Archbishop Carroll’s Derrick Jones, pictured during the Patriots’ Catholic League playoff game against Roman Catholic, poured in 26 points in a convincing 83-49 victory over Octo0rara in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAA Tournament Saturday. (Tom Kelly IV)
By Matt Smith
The postseason accolades keep pouring in for Archbishop Carroll’s Derrick Jones.
Jones, the 2014-15 Daily Times Player of the Year, also earned the Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year honor in Class AAA. The Associated Press All-State teams, for boys and girls, were unveiled Thursday.
The 6-7 senior forward, who is bound for UNLV, capped his run of five straight double-doubles in PIAA Class AAA tournament play by with a 30-point, 18-rebound performance in a loss to Neumann-Goretti in the state final.
Jones averaged 19.3 points per game for the Patriots and finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer.
The Haverford School had a pair of representatives on the all-state teams in Class AAAA. Levan “Shawn’ Alston was named to the first team and Lamar Stevens earned second-team recognition.
All four boys basketball players of the year, including Constitution’s Ahmad Gilbert (A), Conwell-Egan’s Stevie Jordan (AA) and Roman Catholic’s Tony Carr, come from District 12 programs in the greater Philadelphia area.