N-O All-League boys’ team selected

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 13 March 2024 at 7:54 am

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Niagara-Orleans All League first team honorees include, from left, Blake Martin from Wilson along with Landon Braman and Ben Dickinson from Newfane.

Honorees from five schools comprise the first team of this season’s Niagara-Orleans All-League boys basketball squad.

Those honorees include Newfane seniors Landon Braman and Ben Dickinson, Barker senior Luey Castro, Wilson senior Blake Martin, Roy-Hart junior Dan Aquilina and Akron sophomore Ben Gerstung.

Dickinson and Castro are both repeat first team honorees.

Braman, who earned N-O Player of the Year honors, had 274 points, 105 assists, 95 rebounds and 48 steals while Dickinson had 284 points, 229 rebounds, 60 steals and 56 assists.

Castro had 355 points and 200 rebounds, Martin 378 points and 87 rebounds, Aquilina 363 points and 190 rebounds and Gerstung 256 points and 122 rebounds.

Completing the first team are, from left, Dan Aquilina (Roy-Hart), Luey Castro (Barker) and Ben Gerstung (Akron).

Six schools are represented on the All-League second team which includes Newfane senior Nate Snow, Akron senior Brale Abrams, Roy-Hart senior Rem Albee, Barker senior Aidan Mescall, Albion senior Blake Preston and Wilson sophomore Aiden Neumann.

Players earning Honorable Mention, as listed by team, are as follows:

Akron – Blake Gerstung (So.), Trace Hill (Sr.) and Brayden Lamont (Jr.)

Albion – Kyle Radder (Jr.) and Wesley Olles (So.)

Barker – Owen Harris (Jr.)

Medina – Justin Pitts (Sr.)

Newfane – Mac Capen (So.) and Brayden Seitz (So.)

Roy-Hart – Jackson Webber (Sr.), Jayden Swygert (Sr.) and Brayden Ricker (Jr.)

Wilson – Ryan Hough (So.)