WPIAL puts 19 on all-state boys basketball teams

By: Chris Harlan
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 12:01 AM

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The WPIAL had 19 boys basketball players earn all-state honors Sunday, and two were voted as the player of the year for their PIAA classifications.

Neighborhood Academy senior Courtney Wallace was named as the top player in Class A, and Aliquippa’s Josh Pratt earned the honor for 3A in a statewide vote of media members.

In all, there were eight first-team all-state players from the WPIAL. Joining Wallace and Pratt were Chartiers Valley’s Jayden Davis and Montour’s Ama Sow in Class 5A, Avonworth’s Rowan Carmichael and Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore in 4A, South Allegheny’s Drew Cook in 3A and Union’s Lucas Stanley in 2A.

Earning second-team honors were Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins in Class 6A, Beaver’s Brady Mayo and North Catholic’s Jason Fredericks in 4A, South Allegheny’s Cameron Epps and Mohawk’s Bobby Fadden in 3A, Jeannette’s Markus McGowan, Neshannock’s David Kwait and Sewickley Academy’s Lucas Grimsley in 2A and Aquinas Academy’s Jacob Guillen in A.

The third team included Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown in 2A and Serra Catholic’s Owen Dumbroski in A.

Two WPIAL coaches also earned individual honors. Neighborhood Academy’s Jordan Marks was voted as the coach of the year in Class A, and South Allegheny’s Tony DiCenzo shared the 3A award with West Catholic’s Miguel Bocachica.

The all-state team was released just after midnight early Sunday.

Neighborhood Academy went 29-1 in Marks’ fourth season as coach and won WPIAL and PIAA Class A titles. Wallace, a 6-foot-2 senior and Yale recruit, averaged 22.6 points, 13 rebounds and 10.3 assists for the Bulldogs.

South Allegheny (27-4) won its first WPIAL title in team history and finished as the PIAA Class 3A runner-up under DiCenzo in his 13th season. Led by the scoring tandem of Cook (20.5 ppg) and Epps (18.2), the Gladiators lost to Philadelphia’s West Catholic in the state finals.

Pratt averaged 22.2 points for Aliquippa (23-6), the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up and a state semifinalist. Pratt, a junior, has Robert Morris among a handful of college offers.

Davis, Carmichael, Moore and Wallace surpassed 2,000 career points as seniors this season.

Moore averaged 24 points for WPIAL Class 4A champion Belle Vernon, which won its first title since 1978. Moore committed to Harcum College.

Chartiers Valley won the WPIAL Class 5A title behind Davis, who averaged 23.3 points.

Carmichael, an Edinboro recruit, was the WPIAL’s top scorer and averaged 31.9 ppg for Avonworth.

Sow, a Tennessee-Martin commit, averaged a double-double with 20.4 points and 17.5 rebounds for Montour.

Stanley averaged 24.8 points as Union reach the WPIAL Class 2A finals. The Scotties lost in the finals to Jeannette, which was led to the championship by McGowan (15.9 ppg) and Brown (12.5).

