Berlin Brothersvalley's Prosser becomes 2nd Mountaineer in history to eclipse 2,000 points
Berlin Brothersvalley's Pace Prosser will go down as one of the top Somerset County boys basketball players in history when his career wraps up later this year.
Prosser has led the Mountaineers in scoring, assists and rebounds the past two seasons and is doing so once again in his senior campaign.
On Saturday, Prosser added to his distinguished career, becoming only the 11th Somerset County player, male or female, to surpass 2,000 career points in a 67-60 overtime loss to WPIAL Class 4A Uniontown.
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Prosser entered the contest needing 20 points to reach the mark. He finished with a game-high 37 points, including seven 3-pointers.
The Gannon University recruit joins Berlin Brothersvalley's Travis Eisentrout (2,824, 1998-01), Conemaugh Township's Paul Byer (2,505, 1996-00), and Andy Byer (2,360, 2001-05), Shanksville-Stonycreek's Owen Long (2,357, 1967-71) and Jeff Berkey (2,118, 2003-06) as well as Shade's Vince Fyock (2,022, 2017-21) on an elite list of Somerset County male scorers.
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Shade's Jenna Muha (2,349 career points) Meyersdale's Jen Tuscano (2,243), Shanksville-Stonycreek's Kayla Stockenus (2,089) and Shade's Emma Spinelli (2,067) are the only Somerset County female players to surpass 2,000 points.
Prosser has been a major part of two PIAA Class 1A runner-up squads and three District 5 championship teams.
He scored 286 points as a freshman, coming off the bench for a team that went 27-2 and fell to Nativity BVM in the state championship game. As a sophomore, he recorded 521 points, 188 rebounds and 150 assists in 25 games played. Prosser followed that up with 682 points, 214 rebounds and 210 assists on another state runner-up team that finished 26-3. He now has 528 points through 21 games this season.
Prosser was a Pennsylvania Sports Writers' first team all-state selection last season and a second team honoree the year prior. He is also a two-time Pennsylvania Football Writers' all-state selection as a defensive back.
Note: The humble Prosser chose not to comment on the milestone. He is not focused on points, but rather victories.
Adam Ripple is the Daily American sports editor. He can be reached at 814-444-5926. Follow him on X (Twitter) @ARipple_DAsport. Follow Daily American Sports on Facebook and @dailyamericanmedia on Instagram.
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