Here is a look at what our preseason Boston Herald EMass Top 25 boys basketball rankings would have looked like. Since many schools are playing reduced schedules, these will be the only rankings the Herald will run this winter.
There are a couple of schools in the rankings which may or may not play this winter (Lynn English and Lawrence for starters), depending on what the district rules. In fairness to them, we have decided to include them in the mix.
In addition to these rankings, we have included a preseason list of the top players in each section. For those schools who would have played in Eastern Massachusetts leagues during the regular season and Central Mass. postseason tournaments, we have lumped those players in geographically.
For instance, since Natick plays in the Bay State Conference league during the regular season, we have included its players among those to watch in the South. That is the case in each of the eight EMass sectionals.
BOSTON HERALD EMASS BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25 RANKINGS
1. Lynn English (23-2)
2. Mansfield (22-4)
3. Malden Catholic (13-9)
4. Whitman-Hanson (25-2)
5. Natick (16-5)
6. Brockton (18-5)
7. Catholic Memorial (16-6)
8. BC High (18-5)
9. Latin Academy (21-5)
10. Burke (18-8)
11. Central Catholic (15-7)
12. Newton North (16-6)
13. Belmont (19-5)
14. Lawrence (16-7)
15. New Mission (14-7)
16. Lowell (22-1)
17. St. Mary’s (23-3)
18. Taunton (15-7)
19. Beverly (21-3)
20. Cambridge (18-5)
21. Everett (17-5)
22. Abington (22-5)
23. Hingham (17-7)
24. Andover (13-8)
25. Bridgewater-Raynham (10-11)
ON THE BENCH: Boston Latin (13-11), Braintree (8-11), Xaverian (6-12), Franklin (18-6), Westwood (22-2), Tech Boston (14-8)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 1 NORTH
C/F – Franky Aubourg (Everett), Ademide Badmus (Lynn English), Aidan Cammann (Andover), Dillan Day (Revere), Shea Doherty (Acton-Boxboro), Matt Dooley (Lincoln-Sudbury), Gregory Duran (Lawrence), Jake Harrison (Boston Latin), Andrew Lussier (Methuen), John Monexant (Everett), Jeremyah Phillips (Haverhill), Omar Quilter (Everett), Tarmo Tari (Chelmsford), Gabriel Zorrilla (Lawrence)
G – Max Aicardi (Newton South), Kamaury Appleberry (Chelsea), Aidan Callahan (St. John’s Prep), Rollie Castineyra (St. John’s Prep), Mitchell Crowe (Methuen), Ryan Donahue (Boston Latin), Zavier Dunbar (Cambridge), Nate Godin (Central Catholic), Jamison Guillaume (Chelsea), Crisrael Lithgow (Revere), Jeceb McKenzie (Lowell), Xavier McKenzie (Central Catholic), Aidan Olivier (Cambridge), Alex Valera (Medford), Cooper Wright (Cambridge)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 1 SOUTH
C/F – Omari Barnes (Braintree), Duncan Bubar (Newton North), Joe Connolly (Natick), Will Doyle (BC High), T.J. Guy (Mansfield), George Ladd (North Attleboro), Nayvon Reid (Brockton), Cam Shaughnessy (Plymouth North), Tyler Stewart (Taunton), Duane Thompson (Bridgewater-Raynham), Declan Walmsley (Franklin), Jack Wirtanen (Catholic Memorial)
G – Max Aicardi (Newton South), Thomas Arrigal (Xaverian), Matthew Boen (Mansfield), Mikey Bourne (Bridgewater-Raynham), Kyle Bovell (Newton North), Quinton Champagne (Bridgewater-Raynham), Ryan Douglas (Xaverian), Jake Dunlap (Natick), Jordan Gorham (Braintree), Kurtis Henderson (Catholic Memorial), Jevon Holley (Durfee), James Lannon (Braintree), Josh Lopes (Taunton), Mike Loughnane (BC High), Ryan Mela (Natick), Ty Murphy (Xaverian), Calvin Plant (Weymouth), Tim Reidy (Needham), Vanilton Xavier (Brockton)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 2 NORTH
C/F – Nick Braganca (Beverly), Jahmari Hamilton-Brown (Malden Catholic), Gavyn Hillier (Gloucester), Cristian Rios (Malden Catholic), Byron Thomas (Gloucester)
