Granny Lash. He was named to the 1960 High School All-America Second Team. The Dell Sports Magazine chose him as the top player in Pennsylvania. He moved into the stating lineup at Chester High School as a junior. He scored more points (506) than any other junior in county history. He helped to lead Chester into the State Championship Game. He attended the University of Utah on a basketball scholarship. (Sports Flashback, Rich Pagano).

Joseph F. Lalli. Was an All-State Player at Dunmore High School where he averaged 30 points per game with a high game of 68. He later played for the Scranton Miners in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. He officiated both basketball and football. He was also an outstanding baseball and softball player.

Stu Lantz - He was the key player on the 1964 Uniontown basketball team earning first team all-state honors. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1968. He eventually played for the San Diego Rockets, the New Orleans Jazz, the LA Lakers and the Detroit Pistons and then became  the Color analyst for the LA Lakers. His career mirrored that of Norm Van Lier! In fact, when they played in 1964, Lantz and company held him to just 3 points on the way to the WPIAL Championship. 
(Credit: Edward A. Owens, http://redraidernation.com).

Darryl Lewis, Coatesville Area Senior High School and one of the greatest players in the History of Division III basketball.    Lewis, stared for Lincoln from 1996-1999, was a two-time first team Division III All-America, finished his career with 2,294 points, becoming only the 11th male basketball player in Division III history to finish his career with more than 2,000 points.  (Nominated by Andre Forte) 
 

Lewis "Black Magic" Lloyd- In the 1970's, Black Magic could be seen dominating the courts of Philadelphia. According to Sonny Hill League scorekeepers, Lloyd's points usually equaled his rebounds. Since both of those were usually in the twenties, his blocks could usually be found by dividing that number by 3. In a high-school all-star game in Ohio, Black Magic got the ball in the foul circle. He flashed his characteristic smile  then proceeded to dunk so fiercely on 6'10" DeWayne Scales, that he nearly broke his hand. Lloyd played briefly for the Houston Rockets before being banned for two years from the NBA for drug violations.
(Credit: Playground Basketball Legends, http://www.basketballattic.addr.com/playground.htm)

Annie Malkowiak. Inducted into the Lawrence County Hall of Fame (Ceremony April 30, 2000); Inducted in to the California University of PA Hall of Fame (Ceremony April 15, 2000); Ellwood City Girls and Boys- Single Season scoring record (773 points; Ellwood City Girls and Boys career free throw percentage 93%; Career scoring record for girls basketball- Lawrence County (2,368; Ellwood City Girls and Boys single game scoring record- 59 points; First PA Roundball Classic-  MVP 1989; Three year starter at California State- helped Cal compile impressive single season records of 18-9 20-8, 18-8 and 18-8 respectively; PSAC player of the week honors 10 Times; Co-Captain 92-93 Team.

Michelle Marciniak. This Allentown Central Catholic graduate scored 3,025 points in her high school career; was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1996 Final Four after leading Tennessee to the NCAA Championship was a member of the 1989, 1990, and 1991 USA Olympic Festival teams; has played professionally with the Portland Power and the Philadelphia Rage in the ABL.  (Hoop Group ).

"Pistol Pete" Maravich and his father Press Maravich. They started in Aliquippa, PA. At Louisiana State University, Pete provided fantastic basketball talent, a flamboyant style, and droopy socks. From there it was the NBA and basketball immortality. When "Pistol Pete "left college basketball, he was the all-time career record holder for points with 3,667and an average of 44.2 (imagine averaging 44 points a game for THREE years). He tallied 15,948 points in the NBA in 658 games for a 25 point per game average, not bad for a kid with droopy socks!
Press Maravich coached at Clemson, North Carolina State, and LSU.
Photo credit: Sports Illustrated, 3/4/68)

Jack Marin. In 1961-62, he scored 529 points for Farrell High School, and was named First Team All-State.  He was the valedictorian of his senior class.
Farrell has produced 10 First-Team All-Staters and all of them, with the exception of Marin, were members of state championship teams.  Ironically, it was the 6-7 Marin who became Farrell's most successful player beyond high school. He became an All-American at Duke, led the Blue Devils to the Final Four in 1966, and was a first-round draft choice of the NBA's Baltimore Bullets (he was accepted into the Duke Medical School the same year).   He played in 901 NBA games in his career, a career that only really got started during his senior year in high school.  He scored 12,541 points in his NBA career and was a two-time NBA All-Star (1972 and 1973). (Sharon Herald )

"Jack Marin shoots over John Havlicek"
(Photo credit: Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald)

Donyell Marshall.  The Spidery 6-8 Marshall sometimes made it look effortless on the court, whether it was gliding to the basket for a score, skiing for a rebound, flicking away an opposing shot or knocking down a jumper with a feathery touch. He finished his career with a school record 1,581 points, 837 rebounds and 305 blocked shots for Reading High,1991.  As a senior, he was named to the Parade Magazine and McDonald's All-American teams. Marshall went on to enjoy a standout career at the University of Connecticut, earning All- American honors, before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is currently playing for the Golden State Warriors.
(ReadingEagle, 12/26/99-Aemro Seyoum) --see Marshall article  HERE

Kelly Mazzante.

In January of 2001, she became the first Montoursville High School athlete to have her number retired.  She scored 3,270 points in her high school career and led her school to the state championship, but more so she became an instant hit at Penn State in her Freshman year of basketball. By January of 2004, she had broken the Big Ten scoring record. In a game against Illinois(1/18/04), she surpassed the old individual record (2,578) held by Katie Smith of Ohio State. Kelly tallied 24 in that game.

