DuBOIS – The 11^th Annual Alice R. Kozel Foundation District 9 Basketball All-Star games are set to tip-off Saturday, April 10, at Punxsutawney Area High School.

The girls’ game starts at 4 p.m. followed by the boys’ game at 6 p.m. At halftime of each game will be a 3-point shooting contest with the boys competing during the girls’ halftime and girls shooting during the boys’ halftime.

This year, 41 of the top senior players in District 9 were named to the four teams. Overall, 26 of the district’s 36 schools will be represented.

Those 41 players, along with 12 coaches and underclassmen who will be named to the D9Sports.Com All-American Awards & Engraving District 9 boys’ and girls’ All-District 9 basketball team, will be honored prior to the games at a banquet at the Pantall Hotel in downtown Punxsutawney.

“Punxsutawney is a great sports town. It’s great to be able to move the event every chance we can so more people can experience it in different facilities. We’re excited about the banquet at the Pantall Hotel, a perfect venue,” said Larry Salone, Kozel Games founder. “Hopefully, the community will come out to the games. We have plenty of talent and a lot of good kids playing in their final game as a high school player.”

Overall, five 1,000-point scorers are on the Kozel rosters. In the boys’ game, including Punxsutawney’s Dane Kopas and Union’s all-time leading scorer Scott Booth. West Forest’s 2,000-point scorer Geena Sneeringer, Cranberry’s Hannah Heeter and Elk County Catholic’s Emily Detsch are the three girls’ 1,000-point scorers.

The boys’ coaching staff consists of Glenn Bobak (North Clarion), Bill Shuey (Johnsonburg) and Dave Fuhrman (Bradford) on the Blue Squad while Bud Baughman (Brookville), Mike Nesbit (DuBois Central Catholic) and Chad Long (Punxsutawney) will coach the White Squad.

The girls’ coaching staff is made up of Mike Slimmer (Brockway), Chrissy Shumaker (Cranberry) and Dave Kiehl (Kane) on the Blue Squad while Bob Wachob (West Forest), Ken Pistner (Elk County Catholic) and Paula Judy (North Clarion) will coach the White Squad.

Full rosters are below:

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ROSTERS

BOYS

BLUE SQUAD

ROBBY WORTMAN (Elk County Catholic), BEN MARCHAND (Keystone), KYLE GILBERT (North Clarion), JOE MCNALLY (DuBois Central Catholic), RYAN MACKEY (Bradford), CHAD ZURAT (Clearfield), CHRIS BARNETT (Cameron County), DAVE BUCHEIT (Kane), CHAD BROCIOUS (Brookville), LUCAS KLINE (Port Allegany).

Coaching Staff

GLENN BOBAK (North Clarion), BILL SHUEY (Johnsonburg), DAVE FUHRMAN (Bradford).

WHITE SQUAD

SCOTT BOOTH (Union), JOHNNY BOBAK (North Clarion), DAN REED (Keystone), DAVE “Pug” FUHRMAN (Bradford), REED TERWILLIGER (A-C Valley), DANE KOPAS (Punxsutawney), JOE JACOB (Elk Co. Catholic), MATT SHUEY (Johnsonburg), ARIE PAUP (Kane), ANDREW MICKLE (Coudersport).

Coaching Staff

BUD BAUGHMAN (Brookville), MIKE NESBIT (DuBois Central Catholic), CHAD LONG (Punxsutawney)

GIRLS

BLUE SQUAD

HANNAH HEETER (Cranberry), KIRSTEN WILCOX (DuBois), JESS TARR (North Clarion), SKYLER GANOE (Clarion), AMANDA CARLL (West Forest), NATALIE KOSSACK (Kane), MICHELLE MANCUSO (Brockway), TESS BLOOM (Curwensville), MADISON SOPIC (Clearfield), BRYNNA HETRICK (Brookville).

Coaching Staff

MIKE SLIMMER (Brockway), CHRISSY SHUMAKER (Cranberry), DAVE KIEHL (Kane)

WHITE SQUAD

SAMANTHA SCHWABENBAUER (Keystone), EMILY DETSCH (Elk Co. Catholic), GEENA SNEERINGER (West Forest), KARLEE CYPHERT (North Clarion), BROOKE POLLOCK (Union), JENNA McCORRY (Moniteau), KIRSTIN NEIDICH (Cranberry), KAITLIN ROTH (Clarion), AMANDA SIMBECK (St. Marys), EMILY WAMBAUGH (Austin), OLIVIA PINSON (Clarion-Limestone).

Coaching Staff

BOB WACHOB (West Forest), KEN PISTNER (Elk Co. Catholic), PAULA JUDY (North Clarion)