Sometimes there is a bit of controversy when the All-Catholic basketball
teams are announced.
Not this year.
A look at the three teams in each of the Northern and Southern Divisions,
for both boys and girls, offered no real surprises. Of course, that’s
easy to say unless you are the parent of a deserving candidate who didn’t
make the cut.
According to the Catholic League coaches, these were the selections:
Boys’ Northern Division
First Team: Andrew Rogers of Archbishop Ryan, Lenny Young of
North Catholic, Bob Zanneo of Father Judge, Matt Crozier of LaSalle,
and Velton Jones of North Catholic.
Second Team: Andrew Vose of Father Judge, Hayk Gyokchyan
of Conwell-Egan, Zaahir Allen of Cardinal Dougherty, Dan Comas of Archbishop
Wood, and C.J. Aiken of LaSalle.
Third Team: Isaiah Mason of Cardinal Dougherty, Tom Ryan of
Father Judge, Chris Wilk of Archbishop Ryan, Brandon Savage of Cardinal
Dougherty, and Woody Redding of North Catholic.
Boys’ Southern Division
First Team: Maalik Wayns of Roman Catholic, Jim Mower of St.
Joseph’s Prep, Lijah Thompson of Monsignor Bonner, Jamal Wilson
of Neumann-Goretti, and Tony Chennault of Neumann-Goretti.
Second team: Kasheef Festus of Archbishop Carroll,
Eric Brennan of West Catholic, Courtney Stanley of Roman Catholic, Will
Kirkland of Roman Catholic, and Jamal Melvin of Monsignor Bonner.
Third team: Wes Kirkland of Roman Catholic, Zach Tansey of
Cardinal O’Hara, Daniel Stewart of Neumann-Goretti, D.J. Irving
of Archbishop Carroll, and Ellis Rogers of Archbishop Carroll.
Girls’ Northern Division
First Team: Carmen Tyson-Thomas of Conwell-Egan, Ashley Robinson
of Archbishop Wood, Rosie Tarnowski of Archbishop Wood, Lisa Strack
of Archbishop Wood, and Kim Hollawell of Archbishop Ryan.
Second Team: Taylor Peltzer of Archbishop Wood, Megan
Tole of Archbishop Ryan, Sarah Delcasale of Saint Hubert, Towanda Sutton
of Cardinal Dougherty, and Mary Grace Lux of Bishop McDevitt.
Third Team: Theresa Griffin of Conwell-Egan, Alyssa Parsons
of Archbishop Wood, Danielle Foreman of Archbishop Ryan, Hilary Cloonan
of Conwell-Egan, Najah Prescott of Cardinal Dougherty, and Janelle Delbuono
of Kennedy-Kenrick.
Girls’ Southern Division
First Team: Stephanie Holzer of Cardinal O’Hara,
Kerri Shields of Archbishop Carroll, Meghan Pearson of Archbishop Carroll,
Danielle Smallwood of West Catholic, Alysha Womack of Cardinal O’Hara,
and Ashley White of Neumann-Goretti.
Second Team: Alicia Manning of Cardinal O’Hara,
Alison Nelson of Neumann-Goretti, Bernadette Moran of Archbishop Prendergast,
Melissa Downey of Cardinal O’Hara, Natasha Cloud of Cardinal O’Hara,
and Brittany Scanlon of Archbishop Prendergast.
Third Team: Kaitlin Cole of Archbishop Carroll, Erin
Shields of Archbishop Carroll, Jackie Thomas of Little Flower, and Kristen
Galanti of Hallahan.
John Knebels may be reached at jknebs@aol.com.