Two Northampton boys basketball players and one girls player all added one more game to their respective high school careers this past weekend.

Alquinton McNeil and Garrett Oplinger on the boys side, and Giovanna Martinez on the girls side, showed their stuff for the Lehigh Valley fan base one last time last Saturday at Northampton Area Community College. They laced up their sneakers next to some of the top athletes in the Colonial League and East Penn Conference at the Via All-Star Classic.

The boys game was a typical all-star game with a lot of points being scored, and not a lot of defense being played. But it was the last game that 25-30 high school seniors would put on their respective school colors, so it was about having fun padding stats.

The score was tied 41-41 at halftime (two 20 minute half format), and the West squad kept pace with the East thanks to overall balanced games from McNeil and Oplinger. McNeil finished with eight points and was a force in the paint grabbing three rebounds and scoring most of his points in the post. Oplinger tallied five points, five rebounds and two assists.

Desmond Farley put in a strong second half performance and gave the East a lead late. Brett Radocha from Whitehall had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but his shot clanged off the rim and the West squad fell 87-84.

The girls game wasn't as tightly contested as the East team took down the West team 83-70. Martinez had a team-high 16 points and did everything she could to keep her team in the game.

"It was just surreal knowing that this will be it for high school basketball," said Martinez. "I just wanted to go out there and have fun and play with a lot of different girls and make new friends. I got to represent Northampton, and I'm proud of that."