Mercury All-Area 2014-2015 Selections
FIRST TEAM
Justin Ardman, Methacton
Senior … Forward/Guard … All-Area Honorable Mention selection last season. … First Team All-PAC 10 selection. … One of four players on Methacton roster that averaged over 10 points per game (13.7 ppg). … Finished with 20+ points seven times this season including a 24-point effort in the PAC-10 Championship game, leading Warriors to first PAC-10 title in three seasons. Helped guide the team to second-ever PIAA berth and was part of a team that advanced the furthest in PIAA-AAAA playoffs in school history.
Rich Duvivier, Pottstown
Senior … Guard … First Team All-PAC 10 selection. … Guard led the PAC-10 in ppg (22.8) and 3-pointers (62). … Finished season with 501 points. … Scored 20+ points 15 times this season including a season-best 38 points in a game against Spring-Ford midway through the year.
Mike Fowler, Pottsgrove
Senior … Guard … First Team All-PAC 10 selection. … All-Area Football Player of the Year this fall. … Versatile player who won many battles on the court due to extreme athleticism. … Averaged 12.1 ppg in helping lead Pottsgrove to first PAC-10 title game … Scored season-best 21 points in team’s victory over Abington, one that sprung team to 10-4 record to close out regular season.
Christian Kelly, Phoenixville
Junior … Forward … First Team All-PAC 10 selection. … Mercury All-Area Player of the Year. … 6-3 forward was critical reason to Phantoms success in the first season under head coach Eric Burnett. … Led team to District 1 berth in team’s first season in the AAAA classification. … Kelly finished second in the PAC-10 in points per game (21.9) and finished with four games with 30+ points. … Scored in double digits in 25 of the team’s 26 games including a 21-point effort in the Phantoms victory over Souderton in the District 1-AAAA opening round.
Chris McCarthy, Methacton
Senior … Forward … First Team All-PAC 10 selection. … 6-6 forward brought added physicality to an incredibly deep Warriors starting five. … Averaged 13.1 ppg including four games of 20+ points. … Went through a nine-game stretch of scoring in double figures and scored 20 points in a PAC-10 semifinal victory over Phoenixville. Along with Ardman, helped guide Methacton to PAC-10 title and the team’s second-ever PIAA berth.
SECOND TEAM
Seth Stankiewicz, Hill School, Jr.
James Fives, Hill School, Sr.
Tyler Krause, Perkiomen Valley, Sr.
Bryant Quill, Pottstown, Sr.
Sean Mann, Methacton, Sr.
Ryan Corcoran, Spring-Ford, Sr.
Jaden Wade, Pottsgrove, Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Boyertown: Kyle Dennin, Jerry Kapp.
Daniel Boone: Ryan Okuniewski.
Hill School: Bryce Allen.
Methacton: Tom Dyer, T.J. Tornetta.
Owen J. Roberts; Ryan Michener.
Perkiomen School: Martynas Simanavicius.
Perkiomen Valley: Justin Jaworski.
Phoenixville: DeAndre Gadsden.
Pope John Paul II: Mike Cianciulli, Nick Giampietro.
Pottsgrove: Deyon Doctor, Anthony Hedgepeth.
Pottstown: Jayce Beasley.
Spring-Ford: Jake Freedman, Matt Gnias.
Upper Perkiomen: Ryan Kendra.
West-Mont Christian: Devon Jackson, Kyle Stroble.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeff Derstine, Methacton
Guided team to 25-6 overall record and first PAC-10 title in three seasons. … Team advanced to PIAA-AAAA tournament for second time in school history and topped Whitehall in the opening round garnering the school’s first-ever second round appearance.
— Compiled by Sam Stewart
