4 WPIAL boys basketball players make Class 5A all-state team
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Friday, April 30, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Chartiers Valley’s Brayden Reynolds smiles after hitting a three-pointer against New Castle on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at New Castle High School.
Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher scores past New Castle’s Donny Cade during their WPIAL Class 5A semifinal on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at New Castle High School.
Chartiers Valley senior Brayden Reynolds and Laurel Highlands sophomore Rodney Gallagher earned first-team honors when the Pa. Sports Writers All-State Team for Class 5A boys basketball was announced Friday.
In all, four WPIAL players made the list.
Trinity senior Mike Dunn made the second team. New Castle junior Mike Wells was named third-team.
The all-state teams for PIAA schools are being announced one classification per day this week ending with Class 6A on Saturday.
Archbishop Ryan’s Aaron Lemon-Warren earned Class 5A Player of the Year honors in a vote of sportswriters. The 6-foot-5 senior averaged 18.8 points and 8.3 rebounds for the PIAA runner-up.
Class 5A
First team
Aaron Lemon-Warren, Archbishop Ryan, 6-5, sr.
Karell Watkins, Chester, 6-5, sr.
Khali Horton, Cathedral Prep, 6-8, so.
Rodney Gallagher, Laurel Highlands, 6-0, so.
Brayden Reynolds, Chartiers Valley, 6-2, sr.
Justin Edwards, Imhotep, 6-6, so.
Second team
Griffin Barrouk, Bayard Rustin, 6-5, sr.
C. J. Miles, Bangor, 6-1, sr.
Mike Dunn, Trinity, 6-3, sr.
Christian Tomasco, Archbishop Ryan, 6-9, sr.
Liam Galla, Cathedral Prep, 6-5, sr.
Fareed Burton, Chester, 5-11, sr.
Third team
Rhamir Barno, Imhotep, 6-0, so.
Jayden Statum, Shippensburg, 6-0, jr.
Ty Burton, Lampeter-Strasburg, 5-10, fr.
Nate McGill, Northern, 6-4, sr.
Mike Wells, New Castle, 6-3, jr.
Denzel Figueroa, Engineering & Science, 6-5, jr.
Player of the Year: Aaron Lemon-Warren, Archbishop Ryan
Coach of the Year: Steve Piotrowicz, Cathedral Prep
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Schedule
Class 3A | Wednesday, April 28
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Girls all-state basketball teams
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Chartiers Valley, Laurel Highlands, New Castle, Trinity
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