Roundball activities now will include girls underclassman all-star games

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 6:05 PM

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After a spike in interest for the boys underclassmen games, organizers of the Roundball Classic all-star basketball weekend decided to add girls games this year.

“We’ve had a fabulous response,” lead organizer Allen Deep said.

The showcase games will feature top players in grades nine through 11 who play in the WPIAL, City League and District 10.

There will be eight undergrad games Tuesday through Thursday at RIZE Sports in Leetsdale.

On Tuesday, there will be three undergrad games with teams using WNBA team names: Connecticut Sun vs. Washington Mystics at 6 p.m.; Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces at 7; and New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever at 8.

Wednesday features three boys games: freshmen at 6; sophomores at 7; and juniors at 8.

It will be Gold vs White in the girls “select” undergrad game at 6 p.m. Thursday, and Gold faces White in the boys nightcap at 7:30.

The annual Roundball Classic, which showcases the top senior players in Western Pennsylvania, will be May 24-25 at North Allegheny.

Here are the rosters for the undergrad games:

Girls

Indiana Fever

Coach: Shannon Boyle, Oakland Catholic

Ava Christopher, Jr., Norwin

Zoe Devlin, Fr., North Hills

Malina McElroy, Jr., Butler

Reece McFadden, Fr., Seneca Valley

Samantha Miller, Jr., Canon-McMillan

Cate Pingpank, So., North Allegheny

Gabby Rieg, So., Trinity

Audrey Robertson, So., North Allegheny

Rebekah Shaffer, Fr., Pine-Richland

Rosalia Varlotta, So., North Allegheny

Sutton Williamson, So., Trinity

New York Liberty

Coach: Paige Neely, Lincoln Park

Brooke Certo, Fr., Lincoln Park

Scarlet D’Amico, Jr., Lincoln Park

Neah Ewing, Jr., Knoch

Maddison Januzzi, Jr., Lincoln Park

Taylor McCullough, Fr., Peters Township

Mya Moore, Jr., Mars

Milani Oliver, Jr., Penn Hills

Alina Sopko, Jr., Peters Township

Riley Stephans, Jr., Plum

Jordyn Welsh, Fr., Peters Township

Patty Wesolowski, Jr., Lincoln Park

Las Vegas Aces

Coach: Mackenzie Livingston, Latrobe

Alyssa Bridges, Fr., Franklin Regional

Maria Depner, Jr., Moon

Gianna DeVito, Jr., Kiski Area

Isabella Fontana, So., Penn-Trafford

Addy Hutton, Jr., Indiana

Laken Kugler, Jr., Indiana

Maggie Maiers, So., Latrobe

Riley McCabe, Jr., Thomas Jefferson

Chloe Pucka, Jr., Franklin Regional

Hannah Weishaar, Jr., Penn-Trafford

