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2008 KOZEL ALL-STAR GAME BOYS' ROSTER BIOS |
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Nick Persing, G, Cranberry Avg. 11.6 ppg for the District 9 Class AA Champion Berries. Scored 15 or more points six times including twice reaching a high of 20 including in Cranberry D9 Title game win over Kane. Finished his career with 566 points despite playing just two years of varsity basketball. |
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Jordan Crane, G/F, Cameron Co. Led the Red Raiders to the D9 Class A playoffs for the second straight year by averaging 15.0 ppg (T-18th in D9). He scored 15 or more points 13 times and 20 or more points four times including a high of 26. He finished his career with 1,144 points, the fourth most in school history. |
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Christian Spilman, G, DuBois CC Avg. 13.9 ppg (27th in D9) for the D9 Class A runner-up Cards who advanced to the 2nd round of the PIAA To. Avg. 16.6 ppg in his last 9 games including a high 28 points in the AML Title game vs. ECC and finished with 1,036 career points. Was a starter on DCC's '07 state runner-up team. |
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Dom Varacallo, G, DuBois CC Will miss the game with a knee injury. Avg. 17.7 ppg (7th in D9) while playing his final 6 games with a torn ACL. He avg. 20.0 ppg prior to the injury & ended w/ 988 career points. Scored 20 or more points 14 times including a high of 31. He is the 4th Varacallo brother to play in the game. Started on '07 state runner-up team |
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Kyle Rhoads, G/F, Keystone Avg. 11.7 ppg for Keystone and was named the KSAC MVP. Helped the Panthers to the D9 Class AA title as a sophomore and a Class A runner-up spot last season. Scored 15 or more points 10 times including a high of 24. Finished his career with 928 points.
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Corey Snyder, G, East Forest Finished the season as the second leading scorer in District 9 at 20.7 ppg and scored 25 or more points five times including 30 or more twice with a high of 32. He also topped the 20-point mark 13 times in 24 games and ended his career with 1,105 points, tied for sixth in school history. |
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Cruz Mietus, G, Rocky Grove Helped Rocky Grove to third-place in D9 Class A this season and the school's first PIAA playoff berth by avg. 14.7 ppg (T-22nd in D9). Helped lead the Orioles to KSAC and KSAC-West titles this season while scoring 20 or more points eight times including twice getting a high of 26. He finished his career with 924 points. |
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Josh Loos, F, Moniteau Avg. 18.6 ppg (5th in D9) while scoring 20 or more points six times including 30 or more four times with a career-best 39 points (to go with 24 rebounds) Jan. 4. The 39 points were the second most in D9 this season. He finished his career with 708 points in two seasons as a varsity player. |
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A.J. Ethriedge, F, Union One of the main reasons Union won the KSAC-East this year while finishing second in the KSAC, he averaged 16.5 ppg (13th in D9). He scored 20 or more points 11 times including a high of 27 twice. He finished his career with 686 points.
