Preseason Section 9 basketball showcase event to feature 23 girls, 48 boys
The start of high school basketball practice is still a month away but the top players in Section 9 will get an early start next weekend.
The sixth annual Mid-Hudson Hoops Showcase – presented by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York – will be held at Goshen High School on Sunday, October 29. There will be a girls game at 10 a.m., followed by a boys underclassman game at 11:30 a.m. and then a boys senior game at 1 p.m.
Players were nominated by their high school coach and selected by a committee.
“The Showcase has been a fun event for players and coaches,’’ said BCANY local director Chris Russo. “The games give players in our area the opportunity to play with and against the best players we have and highlight their talent to the college coaches in attendance.’’
"It is a fun way to start the season and promote the players in our area,’’ said Todd Rose, past BCANY local president.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and children under-12 are free. All proceeds support BCANY activities in Section 9.
Chosen players will be divided up for two teams before the contests.
Girls roster
Beacon – Reilly Landisi; F.D. Roosevelt – Suri Vasquez, Erin Drickel; Highland – Grace Koehler; Kingston – Ava Scaturro; Marlboro – Nalyah Campbell, Gabby Murphy, Hannah Palumbo; Minisink Valley – Cassie Jennings; Monroe-Woodbury – Madison Fileen; Red Hook – Liv Christensen, Emilie Kent; Saugerties – Emily Schlosser, Samantha Graham; Valley Central – Maggie Bishop, Jenna O’Connor, Shaleese Joyner; Wallkill – Zoe Mesuch, Alex Dembinsky, Sam Dembinsky; Warwick – Natalie Evans, Siobhan Kelly; Washingtonville – Kathryn Agenzio
Head coaches: A.J. Higby (Wallkill), Jim O'Brien (Warwick)
Boys underclassman roster
Beacon – Michai Thompson; Chester – Jayden Ymaya; Cornwall – Jack Demtriow; Eldred – Trai Kaufmann; Ellenville – Alen Ibric; Goshen – Jimmy Kelly, Kyle Luong; Middletown – Isaiah Jackson; Millbrook – Owen Iannucci; Minisink Valley – Angel Rodriguez, Nicholas Hughes; Monticello – Daevion Sandoval; Mount Academy – Jake Maendel; New Paltz – Cayden Dones; Newburgh – James Thorpe, Shaun Gonzalez; Our Lady of Lourdes – Tommy Simpson, Zach Hart; Red Hook – Riley Jackson, Brady Kelly, Matt Simons; Valley Central – Shawn Magby; Wallkill – Alex Marshall; Washingtonville – Aidan Sullivan
Head coaches: Jon Marsilio (Chester), Matt Hoyt (Spackenkill)
Boys seniors roster
Burke Catholic – Jack O’Boyle; Chapel Field – Jonah McDuffie; Cornwall – Gavin McWherter; Ellenville – Jason Kinscy, Kristian Jackson; Marlboro – Miles Brooks; Middletown – Brandon Spencer, Gustavo Cabrera; Minisink Valley – Louis Marrero; Monroe-Woodbury – Jankarlos Mendoza, Kyle McDermott; Monticello – Christian Brown; Mount Academy – Kai Meier; New Paltz – Stephan Carr; Newburgh – ElNathan Johnson, Jaydan Lorenzo; Our Lady of Lourdes – Pat Faughnan; Port Jervis – Isaiah Boucher; S.S. Seward – Nick Perez; Spackenkill – Nasir Snell; Valley Central – Donavon Davis; Warwick – Latrell Willis; Washingtonville – Jaylen Brownlee, Zion Lynch
Head coaches: Sal D'Angelo (Goshen), Hunter Andrews (Wallkill)
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: BCANY preseason High school basketball event to showcase talent
