The Super Team
JAVI LOPEZ
Central Catholic Senior
Guard
Two-Time Eagle-Tribune Player of the Year. Twice the coaches’ Merrimack Valley Conference Player of the Year. Two-time All-Scholastic. Four-year starter. Three-year captain. Christmas Tourney MVP. Averaged 29 points a night, 25.2 a night in the run to the Division 1 state finals. Scored 30 in the state semis and finals. Will play his college ball at Brandeis.
JOSH ROUX
Andover High Junior
Guard
The Eagle-Tribune and Merrimack Valley Conference coaches’ Player of the Year. Multi-time All-Scholastic. Two times on our Super Team. Twice a Christmas tourney all-star. Already a 1,000-point scorer. Huge big-game performer. Averaged 25.8 a night in playoffs. Added a ton to his lethal three-point shooting repertoire and dominated nightly.
CHARLIE TUTWILER
Andover High Sophomore
Guard
Two-year varsity player. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference selection. Christmas tourney Coaches’ Award winner. The point man on what many called the best backcourt in the state along with Josh Roux. Dynamic athlete. Averaged 14 points a night. Complete player: Scores, distributes, rebounds and defends hard. Had team-high 19 points in season tone-setting December win over rival Central Catholic. Scored 16 in state quarterfinal win over Xaverian. Follows in Golden Warrior footsteps of older brother, Will.
JOSH PHANOR
Pinkerton Academy Sophomore
Guard
Two-year starter. Versatile combo guard at 6-foot-2. Voted Second-Team Division I NH All-State by the coaches. Emerged as one of the most dynamic players in the state. The backbone of the Astros’ run to the Division I state championship. Dominated the title game win over Trinity with 25 points. Averaged 17 points and seven rebounds a game for the year. Cranked that up to 24 points a night in the postseason. “In my opinion, he’s the best scorer in the state,” said coach Mike Dunham. Plays AAU ball for Team Saints.
AIDEN TORRES
Lawrence High Senior
Forward
Three-year varsity rotation player, two-year starter. First-team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Christmas tourney Coaches’ Award winner. Old-school game. Physical scorer in the paint with range out past the arc. Led team with 24 points a night, added five rebounds and three assists. Had a pair of 40-point scoring nights, despite team’s focusing defensive game plans around stopping him. “Remove him from our team, and we would not have made the state tourney,” said coach Mike Isola. Will play next year at national champ Northern Essex Community College.
The All-Stars
ELKIN PENA
Central Catholic Sophomore
Forward
Two-year starter for a program that has gone 42-6 with runs to the state semis in 2025 and the state finals in 2026. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Long, athletic and tenacious. A walking double-double. Averaged 12 points and 11 rebounds a night. Emerged as a postseason force, scoring 17.8 points a night in Central run to D-1 title game. Huge second half keyed Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic championship win over Beverly. Won tourney Coaches’ Award.
JEREMIAH ALMANZAR
Central Catholic Senior
Guard
Captain for the Division 1 state finalist Raiders. Three-year varsity player, two-year starter. Second-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference selection as a junior, bumped up to First-Team this winter. Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic All-Tourney Team selection. Consummate leader, facilitator and floor general. Averaged seven points, eight assists and four steals a night. “He doesn’t turn the ball over. He’s unselfish, and he knows where we want the ball. I trust him more than anybody,” said coach Mark Dunham. UMass Boston is his top college choice.
AMARIAN LOPES
Greater Lawrence Tech Sophomore
Guard
Repeat choice for our Eagle-Tribune Team. Two-year starter for a Reggies program that has gone 35-17 with D-3 state quarterfinal and semifinal trips in that span. Made All-Tourney team at St. Mary’s Spartan Classic. The Commonwealth Conference Most Valuable Player. Two-time First-Team CAC All-Star. Averaged 11.5 points, seven assists and three rebounds a night. Had 15-point, 10-assist double-double in State Vocational championship win. “The straw that stirred our drink,” said coach Stevie Martinez.
ALBERT DIAZ
Greater Lawrence Tech Senior
Guard
A force in turning Reggies from 6-14 team in 2023 into a Division 3 state power with trips to the quarters and semis. Captain. Three-year varsity starter. Multi-year First-Team All-Commonwealth Conference All-Star. Made Springfield Hall of Fame Classic All-Tourney Team. Led Reggies in scoring for two straight years. Averaged 12.5 points, three assists and five rebounds a night this winter. “Our silent leader. Set a standard for our program. Did whatever we needed to win every time he stepped on the floor,” said coach Stevie Martinez.
NILES SCOTT
Methuen High Junior
Forward
Three-year varsity player in the middle. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Team Most Valuable Player. Won Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic Ted Boudreau Sixth Man Award. Physical and athletic. Averaged 17.5 points, nine rebounds and five blocks a night. “Our best offensive player and in some games unstoppable. Has ability to score from different levels and is a great rebounder. Also a lockdown defender,” said coach Ryan Middlemiss. Member of the Rangers’ Unified Track and Field program.
WILSON YOUSSEF
Pinkerton Academy Senior
Guard
Two-year starter on the point for the New Hampshire Division I state champions. Outstanding leader and captain. First-Team D-I All-State selection as voted on by the coaches. Averaged 18.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. Huge in the D-I state semifinal shocker over top-seeded Portsmouth with a dozen points and amazing floor work and defense. “The best point guard in the state this year. His relentless motor and competitiveness were a major reason we were able to win a state championship,” said coach Mike Dunham.
BRADY SULLIVAN
Pinkerton Academy Senior
Guard
His second time on our team. Three-year varsity player and two-year starter. Made honorable mention Division I All-State as a junior and slid up to second team this time around for the state champion Astros. Tossed in 17 points with five rebounds a night in 2025. Followed up with 16.1 and eight this year. “Brady had a tremendous season from start to finish. He’s a matchup nightmare for opposing teams and can score at all three levels,” said coach Mike Dunham. Will play next year at Colby-Sawyer.
BRADY HEGAN
Pelham High Senior
Forward
Repeats as a member of our team. Three-year varsity player with two trips to the Division II state championship game, one title and a trip to the semis on his resume. Second-Team Division II All-State in 2025. Made First-Team this winter. Greater Lowell Christmas All-Tourney team. Averaged 14.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game. “Brady battled adversity all season long. He used it as an opportunity to grow and lead his team to the championship game,” said coach Joe Morin.
ANGEL SANCHEZ
North Andover High Senior
Forward
Three-year varsity player. Two-year starter. The Scarlet Knights’ Most Valuable Player. First-Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference choice. Christmas tourney Coaches’ Award winner. Averaged 18 points, six rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Uncanny toughness. Delivered 29 points and eight rebounds in career finale, playing with six stitches in his forehead. “In a season where wins were hard to come by, Angel was our rock. He never folded, and he never let the team’s spirit waver,” said coach Paul Tanglis.
STEPHEN ARTEMIS
Whittier Tech Junior
Forward
Two-year starter. Twice a Commonwealth Conference First Team All-Star selection. Goes from honorable mention as a sophomore to our All-Star team this year. The lone offensive force for the Wildcats on the wing, averaging 17.5 points, seven rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. Closed the ear with a resounding message for the future, scoring 34 points in back-to-back games. “The biggest reason we’d be competitive in games. Take him off the roster, we would have been uncompetitive in just about every game we played,” said coach David Stein. Also plays baseball for the Cats.