Via Super Saturday games set for this coming weekend
The 44th Annual Via All-Star Basketball Classic is slated for Saturday, March 30, at Northampton Community College.
The event features four games involving all-star senior players from all parts of the Lehigh Valley.
The Via All-Star Classic raises funds to support Via of the Lehigh Valley’s services for children and adults with disabilities, showcases the basketball talents of area student athletes, and educates attendees about Via and the need for community support through financial, partnership and advocacy support.
The event included a Hall of Fame Clinic on March 17 and the Via All-Star Banquet on Wednesday, March 27, at Sands event Center.
For more information about the clinic, banquet or clinics for athletes with special needs that run November through March, go to www.vianet.org.
This year’s Super Saturday games will begin at 10:30 a.m. with North vs. South girls, followed by the North vs. South boys at noon. The Special Olympics shoots out is slated for 1:30 p.m. before West vs. East girls (2 p.m.) and boys (3:30 p.m.) cap the event.
The following are rosters for this year’s Via All-Star teams:
BOYS
North
Head Coach: Mark Dudley (Pocono Mt. East)
Isa Abu (East Stroudsburg No.), Jeremiah Anderson (East Stroudsburg So.), Dylan Dembinski (Notre Dame of ES), Winston Edwards (Pocono Mountain East), Eddie Germosan (Pocono Mountain West), Triston Hillman (Pocono Mountain East), Ben Holland (Bangor), Dylan Parris (Notre Dame ES), Ishyne Pilgrim (Pocono Mountain West), Mike Strouse (Stroudsburg), Tashan Thompson (Pocono Mountain East), Paulo Villalona (Notre Dame ES).
South
Head Coach: Steve Yoder (Emmaus)
Sean Cyphers (Saucon Valley), Bryce Diehl (Emmaus), Alfolabi Jemi-Alade (Liberty), Justin Paz (Bethlehem Catholic), Zach Sabol (Emmaus), Quinn Schmidt (So. Lehigh), William Slippe (Liberty), Sean Snyder (Salisbury), Mark Swedberg (Emmaus), Trey Trevis (So. Lehigh), Brad Yeahl (Saucon Valley), Kyle Young (Bethlehem Catholic).
West
Head Coach: Jeff Miller (No. Lehigh)
Nate Dougherty (Palmerton, Brandon Hess (No. Lehigh), Addison Howland (Lehighton), Preston Kemery (No. Lehigh), Gabe Khalife (Parkland), Chad Kratzer (Central Catholic), Rick Melosky (Whitehall), Logan Rindock (Parkland), Justin Rockmore (Executive Education Academy), Devin Thomas (Northwestern), Jason White (Executive Education Academy), Sam Yadush (Northwestern).
East
Head Coach: Dave Arndt (Nazareth)
Flippo Baldo (Notre Dame GP), Noah Briggs (Nazareth), Peter Charadia (Moravian Academy), Jaden Cunningham (Notre Dame GP), Chevon Foreman (Easton), Alain Gonda (Phillipsburg), Jordan Holmqvist (Moravian Academy), Richie Manigault (Phillipsburg), Stephon Sheard (Nazareth), Kenyon Sheard (Nazareth), Reuben Soto (Freedom), Robbie Swaitek (Wilson).
GIRLS
North
Head Coach: Adriana Johnson (Pocono Mountain East)
Macy Barryman (Pocono Mt. East), Jani Bostic (East Stroudsburg So.), Alexa Clark (Pleasant Valley), Emily LaBar (Bangor), Asiah Leonard (Pocono Mt. West), Deyana Marshall (Pocono Mt. West), Kate Passmore (Pocono Mt. East), Neva Richard (Pocono Mt. East), Madison Rosenberg (Pleasant Valley), Ashley Schwenk (Pleasant Valley), Regan Stoddard (East Stroudsburg No.), Juanita Wiggins (Pocono Mountain West).
South
Head Coach: Cathy Piston (Dieruff)
Briana Barnard (Bethlehem Catholic), Ellie Cassel (So. Lehigh), Anne Glowacki (Emmaus), Erica Holben (Salisbury), Bridget MacDonald (Liberty), Taliah Peterson (Bethlehem Catholic), Alyssa Rice (So. Lehigh), Kiele Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley), Solei Rodriguez (Bethlehem Catholic), Ramsey Rodriguez (Lincoln Leadership Academy), Makenzi Rupp (Dieruff), Olivia Snyder (So. Lehigh), Asha Talib (Allen).
West
Head Coach: Chris Deutsch (Northwestern)
Sage Christopher (Northwestern), Claire Courter (Parkland), Jessica Davis (Central Catholic), Baylee Guedes (Palmerton), Victoria Keenan (Northampton), Emily Miller (Lehighton), Jenna Rogers (Northampton), Kaitlyn Rothwell (Parkland), Jada Saeger (No. Lehigh), Taryn Sayre (Whitehall), Kassidy Stoudt (Parkland), Elizabeth Szmigel (Central Catholic).
East
Head Coach: Rich Bickert (Nazareth)
Mary Kate Altimire (Notre Dame GP), Madison Amy (Nazareth), Morgan Amy (Nazareth), Lauren Flynn (Phillipsburg), Sydney Gillen (Wilson), Yasmine Herrera (Freedom), Addie Morse (Eason), Kelly O’Brien (Pen Argyl), Rachel Sanchez (Freedom), Tori Spugnardi (Moravian Academy), Abby Wachter (Notre Dame GP), Ashley Warner (Phillipsburg), Jaime Younkin (Nazareth).