Jenna Carmody

GRAHAMSVILLE – “Jenna Carmody has helped reestablish a standard for Tri-Valley basketball over the last 4 years. Jenna averaged a double-double with 17 points, 10 ½ rebounds, 6 steals and 3 assists per game this season. This has been her stat line for the better part of the last three seasons. She played pretty much every minute of every game. At the end of this season, she was chasing 1000 points, but you couldn’t tell by her play. She is an unselfish player that we have always had to keep telling to shoot the ball. She ended up with 1015 points for a career high at Tri-Valley. The best things about Jenna are not even stat related. She was our captain, a steady leader for our team and a terrific role model for our younger players.” Carmody’s coach, Jason Closs shared these thoughts with the Democrat about her accomplishments. Jenna was one of only two female players selected to the twelfth team by the New York State Sports Writer’s Association (NYSSWA)from Sullivan County. Carmody helped her team win the Class B basketball title this season after moving up from Class C. This is a well-deserved honor for any player at this level. Carmody will attend SUNY New Paltz next fall to study finance.

Ella Herbert

LAKE HUNTINGTON –– Sullivan West’s Ella Herbert has two seasons left to play for the Bulldogs. As a sophomore Herbert averages 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. With Herbert’s contributions, the Bulldogs made it to the Section IX Semi-finals this season. As a sophomore Ella was named team captain and is a two-time selection of the top 50 players for BCANY. “She loves the game of basketball, she [Ella] plays AAU for the Lady Rats out of the Gym Rats program in Goshen.Ella is an outstanding young lady who is highly respected by her teammates, coaches, teachers, and peers,” says girls varsity basketball coach, Pat Donovan. Herbert was also selected to the twelfth team by the New York State Sports Writer’s Association (NYSSWA).