Check out our 2007-2008 boys basketball All-Area teams in The Record on Sunday, April 6th.
(The short list is below)

Coach of the year: Joe Loudis, Mechanicville
Player of the year: Pat Lanoue, Hoosic Valley
First team:
Shimeek Johnson & Taran Buie, Bishop Maginn
Shea Bromirski, Cambridge
Brett Marfurt, Guilderland
DeAndre Kennedy-Ebron, CBA
Second team:
Devin Grimes & Jordan Gettings, Catholic Central
Malcolm Austin, CBA
Tashan Newsome, Colonie
Gerard O'Shea, Averill Park
Third team:
Terron Victoria, Bishop Maginn
Connor Gallo, Lansingburgh
Jordan Stevens, Saratoga
Jamel Fields, Albany Academy
Brian Hamor, Bishop Gibbons

Honorable mention:

Isaiah Duke (Albany), Shavar Fields (Albany Academy), Chris Pelcher (Albany Academy), Karl Brock (Berlin), Chris Zema (Berlin), Joe Kane (Bethlehem), Kevin Wendth (Bethlehem), Avery Mitchell (Bishop Gibbons), Zach O’Brien (Bishop Gibbons), Bunduka Kargbo (Bishop Maginn), Dave Fischer (Burnt Hills), Cameron Herrington (Cambridge), John Mantas (CBA), Nick Benoit (Cohoes), Herb Tedford (Colonie), Ryan Broast (Germantown), Drew Smith (Guilderland), Justin Blasi (Hoosic Valley), Kevin McMahon (Hoosick Falls), Lyle Hughes (Hudson), Devin Rigney (Ichabod Crane), Kevin Knack (Ichabod Crane), Matt Harte (Lansingburgh), Cullen Overholt (Loudonville Christian), Trent Tibbits (Maple Hill), Paul MacMillan (Mechanicville), Pat Marra (Mechanicville), Cameron Couball (Mohonasen), Shane McHugh (New Lebanon), Justin Wilkinson (Rensselaer), Pat O’Rourke (Spa Catholic), Jake Bowman (Schenectady Christian), Schuyler Thomas (Schuylerville), Evan Fort (Schuylerville), Ryan Sullivan (Shaker), Steve Hunt (Tamarac), Donovan Johnson (Troy), Evan Christner (Voorheesville), Kevin Terry (Waterford), Dan Bolt (Watervliet), Mike Cooney (Watervliet)

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In other basketball news, Burnt Hills head coach Bill Martin decided to retire after 10 years at the helm.
(I was a member of BH-BL's 1998 8th grade football team that Martin led to glory.)

Best of luck in retirement and congratulations on a wonderful career, coach Martin!


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Our baseball season preview and Girls All-Area teams are also coming up in the next few days.

-- Will Montgomery