Class of 2006 special offer to 2006 players HERE These are the male and female players from the Class of 2006 making the basketball news across the tri-state.  The players who have been added to this list will receive an invitation to the March 20th "Talent Evaluation" Shootout at Alvernia College in Reading, PA.  This event will be conducted according to NCAA guidelines.  Go HERE  for an application.   If we have overlooked a player on your team, please send the player's name, address and a line of information to wgaffey@pa.net	Stephen Dennis. West Chester Henderson  played a great game against a top rated Oxford team. Stephen had a game high 18 points, 3 steals, 5 assist and 6 rebounds. "This kid has the complete package!"   (Credit: Major Culclasure Sr)
Class of 2006 Watch List for Pennsylvania: Amy Hendershot, a junior guard had a triple-double of 16 points, 15 steals and 11 rebounds powered Watsontown Christian to a 45-28  victory over Walnut Street Christian. Jill DiNucci, a 5-foot-11 junior forward who averages 15 points per game for Shaler Dan Sawl , Greensburg Central Catholic averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds last season. Amy Johns, McKeesport, at 5' 9  scored 39 points against Sewickley Academy  and followed with another 39-point performance a night later against Duquesne. Ashley Capozzolo. Bangor is on her way to becoming the school's all-time leader in 3-point baskets. Thursday, she tied the school record of 83, and she's just a junior.	Katie Wood (2006) Upper St. Clair
Brian Yoder's 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, lifted Lancaster Christian Forward Dane Reighter pulled down 16 rebounds for Newport against Midd-West. Upper Perkiomen nine from junior Shawn Hollister.

