and-under Olympic team. She was one of 35 players invited to try out. The 5-7 Prahalis, Newsday's Player of the Year, will train in Colorado Springs from July 10-16 and in Washington D.C. from July 17-20 before leaving for the FIBA championships. Prahalis, a point guard who played at Commack, will play at Ohio State. She was a McDonald's All-American and the NY Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 30.1 points, 7.9 assists and 7.2 steals.
BY ADAM RONIS
The North Babylon girls basketball team was honored by Suffolk Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-North Babylon) at the Legislature’s May 13th General Meeting for winning its second consecutive Long Island Class AA Championship. The team reached the Class AA state title game for the second straight season. A resident of the school district, Legislator D’Amaro presented the team and district administrators with Proclamations before the entire Suffolk County Legislature. North Babylon also received the New York State Scholar Athlete team award for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 91.85.
“I commend all of the players, coaches and supporting administrators who have combined educational excellence with athletic prowess to bring honor to the community,” Legislator D’Amaro said in a press release. “I am proud to call them my neighbors and am confident that they will continue to represent North Babylon well in their future endeavors.”
