IAC Girls's Basketball All Stars Announced

By Jesse Disbrow | Ithaca Times

It’s that time of year again. Time to hand out post season awards. The IAC has picked their girls basketball all stars and one of the division MVPs was a little surprising.

Well, it’s not surprising taking into account how impressive Shea McCartney was while leading the Lansing Ladycats to an undefeated season in the IAC. The surprising thing is that she’s only a sophomore. McCartney averaged 17.7 points per game this season and should be the anchor of good Lansing teams for years to come. Teammates Audrey Eastman and twin sister Maura McCartney were both named to the first team, while Liz Gonyea and Brittney Mikula both earned second team nominations in the IAC North Large Division.
Anna Shelley and Megan McIntyre represent the Trumansburg girls on the first team and Kate Holland was named to the second team for Dryden.
In the North Small School Division, Groton’s Ruthanne Forehand won the MVP honors. Her teammates Steffanie Preston and Kylene Hall were both named to the North Small first team.
In the South Small Division, Callie Patsellis was named the MVP. Newfield’s first team representatives were Erica Carney and Rebecca Wood, while Megan Pakkala and Lindsey Wood were named to the second team. Candor earned a spot on the first team in the form of Sierra Szwec.
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As for the teams playing for postseason glory my money would be on the Lansing girls’ basketball team. They could be joining the Trumansburg boys’ track and field team as winter season sectional champions this year. However, there are match up issues a savvy team with the right personnel could exploit, and I wonder if that team could be Newfield. If Newfield can get business done at home against Greene in the first round, it could be a great game next Friday in Lansing.
Another pair of darkhorse basketball teams to watch are the Dryden boys in Class B and the Spencer-Van Etten boys in Class C. Both put together some big wins during the season and could surprise a few teams. In the case of Dryden in a shortened bracket all they’d need to do is surprise a few teams.