Olivia Weishaar, Jr., Penn-Trafford

Lailah Wright, So., South Fayette

Minnesota Lynx

Coach: Nick Dizon, Avonworth

Hayley Bennett, Jr., South Park

Emily Eisenburg, So., McKeesport

Dreaven Haskins, Jr., Beaver Falls

Mya Heasley, Jr., Greensburg Salem

Mia McDowell, Fr., North Catholic

Megan Oversteiner, Jr., Avonworth

Bria Onyshko, Jr., Avonworth

Taylor Pullen, Jr., Beaver Falls

Olivia Woods, Jr., Washington

Caylee Sunday, Jr., Hopewell

Brady Wehner, So., North Catholic

Washington Mystics

Coaches: Luann Grybowski, Neshannock; Ron Moncrief, Rochester

Sophia Bonner, So., Neshannock

Isabel Chaparro, Jr., Riverview

Brooke Cornali, Jr., Fort Cherry

Paige Klodowski, So., Burgettstown

Allison Litman, Jr., Fort Cherry

Nina Medure, Jr., Neshannock

Ashtyn Michael, Fr., South Side

Kamryn Newman, Fr., Rochester

Lily Rowe, So., Neshannock

Navarah Smith, Jr., Jeannette

Tia Yellock, Jr., Rochester

Addie Zanotto, Jr., Leechburg

Connecticut Sun

Coach: Andrew Kurzawski, Aquinas Academy

Dashae Cochran, Jr., Winchester Thurston

Janiya Daniels, Jr., Farrell

Tess Duerr, Jr., Aquinas Academy

Abby Genes, Jr., Serra Catholic

Jocelyn Fisher, Fr., Carrick

Madison Johnson, Jr., Monessen

Ava Kolovich, Fr., Chartiers-Houston

Peyton Lynch, So., Allderdice

Rhyan Sledge, So., Allderdice

Isabella Sysak, Jr., Bishop Canevin

Kendra Tharp, Jr., West Greene

Allison Wingard, Jr., Chartiers-Houston

Allie Yauch, So., Frazier

Gold

Coach: Chris Skatell, Greensburg Central Catholic

Annsley Baker, So., Beaver

Vange Balouris, Jr., North Allegheny

Lauren Borella, Jr., Canon-McMillan

Madison Clair, Fr., Canon-McMillan

Brooke Dufford, Jr., Seneca Valley

Erica Gribble, Jr., Greensburg C.C.

Natalie Hambly, Jr. Seneca Valley

Tori Harvey, So., Kennedy Catholic

Aubree Hupp, Jr., Blackhawk

Emma Larkin, Jr., Geibel

Mia Ledonne, So., Pine-Richland

Ryan Prunzik, Jr., Upper St. Clair

Bailey White, Jr., Allderdice

Bella Dumbroski, Fr., Serra Catholic

Jayla Peterson, Jr., Greensburg C.C.

White

Coach: Zach Stitt, Mars

Julia Antonacci, Jr., Indiana

Alexis Cashdollar, Jr., Mars

Torrie DeStefano, Jr., Penn-Trafford

Skyler Gates, Jr., Brownsville

Catherine Gentile, Jr., Pine-Richland

Jaedin Griggs, Jr., Moon

Lyla Jablon, Jr., Fox Chapel

Haylie Lamonde, Jr., South Fayette

Juliette Leroux, Jr., South Fayette

Bri Morreale, Jr., Peters Township

Payton Newman, Jr., Neshannock

Ryan Oldaker, Jr., South Fayette

Maggie Spell, Jr., Thomas Jefferson

Tamia West, Fr., Plum

Boys

(Coaches not provided)

