All-City Classic Preview: 2025s ASG

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tonight, the 28th Annual Rasual Butler Boys' All-City Classic will be held at Ben Franklin High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As is tradition, the All-City Classic the format will feature three separate all-star games comprised of prospects in the rising senior (2025), junior (2026) and sophomore (2027) classes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each game will pit a roster of players from the Philadelphia Catholic League against a roster of prospects from the Philadelphia Public League that is supplemented by standouts from other schools in the area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the last couple of days, we have examined the upcoming All-City Classic contests.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our final All-City Classic preview of the week is for the Class of 2025 game (Tipoff is at 8:30PM).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2025 Game Rosters</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Catholic League Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1188621' first='Olin' last='Chamberlain'] – 6'1” / St. Joseph's Prep / NJ Scholars EYBL / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1188627' first='Milan' last='Dean'] – 6'3″ / Archbishop Wood / [program_tooltip program_id='2428023' first='Philly' last='Revolution'] / Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sebastian Edwards – 6'3″ / Roman Catholic / [program_tooltip program_id='2078678' first='East' last='Coast Power'] / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460800' first='Jordan' last='Ellerbee'] – 6'2” / St. Joe's Prep / NJ Scholars EYBL / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1484307' first='Jayden' last='Forsythe'] – 6'4″ / Westtown School / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1369805' first='Jayden' last='Kelsey'] – 6'6” / Westtown School / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1197608' first='Kevair' last='Kennedy'] – 6'1″ / Father Judge / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1118630' first='Nelson' last='Lamizana'] – 6'8″ / WC Henderson / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Power Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1197607' first='Jaron' last='McKie'] – 6'1″ / St. Joseph's Prep / NJ Scholars EYBL / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1383005' first='Cameron' last='Wallace'] – 6'5” / Westtown School / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Shooting Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Public League / Others Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1187931' first='Devin' last='Booker'] – 6'5″ / Cristo Rey / [program_tooltip program_id='2078682' first='K-Low' last='Elite'] 3SSB / Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elijah Brown – 6'4″ / Life Center Academy / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Shooting Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460781' first='Jalen' last='Chiles'] – 5'11” / Friends Select / BW Elite / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1197611' first='KJ' last='Cochran'] – 6'3” / Perkiomen School / K Low Elite / Point Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2235863' first='Matt' last='Gilhool'] – 6'10″ / Penn Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Power Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2047550' first='Carnell' last='Henderson'] – 6'4″ / Imhotep Charter / BW Elite / Wing&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460771' first='Jacob' last='Nguyen'] – 6'3” / Spring Ford / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Shooting Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1271429' first='Kai' last='Shinholster'] – 6'3″ / Penn Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078682' first='K-Low' last='Elite'] / Shooting Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1136565' first='Jake' last='West'] – 6'2″ / Penn Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Point Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874234' first='Nasir' last='Williams'] – 6'0” / Sankofa Freedom Academy / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] Select / Combo Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Outlook</span>:</strong> This will be an entertaining game to watch, but the Public League / Others team could run away with this one. On the perimeter that stacked roster features point guard extraordinaire [player_tooltip player_id='1136565' first='Jake' last='West'] (1^st Team All-Inter-Ac; slew of DI offers); 3-point ace [player_tooltip player_id='1460771' first='Jacob' last='Nguyen'] (1^st Team All-PAC; handful of DI offers), elite scoring guard [player_tooltip player_id='1460781' first='Jalen' last='Chiles'] (2^nd Team All-FSL) and New Jersey standout Elijah Brown. Plus, the Public League / Others team can trot out multi-skilled bigs in [player_tooltip player_id='2235863' first='Matt' last='Gilhool'] (1^st Team PAISAA All-State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1187931' first='Devin' last='Booker'] (1^st Team All-PJAC).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Catholic League team is extremely talented, but they do not have the depth or size their opponent's roster boasts. Their success in this game will rely heavily of a rotation of elite backcourt prospects. That group includes SJP's stellar guard duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1197607' first='Jaron' last='McKie'] (1s Team 6A All-State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1460800' first='Jordan' last='Ellerbee'] (1st Team All-PCL) as well as Westtown's dynamic guard tandem of [player_tooltip player_id='1383005' first='Cameron' last='Wallace'] (1^st Team All-FSL) and [player_tooltip player_id='1484307' first='Jayden' last='Forsythe'] (multiple DI offers).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->