North Babylon's Hartley is Gatorade NY girls POY

North Babylon's Bria Hartley was named the Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year Thursday for the second consecutive season.

Hartley, a senior point guard, led the Bulldogs to the Suffolk Class AA final. She scored a Long Island playoff record 51 points in a 72-69 loss to Sachem East.

The UConn-bound Hartley finished her career with 1,978 points. She averaged 28.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 5.7 steals this season.