VIA All-Star Banquet, Super Saturday set
The 40th annual Via All-Star Basketball Classic, will be played this Saturday, March 28, at Northampton Community College with the first game set for a 10:30 a.m. tipoff between the North and South girls. The North and South boys will battle at 12 p.m., with a Special Olympics Shoot Out at 1:30 p.m. The West and East girls will take the court at 2 p.m. with the boys to follow at 3:30.
The players will also be honored at the Via All-Star Banquet on Wednesday, March 25 at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center, where Doug Flutie will be the keynote speaker.
The rosters are as follows:
NORTH GIRLS
Coach: Stacey Perryman, Pocono Mountain West
G Helena Bacheva, East Stroudsburg North; G Abby Battle, Stroudsburg; G Jackie Benitez, Pocono Mountain West; G Shante Benjamin, Pleasant Valley; C Jenesa Fields, Pleasant Valley; F Rana James, Pocono Mountain West; F Deana McKeller, East Stroudsburg South; C Alpreshia Parker, Pocono Mountain East; F Elizabeth Pope, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg; G Jazzlyn Rodriguez, East Stroudsburg South; G Taylor Turrentine, East Stroudsburg North; F Emily Wilkens, Bangor.
NORTH BOYS
Coach: Richard Baker, Stroudsburg
G Alex Bennett, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg; F Daniel Cuevas, Stroudsburg; G Andre Jackson, East Stroudsburg South; G Edwin Lopez, Stroudsburg; G Tyrell Mann, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg; G Eric Marbury, Pleasant Valley; F Shavaughn Morris, Bangor; F Ramon Nedd, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg; G Brody Plante, Pius X; G David Quiles, East Stroudsburg North; F Bryan Sharpe, Pleasant Valley; G Jake Steckel, Pocono Mountain East.
SOUTH GIRLS
Coach: Jose Medina, Bethlehem Catholic
G Alexis Anderson, Dieruff; F Madyson Campbell, Southern Lehigh; C Meagan Eripret, Salisbury; G Kelly Gonoude, Salisbury; G Nicole Lacherza, Bethlehem Catholic; G Maggie Melhem, Bethlehem Catholic; F Bridget O'Donnell, Saucon Valley; G Elyssa Okken, Saucon Valley; G Abigail Omdahl, Saucon Valley; F Tyler Saraceno, Southern Lehigh; G Miranda Slater, Dieruff; F Kalista Walters, Bethlehem Catholic.
SOUTH BOYS
Coach: Ben Tannous, Southern Lehigh
F Jaevan Dobbins, Liberty; G Ludwin Gonzalez, Liberty; F Isiah Gray, Allen; F Isaiah Johnson, Dieruff; G Noah Kandt, Southern Lehigh; F Anthony Miller, Liberty; G Tyler Prescott, Emmaus; G Brendan Reichenbach, Salisbury; G Dasheen Reid, Salisbury; G Connor Simpson, Saucon Valley; G Matt Smith, Saucon Valley; G Bryson Walton, Allen.
WEST GIRLS
Coach: Rodney Strohl, Palmerton
G Aubrey Beidelman, Parkland; G Leanna Cruz, Whitehall; G Jade Farquhar, Palmerton; G Alyssa Mack, Central Catholic; F Giavanna Martinez, Northampton; G Sabrina Mertz, Northwestern; G Madison Mummey, Palmerton; G Jessica Olewine, Northern Lehigh; F Abby Reimer, Palmerton; G Olivia Roseman, Central Catholic; G Sarah Segan, Northwestern; F Darcy Wolf, Central Catholic.
WEST BOYS
Coach: Coy Stampone, Northampton
G Tyler Crum, Lehighton; G Justin Jones, Parkland; G Jordan Knappenberger, Lehighton; G Bryce Maley, Central Catholic; C Alquinton McNeil, Northampton; F Garrett Oplinger, Northampton; G Ben Pratt, Central Catholic; F Mark Quinn, Palmerton; F Brett Radocha, Whitehall; G Cam Richardson, Northwestern; G Dakota Schiffer, Catasauqua; G Ben Weber, Palmerton.
EAST GIRLS
Coach: David Lutz Jr., Easton
G Gabriella Altmire, Notre Dame; G Kassie Behler, Nazareth; G Samantha Cabone, Notre Dame; G Kylie Devlin, Phillipsburg; G Taylor Garza, Freedom; G Jessica Kovatch, Phillipsburg; G Lauren Kresge, Nazareth; G Dom Moser, Easton; G Madison Quinn, Wilson; F Julie Romich, Notre Dame; F Taylor Umar, Nazareth; G Laura Zanette, Pen Argyl.
EAST BOYS
Coach: Ken Termini, Palisades
C Bailey Brugler, Nazareth; G Jon Cintron, Wilson; F Demond Farley, Freedom; G Jason Gehman, Palisades; G Danny Kelly, Notre Dame; G Brett Kline, Nazareth; G Brandon Leidy, Pen Argyl; G Landon Mueller, Palisades; C Michael Peapos, Notre Dame; F Phil Pierfy, Wilson; G EJ Roeder, Easton; C Levi Wilkens, Palisades.