High school basketball: 7 area players selected for Western Massachusetts Senior All-Star Games at Hall of Fame

Athol’s Ben Kearney, right, and Hampshire’s Vynce Carr compete for a loose ball earlier this season in Athol. Kearney was one of seven area players selected for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Western Massachusetts Senior High School All-Star Games March 20 in Springfield. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

By GARRETT COTE

Staff Writer

Published: 03-10-2025 5:32 PM

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 2025 Western Massachusetts Senior High School All-Star Game rosters Monday – and seven Greenfield Recorder area players made it across the three games scheduled to be played on Thursday, March 20 at the Hall of Fame in Springfield.

“We are proud to host the top high school basketball players from Western Massachusetts at our 14th annual All-Star celebration at the Basketball Hall of Fame,” John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, said in a press release. “Residents of Western Mass. are encouraged to join us as we honor these exceptional seniors as they play the final game of their high school careers.”

Using the same classes from the PVIAC Tournament, the players will be divided into a trio of games. There will be one girls game featuring all four classes, and two boys games broken up into two classes each – Class C and D players competing in the first game, and Class A and B players competing in the second. Only graduating seniors are eligible for the Hall of Fame All-Star Games.

Here is a list of each area participant and when it is their game is taking place:

GAME ONE — Class C and D boys, 5:30 p.m.

Ben Kearney, Athol

Jayden Delgado, Mahar

Derek Collins, Mahar

Brayden Thayer, Pioneer

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