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2024 Philly Live II: Day 3 PYB Standouts (Sun., June 30)

06/30/2024, 11:15pm EDT

By CoBL Staff

CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
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The second session of Philly Live 2024 has more than 220 high school teams playing over the course of three days, with hundreds of college coaches at all levels in town to watch.

Here’s who stood out to the CoBL staff in Sunday games at Philly Youth Basketball:

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Montgomery High School (N.J.) 2025 PF Bohdan Biekietov. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Bohdan Biekietov (2025 | Montgomery, N.J.)
Entering his second year with Montgomery after coming from Ukraine, Biekietov had quite the game against Holy Ghost Prep. The 6-foot-9 forward filled the stat sheet finishing with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. Biekietov grabbed 6 offensive rebounds, including multiple put-back makes. He controlled the offense, either grabbing a board and pushing the pace, or setting high quality on and off ball screens for his teammates. The Ukrainian native was a force on both sides of the ball, controlling the defensive paint and dragging in double teams to find shooters on the perimeter. Biekietov shot efficiently, going 10-19 from the field, as well as 8-10 from the freethrow line.

Zyion Chase (2026 | St. John’s College, D.C.)
St. John’s College, straight out of the DMV, was one of the deeper teams in the gym this weekend. With that being said, no one impressed us more on that team than Chase, the 6-6 rising junior a physically imposing force who can score from just about anywhere on the court. The four-star power forward impressed with 19 points and five rebounds in a blowout win over a talented Archbishop Carroll squad. Chase has the size to bang down low with the trees while also stepping out to the perimeter and knocking down shots, as he went 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Luca Foster (2026 | Archbishop Carroll)
One of the most athletic players on a day where the PYB gym was chock full of them, Foster showcased his ridiculous vertical several times throwing down several emphatic finishes. The 6-5 rising junior displayed his athleticism along with a quick handle and range from beyond the arc. He poured in 16 points along with four rebounds against an extremely tough St. John’s College (D.C.) squad who threw several long and athletic defenders at him.

Quinn Gibson (2025 | Cherry Hill West, N.J.)
Gibson was flat-out awesome in Cherry Hill West’s win over Radnor on Sunday afternoon. The 6-5 wing poured it on in a 29-point outing, adding five rebounds, four assist, two steals and two blocks in an all-around showing. Gibson was 11-of-19 from the floor, 4-of-8 from the 3-point arc and 3-of-4 from the foul line, showing his ability to score in all sorts of ways: smooth catch-and-shoot triples, a couple pull-ups in the mid-range — oh yeah, and not one but two dunks created on drives in the half-court. Gibson does a great job of changing speeds, going from surveying the court to attacking the bucket before defenders could react.

Cardinal O'Hara (Pa.) 2026 PG Lymir Green. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Lymir Green (2026 | Cardinal O’Hara)
A 5-11 guard, Green played in attack mode against Trenton Catholic, and he got the Lions off to a hot start with some impressive takes to the rim, finishing a couple with some serious English to get the ball up off the glass and into the hoop even from odd angles; later, he added a floater to help him to a 13-point outing on 5-8 FG (3-4 FT). Green’s playmaking skills were also apparent as he used his handle to get into the defense and then make a dump-off pass or find a shooter, which helped him get to four assists; he also grabbed six rebounds, including three on the offensive end.

Lamont Grier (2025 | Lower Merion)
The Aces looked good in a 21-point win over Montgomery (N.J.) on Sunday afternoon, getting quality outings from at least seven or eight different players. Grier, a 5-10 point guard, led the way with his play on both ends; the speedy guard got into the defense and finished at the rim to get to 17 points, going 5-for-5 from the line, his only misses coming from beyond the arc. He was a defensive pest who grabbed two steals and had a number of other deflections, and he also took two charges, including one on Montgomery’s 6-9 Bohdin Biekietov with a whole head of steam.

