Mountain View senior Michael Fanelli has been named Lackawanna League Division 4 boys basketball Player of the Year by NEPABasketball.com for his role in leading the Eagles to their first division title as a Lackawanna League member.
For the second straight year, the Division 4 team is dominated by seniors.
Last season, 9 of 11 players recognized were seniors. This season, that number dropped to eight.
Fanelli, one of the underclassmen recognized last season, moves up from second-team, all-star to division Player of the Year.
Lackawanna Trail senior Richard Helbing repeats as a first-team all-star.
Susquehanna’s Lawrence Tompkins was named Coach of the Year. The Sabers graduated the entire starting five from a class the produced two straight division championships. After starting 1-8, they went 7-7 the rest of the way and placed third in the seven-team division with a 7-5 record.
LACKAWANNA LEAGUE DIVISION 4
Coach of the Year
Lawrence Tompkins, Susquehanna
Player of the Year
Michael Fanelli, Mountain View senior
First Team
Nico Berrios, Lackawanna Trail senior
Richard Helbing, Lackawanna Trail senior
Brant Marshall, Elk Lake senior
Matt Mowry, Elk Lake sophomore
Gavin Rosa, Blue Ridge senior
Second Team
Gavin Baker, Susquehanna junior
Ben Bleck, Blue Ridge senior
Josh Rzucidlo, Lackawanna Trail senior
Jakub Tomczyk, Susquehanna senior
Connor Watkins, Montrose sophomore
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Lackawanna League Division 1 boys: https://www.nepabasketball.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsLackawanna1Boys.
Lackawanna League Division 2 boys: https://nepabasketball.prestosports.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsLackawannaDivision2.
Lackawanna League Division 3 boys: https://nepabasketball.prestosports.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsLackawanna3Boys.
Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys: https://nepabasketball.prestosports.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsWVCDivision2Boys.
Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls: https://nepabasketball.prestosports.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsWVCDivision1Girls.
Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls: https://www.nepabasketball.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsWVCDivision2Girls.
Lackawanna League Division 2 girls: https://nepabasketball.prestosports.com/2019-20/Articles/AllStarsLackawanna2Girls.