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ARMONK, N.Y. A quick look at the calendar and the echo of basketball on gym floors means recreation basketball season is ready to begin for the Armonk Junior Bobcats youth basketball teams.
We have tried to build a good program in Armonk that teaches the boys and girls the skills they need to compete anywhere, Bobcats Coordinator Jeff Lynch said. The Bobcats program has grown over the last six years. Theres a lot of satisfaction in seeing young people learn the game and develop confidence.
The Junior Bobcats began as a single boys team in 2004 and competed in various leagues throughout Westchester, Putnam and the Bronx through 2007. The Junior Bobcats Basketball Program had its inaugural season in 2008-2009, fielding eight boys teams and four girls teams from fourth through eighth grade. The teams play in in the Tri-County Basketball League (TCBL) against similar programs in Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Chappaqua and White Plains.
Lynch attributed much of the programs success to Bobcats Program Director Carlo Di Cristofaro and Director of Coaching and Player Development Marshall Reiff, and coaches Joe Consenza, Kevin Cook, Paul Celentano, Marty Durkin, Joe Huguenot, Kevin DeBold, Kerri Buonassisi, girls varsity staff coach Jeanne Marie Vinchiarello and boys Varsity Staff coach Dave Mack.
Our teams have excelled in all competition with teams from larger communities, Lynch said. We have a great group of coaches throughout the program.
Reiff, a 10-time NYS Section 1 Coach of the Year and coach of the Mount Vernon High School girls and boys championships teams in the 1980s and early 1990s, has been working with the Bobcats for the past five years. Reiff runs practices and training for the players and trains and manages the coaching staff.
The Bobcats recently held tryouts for the 2011-2012 season and the players chosen are:
Fourth Grade Boys A: Coach Kevin Cook.
Jake Shamus, Jesse Rosenberg, Nick Ferrante, Zachary Tonelli, Ben Barad, Henry Greene, Nolan Weiss, Sam Goldman, Jackson Mackey, Bryan Roden, Jonathon Trongone, Spence Baron.
4th Boys B Team: Coach Kevin Cook
Ethan Burke, Jesse Schmalholz, Zachary Malter, Ross Fisher, Andrew Hirschman, Tyler Gray, Jonathon Hazan, Ben Gordon, Sam Aberman, Eli Roth, Jared Ray, Adam Moss.
5th Grade Boys A Team: Coach Joe Huguenot
Spencer Weinhoff, David McDaniels, Willy Samsen, Shea Gordon, Lorenzo Rocco, Tyler Miller, Michael Caporale, Nick Scaglione, Gregory Skriloff, Ben Leff, Andrew Tang, Anthony Monteforte.
5th Grade Boys B: Coach Joe Huguenot
Sam Sporn, Matthew Miller, Zachary Ratzan, Ike Frimet, Brandon Fonte, Jake Stumacher, Matthew Deutsch, Harley Geoghegan, Jonah Silpe, Joseph Saglimbeni, Noah Ray, Carson Frye.
5th Grade Girls: Kerri Buonassisi.
Hailey Jacobs, Erin Haas, Olivia Conte, Jordan Dorfman, Olivia Tantileff, Kallie Hoffman, Sophia Jindal, Amy Brown, Katie Lev.
6th Grade Boys A Team: Coach Paul Celentano
Dylan Friedman, Skylar Sinon, Cooper Gray, JJ Bancone, Blake Barron, Dylan McCarthy, Chris Stafford, Chris Ferrante, Will Bernstein, Andrew Fishman, Leo Wangensteen, Jack Lorenzo.
6th Grade Boys B Team: Coach Kevin Debold
Jared Yale, Mikey Martino, Nick Buonanno, Alex Rosenblatt, Jordan Drossman, Jonathon Friedman, Bret Stafford, Chris Milano, Joshua Piecyk, Danny Friedman, Dan DiSano, Ethan Anikstein.
6th Grade Girls: Coach Joe Consenza
Natalie Morley, Arielle Zaccagnino, Ashley Rawn, Sydney Chilewich, Jordyn Justman, Dylan Dorfman, Jamie Rosh, Cameron Yale, Enrica Brook, Michaela Milano, Amanda Winkler, Darcy Forcino.
7th Grade Boys A Team: Coach Marty Durkin
Erik Lewerenz, Jack Aviles, Shawn Bernard, Max Levy, Matt Nicolleli, Sam Faller, Niel Dan, Matthew Groll, Dylan Lebowitz, Miles D'Alessandro, Conor Ahern, AJ Salaman.
7th Grade Boys B Team: Coach Marty Durkin
Alex Sperber, Alex Jacobs, Fernando Docters, Adam Samit, Matthew Lachs, Rino Monteforte, Nathan Weinhoff, Noah Jacobs, Sam Shapiro, Zack Berkman, Cooper Weiss, Joseph Boyce.
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