Boys Basketball: Vote for the 2024-2025 LebCo All-County Team!

The LebCo All-County Basketball Team voting is proudly sponsored by our friends at TJT Sports.

With the conclusion of the high school basketball season, we want to recognize the outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 LebCo Boys Basketball season. Cedar Crest led the way as the Falcons repeated as the Lancaster Lebanon League Champions. New Covenant joined Crest in making Districts, while Palmyra and Annville-Cleona were stopped just short of qualifying for the post-season.

We made an effort to identify all of the season’s top performers, and after consulting with each local program, we narrowed down our selections. Nevertheless, we still need your help selecting the LebCo All-County Boys Basketball Team.

Below is a list of nineteen nominees for the All-County Team. You are being asked to select your top five choices. After you have reviewed each nominee, please use the link to give your opinion in order to help us make the selections.

It is imperative to note that while voting is involved and emotions can run high, the primary purpose is to draw attention to the hardworking athletes who competed for LebCo’s high schools this past season.

Please also note that the nominees are listed by class and then alphabetically ordered by last name.

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Read about each of the athletes that have been nominated, then go vote!

Voting will remain open until Tuesday, April 29th @ 10 pm.

The voting link is located at the bottom of the page.

Team Records

Annville-Cleona (12-10) – Finished 12th in District 3 Power Rankings [4A]

Cedar Crest (17-8) – LL League Champions. District 3 Qualifier after finishing 12^th in the Power Rankings [6A]

ELCO (8-14) – Finished 23rd in District 3 Power Rankings [5A]

Lebanon (7-15) – Finished 24th in District 3 Power Rankings [6A]. After two winless seasons, the Cedars registered seven victories.

New Covenant (13-11) – District 3 Qualifier after finishing 10th in the Power Rankings [1A]

Northern Lebanon (6-15-1) – Finished 14th in District 3 Power Rankings [4A]

Palmyra (9-13) – Finished 17th in District 3 Power Rankings [5A]. During the regular season, the Cougars defeated PIAA runner-up Hershey & LL League runner-up Warwick.

The Nominees

Alex Dorta (Palmyra / Sr.) – The senior averaged 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists for the Cougars. On the defensive end, Dorta averaged 1.6 steals per contest. He was selected Mid Penn Keystone All-Division – 2^nd Team

Micah Gray (ELCO / Sr.) – During his senior season, Gray moved from shooting guard to the point guard position to help the Raiders. He averaged 12.6 ppg while serving as the leader and captain of a very young, inexperienced team. He shot 34% from three-point range, knocking down 40 shots from beyond the arc. The three-year starter also had 66 assists, 45 steals, and 47 deflections. Known throughout his career as a player who was always willing to take a charge, he took 14 charges this season.

Riley Messinger (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – The senior averaged 9.7 ppg for the Vikings. Messinger did much of his scoring from beyond the arc, connecting on 38 three-pointers. He was also a 78% free throw shooter and grabbed 62 rebounds.

Owen Reager (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – The senior played a large role for the Falcons, averaging 5 ppg. He hit 18 three-pointers while shooting 61% from beyond the arc. Overall, Reager shot 61% from the field. Additionally, Reager provided lockdown perimeter defense that allowed Cedar Crest to slow down opponents at key points of games.

Robert Santiago (Lebanon / Sr.) – The senior forward averaged 9.0 ppg and 5.2 rebounds for the Cedars. He grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in Lebanon’s victory over Hempfield.

Jon Shay (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) –  The senior forward averaged 16.3 ppg and 7.2 rebounds for the Dutchmen. Shay also achieved the 1,000 point milestone for his career. He was an LL Section 4 – 1^st team selection.

Elisha Slabach (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) – The senior guard averaged 21.2 ppg and 6.2 rebounds for the Dutchmen. Slabach surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone on January 13^th. He was named to the 1^st Team All-Lancaster Lebanon League Team after being a unanimous LL Section 4 – 1^st team selection.

Danny Speaks (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – The senior guard led the Falcons with 13.4 ppg while shooting 52% from the field. A long-range threat, Speaks hit 27 three-pointers. Defensively, Speaks led the team with 37 steals. He was selected to the LL Section 1 – 1^st Team and named 2^nd Team All-Lancaster Lebanon League.

Isaac Wolfe (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – The senior guard averaged 10.2 ppg for the Falcons. He hit 50 three-pointers at a rate of 37%. Wolfe was also second on the team with 4 rebounds per contest.

RJ Young (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – The senior big averaged 12.2 ppg and 11 rebounds for Cedar Crest as they defended their LL League Championship. Young also had 33 blocks on the season and led Cedar Crest with 48 assists. He was a 1^st Team All-Lancaster Lebanon League Team selection and was name the Section 1 Defensive Player of the Year.

Braydon Bown (Palmyra / Jr.) – The junior shot 35% from three-point range on his way to average 10.3 ppg. Bown also averaged 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals for the Cougars.

Josiah Hayes (ELCO / Jr.) – The junior averaged 9.9 ppg for ELCO. On the season, Hayes had 83 rebounds, 33 assists, 31 steals, and 48 deflections. He added 13 blocks.

Brady Krall (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – The junior averaged 15.1 ppg for the Vikings. Krall also led the team with 122 rebounds while adding 38 assists and 10 blocks. He was an LL Section 4 – 1^st team selection.

Kaden Tillison (ELCO / Jr.) – The junior averaged 13.5 ppg for the Raiders. He hit 39 three-pointers on 31% of his attempts from long-range. Starting at shooting guard, Tillison had 124 rebounds and 29 steals. He shot 66% from the foul line.

Andrew Via (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – The junior averaged 8.3 ppg for the Vikings. Via totaled 72 rebounds and 38 assists. Always active on the defensive end, Via racked up 43 steals.

Micah Warner (Palmyra / Jr.) – The junior big averaged 8.4 ppg and 6.6 rebounds for the Cougars. Warner hit the game-winner to deliver the Palmyra win over Cedar Cliff.

Talan Vanderploog (New Covenant / So.) – The sophomore was the Flames leading scorer with 14.7 ppg. Vanderploog scored 20+ points in seven games. He finished the season shooting 76% from the foul line. Beyond his ability to put points on the board, he also averaged 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 1.5 assists. Named as a CCAC West All-Conference selection.

Derek Franco (Lebanon / Fr.) – The freshman guard averaged 12.7 ppg for the Cedars. Franco also added 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. He scored a season-high 24 points against Elizabethtown. Franco was named the MVP of the Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament.

Alex Hart (New Covenant / Fr.) – The freshman averaged 10.4 ppg and 8.6 rebounds. Hart’s ability to score and rebound resulted in five double-doubles during the season. He also averaged 2.7 steals and 1.6 assists per contest. Hart scored a season-high 27 points again Harrisburg Academy. Named as a CCAC West All-Conference selection.