{"id":115209,"date":"2026-02-16T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115209\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:07:08","slug":"top-pa-high-school-boys-basketball-players-meet-the-states-best-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115209\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Pa. high school boys basketball players: Meet the state\u2019s best centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2025-26 Pennsylvania high school basketball season<\/a> nearing its conclusion, PennLive<\/a> is taking a position-by-position look at the best boys players in the state.<\/p>\n

We started by featuring some of the best guards in Pennsylvania<\/a> during the 2025-26 high school boys basketball season, followed by the top forwards<\/a>. Now it\u2019s the premier centers\u2019 turn.<\/p>\n

BEST CENTERS IN PA. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALLLogan Chwastyk, so., Malvern Prep<\/p>\n

A 247Sports composite five-star recruit for the class of 2028, the 6-foot-11 Chwastyk is already a big-time scorer for Malvern Prep. He picked up an offer from Penn State back in October. <\/p>\n

Drew Corrao, sr., Archbishop Carroll<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-9 Corrao is a versatile offensive player for Archbishop Carroll. On the defensive end, Corrao excels at protecting the rim. <\/p>\n

Jaydn Jenkins, jr., Archbishop Wood<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-10 Jenkins, Pennsylvania\u2019s top class of 2027 prospect, is rated the No. 21 overall recruit nationally by 247Sports. He is an elite rim protector with a developing offensive game. <\/p>\n

Darnell Lloyd IV, sr., Perkiomen School<\/p>\n

A Delaware native, Lloyd IV is wrapping up his prep career at Perkiomen School. The 6-foot-10 center is a Boston University signee. <\/p>\n

Aiden McKee, sr., Warrior Run<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-8 McKee is a walking double-double for Warrior Run. He grabbed his 1,000th career rebound in a January victory over Loyalsock and scored 40 points with 15 boards in a recent win over Danville. <\/p>\n

Anthony Pannell, sr., John Bartram<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-11 Pannell is a deadly offensive rebounder for John Bartram. He is averaging nearly 20 points per game as a senior. <\/p>\n

Michael Pereira, sr., Plymouth Whitemarsh<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-10 Pereira chose the Penn Quakers over numerous suitors. He is one of the best rebounders in Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n

Ryan Robbins, jr., Upper St. Clair<\/p>\n

Robbins\u2019 future at the next level is on the gridiron, but the 6-foot-7 junior is a dominant interior force for Upper St. Clair. He has excellent agility as a 280-pound center. <\/p>\n

Luke Scarff, sr., South Park<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-8 Scarff is South Park\u2019s all-time leading scorer. He is averaging 22.2 points per game as a senior. <\/p>\n

Adam Walker, sr., Westtown <\/p>\n

The 6-foot-11 Walker is a two-way center who offers rim protection and strong interior finishing. He will play Division I college basketball for Purdue Fort Wayne. <\/p>\n

Listen to the Pa. High School Football Report podcast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the 2025-26 Pennsylvania high school basketball season nearing its conclusion, PennLive is taking a position-by-position look at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-115209","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-pennsylvania","9":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","10":"tag-pennsylvania-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}