2022 TribLive HSSN Boys Basketball All-Stars | Terrific 10
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Monday, April 4, 2022 | 3:54 AM
OLSH’s Jake DiMichele scores past Constitution’s Jamal Carr during the PIAA Class 2A state championship game Friday, March 25, 2022, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher celebrates during a PIAA Class 5A second round state playoff game against Highlands on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Norwin High School.
Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero reacts after being fouled while scoring during the PIAA Class 4A state championship game against Neumann-Goretti on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Giant Center in Hershey.
New Castle’s Mike Wells scores past Gateway’s Taili Thompson during their WPIAL Class 5A semifinal on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at UMPC Events Center in Moon.
Laurel Highlands’ Keondre Deshields scores over Highlands’ Jimmy Kunst during their PIAA Class 5A second round state playoff game on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Norwin High School.
Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan celebrates after the Foxes scored late in the fourth quarter against Central Catholic on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at Alumni Hall in Oakland.
Quaker Valley’s Markus Frank scores during a PIAA Class 4A first round state playoff game against Hickory on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Leetsdale.
Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings celebrates a 3-pointer against Montour during the first half of a Section 2-4A game on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Midland.
North Hills’ Royce Parham dunks over Mt. Lebanon’s Joseph Peters during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at North Allegheny High School.
Butler’s Devin Carney drives past Pine-Richland’s Jameson O’Toole during their game on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Pine.
This was a history-making year for WPIAL boys basketball with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart leading the way.
The record-setting Chargers were one of three teams that won a WPIAL title with an undefeated record, joining Quaker Valley and Laurel Highlands. All three championships squads are represented here among the TribLive HSSN Terrific 10 boys basketball all-stars.
The list includes six seniors, but also two sophomores and two juniors.
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Devin Carney
Butler
6-1, senior, G
Carney finished his senior season with 2,071 career points and led Butler to the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals. The Elon recruit averaged 25.3 points and scored 30 or more nine times. As one of the WPIAL’s best shooters, Carney made 73 3-pointers this season.
Brandin Cummings
Lincoln Park
6-2, sophomore, G
Cummings averaged 21 points and four assists for the Leopards, who reached the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals and the PIAA second round. Pitt recently joined his list of college offers, which included Duquesne, South Carolina, Creighton and others. He’s one of the WPIAL’s top 3-point shooters.
Watch Brandin Cummings highlights
Keondre Deshields
Laurel Highlands
6-3, junior, G
Deshields was the leading scorer and rebounder for a Laurel Highlands team that went 27-1 and won the WPIAL Class 5A championship. He averaged 19.1 points and 7.8 rebounds. His season high was 32 points. Pitt-Johnstown gave Deshields his first college offer last month.
Watch Keondre Deshields highlights
Jake DiMichele
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
6-3, senior, G
DiMichele won his fourth WPIAL title and his second PIAA championship while averaging 31.9 points for undefeated OLSH. The Chargers tied a state record with 68 consecutive wins. DiMichele finished second all-time on the WPIAL scoring list with 2,642 points. He had 51 points in one game this season.
Watch Jake DiMichele highlights
Markus Frank
Quaker Valley
6-6, senior, F
Frank was a layup machine for WPIAL champion Quaker Valley, scoring a team-best 28.1 points and shooting 68% from the field. His 45-point effort in a WPIAL quarterfinal is a single-game school record. He also averaged 10 rebounds. He has 1,462 career points, fifth-most in QV history.
Rodney Gallagher
Laurel Highlands
6-0, junior, G
Gallagher won his second WPIAL title in three years, each time with a pair of game-winning free throws. The point guard averaged 18.7 points and was a 37% shooter from 3-point range. He also owned a 4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. The highly recruited two-sport athlete has said he’ll play football in college.
Watch Rodney Gallagher highlights
Royce Parham
North Hills
6-7, sophomore, F
Parham was a force in the middle for North Hills on both ends of the floor. He averaged 22 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the WPIAL Class 6A runner-up Indians, who started the season 24-0. He shot 64% from the field. He already has college offers from Duquesne and Robert Morris.
Adou Thiero
Quaker Valley
6-6, senior, G
Thiero averaged 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the Quakers, who won the WPIAL Class 4A title and were state runners-up. He received college offers from Pitt, Kentucky and Maryland after the team’s postseason run. His 1,624 career points rank third in team history. He scored 44 points in a game, a team record Frank later broke.
Mike Wells
New Castle
6-4, senior, G
Wells averaged 23 points and 6.5 rebounds for a New Castle team that won 27 games and reached both the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A finals. He shot 60% from the field, and made 63 3-pointers. The multi-sport athlete will play football at Youngstown State. Wells ranks second in team history with 1,932 career points.
Eli Yofan
Fox Chapel
6-3, senior, G
Yofan led the Foxes to their first WPIAL title since 1977. He was the team’s leading scorer (19.3 ppg) and rebounder (5.9 rpg). Fox Chapel went 27-2 and reached the PIAA Class 6A semifinals. Yofan tied a career high with 34 points in the WPIAL quarterfinals, and graduates with 1,600 career points. He received offers from Army and Navy.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Butler, Fox Chapel, Laurel Highlands, Lincoln Park, New Castle, North Hills, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Quaker Valley
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