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Section 9 gets 11 players on three all-state boys basketball teams

Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record
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Eleven boys basketball players from Section 9 were named to the New York State Sportswriters Association all-state teams.

The highest selections were Jonah McDuffie of Chapel Field (second team, Class D) and Jack O'Boyle of John S. Burke Catholic (third team, Class B).

Chapel Field's Jonah McDuffie (33) shoots during the boys basketball Section 9 Class D championship game at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake, NY on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Chapel Field defeated Mount Academy 54-42. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Chapel Field's Jonah McDuffie (33) shoots during the boys basketball Section 9 Class D championship game at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake, NY on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Chapel Field defeated Mount Academy 54-42. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

Chapel Field won the Section 9 Class D title, falling to Smithtown Christian in the opening round of the state tournament. Burke Catholic won the Section 9 Class B championship, falling to Woodlands by two points in the opening round of states.

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All-state players from Section 9

Class B

Third team - Jack O'Boyle, Burke Catholic, Sr.; Sixth team - Jason Kinscy, Ellenville, Sr.; Fourteenth team - K.J. Jackson, Ellenville, Sr.; Honorable mention - Ryan Shust, Burke Catholic, Jr.

Burke Catholic's Jack O'Boyle holds off Ellenville's Alan Ibric during the Section 9 Class B championship on February 29, 2024.
Burke Catholic's Jack O'Boyle holds off Ellenville's Alan Ibric during the Section 9 Class B championship on February 29, 2024.

Class C

Tenth team - Owen Iannucci, Millbrook, Jr.; Honorable mention - Nick Perez, Seward, Sr.; Brodie Rathjen, Pine Plains, Jr.; Andrew Szostak, Millbrook, Sr.

Mount Academy's Jake Maendel, center, fends off Chapel Field defenders during the boys basketball Section 9 Class D title game at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake, NY on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Chapel Field beat Mount Academy. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Mount Academy's Jake Maendel, center, fends off Chapel Field defenders during the boys basketball Section 9 Class D title game at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake, NY on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Chapel Field beat Mount Academy. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

Class D

Second team - Jonah McDuffie, Chapel Field, Sr.; Fifth team - Jake Maendel, Mount Academy, Jr.; Honorable mention - Dennis Hofer, Mount Academy, Jr.

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