Riverside’s Nico Antoniacci
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NICO ANTONIACCI
6-foot-3, Sophomore, Guard
Noteworthy: He is a two-time Times-Tribune Player of the Year and two-time Lackawanna League Division II Player of the Year. … Led Riverside to a 25-2 record and the Lackawanna Division II and District 2 Class 3A championships. … He averaged 30.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 3.3 steals per game this season, and has 1,383 career points. … He scored a season-high 53 points in season opener against Wyoming Valley West, and had five games with 40 or more points. … He scored 88 points in three PIAA playoff games this year, including 36 in a first-round win over Mifflinburg and 36 in a quarterfinal loss to West Catholic. … In two seasons, he has led the Vikings to a 50-5 overall record. … He has scholarship offers from Syracuse, Penn State, Marquette, and Manhattan.
Abington Heights’ Jordan Shaffer
JORDAN SHAFFER
Abington Heights
6-foot-4, Senior, Forward
Noteworthy: Lackawanna League Division I Player of the Year. … Led Abington Heights to the Lackawanna Division I and District 2 Class 5A championships. … He averaged 19.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game this season. … He had 1,207 points, 450 rebounds, 96 assists, 110 steals, and 75 blocks in his career. … He scored 36 points in two District 2 Class 5A playoff wins. … He scored 19 points in a PIAA Class 5A loss to Springfield-Delco and finished with 68 career points in seven PIAA playoff games.
Old Forge’s Cameron Parker
CAMERON PARKER
Old Forge
6-foot-0, Senior, Guard
Noteworthy: Led Old Forge to the PIAA Class 2A final and a second straight District 2 Class 2A championship. … He played in 97 career games and scored 1,206 points with 145 3-pointers, had 242 rebounds, 161 assists, and 117 steals. … This season, he averaged 17.6 points per game and scored 108 points in five PIAA Class 2A playoff games. … He scored 36 points in a win over previously undefeated United in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. … He averaged 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game this season. … He is a two-time Lackawanna League Division II first-team all-star.
Riverside’s Brayden Rose
BRAYDEN ROSE
Riverside
6-foot-4, Junior, Riverside
Noteworthy: Three-year starter for Riverside and has helped lead the program to a record of 79-9 and three straight District 2 Class 3A championships. … He averaged 20.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game this season. … He has 1,150 career points. … He was a Lackawanna League Division II all-star. … He scored 53 points in three PIAA playoff games this season. … He scored 18 of his 31 points in a fourth-quarter comeback against High School of the Future in the PIAA Class 3A second round. … He is an NCAA Division I football prospect with offers from Syracuse, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Dartmouth.
Scranton Prep’s Packy Doherty
PACKY DOHERTY
Scranton Prep
6-foot-2, Senior, Guard
Noteworthy: Led Scranton Prep to the District 2 Class 4A championship and the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. … He averaged 21.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game and made 78 3-pointers while shooting 40% from beyond the arc to earn a spot on the Lackawanna Division I all-star team. … He had 1,373 career points and 183 3-pointers in 84 games. … He scored 51 points in three PIAA Class 4A playoff games this season. … He scored 179 points in nine PIAA Class 4A playoff games and led Scranton Prep to a 6-3 record in his career. … He is committed to continuing his athletic career at Wesleyan.
Old Forge’s Logan Fanning
LOGAN FANNING
Old Forge
6-foot-7, Senior, Center
Noteworthy: Led Old Forge to the PIAA Class 2A final and the second straight District 2 Class 2A championship. … He played 75 career games and finished with 955 points, 579 rebounds, 102 assists, and 202 blocks. … He was a Lackawanna Division II first-team all-star and the defensive player of the year. … He averaged 16.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game this season and recorded 19 double-doubles. … He scored 72 points in five PIAA playoff games, including 22 in a win over previously undefeated United in the semifinals. … He scored 10 points and blocked four shots in the state final against Sewickley Academy.
Delaware Valley’s Trey Newton
TREY NEWTON
Delaware Valley
6-0, Sophomore, Guard
Noteworthy: Led Delaware Valley to its first District 2 Class 6A championship and first PIAA playoff win since 2012. … He averaged 17.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.1 steals per game this season and was named to the Lackawanna Division I all-star team. … He scored 45 points, including 30 in a win over Abington, in two PIAA Class 6A playoff games. … He led the Warriors with 71 points in three wins in the District 2-4 Class 6A playoffs. … In two seasons as a starter, he is averaging 15.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. … He has scored 757 career points.
Brayden Canavan
BRAYDEN CANAVAN
Dunmore
6-foot-2, Senior, Forward
Noteworthy: Led Dunmore to the District 2 Class 3A final and the PIAA Class 3A playoffs for the first time since 2010. … Dunmore finished the year with a 21-5 record, with all losses coming against District champions, including a loss to Old Forge (PIAA Class 2A final) and two losses to Riverside (PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals). … He averaged 18.1 points per game and was a Lackawanna League Division II first-team all-star. He finished his career with 1,058 points, 375 rebounds, 400 assists, and 125 steals.
Old Forge’s head coach JJ Thomas high fives player Arthur Askew during the PIAA Class 2A second round basketball game at Liberty High School in Bethlehem on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
COACH OF THE YEAR
JJ THOMAS
Old Forge
Noteworthy: Guided Old Forge to a 22-7 record, the PIAA Class 2A final, and the District 2 Class 2A championship. … His team lost to five PIAA playoff qualifiers (Sewickley Academy, Riverside, Dunmore, Valley View, Wilkes-Barre Area). … Old Forge won its District 2 playoff games by an average margin of 36.0 points. … Old Forge beat previously undefeated United, 64-48, in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. … He has a career record of 90-40 in five seasons with two appearances in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals.