| # | Name | Pos. | Height | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manir Waller | Forward | 6'3 | JR | 2020 |
| 2 | Maurice Henry | Guard | 5'9 | SR | 2019 |
| 3 | Justin Brooks | Guard | 5'8 | SR | 2019 |
| 4 | Nicholas Zappone | Guard | 5'8 | SR | 2019 |
| 5 | Robert Bell | Guard | 5'9 | SO | 2021 |
| 11 | Darious Brown | Guard | 5'10 | SR | 2019 |
| 12 | Joey Brusha | Guard | 5'10 | JR | 2020 |
| 14 | Oreck Frazier | Forward | 6'2 | SO | 2021 |
| 15 | Jason Scott | Forward | 6'1 | SR | 2019 |
| 22 | Lucas Monroe | Guard | 6'6 | SR | 2019 |
| 25 | Derek Sussman | Guard | 5'11 | SR | 2019 |
| 30 | Jack Moynihan | Forward | 6'4 | SR | 2019 |
| 33 | Howard Burrell | Guard | 5'11 | SR | 2019 |
| 42 | Zyeir Olasewere | Center | 6'8 | JR | 2020 |
| 43 | Eric Dixon | Forward | 6'7 | SR | 2019 |
The Abington Galloping Ghosts are making their first appearance in the Gonzaga DC Classic. Entering its ninety-seventh year on the basketball court, the Abington Ghosts will begin their 2018-2019 season as two time defending District One Champions, and winners of three titles in the last four seasons. Head Coach Charles Grasty, a 1990 Graduate of Abington Senior High School, begins his ninth year at the helm with a career record of 169 wins and 54 defeats! Under Coach Grasty’s leadership, the Ghosts have won six straight Suburban One League (S.O.L) titles, which is an ASHS record, as well as, three Class 6A district titles in 2015, 2017, and 2018. The Ghosts have also reached the Pennsylvania State Playoffs six times, including a state semifinals appearance in 2014. After playing in the Suburban One National League for the last twenty years, the Abington Ghosts will compete in the American League at the start of the 2018-2019 season.
The Abington Ghosts has three returning starters from last season’s District One Champions and State Quarterfinalist team. Senior Eric Dixon, ESPN four-star Top 75 and No. 21 Center nationally, is entering his final year as the third-leading scorer in Abington Senior High School history with 1,616 points. Dixon is currently third on the school’s All-Time scoring list, finishing his junior year with 672 points. Dixon averaged 24 points per game and 9.5 rebounds in twenty-eight games played last season. The 6 foot 8 Center has committed to Villanova University. Xavier (Lucas) Monroe is a 6 foot 6 Guard who is fourth on the school’s All-Time list, with 304 career assists. Last year, Monroe averaged 12.3 points per game and scored 369 points. Monroe has committed to University of Pennsylvania, members of the Ivy League. Although he averaged just 3.3 points per game during the 2017-2018 season, Darious Brown helped the Ghosts win by draining four three-point field goals in the 66-61 Pennsylvania State Sweet Sixteen game against St. Joseph’s Prep. Brown is also a member of the last two District Championship teams playing for Abington. He will be an integral player in the upcoming season.
The Ghosts finished the 2017-2018 season with a 24-6 record, and look forward to an electrifying debut season in the American League.
Abington Senior High School is a three-year co-educational high school located five miles north of Philadelphia in Abington, Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Abington School District and serves a diverse population of approximately 1, 807 students living in two municipalities in Montgomery County, Abington Township and the Borough of Rockledge. The school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus from September 1964 until June 1983. In September 1983, Abington South Campus again became a three-year high school (grades 10 through 12) and eventually changed its name back to Abington Senior High School (ASHS).
Abington students are leaders in Pennsylvania System of Assessment (PSSA) scores in the state of Pennsylvania. The Opportunities to Learn (OTL) initiative at Abington Senior High School promotes achievement for all students and equal access to challenging secondary studies. Since its inception in 2004, 90% of Abington High School graduates have progressed to post-secondary studies. The 2018 graduating class earned over 8.5 million in scholarships, with 86% percent pursuing higher education. Famous alumni include: Amar Bose, Class of 1947, founder and chairman of Bose Corporation; Stephen A. Schwarzman, Class of 1965, Chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group; Susan Seidelman, Class of 1969, American film director, producer, and writer; Ash Carter, Class of 1972, US Secretary of Defense; Bob Saget, Class of 1974, comedian and television celebrity; and Susan Francia, Class of 2000, American rower.
Abington School District has been recognized by US News & World Report, Money Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, Niche, and the America’s Promise organization. Abington Senior High School has won technology-oriented awards from Dell and Microsoft.
Beyond the classroom, the Senior High School has also been recognized for its commitment to service-learning. Abington Senior High School students performed 48,500 hours of community service during the 2017-2018 school year.
Abington Senior High School focuses on student achievement and efforts that are designed to continue to foster student success.
“Excellence is Our Standard; Achievement is the Result.”