Levittown Senior Shatters School Basketball Record

From SyntaxNY:

March 4 2020

Emily Gillis, a senior from Division Avenue High School in the Levittown Public Schools is making school history. The star shooting guard for the Lady Dragons basketball team completed her high school basketball career with a record breaking 1,346 points and now also holds the record for the most points scored in a season.

Gillis’ sister Madison previously held these two record breaking titles for the high school. Madison graduated from Division Avenue High School in 2019. Gillis comes from a basketball family and has been playing since the first grade. Reaching 1,000 points is impressive enough for any high school student athlete but breaking the school record was an exciting moment for Gillis who said she worked hard for it, with the help of her sister.

“I knew it was going to be a challenge, but I was up for it,” she said. “I set a goal for myself a while ago and really worked hard in the off season to get ready for this upcoming season.”

Gillis said it was also important for her to help her team win. She plans to attend Gardner Webb University in the fall where she will continue her basketball career but said she will miss her teammates at Division Avenue High School.

“I’m going to miss playing with the friends that I grew up with,” said Gillis. “Especially Hailey Thomas since I’ve been playing with her since first grade.”

The Levittown Public Schools congratulates Gillis on her impressive achievements and wishes her the best of luck as she continues to play at the collegiate level.

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Correction: A previous version of this article erroneously stated that Emily Gillis scored 1,346 points in one season. Gillis scored 1,346 points over the course of her high school career.