High School Girls Basketball

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.”

Second team
Kristine Best
St. Anthony’s, senior
The Marist-bound point guard averaged 18.5 points, six assists and four steals.
Kelly Cavallo
Hampton Bays, senior
Led team to Long Island Class B title and will attend St. Joseph’s (Pa.). Averaged 23.7 points, 14.6 rebounds and 8.1 blocks in 18 games with team.
Shneeka Center
Smithtown West, sophomore
Averaged 26.5 points and 18 rebounds and scored more than 30 points six times.
Gabrielle Gibson
Copiague, junior
Averaged 16.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals. Has 1,437 career points.
Terry Green
Holy Trinity, junior
Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Dani Iervolino
St. John the Baptist, senior
Will play at Northeastern. Averaged 8.5 points, 7.3 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 steals.
Felicia Joyner
St. John the Baptist, senior
One of the best defenders and will play at C.W. Post. Averaged 11.2 points and 2.3 steals.
Jaclyn McKenna
Glenn, junior
Averaged 18.4 points and 11 rebounds.
Kim Mui
Herricks, senior
Averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
Jasmine Pitts
Long Beach, senior
Averaged 26.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.6 steals.

Newsday’s Top 10

1. St. John the Baptist (24-5)
2. North Babylon (21-6)
3. Hicksville (17-5)
4. Sachem East (19-3)
5. Calhoun (16-5)
6. Holy Trinity (20-8)
7. Commack (18-3)
8. Copiague (17-5)
9. Massapequa (13-7)
10. Hampton Bays (21-5)

USA Today Super 25

1. Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Francisco (33-0)

Previous: 1. Result: Season complete.

2. Murry Bergtraum, New York (25-0)

Previous: 2. Results: The Blazers beat Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) 67-37 in New York Federation Tournament of Champions AA semi, then won the title a day later by beating No. 13 St. John the Baptist (West Islip, N.Y.) 61-47. Next: Season complete.

3. Poly, Long Beach (31-2)

Previous: 3. Result: Season complete.

4. Notre Dame Academy, Middleburg, Va. (28-2)

Previous: 4. Result: Season complete.

5. Gentry, Indianola, Miss. (40-0)

Previous: 5. Result: Season complete.

6. Cy-Fair, Cypress, Texas (39-2)

Previous: 6. Result: Season complete.

7. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (25-3)

Previous: 7. Result: Season complete.

8. Murrah, Jackson, Miss. (32-2)

Previous: 8. Result: Season complete.

9. Shabazz, Newark (30-2)

Previous: 9. Result: Season complete.

10. St. Mary's, Stockton, Calif. (32-1)

Previous: 10. Result: Season complete.

11. Whitney Young, Chicago (30-3)

Previous: 11. Result: Season complete.

12. Midfield, Ala. (32-1)

Previous: 12. Result: Season complete.

13. St. John the Baptist, West Islip, N.Y. (24-5)

Previous: 13. Result: Lost 61-47 to Murry Bergtraum. Next: Season complete.

14. Lewis and Clark, Spokane, Wash. (29-0)

Previous: 14. Result: Season complete.

15. Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas (29-4)

Previous: 15. Result: Season complete.

16. Carmel, Ind. (23-4)

Previous: 16. Result: Season complete.

17. Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, Del. (19-6)

Previous: 17. Result: Season complete.

18. Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati (26-2)

Previous: 18. Result: Season complete.

19. Rock Bridge, Columbia, Mo. (25-6)

Previous: 19. Result: Season complete.

20. Southridge, Beaverton, Ore. (25-4)

Previous: 20. Result: Season complete.

21. St. Michael Academy, New York (24-2)

Previous: 21. Result: Season complete.

22. Grosse Pointe North, Grosse Pointe, Mich. (26-2)

Previous: 22. Result: Season complete.

23. Butler, Louisville (33-5)

Previous: 23. Result: Season complete.

24. Wilson Central, Lebanon, Tenn. (31-6)

Previous: 24. Result: Season complete.

25. Lakota, West Chester, Ohio (26-2)

Previous: 25. Result: Season complete.

