Coaches make their picks

Marvin Williams, Marist

Marist's Marvin Williams was named Player of the Year by the HCIAL coaches.

By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director

Marist’s Marvin Williams was selected as Player of the Year as the HCIAL coaches recently made their All-League selections.

Williams, who was the Tri-County Hudson Division B Player of the Year last season, averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game this season. The senior helped lead the Royal Knights to an 18-7 record and a trip to the finals of the Hudson County Tournament.

St. Mary’s Tom Lalicato was selected as the league’s Coach of the Year. Lalicato, in his 26th season as head coach, helped lead the Ramblers to an 18-9 record in the school’s final season.

St. Peter’s Prep, the four-time reigning champions, were the big winners with three players on the First Team. Seniors Keith Lumpkin, Kevin Walker and Stephon Whyatt earned the honors for a Marauders team which went 22-6.

Below is the full list of honorees.

2011 HCIAL All-League Selections

Player of the Year: Marv Williams (Marist)

Coach of the Year: Tom Lalicao (St. Mary's)

First Team: Kevin Walker (St. Peter's Prep), Reggie Cameron (Hudson Catholic), Stephon Whyatt (St. Peter's Prep), David Almonte (Memorial), Edgar Garcia (St. Mary's), Brent Burgess (Dickinson), Keith Lumpkin (St. Peter's Prep), Jon Mercado (Kearny), Keith Benthall (Ferris), Rodney Wilson (Bayonne)

Second Team: Kavon Stewart (Hudson Catholic), Abe Groomes (Hoboken), Jarryd Horsley (Marist), Isaiah Miles (St. Mary's), Rakwan Kelly (Hudson Catholic), Marquise Hallman (Lincoln), Hineef Adams (University Charter), Khalied Saleh (Union City), Duane James (Dickinson), Steve Roberts (Bayonne)

Honorable Mentions: Bayonne: Steve Betancurth, Biaggio Cancro; Dickinson: Tracy James, Dashawn White; Ferris: Khalid Jones, Aziz Rourke; Hoboken: Robert Cabrera, Luis Santiago; Hudson Catholic: Travis Flagg, Marc Wilson; Kearny: Mohammed Farih, Amine Zaouia; Lincoln: Donovan McClean, Dylin Smith; Marist: James Matthews, Josh Treadwell; Memorial: Kermy Amparo, Alex Carpio; North Bergen: Mike Mentor, Peter Ramanand; Snyder: Tywan Huntley, James Richardson; St. Mary's: Miguel Aviles, Fransua Garcia; St. Peter's Prep: Tre Bell, Chase Fluellen; Union City: Eury Almonte, Xavier Corporan; University Charter: Samad Darby, Chinwe Wosu.