Syracuse, N.Y. — We asked readers who they believed the best overall large school and small school basketball players are this season.
The results are in and Fayetteville-Manlius’ Trevor Roe and Central Valley Academy’s Jaylon O’Neal have been picked as the best overall player in Section III boys basketball this winter.
Roe received 43.85% of the vote (3,524 votes) in the large school poll. The senior just scored the 1,000th point of his career and leads the Hornets with 24.7 points per game, 11.5 rebounds per game and 2.1 blocks per game. He has scored 30-plus points on four occasions this season, including a career-best 40-point game against Corcoran on Jan. 13.
O’Neal was selected as the best overall small school player with 1,211 votes (28.7%). Like Roe, O’Neal joined his school’s 1,000-point club this season. He is averaging 18.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. His 4.2 assists and 3.6 steals per game lead the 13-0 Thunder. He scored a career-best 29 points against New Hartford on Jan. 17 and recorded a triple-double against Holland Patent on Jan. 10.