City of Basketball Love

By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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Garnet Valley senior Haylie Adamski and Marple Newtown senior Matt Gardler are the Most Valuable Players in the Central League for the 2024-25 season, according to a poll conducted of the league’s head coaches. 

Adamski, a 6-foot-tall wing and Lafayette commit, led Garnet Valley to the regular-season and Central League tournament championship, bookending her career with championships. Gardler, a 6-foot-tall point guard who hasn’t yet committed to a college program, repeated as the boys’ MVP after leading the Tigers to an 16-6 record (10-6 Central) finish. 

Joining Adamski on the first team was her classmate, Jefferson commit Kylie Mulholland; Conestoga senior forward Janie Preston (Army) and junior guard Ryann Jennings (Lehigh), Haverford senior wing/forward Rian Dotsey (St. Joe’s) and Radnor junior guard Nyah Yao. Gardler led an all-Central first team of Springfield (Delco.) senior point gaurd Patrick Flaherty, Lower Merion senior guard Carson Kasmer (Gettysburg), Conestoga junior guard Rowan Miller, Penncrest junior forward Mikey Mita and Garnet Valley senior Jake Sniras (Wilkes).

The complete all-league teams: 

Girls’ All-Central League
First Team
MVP: Haylie Adamski (Sr. | Garnet Valley)
Rian Dotsey (Sr. | Haverford High)
Ryann Jennings (Jr. | Conestoga)
Kylie Mulholland (Sr. | Garnet Valley)
Janie Preston (Sr. | Conestoga)
Nyah Yao (Jr. | Radnor)

Second Team
Alexa Braslow (Jr. | Lower Merion)
Lil Ditrolio (Jr. | Springfield)
Olivia Gicking (Soph. | Marple Newtown)
Addison Levensten (Jr. | Harriton)
Anna Reger (Jr. | Radnor)
Natalie Wright (Sr. | Haverford High)

Honorable Mention
Addison Adamski (Soph. | Garnet Valley)
Kylie Adamski (Soph. | Garnet Valley)
Alex Bruce (Sr. | Penncrest)
Anna Chimento (Sr. | Harriton)
Molly Clifford (Sr. | Springfield)
Maddie Fanning (Fr. | Strath Haven)
Natalia Kasmer (Fr. | Lower Merion)
Ella Liberatoscioli (Fr. | Lower Merion)
Taylor Murrin (Jr. | Marple Newtown)
Moyin Ogbo (Sr. | Ridley)
Savannah Saunders (Sr. | Garnet Valley)
Olivia Voshell (Sr. | Strath Haven)
Megan Walters (Sr. | Lower Merion)
Mia Wilson (Jr. | Upper Darby)

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Boys’ All-Central League
First Team

MVP: Matt Gardler (Sr. | Marple Newtown)
Patrick Flaherty (Sr. | Springfield)
Carson Kasmer (Sr. | Lower Merion)
Rowan Miller (Jr. | Conestoga)
Mikey Mita (Jr. | Penncrest)
Jake Sniras (Sr. | Garnet Valley)

Second Team
Sean Benson (Sr. | Penncrest)
Theo Gladue (Sr. | Penncrest)
Ryan Keating (Sr. | Marple Newtown)
Brady Krautzel (Sr. | Garnet Valley)
Sam’i Singletary (Sr. | Lower Merion)
TJ Valletti (Soph. | Springfield)

Honorable Mention
Henry Belcher (Soph. | Harriton)
Jackson Burger (Jr. | Marple Newtown)
Grayson Golek (Soph. | Garnet Valley)
Cory Hogan (Jr. | Conestoga)
Tahli Murray (Soph. | Upper Darby)
Rashyne Patterson (Sr. | Lower Merion)
Ben Robinson (Sr. | Conestoga)
Chris Sizemore (Jr. | Ridley)
Sawyer Smith (Sr. | Radnor)
Andrew Steigleman (Sr. | Haverford High)
Jacob Wenke (Sr. | Strath Haven)
Gus Wright (Sr. | Lower Merion)