There were titles, championship games, deep runs and renaissance seasons for Queens in 2011-12.
Holy Cross advanced to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game for the first time since 2008. Joining the Knights in the quarterfinals were Christ the King and Archbishop Molloy.
In the PSAL, Cardozo reached the Class AA quarterfinals and shared a division title with surprising Bayside. Pathways was the big winner, taking home its second straight PSAL Class B championship behind future Division I big man Jordan Washington. Long Island City reached the ‘A’ semifinals.
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Christ the King's Omar Calhoun is The Post's All-Queens boys basketball Player of the Year.
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Holy Cross' Paul Gilvary is The Post's All-Queens boys basketball Coach of the Year.
All-Queens boys basketball Player of the Year: Omar Calhoun, Christ the King
It was a season that ended earlier than expected for Christ the King – in the quarterfinals for the two-time defending CHSAA Class AA intersectional champion. But it’s hard to place blame on Calhoun, the UConn-bound scoring machine.
All the 6-foot-4 guard did this year was place his name among the greatest players in New York City history by becoming Christ the King’s all-time points leader, surpassing former Arizona star and NBA player Khalid Reeves. On top of that, Calhoun was named to the All-American Championship Game.
Calhoun will leave CK as the winningest player in program history, including a pair of CHSAA Class AA intersectional titles and a New York State Federation championship.
“He is one of the most highly decorated players in Christ the King history,” Royals coach Joe Arbitello said.
All-Queens boys basketball Coach of the Year: Paul Gilvary, Holy Cross
The last time one of Gilvary’s teams made the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game back in 2008, things were a little different. He had a star in Sylven Landesberg, who was one of the top players in Holy Cross history.
This year, the Knights were a group of blue-collar, unselfish kids, none of whom have signed with a Division I school. Though Cross fell to St. Raymond in the championship game, it still took home a CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan title, which the Knights won just days after the death of Gilvary’s mother. From that point on, the players said they were competing for him.
“It’s not about me,” Gilvary said. “It’s always about them. They’re the ones that do all the work and they’re the ones that should reap all the benefits and get all the accolades.”
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F Mairega Clarke, Holy Cross
A year after being sidelined for a large chunk of the season due to a scary bout with high blood pressure, Clarke was a key ingredient in Holy Cross’ run to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional final. The skilled, 6-foot-5 big man had 15 of his 19 points in the second half of the semifinals against Mount St. Michael.
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