11 local seniors have been chosen to participate in the 36th annual Via All-Star Basketball Classic which raises funds for Via of the Lehigh Valley's programs for adults and children with disabilities. The Via All-Star Classic is presented by First Niagara Bank.

Via Super Saturday will be held at Northampton Community College on April 2 and games begin at 10:30 a.m. with a girls contest between the Colonial League and LVC West. The Colonial League boys and LVC West boys will then meet at noon.At 1:30, the Via All-Star & Special Olympics Shoot Out sponsored by Coordinated Health, will take place.Games resume at 2 when the LVC East and Mountain Valley Conference girls battle, followed by a boys matchup at 3:30 between the LVC East and MVC.Game format will follow the college model of 20 minute halves, 30 second shot clock for boys and 35 seconds for girls, and college 3-point line.The Via All-Star Classic Banquet will be held at Freedom High School on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. to honor the Via All-Stars. The Via Teams of the Year, Players of the Year and Scholar Athletes will be announced at the banquet. The Lehigh Valley High School Basketball Hall of Fame will induct new members at the Via All-Star Banquet. Hall of Fame inductees will be announced in the coming weeks.The keynote speaker is Napoleon McCallum, one of the greatest collegiate tailbacks of all-time. McCallum ran over, through and around the opposition during his collegiate career with the United States Naval Academy. A legendary name at the Naval Academy, McCallum set 26-school rushing and return records, including single season rushing yards (1,587) and career marks for rushing yards (4,179), kick return yards (2,197) and punt return yards (858). In 1985, McCallum, Navy's Co-Captain, led the team in yards rushing, receiving, all-purpose, punt returning, kick returning, and was the team's leading scorer. Following graduation, the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League drafted him. Although his professional career was interrupted, McCallum was able to play a year with the Raiders before reassignment during his five-year military commitment took him out of the Los Angeles Area. He returned to the Raiders after honoring his commitment for an additional five years.The rosters are as follows:Girls - Colonial LeagueCoach: Megan Dellegrotti, So. LehighLaura Cinelli (Pen Argyl), Eleni Dimou (Southern Lehigh), Hannah Doell (Southern Lehigh), Alyssa Gibson (Wilson), Sonya Josephson (Northern Lehigh), Leigh Ann Lively (Notre Dame Green Pond), Lauren Oertner (Northern Lehigh), Katie Reimer (Palmerton), Casey Rinfret (Palmerton), Maddie Steen (Moravian Academy), Danielle Van Buren (Saucon Valley) and Sara Vough (Pen Argyl).Boys - Colonial LeagueCoach: Bron Holland, BangorAdam Ambielli (Notre Dame Green Pond), Sean Baker (Salisbury), Logan Bernard (Moravian Academy), A.J. Bouch (Bangor), Matt Carey (Bangor), John Clark (Saucon Valley), Eric Frans (Saucon Valley), Andy Mulitsch (Bangor), Josh Parris (Palisades), Mike Schantz (Salisbury), Kowan Scott (Wilson) and Jordan Waylen (Northern Lehigh).Girls - Mountain ValleyCoach: Dave Stefani, Notre Dame ESAgatha Drodz (Pocono Mountain East), Katie Green (Lehighton), Megan Hardy (Pleasant Valley), Mariah Hicks (Stroudsburg), Jordyn Homyak (Lehighton), Emily Lipe (Notre Dame ES), Sierra Marshall (East Stroudsburg South), Nytica McLean (East Stroudsburg North), Kasey Meckes (Pleasant Valley), Samantha Myles (Stroudsburg), Katie Schickling (Pocono Mountain West) and Britney Williams (Pius X).Boys - Mountain ValleyCoach: Ken Piontkowski, Pleasant ValleyKevin Anema (Pocono Mountain West), James Cooper (Pius X), Justen Escobar (Pocono Mountain East), Tom Fabian (Stroudsburg), Tynell Fortune (Pocono Mountain West), Matthew Long (Notre Dame ES), Tim Pacheco (Pocono Mountain East), Kyle Peck (East Stroudsburg South), Stephen Poorman (Stroudsburg), Mike Sharpe (Pleasant Valley), Lamont Tillery (Pocono Mountain East) and Eric Wild (Pleasant Valley).Girls - Lehigh Valley WestCoach: Wes Spence, ParklandCrystal Abreau (Dieruff), Stephanie Basile (Emmaus), Kassandra Church (William Allen), Jess Fritsche (Parkland), Christina Gilley (Emmaus), Ebony Goodwin (Dieruff), Monica Hagenauer (Parkland), Syrena Hess (William Allen), Haley Smith (Central Catholic), Shannon Stefanyak (Whitehall), Shateial Styles (William Allen) and Jessica Wehr (Central Catholic).Boys - Lehigh Valley WestCoach: Steve Yoder, EmmausJordan Adams (Dieruff), Robert Allende (Dieruff), Ted Brochu (Central Catholic), Jalen Cannon (William Allen), Branden Harrington (William Allen), Daquan Holiday (William Allen), Montreal Howard (Dieruff), Danny Kinek (Emmaus), Kevin McKellick (Central Catholic), Dondre Perry (Faith Christian Academy), Javier Rivera (Whitehall) and Tim Sullivan (Emmaus).Girls - Lehigh Valley EastCoach: Rich Bickert, NazarethTiara Aziz (Easton), Kara Bonenberger (Northampton), Allison Braithwaite (Northampton), KC Carpenter (Bethlehem Catholic), Caitlyn Gary (Nazareth), Caitlin Kessler (Bethlehem Catholic), Erika Livermore (Nazareth), Jackie O'Connell (Northampton), Kimberly Owens (Nazareth), Shannon Smith (Bethlehem Catholic), Taylor-Bay Sutton (Phillipsburg), Torrie Weller (Phillipsburg).Boys - Lehigh Valley EastCoach: Joe Arndt, NazarethTyler Dally (Northampton), Chuck Dibilio (Nazareth), Lukas Giovarelli (Freedom), Bryce Higgs (Nazareth), Darrun Hilliard (Liberty), Dante Homes (Liberty), Jake Hungarter (Bethlehem Catholic), Kris Kent (Nazareth), Gavin McCutcheon (Easton), Kadir McDonald (Easton), Alewdy Rivera (Liberty and Jeff Sullivan (Phillipsburg).