Nascimento, Schnecker surging in second half to lead "5 Stars" picks for girls basketball

The final two weeks of the season in Section 1 girls basketball has featured breakout performances, led by Ossining’s Claire Schnecker and Ursuline’s Sophie Nascimento.

Both have carried their squads over the past week, earning one of KDJ’s “5 Stars of the Week” by GameDay One.

Watch the full show here:

Nascimento continues to be one of the most gifted play-makers in the Section, which she showcased again on Monday with a 29-point, 12-rebound effort in a win over Suffern.

Schnecker led the Pride to a 3-0 week, scoring 71 points combined in this contests.

Other members of the “5 Stars” for this week include:

Tyalia Fret-Thom, the star senior for defending Section 1 Class AAA champion RC Ketcham. She averaged 17 points and seven rebounds in four games last week.

Pearl River standout Kelsey Miedreich reached 1,000 career points this past week, and highlighted her efforts by scoring 33 points and collecting 20 rebounds in a win over Nyack.

And Kendall Konigsberg continues to carry Blind Brook. She scored 30 points in both games last week.

Find all “5 Stars of the Week” videos from the season on the GameDay One YouTube page:

Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr. has been covering high school sports in the Hudson Valley since 1998, working with The Journal News and LoHud.com, MSG Varsity and News 12 Varsity. He currently is Vice President of Digital Content at LocalLive Networks (locallive.tv), while also operating his own website KDJMedia.com

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