He always envisioned himself having success at the school he has attended for his entire scholastic career. The work ethic he displayed brought additional expectations, but time and again, he surpassed those, and it speaks to what has made him such an incredible player.

“It’s a testament ever since I was a freshman,” Longino said. “GA is the school I’ve been at since I was in Pre-K and I’ve seen a lot of talent come before me under Coach Jim Fenerty. Awards like this are a testament to all of that work that I’ve put in over four years.”

Longino has been named the 2020-21 Pa. All-State Non-PIAA Player of the Year, making it his second consecutive all-state player of the year award after claiming the Class 4A honor a season ago. Even more impressively, he becomes the first Inter-Ac player to win back-to-back all-state player of the year awards and also the first to be named first team in three straight seasons.

While the accomplishments continue to expand, this one cements Longino as one of the best to ever don the Patriots uniform, a garment that has been worn by its fair share of impressive players.

“When I made the decision to remain at GA for high school, I really wanted to leave my mark on history,” Longino said. “It reminded me of days watching guys like Devon Goodman, Nick Lindner and Cameron Ayers who came before me and put the work in. I’m very thankful and blessed to have my name mentioned with guys of that talent. When I see my name above the scoring list, that’s something that I will cherish forever.”

Joining Longino on the non-PIAA first team are the Haverford School’s Jameel Brown, Westtown School’s Dereck Lively and Jalen Warley (Florida State), the Hill School’s Gabe Dorsey (Vanderbilt), and Friends’ Central’s Ed Holland (University of Pennsylvania). Brown becomes the second Haverford School player to be named first team all-state, joining Shizz Alston Jr. in 2014-15. He's also the first Fords player to make the list since Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) was named second team in 2018-19.

A year after missing all but four games due to a wrist injury, the 6-4 combo guard returned and avg. 21.7 ppg as a junior. After being out since early December 2020, Brown scored 23 points in his season debut against the Friars on Feb. 3.

Brown could not be more thrilled with the progress he has made his suffering the injury.

Brown is two years removed from helping the Fords (7-2) complete a perfect season, alongside Nelson, Christian Ray (La Salle), Asim Richards (North Carolina football) and Tyler Seward, who played his senior year at Archbishop Carroll. He was a freshman playing on a senior laden team and they “showed me how to lead,” Brown said.

Haverford School head coach Bernie Rogers has coached several players who have helped translate performance into wins but Brown, who boasts offers from Penn State, Auburn, Marquette and Temple after decommiting from Purdue in March, is helping the Fords accumulate wins at an exponential rate through three seasons.

“He’s continued to improve and he’ll continue to add to his game,” Rogers said. “In the games he’s played, we’ve been 39-2 in those games. Those two losses all came down to shots at the end in the final 30 seconds. He’s two baskets away from being 41-0 in high school, which is pretty impressive. He does a great job of displaying individual skill in a team setting.”

Towson commit Rahdir Hicks and Duke baseball commit Fran Oschell were named non-PIAA second team selections.

The Friars tandem were integral parts of the team’s run to the 2020 Inter-Ac title and PAISAA title game, where they fell to Lively, Warley and Westtown. Hicks, the 6-foot combo guard, avg. 15.8 ppg and finished his career with 1,190 points, sixth-most in school history. Oschell, the 6-8 big man, avg. 14.1 ppg and ended his career with 850 points. Westtown’s Ny’Mire Little, the Albany commit who began his career with Archbishop Carroll, was also named second team after avg. 15.0 ppg as a senior.