Published February 26. 2025 12:31PM
Four area boys players were recently selected the Schuylkill League All-Area Coaches all-star teams.
Three of the four made the Second Team, while the other one was selected to the Third Team.
Tamaqua was represented by a pair of teammates on the second team. Both Noah Mateyak and Cooper Ansbach received all-star honors. Mateyak, a senior, averaged 16.86 points per game and connected on 68 three-pointers. Ansbach, also a senior, finished with a scoring average of 14.45.
Weatherly’s Ian McKeegan, a junior, joins the two Blue Raiders on the second squad. The Wrecker scoring leader has dropped in 18.2 ppg, hit 27 three-pointers, and owns a .761 free throw percentage.
Making the Third Team was Panther Valley’s Logan Fisher. A senior, Fisher tallied a team-leading 12.96 points per game.
Schuylkill League All-Area Coaches Team
First Team
Tanner Zawada, Mahanoy Area (senior), Jace Yedsena, Mahanoy Area (senior), Tyeirre Meade, Blue Mountain (junior), Christian Alvarez, Pottsville (junior), Dante Carr, Minersville (junior).
Second Team
Noah Mateyak, Tamaqua (senior), Letrel Montone, Pottsville (senior), Cooper Ansbach, Tamaqua (senior), Ian McKeegan, Weatherly (junior), Trey Porter, Tri-Valley (sophomore).
Third Team
Aidan Grace, Blue Mountain (senior), Ala Evans, Schuylkill Haven (sophomore), Hayden Felty, Pine Grove (junior), Logan Fisher, Panther Valley (senior), Derek Watkins, Pottsville (senior).