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Doherty Selected First Team All-State

Sachem East basketball player selected by New York State Sportswriters Association.

Sachem East girl's basketball phenom Katie Doherty has been selected to the first team roster of the Class AA All-State teams for 2013.

The All-State selections, released by the New York State Sportswriter's Association, represents the best high school girls basketball players across the state. In Doherty's Class AA category, Aaliyah Jones of Bishop Ford Catholic High School was selected as Player of the Year.

Doherty, a junior, helped lead the Sachem East Flaming Arrows to a Suffolk County Championship and a Long Island Championship with victories over North Babylon and Massapequa, respectively.

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The wins earned Sachem East a berth in the New York State Finals tournament, where they fell short to Ossining 66-58.


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