After another exciting season of CHSAA girls’ varsity basketball, here’s a look at The Tablet’s annual diocesan All-Star team. Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations.
Tier 1
Olivia Vukosa: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; junior; center; averaged 19.1 points, 17.9 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, and 3.8 assists per game; scored 1,000th point and grabbed 500th rebound this season; named Vincent Cannizzaro Girls’ CHSAA Tier 1 Player of the Year; named New York MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year; named New York Women’s Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year; named New York Miss Basketball; ranked No. 5 overall by ESPN in the Class of 2026; 2023 and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Arielle Lopez: Christ the King; sophomore; guard; averaged 19.8 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.2 steals per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Josie Pinnock: Christ the King; sophomore; guard; averaged 14.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.1 steals per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; named MVP of PSAL vs. CHSAA city championship game; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Makylah Moore: Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush; senior; guard; averaged 21.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League First Team; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Arly Zapata: Nazareth; junior; center; averaged 10.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Third Team
JoJo Tatum: Nazareth; senior; guard; averaged 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game; will play at Manhattan College
Christina Psarros: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 16.5 points per game; scored 1,000th point this season; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; recipient of the CHSAA John Moran Sportsmanship Award; will play at Emory University; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Arianna Davis: St. Francis Prep; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 16.0 points per game; scored 1,000th point this season; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Kristen Vargas: St. Francis Prep; junior; guard; averaged 12.5 points per game; won team’s Scholar Athlete Award
Grace Lanier: Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 13.0 points per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League First Team; recipient of the CHSAA Cynthia McGrath Sportsmanship Award; will play at Georgia State University; 2022, 2023, and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Callie Mullin: Xaverian; junior; guard; averaged 10.0 points per game; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Isabella Grimaldi: Xaverian; sophomore; guard; averaged 13.0 points per game
Syniya Barton: Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game; set program record with 651 career rebounds; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; recipient of the CHSAA Mariann Noonan Sportsmanship Award; will play at Hofstra University; 2023 and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Layla Wagner: Msgr. McClancy; sophomore; guard; team captain; averaged 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.3 steals per game; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Maleah Wagner: Msgr. McClancy; sophomore; guard; averaged 9.2 points per game
Jeeanna Pierantoni: Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 15.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game; scored 1,000th career point this season; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Second Team; named co-MVP of the Rose Classic; will play at the University of New Haven
Mona Okorie: Holy Cross; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 9.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game; set program record with 1,128 career rebounds; named Rose Classic Scholar Athlete; will play at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2023 and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Nafi Balde: Holy Cross; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 8.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game; named co-MVP of the Rose Classic; will play at Franklin Pierce University
Victoria Savin: St. John’s Prep, Astoria; sophomore; center; averaged 6.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 2.0 assists per game; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Mya Hernandez: St. John’s Prep; senior; guard; averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game
Justine Henry: The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 19.1 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per game; scored 1,000th career point this season; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League First Team; won Rose Classic Sportsmanship Award; will play at Marist College; 2023 and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Arielle Barnes: The Mary Louis Academy; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 9.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game; named MVP of the She Got Game Tournament
Simone Greaves: The Mary Louis Academy; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game; named MVP of the Mecca H.S. Basketball College Showcase
Sophia Taylor: Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene; senior; center; team captain; averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game
Molloy Trears: Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood; sophomore; forward; averaged 13.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game; selected CHSAA Tier 1 All-League Third Team; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Brooke D’Asaro: Archbishop Molloy; sophomore; guard; averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game
Aubrey Neos: Archbishop Molloy; junior; guard; averaged 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game
Tier 2
Noelle Polanco: Fontbonne Hall Academy; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 21.5 points per game; set program record with 1,722 career points; selected CHSAA Tier 2 All-League First Team; will play at the University of Charleston; 2022, 2023, and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Mackenzie Palisi: St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 assists per game; recipient of CHSAA Marie Sisti Sportsmanship Award; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Tier 4
Hannah Flanders: St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League First Team; 2022, 2023, and 2024 Tablet All-Star
Ellie Browne: St. Saviour; sophomore; guard; averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 assists per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League First Team
Brielle Gardner: St. Saviour; sophomore; guard; averaged 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League Second Team; 2024 Tablet All-Star
Brianna Duffy: St. Saviour; senior; guard; averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 steals per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League Third Team
Mylah Ellis: Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S., Flatbush; freshman; guard; team captain; averaged 27.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League First Team
Summer Green: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior; guard; averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game; selected CHSAA Tier 4 All-League Third Team
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