Hoyt makes First Team All-State in basketball
Stamford senior McKenna Hoyt made Class D First Team All-State in the girls basketball post-season awards given out by the New York Sportswriters Association, which were announced Monday, May 18. Hoyt, who led her team to Delaware League and Section IV titles, as well as the Class D Final Four, will play college basketball at Division I Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. According to league and section records, Hoyt is the leading scorer in girls basketball history for the Delaware League.
She is third all-time in Section IV girls basketball scoring, finishing with 2,372 points. She is also third all-time in girls basketball in the state in rebounding, with 1,526 rebounds. Hoyt averaged 27 points per game this season.
Hoyt was The Daily Star’s Player of the Year for girls basketball in 2025-2026. Stamford/Jefferson went 22-3, losing in the state semifinals to eventual Class D champion Notre Dame from Batavia. Two local players were named Second Team All-Stars, Delaware Academy freshman Danielle Ennist in Class C and Richfield Springs senior Issy Seamon in Class D.
Delaware Academy also won a section title and made the Final Four this season, losing in the state semifinals to eventual champion Frewsburg. Seamon led the Eagles to a section title in soccer last fall and was the Star's Co-Player of the Year in 2025. She scored her 1,000th varsity point in basketball early this year.
The Eagles lost to Hoyt’s S/J team in the section semifinals. Ennist’s teammate, junior point guard Tyler Abts, made Fourth Team in Class C. The highest honored Class B players locally were Nayla Miley from Sidney and Grace Walley from Walton, who were both Fifth Team All-Stars.