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Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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The All-Catholic League teams are out for the 2024-25 season.

Neumann-Goretti senior Carryn Easley and St. Joseph’s Prep senior Jordan Ellerbee have been named the girls and boys MVP, respectively, after leading their teams to first-place regular-season finishes and the top seed in the PCL playoffs.

Easley, a 5-foot-4 combo guard, is headed to Fordham next year. She and senior Amya Scott (Delaware State) were both First Team All-League selections, along with Saints sophomore Reginna Baker; Wood’s Ryan Carter and Emily Knouse (St. Joe’s), Carroll’s Alexis Eberz, Lansdale Catholic’s Sanyiah Littlejohn (George Mason) and Grace McDonough (James Madison), Conwell-Egan’s Lily Milewksi and Cardinal O’Hara’s Molly Rullo (Drexel) rounded out the first team on the girls side. 

Ellerbee also had a classmate join him on the boys’ first team, Dayton-bound Jaron McKie. Devon Prep’s Zane Conlon, Bonner’s Korey Francis, Roman’s Shareef Jackson (Lafayette) and Tyler Sutton, Father Judge’s Kevair Kennedy (Merrimack) and Derrick Morton-Rivera, Archbishop Wood’s Brady MacAdams and La Salle’s Nick Parisi rounded out the group.

Only two freshmen were honored, both on the girls’ side: Carroll’s Kayla Eberz was a second-team selection, and West Catholic’s Milan Trusty earned a third-team appearance. 

Voting for each set of honors was conducted by the league’s head coaches.

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Girls’ All-Catholic League 

First-Team
Reginna Baker (Soph. | Neumann-Goretti)
Ryan Carter (Soph. | Archbishop Wood)
Carryn Easley (Sr. | Neumann-Goretti)
Alexis Eberz (Jr. | Archbishop Carroll)
Emily Knouse (Sr. | Archbishop Wood)
Sanyiah Littlejohn (Sr. | Lansdale Catholic)
Grace McDonough (Sr. | Lansdale Catholic)
Lily Milewski (Sr. | Conwell-Egan)
Molly Rullo (Sr. | Cardinal O’Hara)
Amya Scott (Sr. | Neumann-Goretti)

Second-Team
Kamora Berry (Jr. | Neumann-Goretti)
Colleen Besachio (Jr. | Archbishop Wood)
Luca D’Andrea (Jr. | St. Hubert’s)
Brigidanne Donohue (Soph. | Cardinal O’Hara)
Kayla Eberz (Fr. | Archbishop Carroll)
Leah Hudak (Soph. | Cardinal O’Hara)
Abbie McFillin (Soph. | Archbishop Carroll)
Reese Power (Sr. | Nazareth Academy)
Sophia Topakas (Jr. | Archbishop Wood)
Nadia Yemola (Sr. | Lansdale Catholic)

Third-Team         
Nyla Coleman (Sr. | West Catholic)           
Taylor Eagan (Sr. | Bonner-Prendergast)
Brianna Jackson (Soph. | Conwell-Egan)
Gracie Sullivan (Sr. | Nazareth Academy
Milan Trusty (Fr. | West Catholic)

Most Valuable Player: Carryn Easley, Neumann-Goretti

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Boys’ All-Catholic League 

First Team
Zane Conlon (Sr. | Devon Prep)
Jordan Ellerbee (Sr. | St. Joseph’s Prep)
Korey Francis (Soph. | Bonner-Prendergast)
Shareef Jackson (Sr. | Roman Catholic)
Kevair Kennedy (Sr. | Father Judge)
Brady MacAdams (Jr. | Archbishop Wood)
Jaron McKie (Sr. | St. Joseph’s Prep)
Derrick Morton-Rivera (Jr. | Father Judge)
Nick Parisi (Sr. | La Salle)
Tyler Sutton (Soph. | Roman Catholic)

Second Team
Stephon Ashley-Wright (Jr. | Neumann-Goretti)
Olin Chamberlain (Sr. | St. Joseph’s Prep)
Reece Craft (Sr. | Devon Prep)
Luca Foster (Jr. | Archbishop Carroll)
Sammy Jackson (Jr. | Roman Catholic)
Caleb Lundy (Soph. | Archbishop Wood)
Alassan N’Diaye (Jr. | Neumann-Goretti)
Joey O’Brien (Jr. | La Salle)
Brandon Russell (Sr. | Archbishop Ryan)
Kingston Wheatley (Jr. | West Catholic)

Third Team      
Everett Barnes (Sr. | Father Judge)
Jayvon Byrd (Soph. | West Catholic)             
Christian Matos (Jr. | Archbishop Carroll)
Milak Myatt (Jr. | Cardinal O’Hara)
Mason Thear (Sr. | Devon Prep)
Rocco Westfield (Jr. | Father Judge)

Most Valuable Player: Jordan Ellerbee (Sr. | St. Joseph’s Prep)
Coach of the Year: Jason Harrigan, St. Joseph’s Prep