New York high school basketball

2/15/08-Briana Kiesel has registered for the Spring Shootout It's definitely going to be a big event. Briana Kiesel, the super 9^th grader at Proctor High School in Utica who is averaging over 24 points a game will attend the top spring event in the Eastern United States, the Pennsylvania/Maryland Basketball Shootout. Players at this event get more print recognition than for any other event because of the high level of competition. Registrations will fill early, so players should get their applications in before all the space is taken, info HERE (Photo credit: Anne Delaney, Observer Dispatch)

Nikki Fredeerickson (left), Jametown H.S. has recored two 40 point plus games already this season to rank her as one of the top players in New York State this season!!

2/8/08, Onondaga 56, Weedsport 47: Lindsay Abbott scored 12 points to become Onondaga's all-time leading scorer. Abbott, who has 1,023 points, broke the record of 1,018 set in 1989 by Kim Luchsinger.

(1/31/08)--Briana Kiesel, 9^th grader at Proctor High School in Utica, New York. Averging over 24pts a game, including 30 pts, 6 stls and 6 asts in last night overtime game 67-68 lost vs Corcoran of Syracuse N.Y. Bri broke also the schools single season scoring record of 409 previously held by Clara Carter (Penn. St), with 413pts after last night game and two regular season games left plus sectionals.

12/16/07) — Brittany Wilson scored her 1,000th career point while tying the game for Fairport, which defeated Oswego-III 65-61 in overtime Saturday in the Syracuse Classic at Cicero-North Syracuse. With 50 seconds left, Wilson took a pass from Allyson DiMagno and made 3-pointer.
(12/15/07), Northstar 84, West Seneca-VI 37-Jaani Beckford scored 29 points, becoming Northstar's career leading scorer with 1,293 points.
12/12/07-All-state forward Katie Hart made school history Tuesday by becoming Central Square's all- time leading scorer in a 70-51 victory over Henninger. Hart finished with a season-high 25 points against the Black Knights to raise her career point total to 1,202. The previous record of 1,199 was set by Jennifer Ash in 1991. (M.F. Piraino, Syracuse Post Standard)
12/2/07-Senior point guard Laquan James hit a 45-foot shot at the buzzer Saturday to lift Cicero-North Syracuse to a 71-69 victory over Central Square in the championship game of the Fulton Savings Bank boys basketball tournament.
(Syracuse Post Standard)

Voting for the "Wackiest Game" includes the 115-111 East Rochester loss to Salesian (CA) in December, poll HERE
--Rochester Chronicle game story found HERE

2008 SHOOTOUT APPLICATION HERE

Three teams from New York State are listed in the USA Today 07-08 Pre-season "Top 20" teams

9. Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y. (26-6)

Starters returning: 2. Outlook: Junior Lance Stephenson, a 6-5 SG, averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds as Lincoln won the Class AA state title and its second consecutive city title. Besides 5-8 junior PG Darwin Ellis (11.0 ppg, 6.0 apg), senior PF Justin Greene (8 ppg, 7 rpg) and senior 6-3 PG Khalif Staten, the Railsplitters will count on three transfers from Xavierian High in Brooklyn â€” James Padgett (4.8 ppg, 4.2 apg), a 6-8 junior PF; 6-1 senior G Vincent Council (9.8 ppg, 3.9 apg) and 6-5 senior F Reggie Davis (9.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg). Lincoln plays an intense schedule that includes Campbell Hall of Los Angeles, St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) and Helen Cox (Harvey, La.). Next: Dec. 4 at Jefferson.

11. Rice, New York City (27-4)

Starters returning: 4. Outook: There's plenty of firepower back from a state runner-up team as Connecticut-bound PG Kemba Walker (15.5 ppg, 9 apg) teams with 6-4 SG Chris Fouch (16 ppg) and junior 6-4 SF Durand Scott. Next: Dec. 1 vs. Towson Catholic.

18. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (24-5)