Kratzer named to CLBBCA’s First Team

Palmerton’s Kyle Kratzer was a unanimous selection to the Colonial League Boys Basketball Coaches Association’s All-League First Team.

Kratzer, a junior, is averaging 21.0 points per game this season and helped lead the Blue Bombers to a 16-6 regular-season record and berths in the league and district playoffs.

His teammate, Justin Hosier, was named to the league’s Second Team. Hosier, who topped 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his senior year, is averaging 18.4 ppg.

Also named to the Second Team was Northern Lehigh’s Zach Moyer. A senior, Moyer led the Bulldogs in scoring at 15.3 ppg and was his team’s leading scorer in 17 of their 22 games.

Other area players named to the Honorable Mention squad included Northwestern’s Luke Hallman and Nick Henry.

Moravian Academy’s Abe Atiyeh was voted as the league’s MVP.

The Colonial League Boys Basketball coaches formed the CLBBCA to recognize the league’s best players after the Colonial League voted to abolish the selection of All-League honors.

COLONIAL LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

2019-20 ALL-LEAGUE TEAM

First Team

*-Abe Atiyeh (Moravian Academy), *-Brendan Boyle (Notre Dame-GP), *-Daryl Coleman (Southern Lehigh), *-Kody Kratzer (Palmerton), Nate Owens (Bangor), Jihad Range (Wilson).

Second Team

Chris Andrews (Southern Lehigh), Patrick Foley (Salisbury), Justin Hosier (Palmerton), CJ Miles (Bangor), Zach Moyer (Northern Lehigh), Derek Troxell (Catasauqua).

Honorable Mention

Liam Carey (Palisades), Connor Fehr (Pen Argyl), Luke Hallman (Northwestern), Nick Henry (Northwestern), Kyle Hoff (Southern Lehigh), Jared Jacobs (Notre Dame-GP), Derelle McKinney (Wilson), Abel Saft (Moravian Academy), Bobby Snyder (Palisades), Quintin Stephens (Salisbury).

*-unanimous selection