Stepinac headliner Jasiah Jervis added to a prolific haul recently when he was named New York State Sportswriters Association Player of the Year in Class AAA. The senior guard who is committed to play at Michigan State was also the Gatorade New York State Player of the Year, CHSAA MVP and lohud Private School Player of the Year. Two of his teammates, Hassan Koureissi and Darius Ratliff, were first-team picks.
Here are all of the local NYSSWA all-state picks from the 2025-26 season:
Class AAA
NYSSWA Player of the Year
Jasiah Jervis, Sr., G, Stepinac
First team
Hassan Koureissi, Sr., G, Stepinac
Darius Ratliff, Sr., C, Stepinac
Fourth team
Brandon Burrell, Sr., G, Mamaroneck
Fifth team
Adonis Ratliff, Sr., F, Stepinac
Seventh team
Will Plunkett, Sr., F, Mamaroneck
12th team
Zion Watkins, Sr., G, Mount Vernon
Tommy Wolf, Jr., G, Iona Prep
Honorable mention
Aaron Rivera, Jr., G, North Rockland; Joe Wolf, Sr., G, Iona Prep.
Class AA
Fourth team
Jake Pampolina, Sr., G, Suffern
Sixth team
Rotimi Esiso, Sr., F, Clarkstown North
Ninth team
Henry Shoemaker, Sr., F, Rye
Kevaughn Mitchell, Jr., G, Salesian
10th team
Connor Morhardt, Sr., G, Yorktown
12th team
Kyle Kirkland, Sr., G, Clarkstown North
13th team
Frank Mercedes, Jr., G, Roosevelt
Class A
Third team
Jack Piccione, Sr., G, Tappan Zee
Fifth team
Isaiah Leveille, Sr., F, Tappan Zee
Sixth team
Kevin Kendall, Sr., G, Byram Hills
Ninth team
Sebastian Jackson, Sr., G, Kennedy Catholic
10th team
Ben Wolf, Jr., F, Byram Hills
11th team
Marcus Jackette, Sr., G, Westlake
13th team
Se’nre Tuitt, So., G, Kennedy Catholic
Honorable mention
Declan Bruder, Sr., G, Pleasantville; Ryan Houston, Jr., G, Pearl River; T.J. Lanese, Sr., F, Pearl River; Marion Morgan, Sr., G, Sacred Heart.
Class B
First team
Anthony Ficarrotta, Sr., G, Dobbs Ferry
Aaron Woodberry, Sr., G, Woodlands
Fifth team
Dylan Heilakka, Sr., F, Hastings
Seventh team
Sean McKenney, Sr., F, Woodlands
Alex Nuzum, Jr., G, Hackley
12th team
Tyler Taerstein, Sr., F, Blind Brook
14th team
Davey Ryan, Sr., F, Rye Neck
Honorable mention
Noah Cherubin, Sr., G, Woodlands.
Class C
Fourth team
Max Cotrone, Sr., G, North Salem
Sixth team
Bryce Bryant, So., F, North Salem
Eighth team
Luca Del Conte, Jr., F, Tuckahoe
Honorable mention
Jack Bamford, Sr., F, Tuckahoe; Rocco Briante, Jr., G, Tuckahoe.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Stepinac’s Jervis named top AAA boys basketball player by NYS sportswriters
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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