The two teams that advanced the farthest in postseason play lead our 2011-2012 girls’ basketball all-star squad.

Unadilla Valley and Norwich claimed exactly half of our 10 all-star spots with Unadilla Valley sporting an area-best three all-stars, while Norwich had two players garner select spots.

Unadilla Valley posted its first winning record in some seven years, and had three of the area’s top six scorers, all of whom are underclassmen. Jordan Anderson, Amanda Off, and Taylor Davis combined to average over 40 points per game this season as UV won 15 games in reaching the Section IV Class C semifinals. Just a season ago, the Storm averaged slightly over 42 points per game – as a team.

Norwich, meanwhile, had a mix of veterans along with youngsters in reaching its second straight Section IV championship game. Bryn Loomis, a returning all-star, justly earned all-Section IV honors, and when matching up against the best players and the best teams, she proved time and again she is among the elite players. Loomis’ teammate, Jenni Borfitz, makes her first all-star appearance, and is among a group of young players that should keep the Tornado competitive for many years to come.

Three of the remaining five all-star spots went to returning players. Bainbridge-Guilford seniors, Randi Conway and Shania Vandermark along with Greene junior Kaitlin Gorton make up the veteran trio, while our two first-time all-stars are Sherburne-Earlville senior Briana Vibbard, and Oxford senior Jacquelyn Heggie.