York-Adams boys' basketball player earns all-state honors in Class 5-A
- Susquehannock's Jalen Franklin has earned all-state honors in boys' basketball.
- The 6-foot, 1-inch senior was named a second-team selection in Class 5-A.
- As a senior, Franklin averaged 22.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.7 assists per game.
- Franklin leaves Susquehannock's as the program's top all-time top scorer with 1,708 points.

Jalen Franklin enjoyed a boys’ basketball career that will go down as one the best-ever in the history of the Susquehannock High School program.
Arguably, it’s the best.
Franklin added yet another honor to his standout career on Saturday, when he was named a second-team all-state selection in Class 5-A by the Pennsylvania sportswriters.
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Franklin was the only York-Adams boys' player to be honored in any of the six PIAA classifications..
The 6-foot, 1-inch senior captain stuffed the stat sheet on a nightly basis for the Warriors. According to Susquehannock’s MaxPreps web page, he averaged 22.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.7 assists per game. He shot 57% from the field, 67% from the foul line and 34% from 3-point range.
It was the second consecutive season that he averaged more than 22 points per game. He averaged at least 18 points per game in each of his four seasons with Susquehannock.
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The coaches had previously voted him the York-Adams Division II Player of the Year for 2021-2022. Franklin was a York-Adams D-II first-team all-star as a junior and a sophomore after being named to the second team as a freshman.
As a senior, he helped the Warriors to a 17-9 season, including a state 5-A playoff berth. It was Susquehannock’s best season in years. The four-year starter guided his team to its first state playoff berth since 2006.
Franklin also became the leading scorer in program history, breaking a record that had stood for nearly half a century. In a District 3 playoff win over Northeastern on Feb. 28, he became the Warriors’ all-time leading scorer, breaking the previous record of 1,646 set in 1974 by Frank Wright.
Franklin finished his Susquehannock career with 1,708 points, including a 33-point effort in the final game of his career, a state playoff loss to Radnor.
Reach Steve Heiser at sheiser@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @ydsports.
PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSWRITERS ALL-STATE SELECTIONS
Class 6-A
First Team
Daniel Skillings, 6' 6", senior, Roman Catholic (Player of the Year)
Christian Fermin, 6' 10", senior, Pocono Mountain West
Demetrius Lilley, 6' 9", senior, Lower Merion
Ruben Rodriguez, 6' 1", junior, Reading
Devin Carney, 6' 1", senior, Butler
Xzayvier Brown, 6' 1", junior, Roman Catholic
Justin Moore, 6' 2", senior, Archbishop Wood
Second Team
Khalil Farmer, 6' 3", senior, Roman Catholic
Royce Parham, 6' 7", sophomore, North Hills
Jalil Bethea, 6' 2", sophomore, Archbishop Wood
Jason Shields, 6' 5", senior, Scranton
Eli Yofan, 6' 2", senior, Fox Chapel Area
Cameron Wallace, 6' 4", freshman, Great Valley
Third Team
Dylan Blair, 5' 10", junior, Downingtown West
Isaac Harris, 6' 3", senior, Northampton Area
Tyler Houser, 6' 9", senior, Cedar Cliff
Sam Brown, 6' 2", senior, LaSalle College
Donovan Hill, 6' 8", senior, Central Dauphin
Rasheem Dearry, 6' 3", senior, Cheltenham
Co-Coaches of the Year
Patrick Fleury, Cheltenham
Chris McNesby, Roman Catholic
Class 5-A
First Team
Justin Edwards, 6' 7", junior, Imhotep Charter (Player of the Year)
Rodney Gallagher, 6', junior, Laurel Highlands
Thomas Sorber, 6' 9", sophomore, Archbishop Ryan
Mike Wells, 6' 4", senior, New Castle
Ty Burton, 5' 10", sophomore, Lampeter-Strasburg
Rahmir Barno, 6', junior, Imhotep Charter
Second Team
Jalen Franklin, 6' 1", senior, Susquehannock
Ahmad Nowell, 6', sophomore, Imhotep Charter
Keondre DeShields, 6' 3", junior, Laurel Highlands
Jackson Hicke, 6' 4", junior, Radnor
Anthony Smith, 6' 7", senior, Shippensburg Area
Elijah Hamilton, 6' 4", junior, Octorara
Third Team
Trey Grube, 6', junior, Manheim Central
Larenzo Jerkins, 6' 4", sophomore, Chester
Jeremy Thomas, 6' 4", senior, Shippensburg Area
Colin Payne, 6' 3", senior, Exeter Township
Luke Boyd, 6' 1", senior Archbishop Ryan
Darren Williams, 6' 4", sophomore, Archbishop Ryan
Coach of the Year
Andre Noble, Imhotep Charter
Class 4-A
First Team
Robert Wright III, 6', sophomore, Neumann-Goretti (Player of the Year)
Adou Thiero, 6' 5", senior, Quaker Valley
Markus Frank, 6' 5", senior, Quaker Valley
Moses Hipps, 6' 3", sophomore, Archbishop Carroll
