Diane Mosco Showcase: Top Performers

Chad Graham December 19, 2021 @ 01:45 AM

Archbishop Wood hosted the Diane Mosco in honor of the Wood head coach’s late wife and to raise scholarship money for high school seniors. The event was a success, as the gym was packed for a day full of great games and thrilling individual performances. [player_tooltip player_id="1116036" first="Daniel" last="Alcantara"] | 6’4 W 2022 Reading No matter who his team plays, Alcantara shows up like he’s on the job with a family to feed. The 30 points he put up may have been his career high, but he played within himself like it was just another day at the office. The jumper was there, he cleaned the glass, and he made a couple highlight plays above the rim. Hopefully college coaches are taking a hard look, because there’s no level of college ball he can’t play at. Ernest Shelton | 6’3 G 2023 Father Judge The former McDevitt guard is establishing himself as a dude right now. Shelton hit five from deep, four in the first quarter versus Bensalem. The fifth make was off-the-dribble. Ernest led both teams with 19 points. His shooting opened up space which Judge’s other guards used to help ceil the game. [player_tooltip player_id="1119120" first="Aaron" last="Sanders"] | 6’1 G 2022 Bensalem In a match-up that some didn’t think Bensalem had a chance, Sanders’s performance made it competitive and gave them a chance to win. He put up 19 points in the process. The scoring on each level deserves some consideration from college programs. His co-star Allen Myers (6’7 F 2022) scored 13 points and deserves some love too. [player_tooltip player_id="991341" first="Justin" last="Edwards"] | 6’7 W 2024 Imhotep Justifying every ranking that has him top 15 nationally, Edwards unleashed a bit of everything he had against Bryce Tucker and Amani Hansberry from Mount St. Joseph’s. Justin was on from tipoff, choosing violence every time he stepped into the lane. The 20 points he scored came from his improving jumper and hunting Hansberry in pick & roll. It’s important to note that the young fella [player_tooltip player_id="1281786" first="Ahmad" last="Nowell"] had 19 and his partner-in-crime [player_tooltip player_id="991339" first="Rahmir" last="Barno"] chipped in 14. [player_tooltip player_id="1285466" first="Christian" last="Bliss"] | 6’4 G 2024 George School Finishing the game with 22 points, the NY native knocked down tough shots on their way to upsetting Archbishop Wood. Bliss got hot early on, scoring 15 points in the first half. He capitalized on mistakes from Wood in order to get to his spots. And in the second half, when the defense focused more on him, he made them pay by finding teammate [player_tooltip player_id="1119114" first="Onyekachi" last="Nzeh"] around the rim. Kachi had 14 points of his own. [player_tooltip player_id="1189096" first="Jalil" last="Bethea"] | 6’4 G 2024 Archbishop Wood Bethea consistently shoots the lights out with his two motion form and this game against George School was no different. He cashed in four 3s like clockwork; some were even coming off of movement. The flashes he showed when he put the ball on the floor were as impressive as that of anyone else at the event. Jalil scored 16 on the night.