Teams announced for Via All-Star games
The 40th annual Via All-Star events will be held next week.
The annual Via All-Star banquet is set for Wednesday at the Sands Casino and Resort in Bethlehem. Doug Flutie will be the keynote speaker.
The Via All-Star banquet recognizes members of the Via All-Star teams, Players of the Year, Teams of the Year, awards scholarships for student athletes and inducts members into the Lehigh Valley High School Basketball Hall of Fame. The banquet will be held on March 25 at 6:30pm.
The Annual Via All-Star games will take place Saturday, March 28 with the top senior players from 37 local high schools.
With the new Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, the Via All-Star teams will be aligned a little differently than in the past, when they were split mostly along conference lines.
Super Saturday, which gets underway at 10:30 a.m. at Northampton Community College on March 28, includes teams from the EPC, Colonial League and some independent schools.
Rosters for the games were announced recently:
NORTH GIRLS
Coach: Stacey Perryman (Pocono Mountain West)
Helena Bacheva (East Stroudsburg North), Abby Battle (Stroudsburg), Jackie Benitez (Pocono Mountain West), Shante Benjamin (Pleasant Valley), Jenesa Fields (Pleasant Valley), Rana James (Pocono Mountain West), Deana McKeller (East Stroudsburg South), Alpreshia Parker (Pocono Mountain East), Elizabeth Pope (Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg), Jazzlyn Rodriguez (East Stroudsburg South), Taylor Turrentine (East Stroudsburg North), Emily Wilkens (Bangor)
NORTH BOYS
Coach: Richard Baker (Stroudsburg)
Alex Bennett (Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg), Daniel Cuevas (Stroudsburg), Andre Jackson (East Stroudsburg South), Edwin Lopez (Stroudsburg), Tyrell Mann (Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg), Eric Marbury (Pleasant Valley), Shavaughn Morris (Bangor), Ramon Nedd (Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg), Brody Plante (Pius X), David Quiles (East Stroudsburg North), Bryan Sharpe (Pleasant Valley), Jake Steckel (Pocono Mountain East)
SOUTH GIRLS
Coach: Jose Medina (Bethlehem Catholic)
Alexis Anderson (Dieruff), Madyson Campbell (Southern Lehigh), Meagan Eripret (Salisbury), Kelly Gonoude (Salisbury), Nicole Lacherza (Bethlehem Catholic), Maggie Melhem (Bethlehem Catholic), Bridget O'Donnell (Saucon Valley), Elyssa Okken (Saucon Valley), Abigail Omdahl (Saucon Valley), Tyler Saraceno (Southern Lehigh), Miranda Slater (Dieruff), Kalista Walters (Bethlehem Catholic)
SOUTH BOYS
Coach: Ben Tannous (Southern Lehigh)
Jaevan Dobbins (Liberty), Ludwin Gonzalez (Liberty), Isiah Gray (Allen), Isaiah Johnson (Dieruff), Noah Kandt (Southern Lehigh), Anthony Miller (Liberty), Tyler Prescott (Emmaus), Brendan Reichenbach (Salisbury), Dasheen Reid (Salisbury), Connor Simpson (Saucon Valley), Matt Smith (Saucon Valley), Bryson Walton (Allen)
WEST GIRLS
Coach: Rodney Strohl (Palmerton)
Aubrey Beidelman (Parkland), Leanna Cruz (Whitehall), Jade Farquhar (Palmerton), Alyssa Mack (Central Catholic), Giavanna Martinez (Northampton), Sabrina Mertz (Northwestern), Madison Mummey (Palmerton), Jessica Olewine (Northern Lehigh), Abby Reimer (Palmerton), Olivia Roseman (Central Catholic), Sarah Segan (Northwestern), Darcy Wolf (Central Catholic)
WEST BOYS
Coach: Coy Stampone (Northampton)
Tyler Crum (Lehighton), Justin Jones (Parkland), Jordan Knappenberger (Lehighton), Bryce Maley (Central Catholic), Alquinton McNeil (Northampton), Garrett Oplinger (Northampton), Ben Pratt (Central Catholic), Mark Quinn (Palmerton), Brett Radocha (Whitehall), Cam Richardson (Northwestern), Dakota Schiffer (Catasauqua), Ben Weber (Palmerton)
EAST GIRLS
Coach: David Lutz Jr. (Easton)
Gabriella Altmire (Notre Dame-GP), Kassie Behler (Nazareth), Samantha Cabone (Notre Dame-GP), Kylie Devlin (Phillipsburg), Taylor Garza (Freedom), Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg), Lauren Kresge (Nazareth), Dom Moser (Easton), Madison Quinn (Wilson), Julie Romich (Notre Dame), Taylor Umar (Nazareth), Laura Zanette (Pen Argyl)
EAST BOYS
Coach: Ken Termini (Palisades)
Bailey Brugler (Nazareth), Jon Cintron (Wilson), Demond Farley (Freedom), Jason Gehman (Palisades), Danny Kelly (Notre Dame), Brett Kline (Nazareth), Brandon Leidy (Pen Argyl), Landon Mueller (Palisades), Michael Peapos (Notre Dame-GP), Phil Pierfy (Wilson), EJ Roeder (Easton), Levi Wilkens (Palisades)