The complete list of Gatorade state players of the year are out.

Although UConn signee Kelly Faris lost out for the Indiana award to Notre Dame recruit Skylar Diggins, three UConn recruiting targets were winners.

North Babylon junior guard Bria Hartley won the award in New York while the California winner was sophomore wing Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis out of Mater Dei. Laurin Mincy out of University High in Newark was the honoree in New Jersey.

AIR TIME FOR MYRICK
Former University of New Haven women's basketball player Nicole Myrick, who played her high school ball at Masuk, will be appearing in an episode of "Chuck" next month.

Here is the release I received on Nicole's appearance on the NBC show, tentatively scheduled to air on April 13.

If you knew her, you wouldn't suspect NICOLE MYRICK, of being a gun wielding tough chick. But, this 6-foot tall former Connecticut 2-time State-Champion and All-State Basketball Player from Masuk High School (Monroe, CT), has become exactly that.

After playing for the Hall-of-Fame coach David Strong of Masuk High School,
winning two State Championships, and acting as captain and all-league player
for University of New Haven, Nicole Myrick left Connecticut to pursue her
acting dream. Her natural ability as an athlete gave her a big head start, but
Myrick had to study hard and learn a whole new set of skills including
firearms handling, theatrical combat, and sword-fighting.

Currently a real-life special needs teacher in Los Angeles, Myrick is up for
any challenge, including portraying a test Proctor who gets caught in a gun
battle on the NBC action-comedy series "CHUCK."

Myrick explains, "I was able to use my acting, teaching and athletic skills
all together for this character, which is my favorite thing to do."

As the Proctor, Myrick portrays a woman who knows her job and is in complete
control of her department, which is something she works at every day. Myrick
admits, "You can't ever let the kids or audiences believe you're out of
your element. If they think you're scared...it's over!"

In addition to acting, Myrick is
producing two up-coming web projects: DATEMARE, a comedy about online dating
scheduled to shoot in March; and an Untitled Dramedy, which chronicles a female
assassin battling with weight issues.

Myrick continues to work with special needs students in academics, as well
as athletics, in collaboration with Los Angeles based charter schools and L.A.
Works, a nonprofit, volunteer action center that creates and implements
hands-on community service.

CHUCK airs Monday nights at 8:00pm on NBC. Myrick's episode titled "Chuck
VS. First Kill" is tentatively scheduled to air April 13, 2009.