New York names girls All-State soccer team

By John Schiano Dec 6, 2010, 11:25am

Reverberi, Kempainen, Saunders, Cornacchio and Cornell earn honors as well.

Massapequa senior midfielder Amanda Reverberi was selected the Class AA player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports.

Reverberi and Class D selection Astrid Kempainen, a senior midfielder from Chazy, were the only class players of the year to have led their teams to NYSPHSAA championships last month in Cortland.

The other award recipients were Rye senior goalkeeper Tatiana Saunders (Class A), Briarcliff senior forward Liana Cornacchio (B) and Schoharie junior forward Mattia Cornell (C).

John Schiano, who has written about high school sports in western and central New York for more than 25 years, covers New York for MaxPreps. He may be reached at johnschianosports@gmail.com.