Archbishop Ryan was impressive in 2021 PCL play
Aaron Lemon-Warren of Archbishop Ryan.
Alex Murphy
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<p>The 2021 Philadelphia Catholic League season was one of the most competitive in recent memory. </p>
<p>Archbishop Wood won the league outright, going 14-0 in conference play, but the Vikings weren't the only team to impress this season in the PCL.</p>
<p>Prep Hoops is going to take a look at Archbishop Ryan, who despite coming up short against Archbishop Wood, made it to the PIAA 5A state title game last weekend, led by a group of strong sophomores who set itself apart during league play.</p>
<p>It started with senior small forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="990952" first="Aaron" last="Lemon-Warren"]</strong>, who averaged 18.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.5 APG and 1.5 SPG on nearly 54 percent shooting from the field and 36 percent from beyond the arc.</p>
<p>Lemon-Warren blossomed and shined in his senior season, showing an immense amount of veteran leadership and maturity in a starting role, and he looked increasingly comfortable shooting from beyond the arc.</p>
<p>Archbishop Ryan’s best three-point shooter, junior shooting guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="991324" first="Luke" last="Boyd"]</strong>, shot 33.6 percent from three, hitting 37 on the season. Boyd averaged 10.2 PPG on the season, shooting just under 41 percent from the field and averaging 1.2 blocks a game.</p>
<p>Boyd has gotten much more opportunities over the past two seasons to show what he can do on the court, and this season, he showed out in a big way and is an exciting perimeter shooting prospect going into next season.</p>
<p>The Raiders’ best defensive prospect this season was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="850520" first="Christian" last="Tomasco"]</strong>, a 6-9 center who transferred from Bishop Eustace to Archbishop Ryan this season.</p>
<p>Tomasco averaged 13.1 PPG, an insane 3.1 BPG and 7.6 RPG this season, and he’s no stranger to the tough competition of the Philly Catholic League as his freshman year was spent at St. Joe’s Prep.</p>
<p>His return to the PCL for his senior season turned out to be a great one as he shot 63.2 percent from the field and was one of the best forwards in the city.</p>
<p>The trio was missing the impact player at the top of the key, which is exactly what senior point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="990976" first="Dominic" last="Vazquez"]</strong> was, averaging 10.4 PPG, 4.8 APG, 3.5 RPG and 0.9 SPG, along with shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc.</p>
<p>Vazquez finished his high school career with a flourish from three and a tenacity in the lane, a very impressive watch throughout the 2021 season.</p>
<p>There's a true log-jam at the top of the league, and for good reason. Archbishop Ryan is going to consistently be in the hunt for years to come in the PCL, so watch out for the 2021-22 season and beyond.</p>
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