Jim McCoy.  Jim was a two-time all-stater in 1954 and 1955, leading the Steelers to their second state championship in 1954. He had a great college career at Marquette.   His foul shot at one minute and 26 seconds gave Farrell a one point lead and the victory over Wilt Chamberain in the 1954 Farrell Lion's Club Tournament.  He led the winners with 19 points.  It was the only loss for Wilt Chamberlain and Overbrook High School that season.

Find the Farrell-Overbrook box score HERE

(Photo courtesy Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald)

Julius McCoy. His picture was displayed in the main stairwell in Farrell High School for years after his legendary career there; in the playoffs during the 1950-51 season, his last second hook-shot resulted in a 50-49 victory that put Farrell in the State Championship Game; then in the playoffs during the next year, the 1951-52 season, another last second hook-shot by McCoy propelled Farrell into the State Championship Game with a 51-50 victory: he later played college ball at Michigan State (in 1956 he scored 20 points in his last college game, a 76-75 victory over Michigan and ended his collegiate career with 1,377 points) and with teams at the professional level. (Note: Farrell lost to Allentown in the1951 State Title Game, but defeated Coatesville the next year for the1952 State Championship). McCoy also headed the barnstorming Julius McCoy All-Stars that played in the tri-state area. He later served as the Commissioner of the Eastern Basketball Association.
(Photo courtesy Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald)

Tom McMillan. Coached by Rich Miller during his Mansfield High School days, he used to shovel out the driveway at his house in the winter and then shoot baskets. In 1970 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, he set the Dapper Dan All-Star scoring record with 37 points. He went onto the University of Maryland to become one the players in Coach "Lefty" Driesel's grand design: "UCLA of the East;" he played professional basketball, and then went on to a career in national politics.  (Photo courtesy Rich Miller, McMillan's high school coach).

Larry Miller played in 104 games during his four-year career at Catasauqua High School. He scored 2,722 points (26.2 ppg.) and pulled down 2,062 rebounds (19.8 rpg.) The Rough Riders were District 11 champions in his last three seasons and made it to the Class A Eastern Championship game twice. Miller was the state's second leading career scorer, trailing only West Reading's Ron Krick, upon graduation. He was second team All-State as a sophomore, first team All-State as a junior and senior and first team Parade All-American as a senior. Larry scored 1,982 points (21.8 ppg.) in his three years on the North Carolina varsity, leading the Tar Heels to the final four as a junior and the national championship game as a senior. He was the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year as a junior and senior and also All-American both seasons. The 6'4, 210 pounder was equally at home shooting a twenty-five foot jumper or driving to the basket for a reverse dunk, and was the player for whom Dean Smith originally designed the four-corner offense. Miller averaged 13.6 ppg. during a six-year career in the ABA and holds the league's single game scoring record with 67 points against Memphis in 1972.
(Credit: Thomas Taylor, taylortf5@comcast.net )

Johnny Moore. Played for Tony Labriola at Keith Jr. High School, then was a standout at Altoona High School for John Swogger before going on to play for Abe Lemons at the University of Texas and then a solid pro career with the San Antonio Spurs, leading the NBA in assists one year. He wore number "00" for the Spurs.
(Billy Clapper BCFOR3@hotmail.com)

Earl "the Pearl" Monroe.  Monroe mostly played center, averaging 21.7 points his senior year at Philadelphia's John Bartram High School,  After a year working in a factory and attending Temple Prep School, Monroe enrolled at Winston-Salem (North Carolina) College.  Monroe flourished at Winston-Salem with a freewheeling playground style and averaged  41.5 points per game in his senior year, breaking the NCAA Division II record for most points in a season (1,329).  (Credit: Dave Burman)

A. J. Nastasi, Northern Bedford H. S. "Faces in the Crowd," (Sports Illustrated, 2/9/98) averaged 40 points a game in his 1997-98 senior year to over take the all-time individual scoring record for Pennsylvania boys. The four year total points record had been held by Tom McMillan at 3,608. Nastasi scored 3,833. Greg Procell of Noble Ebard (La) holds the national high school record with 6,702 points. (Patriot News,2/8/98). Nastasi accepted a football scholarship to play at West Virginia.

Jameer Nelson, Led Chester HS to the Pennsylvania state title in 2000: was named all-state: and was named Delaware County Daily Times Player of the Year in 2000.  Then he  became  the most publicized player in the country during his collegiate senior season in 2003-2004 as he led the Saint Joseph's Hawks to a 27-0 regular season record--then on to a career in the NBA with  the Orlando Magic.  During the 2006-2007 NBA season,  Nelson averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game

Vince McNally. He played basketball for Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and went on to captain the 1926-27 Notre Dame University team. He later gained recognition by serving as the General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles football team from 1949 to 1964.

Tina Nicholson, from  Downingtown Area.   With Tina, the Downingtown Whippets won  back-to-back Class AAAA District 1 and state titles in 1991 and 1992. Tina Nicholson went on to be an All American at Penn State University and played in the WNBA.   (Nominated by Andre Forte) 

Billy Owens Jr.

He ranks high on the all-time state scoring list with the 3,299 points scored in his career at Carlisle H. S. as he helped to lead "the Thundering Heard" to to their record four state championships. He went on to an outstanding career at the University of Syracuse and to a long-running NBA career. His picture made the cover of the 1988 Roundball All-Star Game and he signed numerous autographs for fans at Tracey Hall in Bishop McDevitt High School the night of the All-Star Game. His dad, Bill Owens Sr., was a PIAA basketball official and a longtime member of the Roundball All-Star Committee, twice serving as the Chairman.