Blake Rubenstein came up big for Hatboro-Horsham, scoring 13 of his team-high 16 points after halftime, including a 3-pointer that put his team ahead for good at 60-59 with 27.7 seconds left in the game.
Junior guard Julie Utz  scored 10 points in a win for the Mars "Lady Planets"
Junior Tim Frye, back on the court following off-season knee surgery  scored a team high 17 points to lead the Mars attack.
5-7 junior guard Elsie Crummie at Riverview
Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep "Hawks,"  led by talented junior Reggie Redding
Bishop O'Reilly junior center Josh Aciukewicz played the role of sleeping giant against Wyoming Valley West and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Loyalsock  Lancers Junior guard Alicia Engler
Junior guard Michelle Metz led Pottsgrove  with 13 points
Amber White, the junior point guard one of the brightest stars in the district, almost singlehandedly brought Coatesville the tournament title by pouring in a game-high 34 points for Coatesville but they fell to Parkland on Wednesday, 73-70.
Junior forward Stef Lorey  led the Titusville Lady Rockets last night with 24 against the North East Lady Grapepickers.
Antonio DiMaria, a 6-6 junior guard (Sewickley Academy), played four games before transferring to Bishop Canevin.
Junior guard Jordan Cleary (Serra Catholic) is a quality starter.
State College boys' basketball junior guard Mitch Rhyner
Trinity, 6'5" Brian Morris had 26 in overtime win over Susquehanna Twp.
Dan Lewis, the Penns Valley 6-foot-7 junior center was out with an ankle sprain.
Breann Hill, a junior from Bishop McDevitt, is the top scorer in the conference. She averages 22.7.
Junior guard Anna Cinelli (Pen Argyl) scored 17 points  and classmate Chelsea Due added a career-high 15 in a 51-48 win over Bangor.
Northampton jr. G Anna Sywensky has 29 3-pointers this season and 59 in her career.
Girard, Junior forward Steph Mathews
Lancaster Catholic: Kyle Purvis averaged 12 per game for his 19-5 team
Katie Allport (Lancaster Catholic) scored 12 of her career-high 18 points in a Cocalico for a 71-61  win over Cocalico.
Reading Central Catholic, led by junior center Alex Franklin
Episcopal Academy:  junior guard sensations Gerald Henderson and Wayne Ellington.
South Park junior guard Laura Belejchak
West Greene junior Rachel Phillips scored 30 points
Mars: Junior Charlie Jaicks,  a starter and junior Robbie Herold  a starter
Elizabeth Forward: junior guard Jason Springer
Upper St. Clair: 5-11 junior forward Katie Wood
Eastern York Junior Katie Vican scored a team-high 15 points
Steve Bielecki, Burgettstown's talented junior who finished with a spectacular 22-point, 18 rebound effort.
Andy Heimbach, Junior Allentown Central Catholic
Junior guard Cassie Proper had 19 points along with eight rebounds and five assists in a 71-35 Bellefonte victory over Bald Eagle Area.
Iroquois junior Nicole Wilson, 6'1" had 23 against Girard
Girard junior starter and 3-point shooter Tammy Maher is out with an injury.
 Junior guard Jared Patt scored 50 points in Elkland’s two wins last week and is averaging 19.1 points per game
Eric Walters, Montoursville: The junior forward scored 24 points last Saturday against Montgomery, helping lead the Warriors to a 54-51 triple overtime win.
Brittany Knopp, Montgomery: The junior point guard scored  25 points against South Williamsport added a game-high 14 rebounds and has hit 20 of 21 free throws in her last two games.
Northwest  junior Matt Correll nailed three three-pointers in a 2:01 span to spark a 13-2 run
Pottstown Junior forward Daenesha Edens had nine caroms and  Junior center Latrice White had six boards and a pair of blocked shots.
Junior forward Kaila Wiand (eight rebounds, two triples)  scored 13 for Spring-Ford
Vincentian Academy Junior point guard Jason Duty has scored 15.6 points per game and junior guards Zach MaKray and P.J. Pry have played much larger roles than expected.
Hampton junior guard Emma Reed and 5-4 junior guard Ashley Florijan
Thomas Jefferson  is led by 5-foot-5 junior point guard Nikki Presto, a three-year starter who averages 12 points per game and 5-5 junior guard Erica Nath.
Penn Hills 5-3 junior Lyndsey Duell, Amanda Wallace, a 5-foot-5 junior point guard, and   Janie Killian, a 6-3 junior center, took advantage of her height to register 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.
Tyler Hersperger is a 6-4, 235-pound junior at Moon Area
Dan Walsh a junior at Moon Area plays the point and averages 11 per game.
Cornell juniors forward Andy McConkey, guard David McComb and center Gary Hustler
Hopewell 5-8 junior forward Dana Radulovich
junior forward/center Aly Hinton, Council Rock-North
Pennsbury Junior forward Dana Mitchell (24 points, 13 rebounds, two fourth-quarter steals) led the charge
Derek Ambler, a Quakertown junior who came off the bench to score 12 points
New Hope-Solebury,  junior guard Dan Fisher shot perfectly on the night - he went 4-for-4 from 2-point range, 2-for-2 on 3-point shots and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line en route to his team-high 16 points
Hatter junior Jess Romano  scored 21 points  to lead Hatboro-Horsham
Souderton junior guard Mike Connolly, who led all scorers with 16 points
Nazareth, Kirby Huber, a 5-8 junior forward, had eight rebounds and three assists.
West Perry, one of the area's most versatile centers, 6-10 junior Justin Fry
Pocono Mt. East, Junior Sheryl Priebe led the Cardinals with 11 rebounds, and  a game-high 22 points,
Catasauqua got its own dazzling performance from junior Daren Winch, who scored 25 points.
6-2 junior is Pequea Valley’s fast-rising star, Devon Mowday scored 47 points combined in league wins over Lampeter-Strasburg and Donegal. Those performances made him the New Era Player of the Week.
