The Post's All-Staten Island girls soccer honors
Last Updated: 2:03 AM, December 5, 2010
Posted: 9:19 PM, December 3, 2010
Comments: 0There may not have been a deeper borough of quality teams, parity and overall talent than across the Verrazano Bridge.
Tottenville made it to the PSAL final and won its first division title since 2006. The teams that finished right behind them in Staten Island A, Petrides and McKee/Staten Island Tech, both made it to the semifinals. Staten Island Academy eaned the PSAA and ACIS crowns, but lost a chance for an unbeaten season by falling in the NYSAISAA final.
Over in the CHSAA, St. Joseph Hill dominated during the regular season, but was upset by Notre Dame Academy, which eventually fell to St. Joseph by the Sea in the Archdiocesan final. It was the Vikings' first title since 2006.
All-Staten Island girls soccer Player of the Year: Amanda Feldstein, Petrides
It’s hard to have a better four years than Feldstein did. The senior scored her 100th career goal, something no other player has done in Petrides history, to help lift her team to its first ever PSAL semifinals berth. Feldstein scored a city-leading 42 goals and added two assists in the PSAL's most competitive division, helping the Panthers post a program-best record of 12-2. She is a prototypical striker who combines speed and elusiveness with a strong and accurate leg, one that led to the best career the program has ever seen.
All-Staten Island girls soccer Coach of the Year: Kim Caccese, Petrides
Caccese experienced the most success in the program’s history with a team she helped mold and mature over the years. Petrides finally put it all together after struggling to get out of the quarterfinals and finishing behind Tottenville and MSIT in Staten Island A. Behind Caccese’s passionate and knowledgeable leadership, the Panthers finished with a program best 12-2 record, beat MSIT for the first time ever and placed second in the division. The success carried over into the playoffs where they advanced to their first-ever semifinal, losing to eventual champion Beacon.
First team
M Jackie Bruno, McKee/Staten Island Tech
The junior, like her team, started slow, but finished with a flurry. She scored 21 goals and handed out three assists. Bruno a combination of speed and skill, scored some of the biggest goals during the Seagulls' eight-game winning streak. Bruno tallied the winner in the regular-season finale against Tottenville and in the quarterfinals against Bronx Science.
GK Madeline Barbarino, St. Joseph by the Sea
The Vikings weren't the most explosive offensive team, but they didn’t need to be with Barbarino in net for the second straight season. The senior and four-year varsity player made the biggest save of the year in a 1-0 win over Notre Dame Academy in the CHSAA Archdiocesan final. She made five stops, including a diving one on a point blank shot by Alana Urcia to save the title.
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