Class AA
Player of the Year: Shenise Johnson (Rush-Henrietta-5)
Coach of the Year: Stephen Shepanski (Rush-Henrietta-5)
1st team
05 12 F Shenise Johnson (Rush-Henrietta)
11 12 G Sammy Prahalis (Commack)
11 11 G Eugeneia McPherson (North Babylon)
P 11 G China Crosby (Manhattan Center)
P 12 G Krystal Parnell (Bergtraum)
2nd team
01 12 G Angelei Aguirre (White Plains)
08 12 G Michelle Kurowski (Hicksville)
P 12 C Shakeya Leary (Murry Bergtraum)
C 11 F Christine Huber (St. John the Baptist)
C 12 F Shennika Smith (St. Michael's)
3rd team
01 12 F Nadia Duncan (Mt. Vernon)
03 12 G Tyler Ash (Liverpool)
06 12 F Nikki Frederickson (Jamestown)
11 10 G Kristen Doherty (Sachem East)
11 11 G Ieasia Walker (Copiague)
4th team
02 12 C/F Brittany Stahura (Amsterdam)
05 12 G/F Brittany Wilson (Fairport)
08 12 G Janine Aldridge (Massapequa)
09 10 C Stephanie Dolson (Minisink Valley)
C 12 G Daniella Iervolino (St. John Baptist)
5th team
02 12 G Barb Shea (Shenendehowa)
03 12 F Katie Hart (Central Square)
05 12 G Morgan Skiff (Churchville-Chili)
09 12 G Amanda Horvers (Kingston)
11 11 G Gabrielle Gibson (Copiague)
6th team
06 11 G Erinne Cunningham (Jamestown)
08 12 G Courtney Breen (Hicksville)
09 10 G Rachel Coffey (Kingston)
11 10 G Bria Hartley (North Babylon)
C 12 G Kristine Best (St. Anthony’s) -- Marist signee
7th team
02 12 G Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam)
08 11 G Megan Vasquez (Calhoun)
08 12 G Kim Mui (Herricks)
11 10 G Shneeka Center (Smithtown West)
C 11 G Bianca Kiow (Maria Regina)
8th team
01 12 G Kwinnyata Mercer (Mt. Vernon)
02 11 G Sheila Dixon (Schenectady)
02 11 G Meg Olsen (Bethlehem)
03 12 F Nikki Carroll (Oswego)
08 12 G Jasmine Pitts (Long Beach)
9th team
01 11 G Caitlynn Moran (John Jay EF)
03 11 G Cari Reed (Oswego)
04 12 G Ashley Deming (Horseheads)
05 10 G Ashley Zahn (Canandaigua)
C 11 F Terry Green (Holy Trinity)
10th team
03 12 G Sarah Paulus (CBA)
04 12 G Adrianna Gaeta (Union-Endicott)
11 12 C/F Tania Williams (Ward Melville)
11 11 G Ashley Caggiano (Sachem East)
P 12 C Veronica Ruiz (Bronx Kennedy)1
1th team
01 12 F Meagan Murphy (Carmel)
03 10 G Leanne Ockenden (CBA)
05 12 F Chelsea Sanders (Edison)
05 12 G Brittany Williams (Churchville-Chili)
C 12 G Carol Johnson (Spellman)
12th team
01 12 F Mary Abrams (North Rockland)
05 12 G Erica Yohannes (Penfield)
05 12 G Deyara Burrell (Edison)
06 12 G Katie Medina (Hamburg)
P 12 G Christina Gargiso (McKee/SI Tech)

Class A
Player of the Year: Alyson Johnson (Malone-10)
Coach of the Year: Mike Wescott (Malone-10)
1st team
02 10 G/F Katie Duma (Averill Park)
05 11 G Alyssa Fenyn (Newark)
06 12 C Joelle Connelly (Pioneer)
10 12 G/F Alyson Johnson (Malone)
C 12 G Nicole Capurso (St. John Villa)
2nd team
02 12 F Jessica Walton (Holy Names)
08 12 G Megan Galvin (Floral Park)
10 12 F Haley Poupore (Malone)
11 11 F Jaclyn McKenna (Elwood John Glenn)
11 11 G Kerry Hicks (Huntington)
3rd team
01 11 F Kara Tancredi (Beacon)
05 12 G Ashley Rath (Victor)
05 11 G Carly Napier (Pittsford-Mendon)
08 12 F Tisha Sticklickas (Wantagh)
11 12 F Kelly Ryan (Harborfields)
4th team
03 12 G Nicole Karam (New Hartford)
03 12 F Chloe Armstrong (Indian River)
04 12 G Heather Reynolds (Corning West)
05 11 F Shakista Woolfolk (Newark)
09 11 G Allison Cleary (Cornwall)
5th team
01 12 G Kristen McShane (Pearl River)
05 12 G Beth Allport (Honeoye Falls-Lima)
05 10 F Bridget Ryan (Pittsford Sutherland)
08 12 F Justine O’Callahan (Floral Park)
08 12 G Shemique Hooks (Westbury)
6th team
02 11 F Georgina Farrow (Burnt Hills)
03 11 G Angie Josbena (Mexico)
04 12 C Shannon Seagar (Waverly)
08 11 G Nikita Green (Roosevelt)
11 12 G Melissa Luxemberg (Harborfields)
7th team
04 11 G Maddie Harlem (Oneonta)
04 12 F Alicia Marhefka (Owego)
06 12 G Jasmine Bell (Kenmore East)
06 10 G Joelle Pollack (Kenmore East)
09 10 C Sara Bender (Wallkill)
8th team
01 12 G Ally Biordi (Beacon)
04 12 G Kelly Hawthorne (Waverly)
05 10 C Camaryn Buckner (Honeoye Falls-Lima)
06 12 F Erin Asquith (Pioneer)
06 12 G Jessie Tarantino (East Aurora)
9th team
03 12 G Brittany Cohen (Jamesville-DeWitt)
03 12 G Shannon Finucane (Cortland)
09 09 G Julia Hinchey (Onteora)
09 12 G Christina Jordan (Cornwall)
11 11 F Julie Forster (Huntington)
10th team
03 12 G Amanda Lawlor (Cortland)
05 12 G Destinee Webb (School of the Arts)
08 12 F Eileen Gaffney (Manhasset)
08 11 F Tara Lonergan (Rockville Ctr. Southside)
11 12 G Maria Feehan (Elwood John Glenn)

