{"id":157597,"date":"2026-04-05T04:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/157597\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:28:12","slug":"2025-26-times-tribune-boys-basketball-all-region-team-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/157597\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-26 TIMES-TRIBUNE BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-REGION TEAM \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Nico Antoniacci
\nPLAYER OF THE YEAR
\nNICO ANTONIACCI<\/p>\n

6-foot-3, Sophomore, Guard<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: He is a two-time Times-Tribune Player of the Year and two-time Lackawanna League Division II Player of the Year. \u2026 Led Riverside to a 25-2 record and the Lackawanna Division II and District 2 Class 3A championships. \u2026 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. \u2026 He scored a season-high 53 points in season opener against Wyoming Valley West, and had five games with 40 or more points. \u2026 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. \u2026 In two seasons, he has led the Vikings to a 50-5 overall record. \u2026 He has scholarship offers from Syracuse, Penn State, Marquette, and Manhattan.<\/p>\n

\"AbingtonAbington Heights\u2019 Jordan Shaffer
\nJORDAN SHAFFER<\/p>\n

Abington Heights<\/p>\n

6-foot-4, Senior, Forward<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Lackawanna League Division I Player of the Year. \u2026 Led Abington Heights to the Lackawanna Division I and District 2 Class 5A championships. \u2026 He averaged 19.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game this season. \u2026 He had 1,207 points, 450 rebounds, 96 assists, 110 steals, and 75 blocks in his career. \u2026 He scored 36 points in two District 2 Class 5A playoff wins. \u2026 He scored 19 points in a PIAA Class 5A loss to Springfield-Delco and finished with 68 career points in seven PIAA playoff games.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Cameron Parker
\nCAMERON PARKER<\/p>\n

Old Forge<\/p>\n

6-foot-0, Senior, Guard<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Led Old Forge to the PIAA Class 2A final and a second straight District 2 Class 2A championship. \u2026 He played in 97 career games and scored 1,206 points with 145 3-pointers, had 242 rebounds, 161 assists, and 117 steals. \u2026 This season, he averaged 17.6 points per game and scored 108 points in five PIAA Class 2A playoff games. \u2026 He scored 36 points in a win over previously undefeated United in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. \u2026 He averaged 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game this season. \u2026 He is a two-time Lackawanna League Division II first-team all-star.<\/p>\n

\"Riverside'sRiverside\u2019s Brayden Rose
\nBRAYDEN ROSE<\/p>\n

Riverside<\/p>\n

6-foot-4, Junior, Riverside<\/p>\n

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. \u2026 He averaged 20.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game this season. \u2026 He has 1,150 career points. \u2026 He was a Lackawanna League Division II all-star. \u2026 He scored 53 points in three PIAA playoff games this season. \u2026 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. \u2026 He is an NCAA Division I football prospect with offers from Syracuse, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Dartmouth.<\/p>\n

\"ScrantonScranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty
\nPACKY DOHERTY<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep<\/p>\n

6-foot-2, Senior, Guard<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Led Scranton Prep to the District 2 Class 4A championship and the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. \u2026 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. \u2026 He had 1,373 career points and 183 3-pointers in 84 games. \u2026 He scored 51 points in three PIAA Class 4A playoff games this season. \u2026 He scored 179 points in nine PIAA Class 4A playoff games and led Scranton Prep to a 6-3 record in his career. \u2026 He is committed to continuing his athletic career at Wesleyan.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s Logan Fanning
\nLOGAN FANNING<\/p>\n

Old Forge<\/p>\n

6-foot-7, Senior, Center<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Led Old Forge to the PIAA Class 2A final and the second straight District 2 Class 2A championship. \u2026 He played 75 career games and finished with 955 points, 579 rebounds, 102 assists, and 202 blocks. \u2026 He was a Lackawanna Division II first-team all-star and the defensive player of the year. \u2026 He averaged 16.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game this season and recorded 19 double-doubles. \u2026 He scored 72 points in five PIAA playoff games, including 22 in a win over previously undefeated United in the semifinals. \u2026 He scored 10 points and blocked four shots in the state final against Sewickley Academy.<\/p>\n

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\"DelawareDelaware Valley\u2019s Trey Newton
\nTREY NEWTON<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley<\/p>\n

6-0, Sophomore, Guard<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Led Delaware Valley to its first District 2 Class 6A championship and first PIAA playoff win since 2012. \u2026 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. \u2026 He scored 45 points, including 30 in a win over Abington, in two PIAA Class 6A playoff games. \u2026 He led the Warriors with 71 points in three wins in the District 2-4 Class 6A playoffs. \u2026 In two seasons as a starter, he is averaging 15.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. \u2026 He has scored 757 career points.<\/p>\n

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\"BraydenBrayden Canavan
\nBRAYDEN CANAVAN<\/p>\n

Dunmore<\/p>\n

6-foot-2, Senior, Forward<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Led Dunmore to the District 2 Class 3A final and the PIAA Class 3A playoffs for the first time since 2010. \u2026 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). \u2026 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.<\/p>\n

\"OldOld Forge\u2019s 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)
\nCOACH OF THE YEAR
\nJJ THOMAS<\/p>\n

Old Forge<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: Guided Old Forge to a 22-7 record, the PIAA Class 2A final, and the District 2 Class 2A championship. \u2026 His team lost to five PIAA playoff qualifiers (Sewickley Academy, Riverside, Dunmore, Valley View, Wilkes-Barre Area). \u2026 Old Forge won its District 2 playoff games by an average margin of 36.0 points. \u2026 Old Forge beat previously undefeated United, 64-48, in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. \u2026 He has a career record of 90-40 in five seasons with two appearances in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riverside\u2019s Nico Antoniacci PLAYER OF THE YEAR NICO ANTONIACCI 6-foot-3, Sophomore, Guard Noteworthy: He is a two-time Times-Tribune…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-157597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157597","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=157597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}