By Rob Potter
ALBANY — The Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) recently announced its Section IX all-stars for the 2010-2011 scholastic hoops season.
Several Sullivan County players and coaches were honored by the BCANY.
Monticello Coach Chris Russo was named the Class A Boys’ Coach of the Year and Liberty Coach Jason Semo was chosen as the Class B Boys’ Coach of the Year.
Three Monticello players – Jesse Kapito, Kenny Sanders Jr. and Juan Pena – were honored as Class A all-stars.
Liberty’s Eddie Byrd was named a Class B all-star.
Six players from Sullivan County high schools were selected for the Class C and D Boys’ all-star team. They were: Jim Bertholf (Fallsburg), Russell Corley (Fallsburg), Peter DiMilia (Tri-Valley), Adam Hendrix (Roscoe), Michael Robinson (Fallsburg) and Rakkir Watson (Fallsburg).
Tri-Valley’s John Tenbus was named the Class C Girls’ Coach of the Year.
T-V’s Jakki Pugh was honored as the Class C Girls’ Player of the Year.
Class C Girls’ all-stars from Sullivan County teams included Mareena DiMilia (T-V), Sage Owens (Eldred) and Sheryl Pinder (Fallsburg).
Livingston Manor Coaches Kevin Clifford and Becky Ahart shared the honor of Class D Girls’ Coach of the Year.
Two Manor players, Kiera Browne and Marissa Diescher, were selected as Class D Girls’ all-stars.