2028 Team 1 (Home)

Geno Blundo, Fr., Neshannock

Nicolas Cohen, Fr., Quaker Valley

Neil Cooper, Fr., North Allegheny

Marco Fusetti, Fr., Blackhawk

Logan Irvin, Fr., Derry Area

Harrison Kerley, Fr., Quaker Valley

Cai Mendez, Fr., Kiski School

Sam Nicotra, Fr., Allderdice

Jake Olkowski, Fr., Seneca Valley

JB Perkins, Fr., North Allegheny

Taegan Russo, Fr., Shenango

Zane Schachter, Fr., Allderdice

Brody Spencer, Fr., Mars

Connor Tull, Fr., Sewickley Academy

2028 Team 2 (Away)

Xavier Barto, Fr., Plum

Cedric Boyd, Fr., Sharon

Luca Federico, Fr., Chartiers Valley

Malcolm Frye, Fr., Imani Christian

Damar Johnson, Fr., Lincoln Park

Elijah Majors, Fr., Belle Vernon

Luke Rickel, Fr., Upper St. Clair

Thomas Rottman, Fr., North Catholic

Noah Sear, Fr., Seton LaSalle

Elliott Sines, Fr., Albert Gallatin

Kyler Slevin, Fr., Hickory

Drew Steals, Fr., Sewickley Academy

Jaxon Stover, Fr., North Allegheny

Ahmir Woods, Fr., Lincoln Park

2027 Team 1 (Home)

Nico Aiello, So., Pine-Richland

River Bartram, So., Eden Christian

Zach Cingolani, So., North Catholic

Mason Dean, So., Eden Christian

Kieshaun Demus, So., Imani Christian

Daniel Forst, So., Seneca Valley

Clayton Frissora, So., Aquinas

Kedron Gilmore, So., Neighborhood Academy

EJ Golvash, So., Baldwin

Dash Graham, So., New Brighton

Donshae Mosley, So., Woodland Hills

Jack Stoessel, So., Central Catholic

Gary Tarbuk, So., Geibel Catholic

Keith Taylor, So., Allderdice

Jaysn Williams, So., Shenango

2027 Team 2 (Away)

Tyler Basic, So., Elizabeth Forward

Brody Bauman, So., Knoch

Angelo Conti, So., Central Valley

Charlie Crummie, So., Seton LaSalle

Roman DeFelice, So., Knoch

Cole Headlee, So., Waynesburg Central

Taymeir Holmes, So., Lincoln Park

Jackson Long, So., North Hills

Joe McGivney, So., Fox Chapel

Markus McGowan, So., Jeannette

Max Piekarski, So., North Hills

Webber Rankin, So., Franklin Regional

Jehiel Scarbrough, So., Kennedy Catholic

Robby Simmen, So., Springdale

Kayden Smith, So., Laurel Highlands

2026 Team 1 (Home)

Kymon’e Brown, Jr., Jeannette

Sam Duer, Jr., Aquinas Academy

Xavier Odorisio-Farrow, Jr., Jeannette

Noah Felentzer, Jr., Southmoreland

Stainton Forbes, Jr., Butler

Glaiden Hale, Jr., Richland

Ryan Hower, Jr., Central Catholic

Wills Kontul, Jr., Central Catholic

Max Marzina, Jr., Baldwin

Darryl McCullough, Jr., McKeesport

Lamont Perkins, Jr., McKeesport

Ryan Priester, Jr., Seneca Valley

Collin Rogers, Jr., Deer Lakes

Christian Williams, Jr., Central Catholic

Austen Wroblewski, Jr., Mars

2026 Team 2 (Away)

Anthony Barron, Jr., Northgate

Eli Catalano, Jr., Pine-Richland

Ryan Conti, Jr., Central Valley

Ian DeCerb, Jr., Latrobe

Isaac Ellsworth, Jr., Uniontown

Bobby Fadden, Jr., Mohawk

Jake Foster, Jr., Upper St. Clair

Stefano Giannikas, Jr., Norwin

Danny Husenits, Jr., Hempfield

Alex Kastner, Jr., Pine-Richland

Roman Koenemund, Jr., Canon-McMillan

McCartney Plassmeyer, Jr., Riverside

Brayden Robinson, Jr., Derry

Evan Strimel, Jr., Geibel Catholic

Nick Trklja, Jr., Thomas Jefferson

Des Williams, Jr., Northgate

Team White

Coach: Ralph Blundo, New Castle

Jackson Bauman, Jr., Knoch

Kai Cox, Fr., New Castle

Jordan Epps, Jr., Shaler

Andrew Gettinger, Jr., Butler

Lucas Grimsley, Jr., Sewickley Academy

Damian Harrison, Jr., New Castle

Mamadou Kane, Fr., Sewickley Academy

Dave Kwiat, Jr., Neshannock

Jeremiah Pratt, Fr., Aliquippa

Stanley Rajkovich, So., Derry

Nate Schanbacher, So., North Hills

Scoop Smith, Jr., Woodland Hills

Grant Spacciapolli, Jr., Pine-Richland

Team Gold

Coach: Gino Palmosina, Moon

Maddox Bennett, Jr., Dubois

Mykel Bruce-McCrommon, Jr., Gateway

Drew Cook, Jr., South Allegheny

Dylan Donovan, Jr., Peters Township

Jason Fredricks, Jr., North Catholic

Donovan Gordon, So., Imani Christian

Carter Gould, Jr., Mt. Lebanon

Amon Hawthorn, Jr., Penn Hills

Naron Jackson, Jr., Obama Academy

Enzo Khalil, Jr., Central Catholic

Jude Rottman, Jr., North Catholic

Luke Scarff, Jr., South Park

Liam Sheely, Jr., Mt. Lebanon

Lucas Stead, Jr., Allderdice

AJ Tarpley, So., Greensburg C.C.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.