Chester, winning a state title for retiring coach Fred Pickett(3-time coach of the year), was the only school to place 2 players on the AAAA all-state team. Nasir Robinson, a Pitt recruit, repeats as a 1st-teamer, while point guard Karon Butler made the 2nd team after averaging a team-leading 18.6 points. Also making the AAAA 1st team were Schenley star Deandre Kane (30.8 ppg.), who helped his team to the state title in 2007, Pennsbury star junior Dalton Pepper, Philadelphia Roman Catholic leader Maalik Wyans and Moon’s Brian Walsh, a Xavier recruit.

Andrew “Scootie” Randall, a Temple signee an The Philadelphia Daily News player of the year, heads the AAA team and is the player of the year. Randall, a 2nd-team choice last season, averaged 22.5 points on a team that reached the AAA quarters before losing to Susquehanna Twp. Lance Chisholm, who led Steelton-Highspire to the AAA championship by averaging 17.1 ppg., is joined on the 1st team by seniors Antoine Childs (Blackhawk), repeat 1st-teamers Tony Fannick (Milton) and Shawn Walker (General McLane) and Dameatric Scott (Greencastle-Antrim). Also making the AA 1st team are repeat selection Jacob Iati of York Catholic, plus Aliquippa’s Jonathan Baldwin — a 2nd-teamer last season. Dwayne Davis of AA runner-up Strawberry Mansion and Rashad Savage of PIAA AA semifinalist Imhotep Charter also made the 1st team.

The Class A 1st team is headed by all-Philadelphia 1st team selection Jarrod “G” Denard, chosen as the player of the year after steering Freire Charter to the state championship game. Serra Catholic, which won that title game 67-66, landed 6-8 senior Pat Grubbs on the 1st team and T.J. Heatherington on the 2nd team. Also chosen as Class A 1st-teamers were the high-scoring Brandon Penn (27.3 points) of Philadelphia’s Paul Robeson High, Kennedy’s Randall and Sewickley Academy sophomore Tom Droney.

John Johnson of Girard College has a chance of making the all-state team 4 seasons in a row. After averaging 20 points while leading his school to a No. 4 ranking in Class A, Johnson — a freshman — made the 2nd team.

Vince Rogers of runner-up Susquehanna Twp. (AAA) has a 2-year record of 57-8 after being a last-minute fill-in, and is coach of the year, as is Serra’s Bob Rozanski (A) and Jeannatte’s Jim Nesser (AA).