JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Three Pennsylvania Highlands Community College men’s basketball players earned spots on the NJCAA Division III all-Region 20 team, with sophomores Desmond Handon Jr. and BJ Lavender being named to the first team and freshman Ahmad Boone given honorable mention.
Handon and Lavender both capped their careers at Penn Highlands by being awarded first-team honors for the second consecutive season, as the Black Bears claimed their second straight WPCC/Region 20 championship.
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