They couldn't contain 6-foot-9 center Andrew Ott, Germantown Academy who totaled 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Ryan  King Grove City, chosen Erie Times News "Fab 5," Kiser Classic MVP
Adam Highberger, a  6'1" point guard  is averaging 25 points a game and has help lead  the  Blairsville Bobcats,  the highest scoring team in the state of Pennsylvania to a 17-0 start
Katie Wood, 5'11" Forward at Upper St Clair HS is averaging 13.5 pts per game, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists for her this season.
Mike Pasco from Our Lady of Lourdes in Coal Township, PA. scored 28 then 27 points in two games in one week with four three pointers in each game.
Junior center Dena Santoro led  Spring-Ford with 11 points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal.
Missing more than a quarter of playing time did not seem to hurt Mike Buckley much as he led Norristown with 18 points
Ryan Tiesi,   North Allegheny's junior point guard, had been averaging 16 points
Shady Side Academy, Junior Matt Diehl starts in the frontcourt with junior Justin Young at point guard
Oliver, Junior Wesley Gaines, a guard/forward, has raised his play as well
Mt. Lebanon, junior Kennan Killeen  guards
At Seton-LaSalle the other returning starter is 5-11 junior center Emily Pacconi. They stand at 12-5.
Quality inside play of 6-3 junior Dorin Dickerson for West Allegheny
Amanda Makoid, an Archbishop Wood junior basketball player scored 16 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, leading the Vikings to a 71-67 win over Archbishop Ryan
Pennsbury, Dana Mitchell  is scoring 20.4 points a game as a junior
Tyrell George, Wyoming Area standout
Mike Wagner, Northwest had 29 in a 55-38 win over Wyoming Seminary
Mark Wartman (9.4) can also score double-digits on a given night for Mahanoy City which started 17-0
Meggan Quinn, Red Lion, clipsed the 1000 point barrier earlier this season.  Has a high game of 35 points earlier this season.  Meggan recently made verbal commitment to play for Coach Rene Portland at Penn State.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (17-2)  Ronald Moore, 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. The junior guard helped rescue PW from an early deficit
Erica DiClemente (6')became only the second Wissahickon girl to reach 1,000 career points as a junior,
Plymouth Whitemarsh improved to 14-3 overall, leading the way was junior guard Taylor Magnus
Jake Wartella, a 5-11 junior for Pottsville scored a game-high 29 points
Marian Catholic-Junior guard Mike Brennan scored 15 points in a 50-49 win over Tri-Valley
Chambersburg, Jonathan Motichka had 26 against Central Dauphin
West Perry, T. J. Reisinger had 23 against Milton Hershey
Juniata, Ben Allen had 23 vs Greenwood
Millersburg, Marcus Miller had 20 vs Midd-West
Franklin Learning Center, Brandon Williams
Archbishop Wood, Caitlin Slover had 22 in win over ABRyan
New Hope-Soleburg, Dan Fisher with 16 over Morrisville
Christopher Dock, Traci Beltz
Lansdale Catholic, Mike Lowe, 14 in win over Pottsgrove
Harriton, David Maltz 8 pts and 10 rebounds
Souderton, Michael Kennedy had 12 in a win
Lower Merion, Ryan Brooks had 14 pts
Shipley School, Carrington Wiggins-Peters had 13
Agnes Irwin, Sary Kinosian
6'6" Junior Mark Mackey, Central Dauphin had 13 points and 11 rebounds
Mount Alvernia - Junior 5-5 guard Kayla Brandt (9.5 ppg) is a three-year starter.
Reading: Ashley Giddings had 15 pts and 7 assists in the 2/5/05 game vs Schuylkill Valley
Hershey: Paul Mooney scored 22 against Gettysburg
Gettysburg:  Terrill Barnes tallied 20 vs Hershey
Juniata: Ben Allen reached 1,000 and also had 29 against East Juniata
Halifax: 6'4" Bobby Reckford has averaged over 13 for the last eight games
Elco  scored 20 of the game's first 28 points. Junior forward Kathy Cook had10 points, including three treys in a win over Conestoga Valley.
Cocalico junior guard Nate Conway tied the game at 45-45 with a steal and fastbreak conversion with 4:25 left in regulation
Kate Walck, Hempfield's junior guard, led all scorers with 17 points, including 12 in the second half.
McCaskey juniors Leander Toney and Kevin Aguilera helped lead the victory over Catholic
Shikellamy: Junior guard Natalie Monroig led the Braves with 18 points and seven steals
"CJ Honigman hit a 3-pointer from the right side with three seconds remaining to give Hatboro-Horsham a 57-56 victory over Central Bucks South in a Suburban One One League Game".
Prep Charter won 86-62, Rodney Green 6-5 junior wing guard had a school-record 36 points.
St. Basil,  Christine McCollum, a junior, helped them control the boards with 13 rebounds
Whitney Williams, a Junior at Mt View H. S.(Kingsley) has 71 three pointers with a high of 8 in one game
Heather Scanlon, a key member of the this years Cardinal O'Hara team
Rachel Divosevic, North Allegheny leads in scoring and recently also sang the National Anthem prior to the game.  Have any other players done that this season?
Lancaster McCaskey knocks off Manheim Twp: Edwin Degado, a 5-9 junior, scored 21 points in a reserve role and Leander Toney, a 6-4 junior center, added 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Lancaster Mennonite junior center Rachael Ranck scored six of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter
Eastern York: Nate Neely has averaged over 10 a game  for his 19-5 team.
Milton Hershey: Rich Flemming, 6'5" averaged over 16 for his 20-4 team.
Reading Central Catholic: Alex Franklin 6'4 averages 17 per game for his 20-5 team
York Catholic: Sean Johnston averages 13 per game for his 19-7 team
Council Rock North: one of the top scorers is Aly Hinton (12.3)

