Academy Park’s Emani Banks attempts a 3-point shot during a game at Penn Wood last Thursday. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matt Smith
Academy Park’s Emani Banks and Chester’s Imani Dorsey are underclassmen with similar sounding first names, and two players from the Del Val League brimming with potential.
The Del Val lives in the shadow of the Central League and Catholic League, but there are talented players to be discovered. Banks, a rangy sophomore forward/center who doesn’t hesitate to shoot from long range, is one such player. Dorsey, a freshman point guard who possesses good court awareness and a nice jump shot, is another.
Banks was excellent in helping the Knights improve to 4-0 in league play last Thursday in a 53-50 win at Penn Wood, scoring 15 points to go with 12 rebounds and four blocks. She is averaging around 10 points per game.
“Imani is probably our most complete player,” AP coach Ron Bright said. “Defensively she can guard the wing and she can block shots. On offense she can shoot the 3, she can attack and she can shoot the mid-range.”