‘Best and brightest’ basketball players to watch this season
By Mike Longo Jr. and Ken Hohman
Basketball bounces in as our local Boys and Girls hit the court with their 2022-23 entries for the upcoming season. Tip-Off Tournaments are over and pre-season nonconference games are in full swing heading toward the annual host of upcoming Holiday Tournaments. Next stop will be regular season play and a quest for a WPIAL Championship, every team’s dream.
Join us as Gazette 2.0 brings you start-to-finish coverage, Girls and Boys action, all season long as our local teams chase their dreams of WPIALGold.
Our staff has compiled a watch list of what we feel will be some of the best and brightest stars our area has to offer. Players to watch that will assuredly be a fan’s delight.
Gazette 2.0 players to watch 2022-23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Moon Area – Senior Maxwell Depner and Junior Elijah Guillery
Sto-Rox – Seniors Josh Jenkins and Drevon Miller-Ross
Bishop Canevin – Seniors Shea Champine and Geno DeFrank
Carlynton – Seniors Chase Jones and Austin Millner
OLSH – Seniors Rocco Spadafora and Bryson Kirschner
Montour – Seniors Jake Wolfe and Ricardo Johnson-McClain
Cornell – Freshman McKenna Griffith
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Moon Area – Senior Shea Evans and Junior Leiana Rucker
Sto-Rox – Senior Alona Eberhardt and Junior Neavah Blanchard
Bishop Canevin – Senior Rachel Boehm and Junior Ashley Lippold
Carlynton – Seniors Jade Adams and Skyla Brown
Montour – Seniors Olivia Persinger and Reagan Kadlecik
Cornell – N/A