Off the bench
Colleen Kirby, a 5-7 junior guard; 5-9 junior forward Susan Joyce and 5-10 junior forward Christina Dickey are also key backup players for Pittsburgh North Catholic
5-9 junior Erika Haitz, gives Norwin above-average height in its backcourt. Norwin also has  5-10 junior forward Heather Derry.

Junior Watch List for other eastern states:

Delaware
Newark (DE) junior guard Steve Williams collected 27 points to lead the Yellowjackets to a 59-56 home victory over Flight A rival Delcastle Tuesday night.
Walbrook, 6-5 junior teammate Rodney Spruill (16 points, nine rebounds) and Edward Tyson (nine points).

New York
Niagara Falls,  junior Paul Harris is the leading scorer for a team ranked in the Top Ten by USA Today.

Maryland
6-8 junior DaJuan Summers, who had a game-high 25 points for McDonogh (MD)
Junior Dejuan Goodwin (St. Joseph, MD) 
6 feet 2, junior Kaili McLaren, Good Counsel,  the Falcons' top rebounder and most polished post player  
Good Counsel,  junior Briana McFadden, who made 5 of 8 shots from the field
Bowie, Junior guard Eric Henderson, who entered as the team's leading scorer
Erin Hawkins, Bullis, Jr.:  has averaged 21 points
Monica Wright, Forest Park, all-star last year
Tywon Lawson, Bishop McNamara,  boys all star last year
Ashleigh Braxton, Forest Park, honorable mention last year
Vicki Collier, Largo, honorable mention last year
LaTanya Copeland, Gaithersburg, honorable mention last year
Ariene Jenkins, Woodbridge, honorable mention last year
Selena Nwude, Eleanor Roosevelt, honorable mention last year
Danielle Richardson, Anacostia, honorable mention last year
Jeffery Owens, T. Roosevelt, DCIAA West all star last year
Reggie Fugett, Gilman, MIAA-B all star last year
Ben Goetsch, Gilman, MIAA-B all star last year
Keisha Eaddy, River Hill, Howard all star last year
Corinne Owens, Magruder, Montgomery 4A East all star last year
Donita McCallister, Watkins Mill, Montgomery 4A West all star last year.
Tara Bywaters, Smithsburg, MVAL Antietam  all star last year
Ashley Thompson, McDonough, SMAC all star last year
Mt. St. Joseph, 6-foot-6 junior Louis Birdsong  had to take charge in the paint
McDonough: junior B.J. Jamieson made the key pass in the win over Thomas Stone H. S.

District of Columbia
Daniell Richardson, Anacostia, DCIAA East all star last year
Avery Warley, H.D. Woodson, DCIAA East all star last year

