2025 Rankings Update: Central PA Prospects

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central PA is well represented in the March update of the 2025 rankings. [player_tooltip player_id='1271440' first='Ben' last='Rill'] (Central York) sits at #28 and [player_tooltip player_id='1865345' first='Owen' last='Schlager'] (Trinity) made the jump to #43. #33 [player_tooltip player_id='1589088' first='Justin' last='Houser'] may play at Phelps, but he donned a Cedar Cliff jersey before heading to the prep school. Here are a few more players repping Central PA who in PH's latest rankings:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#72 [player_tooltip player_id='1287319' first='Ben' last='Natal'] | G 6'1 Central York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Natal creates advantages with his impressive stop-and-start ability. Once he has his defender frozen, he can pop a mid-range jumper or manipulate the help defender by kicking it to the open man. When he does decide to continue on to the rim, Natal can finish with touch and/or crafty. Natal is even a threat without the ball because he can hit spot up threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#82 [player_tooltip player_id='1202411' first='Daveyon' last='Lydner'] | G 6'3 York William Penn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As an athletic two-way guard, Lydner is at his best when he's getting downhill. He has the subtle handle and burst to create separation on his own - for a pull-up or a paint touch. And if he catches the ball with the defense already tilted, he's liable to go up top for a dunk. Lydner shows similar movement abilities on defense when he jumps passing lanes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#104 [player_tooltip player_id='1287318' first='Carter' last='Wamsley'] | F 6'6 Eastern York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wamsley flashes a variety of skills in his sturdy 6'6 frame. With his ability to grab-and-go and the way he moves the ball in the half court, he shows glimpses of a point forward. Carter spaces the floor from behind the 3-point line like a stretch big. And he's a good help defender because of the way he generates steals and blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#132 “JJ” [player_tooltip player_id='1874203' first='Jai'tavius' last='Kelly'] | F 6'5 Chambersburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A versatile combo forward, Kelly is extremely effective as a play-finisher and in transition. JJ can pick-and-pop for three, cut off-ball, and clean the glass for putbacks. He runs hard in the open floor, routinely getting out for dunks, but he often trails behind and walks into threes too. Defensively, he excels as a team defender and weak-side rim-protector who can moon-light as a perimeter defender against bigger wings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#231 [player_tooltip player_id='1549174' first='Chance' last='Yanoski'] | G 6'2 Mechanicsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Mid-Penn All-Star is lethal when attacking off-the-catch. Yanoski can knock down spot-up threes from NBA range. The way he scores in the paint causes just as many problems for defenders. When he drives to the basket, Yanoski can play off of two feet or finish off of one. He uses jumpstops to evade contests and he intentionally jumps off the “wrong” foot to throw off the timing of rim protectors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#243 [player_tooltip player_id='1460807' first='Kai' last='Stryhn'] | G 6'4 York Suburban</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stryhn can fill it up from deep, particularly as a movement shooter. He shoots a high-arching ball whether coming off actions as simple as a DHO or as involved as double drags. When teams run him off the line, he can counter by getting to a 1-2 dribble pull-up. Stryhn can score from inside the arc as well by posting up and creatings space for a middy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->