Boys basketball scoring leaders, Top 10 and Player of the Week

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

From today's print edition of  The Morning Call:

TOP 25 SCORING LEADERS

TOP 25 SCORING LEADERS Rank, Player, School,Yr., Avg 1., M. Ali Abdur-Rahkman, CCHS, jr., 21.2 2., Alex Colton, Bangor, sr., 19.7 3., Luke Gutekunst, Moravian Acd., jr., 18.9 4., Gerald Terry, Wilson, sr., 17.1 5., Nyreef Jackson, Freedom, sr., 17.0 6., Josh Eden, No. Lehigh, sr., 16.9 7., Brett Kosciolek, Tamaqua, so., 16.27 8., Matt Husek, Becahi, sr., 16.19 9., Austin Beidelman, Parkland, sr., 15.86 10., O’Neil Holder, ES South, jr., 15.85 11., Nate Feiertag, Emmaus, jr., 15.7 12., Eric Vick, Poc. Mt. West, sr., 15.5 13., Tannor Reed, Notre Dame, jr., 15.2 14., Freddie Simmons, Becahi, so., 15.0 15., Joe Wiggins, Poc. Mt. West,, jr., 14.95 16., Phil Pierfy, Wilson, so., 14.8 17., Taaj Williams, Lincoln, sr., 14.4 18., Tyler Crum, Lehighton, so., 14.2 19., Jean Lee Baez, CCHS, jr., 14.1 20., Jacob Battle, Stroudsburg, jr., 13.6 21., Aldan Mueller, Palisades, sr., 13.4 22., Deshawn Oyeniyi, Liberty, jr., 13.3 23., Justin Zajko, Parkland, jr., 13.2 24., Ezra Gaines, Easton, sr., 13.1 25., Greg Noack, Liberty, sr., 12.6 NOTE: The scoring leaders are based on results called into The Morning Call through Wednesday. Corrections, e-mail to kgroller@mcall.com.

BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 10

Rank, Team,  W-L, Last week

1. Wilson    22-1            1

2. Liberty    16-7             5

3. CCHS     20-3             2

4. Parkland  17-6            3

5.  Freedom 15-8          , 4

6.  Easton    15-7             6

7. Whitehall   12-10          7

8. Poc. Mt. West 19-4      8

9. Pius X  18-2                 9

10. Catasauqua 16-6,      10

Others to consider: Bangor (18-5), Bethlehem Catholic (11-10),  Emmaus (11-11), Lincoln Leadership (16-6), Marian (17-5), Northern Lehigh (14-8), Notre Dame (13-10), Pleasant Valley (13-10), Salem Christian (16-6), Salisbury (15-8), Stroudsburg (12-11), Tamaqua (13-9).

Player of the Week Jeremy Ringland, Bangor Bangor boys basketball coach Bron Holland said he’s more demanding of junior Jeremy Ringland in practice than any other Slaters player. “That’s because he has the most potential,” Holland said. “He’s 6-foot-5, he can shoot threes, he can post up, he can take it off the dribble. I just think he needs to bulk up. He has been soft at times.” Ringland got tough for Bangor in Tuesday’s semifinal win over Notre Dame, registering 17 points and 10 rebounds to send the Slaters to the Colonial League finals. “The last couple of games he has been physical and got some tough rebounds in the paint and some putbacks,” Holland said. “I just think the sky’s limit for him. The better he can play in the paint and dominate in the post, the better he makes us.” Ringland, whose brother Justin is a freshman standout at Northampton Community College, said he’s counted on to score and “do whatever I can down low to help us win the game. That’s what I try to do.” Keith Groller