2024-25 All-State Boys Basketball

Class 6A

First team

Kevair Kennedy, 6-2, sr., Father Judge

Shareef Jackson, 6-7, sr., Roman Catholic

Jordan Ellerbee, 6-3, sr., St. Joseph’s Prep

Derrick Morton-Rivera, 6-3, jr., Father Judge

R.J. Smith, 5-9, jr., Imhotep Charter

Jaron McKie, 6-4, sr., St. Joseph’s Prep

Second team

Adrian Brito, 6-6, sr., Pocono Mountain West

Tyler Sutton, 6-2, so., Roman Catholic

Ben Natal, 6-3, sr., Central York

Wayne Fletcher II, 6-4, sr., Central Dauphin

Tyler Robbins, 6-10, sr., Upper St. Clair

Sammy Jackson, 6-7, jr., Roman Catholic

Third team

Mani Sajid, 6-5, jr., Plymouth-Whitemarsh

J.J. Kelly, 6-6, sr., Chambersburg

Nolan Buzalka, 6-3, sr., Cumberland Valley

Ben Rill, 6-8, sr., Central York

Jacob Nguyen, 6-4, sr., Spring-Ford

Colton Hiller, 6-5, fr., Coatesville

Player of the Year

Kevair Kennedy, Father Judge

Coach of the Year

Chris Roantree, Father Judge

Class 5A

First team

Stephon Ashley, 6-0, jr., Neumann-Goretti

Cameron Sweeney, 6-3, jr., Hershey

Jayden Davis, 5-10, sr., Chartiers Valley

Ama Sow, 6-11, sr., Montour

Donte Tisinger, 6-3, sr., Greater Johnstown

Matt Gardler, 6-0, sr., Marple Newtown

Second team

Alassan N’Diaye, 6-6, jr., Neumann-Goretti

Korey Francis, 6-3, so., Bonner-Prendergast

Chase Smucker, 6-0, sr., Lampeter-Strasburg

DeShawn Yates, 5-10, jr., Neumann-Goretti

Ryan Mulroy, 6-3, sr., Upper Dublin

Milak Myatt, 6-4, jr., Cardinal O’Hara

Third team

Amier Robinson, 6-3, jr., Johnstown

Adrien Varella, 6-3, sr., Holy Ghost Prep

Mikey Mita, 6-7, jr., Penncrest

Brody Holmes, 6-3, jr., New Oxford

Maddox Bennett, 6-7, jr., DuBois

Jack Burchard, 6-0, sr., Meadville

Robby Lucas, 6-3, sr., Abington Heights

Lucas Luteran, 6-0, sr., Meadville

Player of the Year

Stephon Ashley, Neumann-Goretti

Coach of the Year

Paul Blackburn, Hershey

Class 4A

First team

Zane Conlon, 6-5, sr., Devon Prep

Rowan Carmichael, 6-0, sr., Avonworth

Luca Foster, 6-6, jr., Archbishop Carroll

Kingston McKoy, 6-2, jr., Berks Catholic

Zion Moore, 6-3, sr., Belle Vernon

Reese Craft, 6-7, sr., Devon Prep

Second team

Brady Mayo, 6-1, sr., Beaver

Aidan Sallie, 6-3, sr., Big Spring

Jahrel Vigo, 6-4, sr., Allentown Central Catholic

Carter Wamsley, 6-7, sr., Eastern York

Jason Fredericks, 6-0, jr., North Catholic

Sean Griffin, 6-8, sr., Bishop Shanahan

Third team

Brycen Martin, 6-1, sr., Scranton Prep

Eli Muther, 6-3, sr., Central (Martinsburg)

Mikel Butts, 6-7, jr., West Philadelphia

Braison Patrick, 6-2, jr., Clearfield

Luke Kopetchny, 6-2, so., Wyoming

Joey Hile, 6-6, sr., Shamokin

Jude Lazicki, 6-3, so., Mt. Carmel

Mason Thear, 6-0, sr., Devon Prep

Player of the Year

Zane Conlon, Devon Prep

Coach of the Year

Jason Fisher, Devon Prep

Class 3A

First team

Josh Pratt, 6-2, jr., Aliquippa

Owen Schlager, 6-3, sr., Trinity (Camp Hill)

Drew Cook, 6-1, jr., South Allegheny

Jayvon Byrd, 6-0, so., West Catholic

Nico Antoniacci, 6-0, fr., Riverside (Taylor)

