After missing a full season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GCHSAA girls’ varsity basketball returned this winter with lots of excitement.
The following players earned a nod to The Tablet’s diocesan varsity All-Star team. Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations.
Tier 1 All-Stars
Saniyah Glenn: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; senior; guard; averaged 18.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game; scored her 1,000th-career point this season; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Julianna Laguna: Christ the King; senior; guard; averaged 13.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
KaShya Hawkins: Christ the King; sophomore; forward; averaged 9.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game; named GCHSAA All-League
A’riel Jackson: Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 2.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League; recipient of the GCHSAA John Moran Sportsmanship Award; will attend the University of Cincinnati; 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Chardonnay Hartley: Bishop Loughlin; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 assists, and 4.0 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Kennedy Grady: Bishop Loughlin; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game; 2018-2019 Tablet All-Star Honorable Mention
Gabrielle Hemenes: Bishop Loughlin; senior; forward; averaged 9.0 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game
Skye Owen: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3.3 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Kayla Martin: St. Francis Prep; junior; forward; team captain; averaged 6.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game
Kaila Berry: St. John’s Prep, Astoria; senior; forward; averaged 16.0 points and 10 rebounds per game; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend Fordham University, the Bronx; 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Courtney Ortiz: St. John’s Prep; senior; guard; averaged 9.0 points, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game
Zoe Buckley: St. John’s Prep; sophomore; guard; averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game
Reyna Scott: Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush; senior; guard; averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend the University of Oklahoma, Norman; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Makylah Moore: Nazareth; freshman; forward; averaged 15.0 points and 10 rebounds per game
Amoni Byrd: Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 16.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game; scored her 1,000th-career point; named GCHSAA All-League; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Alexia Mousouroulis: Archbishop Molloy; junior; guard; averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals
Kristen Donovan: Archbishop Molloy; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 11.3 points per game; will attend St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Daniella Velez: Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst; sophomore; guard; team captain; averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Deviney Jackson: Msgr. McClancy; junior; guard; averaged 8.0 point and 7.0 rebounds
Hannah Finnerty: Msgr. McClancy; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 9.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game; will attend Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y.; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Olivia Sands: Msgr. McClancy; junior; forward; team captain; averaged 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
Grace Lanier: Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge; freshman; guard; averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Alexandra Carbonaro: Xaverian; freshman; guard; averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game
Fiona Mullen: The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Breauna Ware: TMLA; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Tier 2 and 3 All-Stars
Kyara Champagne: Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; sophomore; guard; team captain; averaged 16.4 points per game; team co-assist leader; named GCHSAA All-League
Adrianna Caporale: Holy Cross; junior; center; team captain; averaged 10.5 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Jianna Davneiro: Holy Cross; sophomore; guard; second on team in scoring; team co-assist leader; named GCHSAA All-League
Aaniya Telford: Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge; senior; guard; averaged 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 3.5 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League; will attend St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn
Noelle Polanco: Fontbonne Hall; freshman; guard; averaged 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Francesca Zito: St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 12.3 points and 3.5 assists per game; named GCHSAA All-League; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Felicia Musser: St. Edmund Prep; senior; guard; averaged 6.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game
Eleanora Salamone: St. Edmund Prep; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game; named GCHSAA All-League
Hannah Flanders: St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope; freshman; center; averaged 8.0 points and 15 rebounds per game; named GCHSAA All-League; recipient of the GCHSAA Marianne Noonan Sportsmanship Award
Dalivet Cuevas: Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S., Flatbush; senior; guard; team captain; averaged 15.0 points, 3.0 assist, and 3.0 steals per game; 2019-2020 Tablet All-Star
Eighth Lockett: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 9.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks per game
Daina Haynes: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; senior; forward; team captain; averaged 10.0 rebounds per game; named GCHSAA All-League
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