The Herald, Sharon, Pa: Winter sports '97-'98

Published Tuesday, March 24, 1998

HIGH SCHOOL HOOP ALL-STARS
Title teams Kennedy, GJR top boys picks

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Not surprisingly, players from state champions George Junior Republic and Kennedy Christian led the voting for the 1997-98 Mercer County Athletic Conference boys basketball all-star teams announced Monday.

Voting was done by league coaches and sports staffers from WWIZ Radio, WPIC Radio and The Herald.

The county schools were divided into two divisions: Big School (Class AAA Slippery Rock, Sharon, Hickory, Grove City, and Class AA Greenville and George Junior) and Small School (Class AA Wilmington, Reynolds, Mercer and Sharpsville, and Class A Commodore Perry, Kennedy Christian and West Middlesex).

Following are selections, including name, school and class:

Big School

MVP _ Jarrod Graham, George Junior, 12.

First Team _ Marty Barnett, Sharon, 12; Jamal Benjamin, George Junior, 12; Josh Morgan, Grove City, 11; Ryan Oman, Greenville, 12; Adam Zajac, Slippery Rock, 12.

Second Team _ Jeff Valentino, Sharon, 11; Ben Zajac, Slippery Rock, 9; Earl Chapman, Sharon, 12; B.J. Grove, George Junior, 11; Bear Shimrack, Sharon, 11.

Small School

MVP _ Damon Clayton, Kennedy, 12.

First Team _ Bob Shellenbarger, Reynolds, 12; Marc Bator, West Middlesex, 12; Justin Green, Kennedy, 12; Jason Eshbaugh, Mercer, 12; Tim Van Buren, WM, 12.

Second Team _ Carlos Oatis, Kennedy, 12; Lamar Jefferson, Kennedy, 12; Adam Robison, Wilmington, 11; Mike Dudek, Mercer, 12; Jason Williams, Commodore Perry, 12.

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