Jude Haigh (2025 | Bishop Guilfoyle)
‘High-motor’ is the first thing that comes to mind when watching the 6-6 Bishop Guilfoyle product play. Haigh’s consistent willingness to move without the ball makes him a difficult cover for any defense and is a big reason why Division I coaches have come calling. The sharpshooting guard tallied 19 points along with six rebounds against one of the better defensive teams we watched this weekend in Roman Catholic.

Sammy Jackson (2026 | Roman Catholic)
It was a good day for the Jackson brothers, especially in a thrilling one-point win over St. Rose (N.J.). A 6-6 wing who’s proving himself to be one of the best shooters around, Jackson had it going from beyond the arc, going 5-of-8 from downtown to pace him to a 27-point outing. He was an efficient 8-of-13 from the floor overall and 6-of-6 from the foul stripe, hitting catch-and-shoot triples from both wings and showing his finishing abilities with a nice finger roll at the front of the rim; he also grabbed eight rebounds and had one block.

Shareef Jackson (2025 | Roman Catholic)
While Sammy was getting it done from beyond the arc, Shareef was doing his thing in the paint. The muscular 6-7 rising senior plowed his way to 19 points and 12 rebounds (three offensive), missing a couple contested looks around the rim he usually makes but making up for that by going 9-of-11 from the foul stripe and grabbing a few of his own misses, along with plenty of others. The mobile big man, who can initiate offense from the perimeter or the post, also showed off his passing abilities with five assists — at least a few of which were to his brother for those 3s.

St. Rose (N.J.) 2025 G Evan Romano. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Evan Romano (2025 | St. Rose, N.J.)
While the Jackson brothers dominated, the talk after the St. Rose/Roman game was all about Romano. After Roman largely shut down St. Rose in the first half, the 6-3 guard dazzled in the second, pouring in 22 points to help St. Rose close a huge gap and nearly pull off a win over the Catholic League powerhouse. Romano hit three triples, including back-to-back ones down the stretch; he also did a great job of using the glass on tough layups, hit a spinning left-handed layup, and had a couple and-ones. In addition to his scoring, Romano also chipped in six rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. Afterwards, he picked up his first offers from Buffalo and James Madison.

Robbie Segarich (2025 | Holy Ghost Prep)
When talking about efficiency, Robbie Segarich definitely was in the ‘knock-down’ category against Montgomery (N.J.. The 6-3 guard shot 8-8 from the field, finishing with 20 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Segarich showed offensive ability on the perimeter and in the paint, by finding his teammates or getting his own shot. The rising senior could go coast to coast, grabbing the board and using his crafty handles to get an acrobatic layup.

Marjon Skillman (2026 | Trenton Catholic, N.J.)
Trenton Catholic’s starting lineup is all rising juniors, so it’s hard to say that one of them leads the team more than the other. But there’s no doubt that against O’Hara, Skillman’s game had him standing out. The 6-3 power wing was a bully around the hoop, knowing how to use his physicality to create space for a layup, or to get someone out of the way as he went downhill; he also knocked down a smooth 12-foot pull-up to give defenders something else to think about. Skillman finished with 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds (five offensive) against O’Hara.

Adrien Varella (2025 | Holy Ghost Prep)
A strong, 6-2 guard, Varella really dominated against Montgomery (N.J.) The rising senior had 15 points, 6 rebounds (three offensive), and 4 assists. Varella excelled in the painted area, using his handle to get into the paint. He used his big frame to advantage when he went downhill, playing off of both and one feet. Not only scoring, Varella brought the help in and quickly kicked the ball out to the open shooter.

Charlie Yartz (2025 | State College)
The 6-5 rising senior is a true matchup nightmare for defenses as he has a tight handle to drive past power forwards and centers but also the strength and physicality to drive through smaller, more quick guards. Yartz displayed his offensive versatility in a one point win over Middletown (Del.), finishing with 20 points, four rebounds and two assists.

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