Five area players led by Chesapeake’s Anthony Delimpo and Ironton’s Jason Harmon headlined the area’s selections in the Associated Press Division III boys All-Ohio basketball team announced Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 22, 2000

Five area players led by Chesapeake’s Anthony Delimpo and Ironton’s Jason Harmon headlined the area’s selections in the Associated Press Division III boys All-Ohio basketball team announced Tuesday.

The 6-5 Delimpo, a junior, was named to the second team as he led the Panthers to an 18-2 regular season record.

Delimpo was one of the key reasons Chesapeake went 18-2 as he averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and shot 63 percent from the floor.

Harmon, a 6-foot senior, was a third team choice as he led Ironton in scoring at 19.1, rebounding (7.0), steals (4.2), and assists (3.2).

Harmon, who has signed with Michigan State as a defensive back, was a first team All-Ohio selection in football.

Wheelersburg’s 6-6 sophomore Andrew Burleson was named special mention as he averaged 20.4 points and 7.2 rebounds.

Chesapeake’s 5-10 senior guard Adam Pemberton was honorable mention. The point guard had a 7.0 scoring average, 6.0 steals, and 5.5 assists and was the team’s leader on defense.

In the Division II All-Ohio selections, South Point’s 5-9 senior guard B. J. Ferrell was an honorable mention selection as he averaged 14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.9 steals.

In the state individual honors, Dayton Christian’s Romain Sato and Maverick Carter of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary received the top individual awards in Divisions II and III, respectively.

Sato was selected as the Division II player of the year and Carter the same award in Division III based on the recommendations of a state media panel.

A Central African Republic native who astonished many in his first year of high school basketball in the United States, Sato averaged 26.4 points, 15.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists a game while hitting 72 percent of his shots from inside the arc, 41.3 percent behind it and 77 percent at the line.

Sato, who has been signed by Xavier, had five triple-doubles during the regular season as Dayton Christian went unbeaten and finished second in the AP poll.

Carter, a 6-4 senior, averaged 16.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists for St. V.-St. M. that finished No. 1 in the poll and remains unbeaten heading into this week’s Division III state tournament. He signed early with Western Michigan.

The coaches of the year in Division II are Philo’s Todd Van Reeth, Cambridge’s Gene Ford, Tallmadge’s Jack Greynolds Jr., Dayton Christian’s Dave Jackson, Larry Asmus of Tontogany Otsego and Willard’s Greg Nossaman.

In Division III, the top coaching honors went to Canal Winchester’s Kent Riggs and Rob Beucler of Sardinia Eastern Brown.