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West Chester 'Big 64' Standouts (Sep. 21-22, 2024)

09/24/2024, 10:00am EDT

By Chad Graham

By Chad Graham (@CGraham_Sports)
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The 2024 edition of the West Chester ‘Big 64’ took place this past weekend, with 150 teams from around the Northeast coming down to WCU to play games on Friday through Sunday.

CoBL scouting director Chad Graham was there for games on Saturday and Sunday, watching competition in games at the Rec Center and Hollinger Fieldhouse.

Here’s who stood out in games he covered:

Dillon Adomanis (2026 | Bishop Eustace, N.J.)
The 6-7 forward found his groove in the tough loss to Lower Merion. With his back to the basket, Adomanis initiated contact while posting up and drew fouls, sending him to the free throw line where he shot 8-for-11. He followed that up with cuts to the hoop and by getting to his spots for mid-range jumpers. Not to be out-done by his scoring, his work on the glass went a long way too. In all, Adomanis totalled 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Keron Booth (2027 | Phoenixville)
The Phantoms came up short versus Cumberland Valley, but Booth was their engine a game long. He used his size to advantage, creating and slipping through creases as he tilted the defense off-the-dribble. Him putting the defense on its heels made things easier for everyone else, especially Deacon Baratta. But it was Booth who the Eagles had to fear most because he primarily got to the paint to score. That deep in the paint, he flipped the ball up for two or earned trips to the line. Booth amassed a game-high 21 points and 4 assists.

Cumberland Valley (Pa.) 2027 PG Jared Dolimpio. (Photo: Chad Graham/CoBL)

Jared Dolimpio (2027 | Cumberland Valley)
Potent offense from Dolimpio proved to be the difference in CV’s win over Phoenixville. Heading into his first season as a starter, the 6-2 guard got on the scoreboard with a three and sank another just before halftime. The rest of his points stemmed from him getting to the baja. Domlimpio finished with touch off the glass as he drove to the rack. Then he put his stamp on the game by punching one home on a defender in transition. The emerging prospect put up 20 points for the Eagles.

Jordan Ellerbee (2025 | St. Joe's Prep)
Over the course of SJP’s back-to-back wins versus Friends Central and Central Dauphin, nobody played a more complete floor game than Ellerbee. He went ballistic from three in game one, hitting deep jumpers off of movement and on step-backs. A recent FGCU commit, Ellerbee also got his teammates involved in both contests with subtle passes between his legs as he set screens to free them up for threes of their own. His impact on defense was just as crucial. He put up 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals; then 16 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Wayne Fletcher II (2025 | Central Dauphin)
Having pledged to play for Navy at the next level, Fletcher II played against St. Joe's Prep like he had nothing to lose. He had it going from the second level with catch-and-shoot and pull-up twos. Fletcher II also scored high-percentage buckets by working the offensive boards and in transition, highlighted by a huge dunk to give the Rams some momentum. His two threes at the end kept the game close as he had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and a steal.

Caden Harris (2025 | St. Elizabeth, Del.)
The Vikings prevailed against Middle Township in part due to a strong effort from Harris off the bench. Attacking in transition and off-the-catch, he found as many opportunities as possible to generate attempts at the rim. Harris let it fly from behind the arc as well, burying a couple spot-up threes. His sense of urgency carried over to the defensive end, where he pulled down 6 boards to go along with his team-high 16 points.

Favour Ibe (2026 | Mt. Zion Prep, Md.)
The 7-footer showed off high-level mobility in each of the prep team's victories over Roman Catholic and Phelps School. Rolling to the basket and crashing the boards, Ibe got off the ground quickly to put both hands on the rim. Every pass he caught in the paint was automatically good for two points. Defensively, he didn't block a ton of shots, but he didn't have to because of how active he was inside the arc.

Christian Jeffrey (2025 | Mt. Zion Prep, Md.)
Jeffrey’s overall performance on Sunday was a work of art. In the high-profile showdown with Roman Catholic, his offensive output kept the Cahilites at bay. The 6-3 point guard drilled five threes, creating four of them all on his own, in addition to locking up on defense for 25 points, 5 boards, 4 assists , and 2 steals. Then in his second act, Jeffrey picked Phelps apart as a distributor. He threw pinpoint passes into the post and seamlessly operated in pick-and-roll to put up 10 points, 4 boards, and 8 assists.

Carson Kasmer (2025 | Lower Merion)
Central to the Aces’ wins over Reading and Bishop Eustace, Kasmer did the bulk of his damage off-ball. The senior marksman got loose running off of screens to hit several big shots from deep. He compromised defenses by flashing to open spaces for layups too. And when he did have to put the ball on the floor, Kasmer provided secondary playmaking while attacking closeouts. He contributed a cool 14 points in the second game.

Derrick Morton-Rivera (2026 | Father Judge)
Morton-Rivera had stretches of brilliance for the Crusaders in the victory over Patrick School. After only 5 points in the first half on, he went for 13 in the second. The jumper fell for him as usual, finding the bottom of the net on a pull-up then a catch-and-shoot three. But he also got to the cup. Morton-Rivera touched the paint off-the-bounce and got to the free throw line, finishing with 18 points and 4 rebounds.

Tyler Royal (2027 | Carlisle)
Facing off against St. Elizabeth in his second showing of the day, Royal maximized every bit of his size advantage in the paint. The 6-7 big man overpowered defenders when he cut from the short corner and sealed his man in the post. Royal also dominated on the boards, grabbing multiple putbacks. Then, with the game tied up and just seconds left, he made one last play. Royal caught the ball just below the elbow, and when they double came, he dropped the ball off to Spencer Griffey for the game-winning layup. He tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Mani Sajid (2026 | Plymouth Whitemarsh)
Sajid was unguardable as a shot-maker at various points of the Fairfax Christian game. But after putting up 20 points in what ended in a loss, he helped the Colonials get off the mat and bounce back against JFK. His three-ball was still money, starting the game with one off-the-catch. However, he found other ways to impact winning as well. Sajid mixed in some distributing with baseline drives and drop-off or entry passes to Michael Pereira. The two-way guard racked up a few deflections and steals too, highlighted by one he took the other way for a dunk.

Jayden Taylor (2025 | Sanford, Del.)
Down as many as 12 points against Universal Audenried, it was Taylor who kept them afloat early. The run-and-jump forward altered shots at the basket on defense and kept UA off the glass with some boards of his own. He turned things up in the second, forcing turnovers and turning one into a fastbreak dunk. Taylor closed out the game with three straight putbacks to put his team over the top, finishing with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Sanford School (Del.) 2026 G Trevor Webster. (Photo: Chad Graham/CoBL)

Trevor Webster (2026 | Sanford, Del.)
The Warriors pulled out the come-from-behind victory over Universal Audenried thanks to a huge boost from Webster. A 6-3 shooting guard, he got going after a quiet first half with his in-between game. Webster was money pulling up from two. He also used his strength to create advantages on drives and to back people down in the post. All of his 10 points and 3 boards came in the second.

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