Michael Hughes, 5-11, sr., Holy Cross

Second team

Cameron Epps, 5-7, sr., South Allegheny

Dylan Stohon, 6-5, so., Forest Hills

Aiden McKee, 6-8, jr., Warrior Run

Isaac Cole, 6-7, sr., Universal Audenried Charter

Bobby Fadden, 6-2, jr., Mohawk

Kingston Wheatley, 6-7, jr., West Catholic

Third team

Matt Lyons, 6-6, sr., Holy Cross

Justin Whysong, 5-8, sr., Chestnut Ridge

Tanner Zawada, 6-0, sr., Mahanoy

Andy Retassie, 6-2, sr., North Star

Grady Snyder, 6-0, sr., Central Cambria

Jack Wesner, 6-2, jr., Westmont Hilltop

Jace Yedsena, 6-1, sr., Mahanoy

Player of the Year

Josh Pratt, Aliquippa

Co-Coaches of the Year

Miguel Bocachica, West Catholic

Tony DiCenzo, South Allegheny

Class 2A

First team

Stephen Smucker, 6-1, sr., Linville Hill Christian

Lucas Stanley, 6-3, sr., Union

Khamal Orange, 6-3, sr., Delaware County Christian

Josh Miner, 5-11, sr., Northwest

Owen Koleno, 6-0, sr., West Branch

Giovanni Sejuste, 6-2, sr., Linville Hill Christian

Second team

Davis Fleming, 6-4, sr., Curwensville

Jake Dallas, 6-2, sr., York Catholic

Markus McGowan, 6-3, so., Jeannette

David Kwiat, 6-3, jr., Neshannock

Alantay Dawson, 6-3, sr., Constitution

Lucas Grimsley, 6-4, jr., Sewickley Academy

Third team

Brayden Haney, 5-11, jr., Claysburg-Kimmel

Kymon’e Brown, 6-0, jr., Jeannette

Trae Kargo, 5-10, sr., Portage

Joel Evans, 6-3, sr., West Branch

Jase Ferguson, 6-0, sr., Clarion-Limestone

Cameron Parker, 6-0, jr., Old Forge

Player of the Year

Stephen Smucker, Linville Hill Christian

Coach of the Year

Mike Schatzmann, Linville Hill Christian

Class A

First team

Courtney Wallace, 6-2, sr., Neighborhood Academy

Trey Keating, 6-2, jr., Nativity BVM

Avery Collins, 6-2, jr., Erie First Christian

Jeremy Dietz, Jr., 6-1, sr., Conemaugh Valley

Nafis Dubose, 6-4, jr., Sankofa Freedom Academy

Landon Francis, 5-11, sr., Otto-Eldred

Second team

Jerry Johnson, 6-3, jr., LaAcademia Partnership

Jacob Lewis, 6-1, sr., Lehigh Christian

Bryce Nicholson, 5-8, sr., Turkeyfoot Valley

Gabe Transue, 6-3, jr., Bethlehem Christian

Jace Casses, 5-7, jr., Bishop Carroll

Jacob Guillen, 6-3, sr., Aquinas Academy

Third team

Cameron Harrop-Wilson, 6-3, sr., Christian Academy

Preston Protheroe, 5-10, sr., Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg

Owen Dumbroski, 6-0, sr., Serra Catholic

Josiah Hutson, 5-11, sr., Chester Charter Scholars

Asim Hardy, 5-11, sr., Sankofa Freedom Academy

Jayden Stamm, 6-0, jr., Saint Joseph’s Academy

Wil Wortman, 6-1, sr., Elk County Catholic

Player of the Year

Courtney Wallace, Neighborhood Academy

Coach of the Year

Jordan Marks, Neighborhood Academy

Non-PIAA

K.J. Cochran, 6-4, sr., Perkiomen

Jake West, 6-4, sr., Penn Charter

Devin Booker, 6-4, sr., Cristo Rey

Jacob Meachem, 5-9, sr., Hill

Onyx Nnani, 6-9, sr., Phelps

Matthew Gilhool, 6-11, sr., Penn Charter

Justin Houser, 7-0, sr., Phelps

Silas Graham, 6-4, so., Haverford

Ethan Johnson, 6-6, jr., Hill

Player of the Year

K.J. Cochran, Perkiomen

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.