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Ryan LaBrozzi, G/F, Bradford Helped Bradford to the D9 Class AAA title and the PIAA quarterfinals by avg. 17.0 ppg (T-10th in D9). He added 7.9 rpg, 5.4 apg and 2.9 spg while shooting 50.1 percent from the field. Scored 20 or more points nine times including a high of 29. Finished his career with 905 points. |
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Derek Burdick, G, Coudersport A key member of Coudersport's District 9 Class A title team that advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals, he avg. 9.2 ppg on the season including 12.3 ppg in the playoffs. He scored 15 or more points 4 times including a high of 27 in the D9 playoffs. He finished his career with 470 points in 2 seasons as a varsity player. |
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Ethan Gravatt, G, Rocky Grove In his only season at Rocky Grove, he was one of the main reasons the Orioles won the KSAC and KSAC-West title while finishing 3rd in D9 Class A and qualified for the PIAA playoffs for the first time in school history. He averaged 16.7 ppg (12th in D9) and scored 20 or more points 12 times with a high of 29. |
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Chase Mitchell, G, Cranberry He will miss the game due to a knee injury, but he was the leading scorer for the D9 Class AA champion Berries averaging 12.7 ppg. He scored 15 or more points six times including a high of 23. He finished his career with 672 points. |
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Blair Heimel, C, Coudersport The third leading scorer in D9 this season (19.1 ppg), Heimel was a key member of Coudersport's D9 Class A title team that advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals. He added 10.2 rpg and 2.5 bps while scoring 20 or more points 14 times with a high of 28. He finished his career with 1,040 points |
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Todd Hryn, F, Clearfield Hryn was one of the main cogs on Clearfield's D9 Class AAA runner-up squad averaging 11.6 ppg, which was good for second on the team. He scored 15 or more points six times including a high of 21. He finished his career with 500 points in each two seasons as a varsity player. |
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Logan Haberberger, F, Elk CC Helped the Crusaders to a 12th straight PIAA playoff appearance and a fourth-place D9 Class A finish by avg. 10.8 ppg. He scored 15 or more points nine times including a high of 22. Was a contributor on last season's D9 Class A title team and finished his career with 497 points in just two seasons on the varsity squad. |
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John Hau, F, Coudersport A key member of Coudersport's District 9 Class A title team that advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals, he was Tied for 18th in D9 in scoring at 15.0 ppg despite playing the entire playoffs with a torn ACL. Prior to the injury, he was avg. 17.5 ppg. He scored 15 or more points 14 times and had a season-high of 27. He finished his career with 1,052 points. |
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Drew Vandermeer, F/G, Clarion Avg. 14.7 ppg (T-22nd in D9) for the D9 playoff participant Bobcats while scoring 15 or more points 13 times and 20 or more points five times including a high of 26 in the regular-season finale vs. Karns City. He added 8.3 rpg, 4.5 bpg and 4 apg this season and finished his career with 851 points.
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Eric Guth, F, Venango Catholic Guth was the leading scorer for the Vikings this season averaging 17.4 ppg (8th in D9) while helping VC to its first-ever D9 playoff appearance. He finished his career with 1,258 points, the fifth leading scorer in school history. His game-high this season was 31 and he scored 20 or more points 11 times. |
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Brad Rembold, F/G, Cranberry He was a do-everything player for the D9 Class AA champion Berries playing all five positions during the season and avg. 9.8 ppg. He scored 15 or more points six times including a high of 17. He finished his career with 678 points despite missing eight games last season. |
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Ben Lanich, C, Bradford Helped Bradford to the D9 Class AAA title and the PIAA quarterfinals by avg. 14.9 ppg (T-20th in D9). Added 10.9 rpg and 2.0 bpg while shooting 53.6 percent from the field. Scored 15 or more points 14 times and 20 or more five times twice getting a high of 23. Finished his career with 961 points. |
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John Bizzak, F, Kane Was the leading scorer for the D9 Class A runner-up Wolves avg. 13.6 ppg (29th in D9). He scored 20 or more points 5 times including a career-high 46 vs. Tidioute Charter Jan. 29. The 46 points were a season-high in D9 and tied for the 5th most in D9 since 2001. He finished his career with 1,018 points. |
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Kiel Nissel, F, Elk CC Helped ECC to its 12th straight PIAA playoff appearance and a fourth-place finish in D9 by averaging 11.5 ppg. He scored 15 or more points eight times including a high of 28. Was a contributor on last season's D9 Class A title team while also playing in 25 games including the PIAA quarterfinal victory during ECC's 2006 PIAA Class A title run. Finished with 484 career points. |
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Cameron Turner, F, Karns City Helped Karns City to the D9 Class AA playoffs by averaging a team-best 14.4 ppg (T-25th in D9) while adding 11.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.6 bpg and 3.2 spg. He scored 15 or more points 12 times and 20 or more six times with a high of 28. He finished his career with 821 points, 532 rebounds and 82 blocked shots.
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Photo courtesy of Butler Eagle |