All-City Classic Preview: 2026s ASG

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, 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 next couple of days, we will preview the three upcoming All-City Classic contests.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next up is our preview of the Class of 2026 game (Tipoff is at 7:15PM).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2026 Game Rosters</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Catholic League Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576719' first='Stephon' last='Ashley-Wright'] – 6'0” / Neumann-Goretti / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Point Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1411663' first='Torrey' last='Brooks'] – 5'11” / 2026 / Neumann-Goretti / NJ Scholars EYBL / Combo Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576717' first='Larry' last='Brown'] – 6'6″ / Coatesville / [program_tooltip program_id='2078682' first='K-Low' last='Elite'] / Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1406770' first='Nasir' last='Ralls'] – 6'2” / Archbishop Carroll / [program_tooltip program_id='2078678' first='East' last='Coast Power'] / Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1454254' first='Luca' last='Foster'] – 6'5″ / Archbishop Carroll / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2247339' first='Christian' last='Matos'] – 5'10” / Methacton / [program_tooltip program_id='2078678' first='East' last='Coast Power'] HGSL / Shooting Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611959' first='Derrick' last='Morton-Rivera'] – 6'4″ / Father Judge / Shoreshots Rio UAA / Combo Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1406765' first='Milak' last='Myatt'] – 6'3″ / Math, Civics, &amp; Sciences / [program_tooltip program_id='2078682' first='K-Low' last='Elite'] / Combo Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Will Spross – 6'2″ / St. Joseph's-Hammonton (N.J.) / [program_tooltip program_id='2428253' first='Team' last='Final Red'] EYBL / Point Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576722' first='Kingston' last='Wheatley'] – 6'6″ / West Catholic / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Small Forward</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Public League / Others Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2336897' first='Al-Jalil' last='Bey-Moore'] – 6'6″ / West Philly / We R1 / Small Forward</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1890563' first='Makel' last='Butts'] – 6'7″ / West Philly / We R1 UAA / Small Forward</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1608494' first='Dior' last='Carter'] – 6'3” / Academy of New Church / [program_tooltip program_id='2078697' first='Philly' last='Pride'] UAA / Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1608275' first='Jordan' last='Dill'] – 6'3” / Germantown Friends / BW Elite / Combo Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1888747' first='Latief' last='Lorenzano-White'] – 6'4″ / Imhotep Charter / NJ Scholars EYBL / Shooting Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1406792' first='Zaahir' last='Muhammad-Gray'] – 6'5″ / Imhotep Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Small Forward</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1406763' first='Bryce' last='Presley'] – 6'4″ / Academy of New Church / We R1 UAA / Small Forward</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Al-Tariq Reevey – 6'10″ / Life Center Academy (NJ) / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Center</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576723' first='Mani' last='Sajid'] – 6'3″ / Plymouth Whitemarsh / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Shooting Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613878' first='RJ' last='Smith'] – 5'9″ / Imhotep Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] EYBL / Point Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Outlook: </strong>The 2026 All-City game will be an absolute track meet. Pushing the tempo for the Catholic League squad will be a trio of speedy, downhill guards in [player_tooltip player_id='1576719' first='Stephon' last='Ashley-Wright'], [player_tooltip player_id='1611959' first='Derrick' last='Morton-Rivera'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1411663' first='Torrey' last='Brooks'].Fortunately, this team has several athletic as well as talented wings like [player_tooltip player_id='1454254' first='Luca' last='Foster'], [player_tooltip player_id='1576722' first='Kingston' last='Wheatley'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1576717' first='Larry' last='Brown'] who will be able to keep pace and finish at the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Public League / Others team will feature fast and elusive guards such as [player_tooltip player_id='1608275' first='Jordan' last='Dill'] (No. 1 ranked 2026 prospect), [player_tooltip player_id='1613878' first='RJ' last='Smith'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1608494' first='Dior' last='Carter']. Filling the lanes on the break for the PPL / Others squad will be [player_tooltip player_id='1406792' first='Zaahir' last='Muhammad-Gray'], [player_tooltip player_id='1890563' first='Makel' last='Butts'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1888747' first='Latief' last='Lorenzano-White'].All three of those long and agile prospects can play above the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 All-City Classic game will also showcase two of the best three-point shooters in the area – [player_tooltip player_id='2247339' first='Christian' last='Matos'] (Catholic) and [player_tooltip player_id='1576723' first='Mani' last='Sajid'] (PPL / Others). It will be interesting to see how deep these Matos and Sajid are willing to dial up threes from. If either one of them gets hot, that player could take over this game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On paper this contest is too close to call. But we give a slight edge to the Catholic League Team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->