WPIAL and City League girls basketball players ranked on state Class of 2020 list
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | 4:59 PM
North Catholic’s Tess Myers leads the fast break against Central Valley during the 4A girls WPIAL Championship on March 1, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center.
PAGirlsHoopsReport.com recently released its list of the top 100 players from the Class of 2020, and a sizeable group from the WPIAL and City League made the cut.
North Catholic 5-foot-10 guard/forward Tess Myers, a Duquesne commit, fronts the the local group at No. 7.
Myers earned Class 4A first-team all-state recognition from the Pennsylvania Sports Writers after a 2018-19 season that saw her average 20 points a game for the Trojanettes, the WPIAL champions and PIAA runners-up.
Teammate Kylee Lewandowski, a recent Richmond commit and all-state honoree, is No. 13. The 6-foot-1 guard/forward averaged 15 points and six rebounds last season.
Top 100 Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Players for the 2020 Class >>> https://t.co/sxE83PvtwH Thx to @chuzie23 & @jr_mcdonough for their help in compiling this Top 100 List.#PennsylvaniaGirlsBasketball #TopHoopsTalent pic.twitter.com/lPFdEvwKVx
— PAGirlsHoopsReport.com (@PagirlsH) August 12, 2019
Also in the top 20 are Gateway forward Lexi Jackson (No. 16) and East Allegheny guard Amaia Johnson (No. 19).
In all, 42 from the WPIAL and City League made the list.
Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.
Tags: East Allegheny, Gateway, North Catholic
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