William Floyd High School junior Kayla Gilmore eclipsed the 1,000-point mark during the last game of the girls’ varsity basketball team regular season, a 48-27 win over Riverhead to clinch the league title. This effort brought Kayla’s career total to 1,002 points, making her the fourth girls’ basketball player to achieve this feat.
“I am so proud of Kayla,” said Rich Sinclair, head coach of the girls’ varsity basketball team. “She has done so much to help turn our basketball program into one of the best in Suffolk County and I am so happy for her to reach this milestone.” Coach Sinclair emphasized the accomplishment by highlighting that she passed 1,000 points in only her junior year, which included a pandemic-shortened freshman season.
Kayla joins Melissa (D’Amico) Graves, William Floyd High School Class of 2004, who scored 1,185 points during her career. Melissa played basketball at Notre Dame and is currently the head coach of the Boston University women’s basketball team. Also making this list of elite athletes is Monique Walker, William Floyd High School Class of 2011, who played at NYIT on a basketball scholarship; and Dominique Johnson, William Floyd High School Class of 2008, who played at Dowling College on a basketball scholarship.
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| Kayla Gilmore |
Congratulations, Kayla!