All-Star Doubleheader at Middlesex College
EDISON, NJ – On Wednesday, the 2022-23 Greater Middlesex Conference basketball season will conclude with the 2023 GMC Senior All-Star Games. The All-Star Doubleheader will be played at Middlesex College with the Girls All-Star Game starting at 5:30 followed by the Boys All-Star Game at 7:00 PM.
This is the first time that Middlesex College will be hosting the event since 2019. Proceeds from the showcase will go to the FightStrong Foundation. The FightStrong Foundation is an organization that aims to help improve the quality of lives for those battling cancer. It has and will raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and use a community driven approach to help others battling cancer. The organization is run by former South River hoops standout, Joey Nigro and his family.
Nigro, who played four years varsity hoops for Rodney Harris at South River, teamed up with the likes of Derrick Whitaker to lead South River to an overall record of 65-44 including a 28-24 mark in divisional play. As a freshman, Nigro was a member of the South River team that reached the Central Jersey Group 1 semifinals in 2016. Nigro, the younger brother of South River two sport standout, Mario Nigro, ended up 829 career points, 336 rebounds, 178 assists, 146 steals, and 28 blocks.
After graduating from South River, Nigro joined Whitaker up at FDU-Florham, and played in 25 games as a freshman in the 2019-20 season and then another six as a sophomore in 2020-21, but didn’t participate in 2021-22 after being diagnosed with Stage 2B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on May 1st, 2021. Nigro underwent six months of treatment before being declared cancer-free.
Rosters will be posted soon. GMC Hoops plans to cover the action from both games. Below are the senior girls and boys that have been confirmed to participate in the GMC Senior All-Star Games on Wednesday:
GMC Senior Girls All-Stars
- Aurelie Germain – Metuchen
- Neysa Aguilar – Middlesex
- Janiya Mitchell – Highland Park
- Raegan Fogarty – Calvary Christian
- Beauty Nwanzee – Carteret
- Autumn John – Piscataway
- Meaghan Bicsko – Spotswood
- Leena Tran – Old Bridge
- Gabrielle Walker – Old Bridge
- Haley Higgins – Monroe
- Niyell McCargo – North Brunswick
- Kyara Marquez – Perth Amboy
- Yamen Zafar – North Plainfield
- Sara McNelly – South Plainfield
- Jalena Santiago – Perth Amboy Magnet
- Camila Garcia – East Brunswick Magnet
- Fiona Shanahan – Somerset Tech
- Sidney deVoogd – J.F. Kennedy
- Keisha Ortiz – Edison
- Janai Negroni – Sayreville
- Mattison Chiera – Colonia
- Izzy Reyes – Woodbridge
- Katie Rausch – South Brunswick
- Tamea El – East Brunswick
- Nia Clemons – St. Thomas Aquinas
GMC Senior Boys All-Stars
- Aurko Sarkar – J.P. Stevens
- Laz Rodriguez – South River
- Jonathan Carman – Piscataway
- Brandon Johnson – Timothy Christian
- Harrison Kilpatrick – Wardlaw-Hartridge
- Josiah Floyd – South Amboy
- Scott Pede – East Brunswick Magnet
- Angel Cordero – Perth Amboy Magnet
- Isaiah Shepard – Piscataway Magnet
- Max Cohn – Metuchen
- Daniel Starcevic – Highland Park
- Harmehar Chhabra – South Brunswick
- Alani Ajigbotosho – North Brunswick
- Kendall Pala – Woodbridge
- Apurva Amin – J.F. Kennedy
- Noah Taylor – Colonia
- Sam Omokeji – Sayreville
- C.G. Opara – Carteret
- Tarique Dorsey – Dunellen
- Tommy Lavornia – Middlesex
- Patrick Adams – North Plainfield
- Lorenzo Perez – Perth Amboy
- Casey Cumiskey – Spotswood
- Ermin Kapo – Edison
- Ryan Witte – Old Bridge
- Riley Piscitelli – Monroe
- Mike Mikulka – East Brunswick
- Mikey Mendez – South Plainfield
- Anthony Williams – St. Joseph’s
- Jack Zink – Calvary Christian
- Jalen Pichardo – St. Thomas Aquinas
- Terrell Pitts – St. Thomas Aquinas