Class B
Player of the Year: Kaitlin Donohoe (Nichols-CHS)
Coach of the Year: Don Hamlin (Briarcliff-1)
1st team
01 12 F Shelby Coon (Briarcliff )
02 12 F Kayla Ryan (Hoosic Valley)
03 12 F Linsey Niles (South Jefferson)
04 12 G Mallory Lawes (Elmira Notre Dame)
C 11 G Kaitlin Donohoe (Nichols)
2nd team
01 11 G Porsha Postell (Woodlands )
04 11 G Katherine Torto (Binghamton Seton)
05 12 C Nicole Jones (Nazareth)
09 12 C Emily Stallings (Burke) -- Marist signee
11 12 C Kelly Cavallo (Hampton Bays)
3rd team
01 11 G Maggie Blair (Briarcliff )
02 12 G Sarah Proper (Coxsackie-Athens)
03 11 G Kiley Evans (Cazenovia)
04 12 F Kate Agan (Elmira Notre Dame)
06 11 F Mariah Camp (Nichols)
4th team
01 11 G Alaina Walker (Albertus Magnus)
C 12 G Megan Dougherty (Nichols)
08 11 F Alisha Steele (Malverne)
11 10 G Kim Weathers (Wyandanch)
11 10 G/F Jessica Little (Wyandanch)
5th team
02 12 G Katie Kollar (Johnstown)
06 12 G Skylar Carlson (Falconer)
07 12 F Jenna Ruff (Peru)
11 12 G Genna Kovar (Hampton Bays)
11 11 G Charneice McCullough (Wyandanch)
6th team
02 11 F Carolyn Houston (Hoosic Valley)
03 11 G Carly Cooper (Westhill)
04 11 F K.C. Hawkes (Binghamton Seton)
07 11 F Shannon Nutbrown (Ausable Valley)
08 11 G Brittany Jenkins (Malverne)
7th team
02 12 G Courtney Galuski (Cohoes)
04 12 F Ellie Garbade (Binghamton Seton)
05 10 G Alyssa Englert (Wayland-Cohocton)
09 11 G Casey Brooks (Highland)
11 11 C/F Kim VanBourgondien (Southold-Greenport)
8th team
01 12 G Michelle Djonovic (Dover)
04 11 F Rachael Palladino (Lansing)
05 12 G Bri Dunton (Marcus Whitman)
06 10 G Rachel Bantelman (Olean)
09 12 G Sarah Lander (Sullivan West)

