West Chester Henderson’s Nyle Ralph-Beyer is Daily Local News Boys Basketball Player of the Year

By Peter Di Giovanni
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There were many great performances from various Chester County boys basketball players this past season. The level of play has increased dramatically the past few seasons in Chester County. but, for the 2023-24 season, no one shined brighter than West Chester Henderson senior Nyle Ralph-Beyer.

All Ralph-Beyer did was average a county-high 23.5 points per game. He also grabbed five rebounds per game and drained 110 three-pointers. Ralph-Beyer shot 43 percent from beyond the arc and 83 percent from the free throw line.

Ralph-Beyer was in the conversation for the best player in District 1 and led the Warriors to the PIAA 6A second round and 25 wins, which was the most by any Henderson team in history. The Warriors won their first PIAA game in school history and Ralph-Beyer scored more than 1,300 points in his Henderson career.

It is for these lofty accomplishments that Nyle Ralph-Beyer is The Daily Local News Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Ralph-Beyer will attend Sacred Heart University in the fall, where he will play Division 1 basketball.

“I just tried to do anything I could to help the team and my teammates,” Ralph-Beyer said. “We put in so much time in the offseason during practices to be the best we can be during the season. We were a tight group and we all played for each other.”

Henderson coach Jason Ritter relied on Ralph-Beyer to do the bulk of the scoring for a very successful Warriors squad. After a district playoff win against Chester, Ritter talked about his star.

“Nyle just does so many things for us,” Ritter said. “We have a lot of plays but sometimes i just think the best play is to give Nyle the ball and get out of the way. i feel he is the best player in District 1 and he does not have any weakness. He is the key to our team and we are very fortunate to have him.”

The Warriors opponents made Ralph-Beyer their key focus and it still did not slow the Henderson star down. In the Warriors first round PIAA 6A playoff win over Hazelton, Ralph-Beyer poured in 33 points and drew high praise from Hazelton coach Joe Brogan.

“He is just fantastic,” Brogan said. “He does not have a weakness. he can shoot, drive to the basket, jump out of the gym and he also can handle the basketball. He is as close to a complete player as anyone we have seen this season.”

Ralph-Beyer was as close to a complete team player as area fans have seen in quite a while. He, along with fellow guard Connor Fleet, scored the majority of points for the Warriors, while Ralph-Beyer was double- and triple-teamed at times by teams who tried to slow down the Warriors star.

Ralph-Beyer will go down in Henderson history for his talent, work ethic and commitment to the Warriors program. Only the greats get talked about in those instances. Nyle Ralph-Beyer is one of the greatest players in, not only Henderson history, but in Pennsylvania basketball lore.