G – Abdulahi Aden (Latin Academy), Jared Berry (Danvers), Gabriel Copeland (Beverly), Alexei Downie (Somerville), Ethan Doyle (Salem), Tony Felder (Malden Catholic), Liam Harrington (Concord-Carlisle), Myles Hess (Arlington), Preston Jackson-Stephens (Belmont), Tyler Jameau (Concord-Carlisle), Robert Jellison (Salem), Mason Lawson (Latin Academy), Noah Lee (Wayland), Shane Mahoney (Burlington), Ali Noorouzi (Belmont), Brett Okundaye (Wakefield), Zach Oliver (Gloucester), Ankeet Patel (Billerica), Guillermo Pimentel (Salem), Phil Sughrue (Winchester), Owen Thompson (Somerville), Ty Williams (Burlington)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 2 SOUTH
C/F – Nate Amado (Whitman-Hanson), Elijah Clunie (Tech Boston), Jordan Darling (Milford), Hassan Jenkins (New Mission), Eric Mischler (Canton), William Oram (Bishop Feehan), Andrew Rocci (Hanover)
G – David Azor (Dennis-Yarmouth), Ben Blanchard (Milford), Yden Boucicaut (Bishop Feehan), Amari Brown (Oliver Ames), Dakhari Brown (Tech Boston), Jack Connell (Walpole), Steve Dalla (North Quincy), Mekhi Dedrick (Boston English), Charlie Dowick (Falmouth), Will Higgins (Pembroke), Brady Holmes (Dennis-Yarmouth), Jack Hurley (Hingham), Ryan King (Walpole), Cole LeVangie (Whitman-Hanson), Andrew Lynch (Milton), Conan McCusker (O’Bryant), Cam McDonough (Norwood), James McGowan (Westwood), Lateef Patrick (Milton), Cam Reagan (Duxbury), Juan Salas (New Mission), Fabrice Salvant (Randolph), Keegan Sullivan (Scituate), Steven White (Hingham)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 3 NORTH
C – Sawyer Mayhugh (Weston)
F – Kyle Donovan (Amesbury), Ryan Hutchinson (Hamilton-Wenham), Henri Miraka (St. Mary’s), Markus Nordin (Hamilton-Wenham, Adam Patterson (Watertown)
G – Jimmy Ball (Arlington Catholic), Sammy Batitsa (St. Mary’s), David Brown (St. Mary’s), Cody Cannalonga (North Reading), Carter Coffet (Hamilton-Wenham), Jack Fehlner (Newburyport), Jack Ford (Lynnfield), Max Gagnon (Newburyport), Connor Gilmartin (Stoneham), Alton Jenkins (Weston), Thomas Mallinson (Wilmington), Myles Manalaysay (Saugus), Andre Perez (Arlington Catholic), Jeremy Perez (Shawsheen), Jacob Robertson (Newburyport), Gabe Spinelli (Watertown), Will Taylor (North Reading), Jake Tyler (Shawsheen), Williaam VanHouten (Weston)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 3 SOUTH
C – Logan Berube (Fairhaven), Jarrod Sutcliffe (Case)
F – Nathan Clarke (Seekonk), Ethan Daleba (Burke), Ryan Deslauriers (Fairhaven), Jake Generazzo (Apponequet), Mike Hendricksen (Apponequet), Aidan Melton (Monomoy), Derek Williams (Rockland), Hunter Wardwell (Rockland), Patrick White (Apponequet)
G – Jacob Barreira (Seekonk), Kyle Blanchard (Seekonk), Hayden Cayton (Case), Ramsey Checo (Burke), Ethan Clark (Bishop Stang), Josh Coffey (Norton), Chris Cronin (Sandwich), Takei Galloway (Burke), Darien Gibson (Wareham), Jeff Lam (East Bridgewater), Blake Maguire (Norwell), Declan Markey (Bishop Stang), Brian Miller (Norton), Tate Pike (Bellingham), Marquise Pina (Norton), Jo Jo Powers (Dedham), Evan Skeary (Dover-Sherborn)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 4 NORTH
C/F – Ray Bosquet (Cristo Rey), Cam Conway (Winthrop), Mike Gizzi (Austin Prep), Lansana Kaba (Snowden), Harrison Lien (Georgetown), Adrian Quezada (Austin Prep), Ethan Robertson (St. Joseph), Keenan Rudy-Phol (Lowell Catholic), Jack Shaw (Manchester-Essex)
G – Lence Altenor (Austin Prep), Alex Gonzalez (Bishop Fenwick), Max Leger (Nashoba Tech), Jack Lucido (Georgetown), Ian McBournie (Essex Tech), J.T. Murphy (Georgetown), Carlos Ortiz (Snowden), Nate Robertson (Bishop Fenwick), Jason Romans (Bishop Fenwick), Isaiah Taylor (Lowell Catholic)
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIVISION 4 SOUTH
C/F – Kelvin Cheridor (Southeastern), Gerald Dottin (Cathedral), Andrew Flavin (Southeastern), Owen Kibbe (Carver), Derek Nuttall (Abington), Evan Ochenduszko (South Shore)
G – Lucas Arieta (Rising Tide), Anthony Coke (Cathedral), Liam Cunnie (Cohasset), Tommy Fanara (Abington), Antwonne Graham (Abington), Jaeden Greenleaf (Cape Cod Academy), Ryan Hendricks (Mashpee), Kamari James (Cathedral), Matt Maguire (Abington), Matt Myron (Bishop Connolly), Amari Robinson (Sturgis West), Matthew Veiga (South Shore), Aidan Viveiros (Westport)