New Jersey
Union Hill, Junior Eddie Cardenas, a 6-3 forward,  a hard worker who contributes six points and five rebounds per game
Junior guard Chrissie Beha, and Junior guard Melody Gerhardt,  Belvidere (NJ)
Junior forward Breanna Fulper led South Hunterdon (NJ) with 14 points
Junior point guard Jeremy Kaminer, who missed Cherry Hill East's first five games because of an ankle
Junior David Johnson returned to Gateway's lineup
junior point guard Andrew Amadeo, Kearny
Matt Frazier, a 6-4 junior forward,  Whippany Park
Newark Science was led by junior guard Joseph Ellis with 21 points and junior center Abdoulaye Ouedraogo with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Junior forward Keon Lawrence scored 42 points for  Weequahic
Junior guard Matt Laracy scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half  for West Essex
Tasha Cannon,  Atlantic City High School girls' basketball
Sterling, Kate Brennan, a junior forward
Camden Catholic girls, 6-4 junior Rashidat Junaid,
Woodrow Wilson, Sophomore Deree Fooks
Sheri Horton, a junior starter for Shawnee,
Burlington City,  junior Michael Morris added 11.
Junior Tom Partyka led New Egypt with a game-high 23 points.
Florence:  junior Abree Jones scored 10 points
Maple Shade, Wildcats junior forward Jennifer Murphy
Delran, The Bears  were led by junior Mike Donohue's nine points.
Seneca  junior Ryan Doolittle added eight points with a pair of treys
Junior point guard Jason Delisser converted both ends of a 1-and-1 with 40 seconds remaining to lift St. Mary's Hall 38-36, over visiting De La Salle of Philadelphia
Willingboro,  junior Naim Waters shared team-high scoring honors
Cinnaminson, Junior Tim Flanagan scored 11 in the win
Lenape, Junior Ryan Thompson scored a game-high 28 points for the Indians
Paul VI 81, Seneca 52: The Golden Eagles received 17 points from junior Ryan Doolittle, who made five 3-pointers.
Riverside 67, Maple Shade 28: The Rams put 11 players in the scoring column, led by junior McNeil Wrice's 20 points
Bordentown Girls,  Junior Latoya Taylor scored a game-high 22 points
Medford Tech,  Junior Candace Monroe scored a team-high 10 points for Tech
Rancocas Valley,  Sophomore center Chelsea Cole scored a game-high 19 points
Kittatinny,  Junior forward Cait Wetmore tossed in 17 points
St. Joseph, Lindsay Rinier notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a 52-41
Cherry Hill East, Junior Ivy Abiona, a smooth 6-foot-1 center, collected 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots.
Paul VI point guard Santini Lancioni, shot 9 for 16, including 7 for 12 from three-point range
Voorhees, because of the quality inside play of 6-3 junior Dorin Dickerson the team is 3-1 in the division
Voorhees,  Junior forward Chelsea Barsky scored all seven of her points to help the Vikings to a 28-6 halftime lead.
Lenape Valley,  Junior Kristen Johnson averages a team-best 10 points per game.
East Brunswick: Junior swing Laura Petriello has averaged 13.7 points in that span to lead an extremely balanced effort.
East Brunswick: Junior guards Jessica Campbell and Megan Mayo have been the other two primary scorers
Jefferson:  Junior forward Dedra Pritchard, possibly the county's most improved player. She is averaging 14.7 points.
Juniors Davina Yacab and Nadiera Sellers transfered to Paterson Eastside, Sellers, a 6-0 power forward, comes off the bench, while Yacab, a 5-7 guard, starts and scored 11 and 15 in victories against Clifton and Paterson Kennedy.
Rahway's standout junior swingman, 6-7 Earl Clark scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half on six-of-nine shooting.
Junior forward Steve Hyatt added 21 points for Montclair Immaculate
Hillside:  Junior point guard Javon McCluney added 19 points, seven rebounds and two steals
Lindsay Rinier, St. Joseph's HS, Hammonton, NJ -in her first game being eligible after transferring the 6' 1" junior had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the first half alone leading the St. Joe's girls basketball team to the upset win over O.L.M.A. 

Virginia
Madison, received a game-high 19 points from junior point guard Jon Ogolo.
Scottie Reynolds, Herndon, all star last year
Eric Hayes, Potomac, AAA Cedar Run all star last year
Scott Reynolds, Herndon, AAA Concorde all star last year
Ben Stokes, Edison, AAA National all star last year
Jessica Nelms, Spotsylvania, AA Battlefield all star last year
Jackie Lewis, Loudoun Valley, AA Dulles all star last year
Ashleigh Braxton, Forest Park, AAA Cardinal all star last year
Ariene Jenkins, Woodbridge, AAA Cardinal all star last year
Monica Wright, Forest Park, AAA Cardinal all star last year
Chanelle Downing, Stafford, AAA Commonwealth all star last year
Jon Ogolo, Madison, Jr.: The 6-foot-1 point guard scored 24 points on Friday to help the Warhawks to a 63-50 victory over Fairfax
Seton, Kat Terza-Washington Post (12/5/04), pre-season

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