It still feels stunning to see Central York listed as the state champion in the biggest classification of boys' basketball. Prior to this season, Central York had won just three state playoff ...

Central York boys' basketball coach Jeff Hoke has been preaching the same message since the offseason: "We're not waiting." The Panthers aren't waiting for their best player to no longer be a junior.

The 2023-24 Central York boys’ basketball team featured two seniors (Guidinger and Boden Pease), seven juniors, four sophomores and a freshman. About half the team has a driver’s license, ...

Central York boys’ basketball coach Jeff Hoke has harped throughout the season that his team’s inexperience can’t be an excuse. The Panthers have no seniors in their current rotation, ...

The Central York Panthers pose for a team photo after winning their third straight YAIAA boys basketball championship game on Feb. 13, 2025, at Red Lion Area High School.

It's hard for Central York basketball head coach Jeff Hoke to speak about his players without being reduced to tears. That has been a common theme throughout the team's playoff run. The Panthers ...

HERSHEY, Pa. — The Central York boys' basketball team was crowned the PIAA 6A state champions on Saturday evening following a thrilling 53-51 victory over Parkland at Giant Center in Hershey.

Parkland’s Nick Coval drives past Central York’s Ben Rill on Saturday, March 23, 2024, during the PIAA 6A boys basketball state championship game at Giant Center in Hershey.

Central York's bench celebrates a 3-pointer during a PIAA Class 6A basketball semifinal against Reading at Warwick High School on March 19, 2024, in Lititz. The Panthers won, 79-65, to advance to ...

YORK — Ben Rill believes his squad is faster this year. Central York boys basketball flared all eight cylinders in a tune-up against Imhotep Charter on Saturday, too. Rill, a 6-foot-8 forward ...

Rob Keller, who graduated from Central York High School in 1986, holds a cake he received for scoring his 1,000th career point. He still holds the Panthers' boys' basketball scoring record with ...