Fontbonne coach says farewell after 14 years
The 2022 basketball season turned out better than expected for Fontbonne varsity coach Steve Oliver.
After an up-and-down regular season, his Bonnies caught a second wind and finished strong in the CHSAA semi-finals by beating St. Edmund Prep. From there the Bonnies advanced to the Tier 2 Division Brooklyn-Queens Championship Game against the heavily favored Holy Cross Knights of Flushing. After a 62-45 Holy Cross championship victory, Oliver and several players received post-season CHSAA awards at Christ the King H.S. in Maspeth.
Four-year varsity senior guard Anniya Telford, who averaged 20 points a game, was named as the first member of the All League Brooklyn-Queens Team. As the main cog in the Fontbonne offense, Telford ran the point and was the team’s leading scorer with 315 points.