All-Conference, Division girls’ teams announced by GMC Coaches

GMC Tournament finalists St. Thomas Aquinas and Colonia each got one player on the All-Conference and All Red-Division teams, as picked this week by the Greater Middlesex Conference coaches.

Frank Eckert of Edison was named Coach of the Year, as the Eagles went 15-1 in their Division and won the GMC White.

All-Conference picks included Albany-bound senior Jessica Cooper from three-time defending GMC Champion St. Thomas Aquinas and junior Taylor Derkack of Colonia. The two teams will square off Friday night at 6 pm (live on CJSR – click here to listen) for the 2023 GMC Tournament Championship.

Also on the All-Conference team are South Brunswick’s Katie Rausch, Tamea El of East Brunswick, Ghelsey Go of Edison, Neysa Aguilar of Middlesex, Nyell McCargo of North Brunswick and Halley Cottrell of Monroe.

Below are the All-Division teams:

Red Division:

• Jessica Cooper, St. Thomas Aauinas
• Taylor Derkack, Colonia
• Katie Rausch and Alexis Lease-Springer, South Brunswick
• Tamea El, East Brunswick
• Abby Jazmin, Old Bridge
• Niyell McCargo, North Brunswick
• Halley Cottrell, Monroe
• Coach of the Year: Jeff Johnson, South Brunswick
• Sportsmanship: Piscataway

White Division:

• Ghelsey Go and Trista Whitney, Edison
• Nyla Felton, North Plainfield
• Neysa Aguilar and Jess Devine, Middlesex
• Sidney De Voogs, JFK
• Aviva Palms, Woodbridge
• Sara McNelly, South Plainfield
• Trista Whitney, Edison
• Coach of the Year: Frank Eckert, Edison
• Sportsmanship: Middlesex

Blue Division:

• Lizzie Calandruccio and Allie Costantino, Spotswood
• Natalia Vera Cruz, South River
• Aurelia Germain and Cassidy Connors, Metuchen
• Reagan Fogarty, Calvary Christian
• Vanessa Kohler and Janiya Mithcell, Highland Park
• Coach of the Year: Vin Vizzi, Spotswood
• Sportsmanship: Calvary Christian

Gold Division:

• Matti Miller, Piscataway Magnet
• Alexa Castro and Jahzara McLaughlin, Dunellen
• Camilla Garcia, East Brunswick Magnet
• Vidisha Maharana, Woodbridge Academy
• Jalena Santiago and Amanda Batista, Perth Amboy Magnet
• Jalia Camacho, Mother Seton
• Coach of the Year: Kevin Connery, Dunellen
• Sportsmanship: Mother Seton