Sultan Adewale, 6' 8", junior, Neumann-Goretti
Trey Martin, 6' 4", senior, Boiling Springs
Second Team
Brandin Cummings, 6' 2", sophomore, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter
Izaiah Pasha, 6' 6", junior, Cardinal O'Hara
Deyishon Miller, 6' 5", senior, West Philadelphia
Austin Finarelli, 6', senior, Dallas
Masud Stewart, 6' 1", senior, Neumann-Goretti
Liam Joyce, 6' 6", senior, Allentown Central Catholic
Third Team
Meleek Thomas, 6' 3", freshman, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter
Jake Hernandez, 6' 4", senior, Lewisburg Area
Garrett Harrold, 6' 3", junior, Penn Cambria
Tyson Thomas, 6', senior, Allentown Central Catholic
DiNero Washington, 5' 10", junior, Collegium Charter
Edixon Gomez, 6' 1", senior, Bethlehem Catholic
Coach of the Year
Mike Mastroianni, Quaker Valley
Class 3-A
First Team
Saraj Ali, 6' 5", senior, Loyalsock Township (Player of the Year)
Brendan Boyle, 5' 11", senior, Notre Dame-Green Pond
IV Pettit, 6' 2", senior, Devon Prep
Ty Barrett, 6' senior, Troy Area
Patrick Haigh, 6' 2", junior, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic
Makhai Valentine, 6' 3", junior, Steel Valley
Second Team
Zion Stanford, 6' 5", junior, West Catholic
Easton Fulmer, 6' 1", senior, Franklin
Justice Shoats, 6', senior, Holy Redeemer
Lucas Orchard, 6' 4", junior, Devon Prep
Kobe Magee, 6' 5", senior, Executive Education Academy Charter
Khalif Crawley Jr., 6' 8", senior, Math Civics and Sciences Charter
Third Team
Bryce Epps, 5' 11", junior, South Allegheny
Adam "Budd" Clark, 5' 9", junior, West Catholic
Joseph Roth, 6' 5", senior, Ellwood City
Donovan Walker, 6' 1", junior, Aliquippa
Jacen Holloway, 6' 3", junior, Devon Prep
Shemar Wilbanks-Acqui, 6' 3", junior, West Catholic
Coach of the Year
Jason Fisher, Devon Prep
Class 2-A
First Team
Jake DiMichele, 6' 3", senior, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Player of the Year*)
Jacob Beccles, 6' 3", senior, Constitution
Elijah Harden, 6', senior, Kennedy Catholic
Jackson Juzang, 5' 9", senior, Winchester Thurston
Kaden Claar, 6' 1", senior, Portage Area
Ross Eyer, 6' 4", junior, Muncy
Second Team
Camden Hurst, 6' 2", junior, Lancaster Mennonite
Lamar Glover, 5' 10", senior, Constitution
Dawson Summers, 6' 4", senior, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Jackson Byer, 5' 11", senior, Conemaugh Township Area
Malik Lampkins-Rudolph, 6' 2", senior, Kennedy Catholic
Riley Young, 6' 5", senior, Line Mountain
Third Team
Hector Tiburcio, 6' 2", senior, Antietam
Isaiah Niemczyk, 6' 4", senior Canton
Owen Kosar, 6' 1", senior, Shenandoah Valley
Blake Morningstar, 6' 4", junior, Wyalusing Valley
Joey Macciocco, 6' 1", junior, Old Forge
Isaac Clayton, 6' 1", senior, Rocky Grove
Coach of the Year
Mike Rodriguez, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
*Unanimous selection as Player of the Year
Class 1-A
First Team
Davion Hill, 6' 1", junior, St. John Neumann Regional Academy (Player of the Year)
Marquis Ratcliff, 6' 6", senior, Nativity BVM
Vinnie Cugini, 6' 2", junior, Aquinas Academy
Jaden Gales, 6' 6", senior, Bishop Canevin
Kevaughn Price, 6' 2", senior, Bishop Canevin
Hanief Clay, 5' 9", senior, St. John Neumann Regional Academy
Second Team
Lambert Palmer, 6' 1", senior, Williamsburg
Pace Prosser, 6', sophomore, Berlin Brothersvalley
Alec Srock, 6' 2", senior, DuBois Central Catholic
Evan Dumaine, 6' 3", junior, Mount Calvary Christian
Matt Stanley, 5' 10", junior, Union
Braden Adams, 6' 2", senior, Shanksville-Stoneycreek
Third Team
Grant Landis, 6' 1", senior, Lancaster Country Day
Cody Miller, 6' 2", senior, Nativity BVM
Xavier Spears, 6' 10", sophomore, Notre Dame (East Stroudsburg)
Charlie Breindel, 6', senior, Elk County Catholic
Avery Kopcha, 5' 11", sophomore, Mount Calvary Christian
Lamont Samuels, 5' 9", junior, Farrell
Coach of the Year
Gino Palmosina, Bishop Canevin
Non-PIAA
First Team
Dereck Lively II, 7' 1", senior, Westtown (Player of the Year)
Kachi Nzeh, 6' 8", junior, George
Elmarko Jackson, 6' 3", junior, Academy of the New Church
Jameel Brown, 6' 4", senior, Westtown
Muhsin Muhammad, 6' 3", junior, Germantown Friends
Second Team
Christian Bliss, 6' 4", sophomore, George
Christian Kirkland, 6' 6", junior, Friends Select
Anthony McCall, 6' 4", senior, Academy of the New Church
Xavian Lee, 6' 2", senior, Perkiomen
Chris Moncrief, 6' 4", senior, Kiski
Third Team
Quin Berger, 6' 2", senior, Westtown
Augie Gerhart, 6' 9", junior, Hill
Kevin McCarthy, 6' 2", sophomore, Episcopal Academy
Mark Butler, 6', junior, Penn Charter
Ryan Williams, 6' 2", sophomore, Malvern Prep
Co-Coaches of the Year
Seth Berger, Westtown
Ben Luber, George