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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
St. Peters varsity coach Charlie Driscoll, meanwhile, was named the Islands Coach of the Year for the 8th time.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Gardner, one of two juniors on the team, is a two-year varsity player who is currently averaging 10.1 ppg. with 20 treys.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Casanova, a senior, averaged 11.7 points per game and, despite standing 6-foot-1, he was among the Vikings top rebounders.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Logan, a first-year varsity player, is the Eagles floor general and assists leader. The junior is averaging 7.0 ppg. this season.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
See the original post here:<\/p>\n
CHSAA boys basketball: 7 players named to Staten Islands all-division team - SILive.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. Continue reading