Janelle Brown is a four-year varsity basketball player who will be attending Division I Fairfield University in the fall on a full athletic scholarship.
Brown is only the fifth 1,000 point scorer in Longwood girls varsity basketball history.
Category Archives: Section XI News
Sayville’s Jack Coan Plays in Rose Bowl
It’s not every year you see a Section XI alum playing in a major college football bowl game.
Sayville’s Jack Coan started for Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and came up just short after Oregon beat the Badgers, 28-27.
Coan, one of Long Island’s most prolific passers, was 23-for-35, for 186 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. He also rushed twice for eight yards.
Milestone: Mattituck’s Allen Scores 1,000th Point
Mattituck’s Xavier Allen scored career point No. 1,000 in early December.
He is the first player to reach 1,000 points since 1983 in Mattituck boys’ basketball history.
Xavier credits his success to his role model and older brother Eugene, who introduced him to the game of basketball at 4 years old. His brother keeps him focused on his life goals and helps him better his game.
Xavier is grateful for the sacrifices his parents made to support him through this journey.
Wright Wins Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award
South Huntington Athletic Director Jim Wright has been honored with the Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award.
The Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to individuals from within the NIAAA membership in recognition of their length of service, special accomplishments and contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. Nominations are submitted by state athletic directors associations, screened by the NIAAA Awards Committee and selected by the NIAAA Board of Directors.
This photo shows Wright with athletic directors and executive directors of athletic conferences from around the state.
Section XI Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
So many incredible Section XI student-athletes have signed their National Letters of Intent over the last few weeks.
Pictured above are Cole Baldanucci and Drew Gutierrez from Connetquot, who will play football at Stony Brook.
There are so many more across the region as well. Post your commitment photos to Twitter and tag @SectXISuffolk and we’ll share your story!
NYSPHSAA Announces Fall 2019 Scholar-Athlete Teams & Individuals
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is proud to announce its fall 2019 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.
This fall, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,631 Scholar-Athlete teams and 47,781 individuals. The number of Scholar-Athlete teams increased by 187 (5.43%) compared to fall 2019. The number of individuals increased by 1,232 (2.66%) from the fall of 2019. A total of 632 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program.
“Congratulations to our NYSPHSAA student-athletes and member schools,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “The Scholar-Athlete program continues to be one of the most rewarding endeavors we encourage here at the Association. To see the number of Scholar-Athletes increase again this season is a true testament to the amazing work our young men and women are doing in the classroom each and every day.”
The full list of Scholar-Athlete teams for the fall 2019 season can be found here.
The full list of Scholar-Athlete individuals for the fall 2019 season can be found here.
Team Up 4 Community: East Islip Bowling
East Islip bowlers demonstrated the spirit of giving.
They decided to help North Babylon bowling coach Sonny Casale, who recently lost his home to a house fire several weeks ago.
West Islip’s Hampel Named Suffolk Girls Soccer Player of the Year
West Islip’s Jaden Hampel is the 2019 Suffolk County Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Hampel and her teammates won the 2019 county title and finished the season ranked No. 7 in New York.
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Hansen Award Stays in Westhampton Beach
For the third straight year, a Westhampton Beach player has won the Carl A. Hansen Award presented to the best football player in Suffolk County.
Jaden AlfanoStJohn won the honor after his incredible season. The halfback will play at LIU Post next season.
He follows Dylan Laube (2017) and Liam McIntyre (2018) to win the honor named after Hansen, the man who founded the football program in Westhampton.