Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 15 Girls Basketball Team
Sophia Bonnell
Player of the Year
School: Horseheads
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 16.5 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds per game for STAC and Section 4 Class AA champion Blue Raiders … 73 three-pointers on 40-percent accuracy … BCANY Section 4 Class AA Player of the Year.
Haley Carey
School: Vestal
Year in school: Junior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 17.4 points, 3.5 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals … STAC Metro/West All-Conference … BCANY Section 4 Second Team all-star.
Ava Cirigliano
School: Sidney
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard/forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 22 points and 7 rebounds per game … Midstate Athletic Conference MVP … 1,000-plus-point varsity scorer.
Ellie Clearwater
School: Elmira
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 14 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 steals per game for Section 4 Class AAA champs … BCANY Section 4 Class AAA Co-Player of Year … STAC All-West Division Selection.
Lizzie Craft
School: Unatego
Year in school: Junior
Position: Forward/center
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 18 points per game … Collected 212 rebounds … Had 17 double/doubles … First-team All-Midstate Athletic Conference and first-team BCANY Section 4 all-star.
Adriana Fontana
School: Union-Endicott
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds … All-BCANY Section 4 first-team all-star … STAC West/Metro All-Conference.
Makana “Cha” Gardner
School: Newark Valley
Year in school: Senior
Position: Center
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 22 points, 14.7 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, 4.2 assists … 1,414 varsity points a program record … In her five varsity seasons, Cardinals played to a 100-7 record (undefeated at home) … Helped Newark Valley to two Section 4 titles, four IAC overall Large School championships.
Jordyn Gross
School: Horseheads
Year in school: Junior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 10 points, 8 rebounds per game … Second-team All-Section 4 BCANY … STAC West All-Division.
Payton Littlefield
School: Thomas A. Edison
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Scored 1,726 varsity points, second-highest in the greater Elmira area ... Averaged 24.9 points and 6.6 rebounds this season and connected on 90 3-pointers, a top-15 total in New York history. Her 279 varsity 3-pointers rank fourth in New York (pending updates from 2023-24).
Mariah Matias
School: Elmira
Year in school: Freshman
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 16.0 points, 14.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists … BCANY Section 4 Class AAA Co-Player of the Year … STAC All-Metro/West Conference … Set program records for rebounds in a game (28), season (301).
Madison McEvoy
School: Owego
Year in school: Junior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 14.5 points (54 3-pointers), 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals … STAC All-Conference … First team BCANY Section 4 all-star.
Marisa Smith
School: Johnson City
Year in school: Senior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 18.1 points and 8 rebounds per game … BCANY Section 4 Class A Player of the Year … Three-time STAC All-Conference … Has committed to Binghamton University.
Ally Stank
School: Union-Endicott
Year in school: Senior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 14.7points and 9.6 rebounds per game … STAC West/Metro All-Conference selection.
Maggie Warpus
School: Chenango Forks
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: G/F
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists per game for Section 4 Class B champions … BCANY Section 4 Class B Player of the Year.
Megan Wolf
School: Horseheads
Year in school: Junior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals per game … Made 37 three-point goals on 46-percent accuracy … Always guarded opponent’s best player … First-team All-Section 4 BCANY.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 15 Girls Basketball Team
