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Sure, this is probably a few days later than you had hoped, but my duties have extended over the past week to: “1. Rangers Report,”:http://rangers.lohudblogs.com and “2. RNN,”:http://rnntv.com and “3. A new baseball venture.”:http://baseball.lohudblogs.com

I know, I know: You probably don’t think that’s a very good excuse, so I’m here to make it all up to you. Here’s a look at what I consider the 10 best moments of the girls basketball season in the LoHud. As always, feel free to add or leave your own lists below…

10. 14 players reach 1,000 — For the second straight year, a ridiculous number of players reach the vaunted career milestone. Haldane’s Brittany Shields — although she is just a junior — reaches the mark first, but she is quickly followed by: Hen Hud’s Jessica Harris, White Plains’ Liz Flooks and Kim Adams, Scaradale’s Jackie Alemany, Lakeland’s Amy Voelkel and Sarah Benischek, Hastings’ Allie Long, Somers’ Jaki Goldner, Briarcliff’s Angela Pescetti, Putnam Valley’s Christine Kemp, Blind Brook’s Karlyn Adler, Pearl River’s Kaitlyn O’Keefe and Clarkstown North’s Theresa Dowling. And, amazingly, North Rockland’s Brianna Peterson nearly reaches the mark despite playing just three seasons. (And Pleasantville’s Kristen DeCandido probably would’ve reached it had she not missed games due to injury.) “Look at the list I compiled on Jan. 11th and see how many players rallied to reach 1,000.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/01/11/1000-answers/

9. Wooters joins 400 club — In a season that would be marked by her program’s nine-win turnaround, “Beth Wooters wins the 400th game of her coaching career.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2006/12/09/game-9-wooters-joins-400-club/ The achievement is bittersweet for the Ursuline coach, who lost her nephew in a terrible accident the day before.

8. Mercer buzzer-beatin’ — Mount Vernon’s Kwinnyata Mercer, the birthday girl, continues to pad her lead in the “Most improved player” race “by hitting a game-winner with under four seconds left to knock off Ursuline.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/02/01/mercer-the-b-day-girl-sinks-ursuline-with-38-left/

7. 41 — This was probably the number of the season, as White Plains’ Liz Flooks and Hen Hud’s Jessica Harris each score 41 points in a game, “Flooks against North Rockland in December”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2006/12/13/game-11-monster-game-from-flooks-%e2%80%94-41-points-%e2%80%94-does-in-north-rockland/ and “Harris against Eastchester in February.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/02/15/playoff-recap-day-1-belongs-to-harris/ Both are crucial performances, with Flooks helping stamp the Tigers as the Class AA favorite and Harris lifting her team to victory in the playoffs.

6. Did you expect it to ‘B’ such a landslide? — I sure didn’t, but Albertus Magnus beats all comers in Class B to win its second gold ball in three seasons. “The Falcons defeat Putnam Valley in the championship game”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/03/03/championship-week-recap-of-day-5/ to win the title and finish the Class B season undefeated.

5. The Lady Knights of the Round Ball — Mount Vernon didn’t even look like a League I-A contender, forget about challenging for the gold ball. But that’s exactly what the young Knights do, as they beat No. 7 Clarkstown North, No. 2 North Rockland and No. 6 Ursuline to reach the championship at the County Center. That run tabs them the early favorite to win next year’s Class AA title.

4. Brittany Shields does her best Willis Reed — The Haldane junior suffers a badly sprained ankle in the first quarter of her team’s Class C semifinal against rival Dobbs Ferry. The Blue Devils then fall behind at halftime without their star on the floor, “but she returns in the second half to score 21 or her 25 points and lead her team to victory.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/02/27/recap-of-day-1and-a-look-ahead-to-day-2/ Shields then cures world hunger after the game. (OK, maybe not, but that night she seemed capable of anything.)

3. Second half’s a senior moment — With a brilliant second half from Kim Adams (offense) and Liz Flooks (defense), “White Plains takes its third-straight Class AA championship by beating upstart Mount Vernon.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/03/04/championship-week-recap-of-day-6/ Adams is named tournament MVP.

2. Streak-busters — It would’ve been unusual to see Our Lady of Lourdes and Haldane lose, especially with Lourdes having won 15 gold balls in a row and Haldane having won 14. But to see BOTH streaks fall in the same season is downright stunning. “Ursuline knocks off Lourdes in Poughkeepsie in the Class AA quarterfinals.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/02/20/ursuline-unseats-lourdes/ A little more than a week later “it is Blind Brook that ends Haldane’s run of titles in the Class C championship game.”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/03/03/championship-week-recap-of-day-5/ The Trojans advance to the state semifinals in Troy.

1. History is no match for Lakeland — I know the Hornets ended up winning the first state championship by a Westchester team since 2000, but the moment I’ll remember most is their celebration after winning the program’s first gold ball since 1989. The entire second half Lakeland seemed like a team waiting to explode. And whether it was when Sarah Benischek hit a big second-half 3, when Amy Voelkel let out a scream after knocking down a 3-point play, or “when the final buzzer sounded on a 49-41 win over Pearl River,”:http://sixthman.lohudblogs.com/2007/03/04/championship-week-recap-of-day-6/ the Hornets do just that, slaying all of their County Center demons in one fell swoop. They then walk to victory in the state playoffs, allowing just 30 PPG along the way.