The CHSAA tabbed St. Peters senior Liam Murphy the Staten Island division Player of the Year and six others were named to the boroughs all-division team, the Advance has learned.

In addition to Murphy, the Islands all-division consists of Monsignor Farrells Patrick Gardner and Justin Zieris; St. Joseph by-the-Seas Jaden Casanova and Gerard Nicholson and St. Peters Matt Bedford and Uriah Logan.

St. Peters varsity coach Charlie Driscoll, meanwhile, was named the Islands Coach of the Year for the 8th time.

Murphy, a two-year starter for the Eagles, leads the Island in scoring with a 26.8 points per game average thanks, in part, to 73 three-pointers and frequent trips to the charity stripe. The Columbia University-bound senior is also among the Islands leaders in rebounding and blocks, as well.

Gardner, one of two juniors on the team, is a two-year varsity player who is currently averaging 10.1 ppg. with 20 treys.

Zieris, a senior and one of Gardners backcourt mates, is averaging 19.9 ppg. with 47 treys. He makes frequent trips to the free-throw line and is Farrells assists leader as well.

Casanova, a senior, averaged 11.7 points per game and, despite standing 6-foot-1, he was among the Vikings top rebounders.

Nicholson, a three-year varsity player, is among the Islands top scorers with a 22.7 ppg. average. Although he buried 51 treys this season, the senior also put the ball in the basket by making plenty of visits to the free-throw line.

Bedford is not only St. Peters second-leading scorer with an 11.8 ppg. average, but hes also among the Island leaders in three-point field goals with 49. The senior was often assigned to guard the oppositions top scoring guard/forward.

Logan, a first-year varsity player, is the Eagles floor general and assists leader. The junior is averaging 7.0 ppg. this season.

Driscoll, meanwhile, whos in his 19th season as varsity coach, led the Eagles to a 17-8 mark so far. St. Peters captured its fourth straight SIHSL Tournament and CHSAA Staten Island division crown during the 2019-20 campaign.

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