Class C
Player of the Year: Brittany Shields (Haldane-1)
Coach of the Year: Kenny Haskins (Haldane-1)
1st team
01 12 G Brittany Shields (Haldane)
02 11 G Kelly Murphy (Mechanicville)
03 12 F Jen Wehner (Cooperstown)
05 12 G Brittany White (Bloomfield)
08 12 C Kelli Hughes (East Rockaway)
2nd team
02 12 F Chanessa Blakemore (Watervliet)
03 12 F Courtney Terzi (Little Falls)
05 12 F Megan McClurg (Perry)
09 12 C Kathleen Fokl (Florida)
10 12 G/F Jenn Curley (Madrid-Waddington)
3rd team
02 12 F Paige Colfer (Watervliet)
03 12 G Danielle Chamberlain (Beaver River)
04 12 G Jesse Robinson (Tioga)
05 11 C Marcy Manning (Avon)
06 11 G Samantha Kopp (Franklinville)
4th team
03 12 F Samantha Fox (Cooperstown)
03 12 G Alie Dobrovolc (Little Falls)
04 12 G Micki Volpini (Newfield)
05 12 C Rachel Kanouse (Keshequa)
05 12 G Gloria Warne (South Seneca)
5th team
02 12 F Sarah Child (Schenectady Christian)
04 12 G Mariah Schaeffer (Bainbridge-Guilford)
09 11 G Rebecca Monteith (Tuxedo)
11 11 F Danielle Spiliotis (Stony Brook)
11 11 G/F Alexandra Lanieri (Port Jefferson)
6th team
02 12 C Sarah Timmons (Maple Hill)
05 12 C/F Kristi Jeffres (Pavilion)
05 12 G Katrina Davenport (Honeoye)
06 12 G Kay York (Frewsburg)
10 11 G Abbey Shoen (Madrid-Waddington)
7th team
01 12 G Samantha Levine (Blind Brook)
01 09 F Liz Milner (Haldane)
04 11 G Danielle Conway (Bainbridge-Guilford)
05 12 F Ryan Iannello (Marion)
10 12 G/F Brittany Trembley (St. Lawrence)
8th team
04 10 G Taylor Szwec (Candor)
04 09 G Kara McDuffee (Tioga)
08 12 F Lizzy Handy (Friends Academy)
09 12 G Brooke Burnside (Florida)
09 11 C Olivia Fraser (Millbrook)

Class D
Player of the Year: Brittany Kenyon (Hammond-10)
Coach of the Year: Shawn Dack (Hammond-10)
1st team
03 12 F Samantha Szkotak (New York Mills)
04 10 F Samantha Meyerhoff (Davenport)
06 12 F Samantha Eimers (Ripley)
06 11 C Rachel Ottoway (Sherman)
10 12 G Brittany Kenyon (Hammond)
2nd team
03 12 G Liz Unger (Hamilton)
05 11 G Katie Wyant (Jasper-Troupsburg)
05 11 C Nicole Meehan (Whitesville)
06 11 G Tara Bailey (Clymer)
10 11 F Aubrie Dunn (Hammond)
3rd team
02 12 G Heather Salerno (Argyle)
03 11 G Courtney Allen (Sackets Harbor)
05 12 C/F Charley Scott-McGrail (Batavia Notre Dame)
09 10 G Taylor Leonard (Coleman Catholic)
10 12 G Lauren LaBare (Chateaugay)
4th team
02 09 F Olivia Tomaszewski (Sharon Springs)
03 12 G Madison Slagle (Rome Catholic)
04 12 G Stephanie Shellman (Downsville)
05 12 G Allison Newcombe (Romulus)
05 11 F Susie Black (Fillmore)
5th team
04 11 G Chelsea Haight (Davenport)
05 10 G Meghan Wyant (Jasper-Troupsburg)
05 10 G/F Stephanie Farnsworth (Romulus)
07 12 G Kaylee Sprague (Moriah)
10 12 F Nicole Davidson (Hammond)
6th team
03 11 C Katie Mosher (Richfield Springs)
07 12 G Ashley Whitty (Schroon Lake)
09 12 C Kiery Albrecht (Coleman Catholic)
10 11 F Candice Fowler (Chateaugay)
11 12 G Tina Rando (Shelter Island)
7th Team
02 11 G Chelsea Paul (Northville)
04 10 G Jessie Winans (Afton)
09 10 G Grace Hodges (Chapel Field)
09 10 G Marissa Dreischer (Livingston Manor)

BY ADAM RONIS

The All-Long Island team is scheduled to run in Sunday's paper.

BY DARREN SANDS

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- *Yawn*!

It's a bleary-eyed start here for all of us in Glens Falls today as SJB is to take on defending champion Bergtraum. But this promises to be some exciting basketball. We'll be here with the updates.

UPDATE 12:14 -- Bergtraum is out to an 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.

UPDATE 12:29 -- SJB is down 34-10 with two minutes left in the half and running. They can't get any offense going against Bergtraum's fiesty defense which has their hands in everything. At one juncture, they turned it over on a shot-clock violation, no one seemed to have any idea that the clock was winding down.

UPDATE 12:34 -- Score is 36-14 at halftime here in Glens Falls.

UPDATE 1:03 -- SJB went on a 10-2 run to start the third, but Bergtraum made two straight baskets and Krystal Parnell hit a three as the buzzer sounded and the score is 47-26 at the end of three.

It's a final: SJB falls to Bergtraum, 61-47.

BY ADAM RONIS

St. John the Baptist will play undefeated Bergtraum (Manhattan) for the Federation championship at noon tomorrow. SJB beat Bergtraum in 2004.