Our Lady of the Sacred Heart trio headlines Class 2A All-State Team selections

The 2021-22 Pennsylvania Sportswriters’ All-State Boys Basketball Team for Class 2A was released Wednesday, after the Class 1A squad was released Tuesday.

Two players from the Beaver Valley — senior guard Jake DiMichele and senior forward Dawson Summers of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart — received all-state honors in Class 2A.

DiMichele was a first-team selection and was unanimously voted Class 2A Player of the Year, while Summers was a second-team selection. OLSH head coach Mike Rodriguez, following his 14th year at the helm for the Chargers, was voted the Class 2A Coach of the Year. No Beaver Valley players made the Class 1A team.

Here is a little bit more on the three Beaver Valley all-state honorees for Class 2A:

First Team

Jake DiMichele, OLSH (senior, G)

DiMichele’s sensational play was a key reason why OLSH went on to make history. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 31.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and three assists per game to lead the 28-0 Chargers to a second consecutive PIAA title, fourth consecutive WPIAL title and a PIAA-record-tying 68th consecutive victory. One of the best scorers in the state, DiMichele finished his high school career as the WPIAL’s second all-time leading scorer with 2,652 career points. This also marks the three-time Beaver County Times High School Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year’s second consecutive PIAA Class 2A Player of the Year honor.

Second Team

Dawson Summers, OLSH (senior, F)

Often flying under the radar, Summers played a crucial role in helping OLSH have one of the most dominant seasons in PIAA history. The 6-foot-4 senior forward averaged 12.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game to anchor the frontcourt for the 28-0 Chargers on their way to winning a second consecutive PIAA title.

Player of the Year: Jake DiMichele, OLSH (senior, G)

Coach of the Year: Mike Rodriguez, OLSH

The orchestrator of OLSH’s magical run, 14th-year head coach Mike Rodriguez has been named the Class 2A Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. Rodriguez led the Chargers to a 28-0 record, marking the second season in a row his group finished undefeated after it ended the 2020-21 campaign with a 24-0 record. Of course, under his guidance, OLSH also captured a second consecutive PIAA title, fourth consecutive WPIAL title and a PIAA-record-tying 68th consecutive victory.

Below are the complete 2021-22 Class 1A and Class 2A all-state teams:

CLASS 2A

First Team

• Jake DiMichele, OLSH (6-foot-3, senior, G)

• Jacob Beccles, Constitution (6-foot-3, senior, G)

• Elijah Harden, Kennedy Catholic (6-foot, senior, G)

• Jackson Juzang, Winchester Thurston (5-foot-9, senior, G)

• Kaden Claar, Portage Area (6-foot-1, senior, G)

• Ross Eyer, Muncy (6-foot-4, junior, F)

Second Team

• Camden Hurst, Lancaster Mennonite (6-foot-2, junior, G)

• Lamar Glover, Constitution (5-foot-10, senior, G)

• Dawson Summers, OLSH (6-foot-4, senior, F)

• Jackson Byer, Conemaugh Township Area (5-foot-11, senior, G)

• Malik Lampkins-Rudolph, Kennedy Catholic (6-foot-2, senior, G)

• Riley Young, Line Mountain (6-foot-5, senior, F)

Third Team

• Hector Tiburcio, Antietam (6-foot-2, senior, G)

• Isaiah Niemczyk, Canton (6-foot-4, senior, F)

• Owen Kosar, Shenandoah Valley (6-foot-1, senior, G)

• Blake Morningstar, Wyalusing Valley (6-foot-4, junior, F)

• Joey Macciocco, Old Forge (6-foot-1, junior, G)

• Isaac Clayton, Rocky Grove (6-foot-1, senior, G)

Player of the Year: Jake DiMichele, OLSH

Coach of the Year: Mike Rodriguez, OLSH

CLASS 1A

First Team

• Davion Hill, St. John Neumann Regional Academy (6-foot-1, junior, G)

• Marquis Ratcliff, Nativity BVM (6-foot-6, senior, F)

• Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy (6-foot-2, junior, G)

• Jaden Gales, Bishop Canevin (6-foot-6, senior, F)

• Kevaughn Price, Bishop Canevin (6-foot-2, senior, G)

• Hanief Clay, St. John Neumann Regional Academy (5-foot-9, senior, G)

Second Team

• Lambert Palmer, Williamsburg (6-foot-1, senior, G)

• Pace Prosser, Berlin Brothersvalley (6-foot, sophomore, G)

• Alec Srock, DuBois Central Catholic (6-foot-2, senior, G)

• Evan Dumaine, Mount Calvary Christian (6-foot-3, junior, F)

• Matt Stanley, Union (5-foot-10, junior, G)

• Braden Adams, Shanksville-Stonycreek (6-foot-2, senior, G)

Third Team

• Grant Landis, Lancaster Country Day (6-foot-1, senior, G)

• Cody Miller, Nativity BVM (6-foot-2, senior, G)

• Xavier Spears, Notre Dame (East Stroudsburg) (6-foot-10, sophomore, F)

• Charlie Breindel, Elk County Catholic (6-foot, senior, G)

• Avery Kopcha, Mount Calvary Christian (5-foot-11, sophomore, G)

• Lamont Samuels, Farrell (5-foot-9, junior, G)

Player of the Year: Davion Hill, St. John Neumann Regional Academy

Coach of the Year: Gino Palmosina, Bishop Canevin

Contact Parth Upadhyaya at pupadhyaya@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @pupadhyaya_.

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