Boys basketball: Notre Dame's Brendan Boyle…
Boys basketball: Notre Dame's Brendan Boyle voted Colonial League MVP
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Bangor's CJ Miles (5) looks to make a move while defended by Notre Dame Green Pond's Chase Marcks (42) during a recent Colonial League boys high school basketball game. Miles was a unanimous first-team selection on the league's all-star team.
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Northwestern Lehigh's Nick Henry (left), was an honorable mention selection on the Colonial League all-star team while Catasauqua's Derek Troxell (right), 31, was a first-team choice.
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Southern Lehigh senior Daryl Coleman (No. 13) has been voted a first-team Colonial League all-star for the second straight year.
Notre Dame's No. 2 Brendan Boyle shoots a 3-pointer against Southern Lehigh Saturday. Boyle has been voted the Colonial League boys basketball MVP.
By Keith Groller | The Morning Call
February 22, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.
Notre Dame-Green Pond junior Brendan Boyle has been one of the area's most prolific scorers this season, averaging between 26 and 28 points per game.
But on Saturday, Boyle showed he can do more than score.
In Notre Dame's 84-72 win over Southern Lehigh to clinch the top seed for this week's Colonial League tournament, Boyle dished 10 assists and in the words of his coach and father, Pat Boyle "dominated the game with his passing."
Other coaches in the league recognized Boyle's ability as a complete player and voted him the league MVP award.
Bangor's CJ Miles (5) looks to make a move while defended by Notre Dame Green Pond's Chase Marcks (42) during a recent Colonial League boys high school basketball game. Miles was a unanimous first-team selection on the league's all-star team.
In addition to recognizing Boyle as MVP, the Colonial League Boys Basketball Coach Association recognized Bangor's C.J. Miles and Palmerton's Kody Kratzer as unanimous first-team selections along with Boyle.
Palmerton's Kody Kratzer celebrates after becoming the 11th player in Bombers' boys basketball history to reach 1,000 points. He also can celebrated being a first-team and unanimous all-league selection.
Joining those three on the first team were Catasauqua's Derek Troxell, Southern Lehigh's Daryl Coleman, Wilson's Na'shawn Jones. Jones is a junior and the rest are seniors. Boyle, Coleman and Kratzer are all repeat first-team selections.
The second team features: Liam Carey (Palisades), Logan Rickert (Notre Dame — Green Pond), Quintin Stephens (Salisbury), Matt Tankred (Southern Lehigh), Dylan Witkowski (Northwestern Lehigh) and Gabe Zieba (Bangor).
The honorable mention list features Owen Buck (Palmerton), Nick Henry (Northwestern) and Sean Howlett (Notre Dame–Green Pond).
Northwestern Lehigh's Nick Henry (left), was an honorable mention selection on the Colonial League all-star team while Catasauqua's Derek Troxell (right), 31, was a first-team choice.
With the exception of Troxell, all of the players honored on the first team, second team and honorable mention lists will be participating in the Colonial League tournament which begins with quarterfinals Monday night.
Keith Groller can be reached at 610-820-6740 or at kgroller@mcall.com
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Keith Groller began working in sports at The Morning Call in 1979. He covers high school football, basketball, baseball and softball; Lehigh and Lafayette football; and major auto races at Pocono.
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