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The first annual All-Star Challenge announced its rosters on Monday morning, with some of the top talent across the state selected to participate.

The Challenge pits players from the 2A classification against those from Class 3A before the marquee game consisting of a collection of players residing in the northern portion of the state from the 5A and 4A classifications against players living in Utah County from the same classes.

Tipoff for the 3A-2A game is scheduled for 4 p.m. on April 2 at Summit Academy, followed by the North-South game at 5:30 p.m. Afterward, a 3-point shootout is slated at 7 p.m., along with a dunk contest at 8 p.m.

According to the coaching staff from the host school, Summit Academy, rosters were selected based on personal evaluation, discussion with other coaches, and statistical research. Commitments for participation by selected players have not been finalized by the hosts or verified by The Tribune. All inquires can be e-mailed to Summit Academy assistant coach Hector Marquez at heckmarquez@gmail.com.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students with valid identification.

Class 5A/4A North Roster:

East's Dacian Spotted Elk, guard

Copper Hills' Preston Sanchez, guard

Skyline's Austin Stevenson, guard

Viewmont's Cole Huish, guard

Weber's Grant Ellison, guard

Alta's Neema Namdar, guard

Murray's AJ Hodges, guard

Copper Hills' Porter Hawkins, forward

Olympus' Issac Monson, forward

Bingham's Yoeli Childs, forward

Corner Canyon's Brayden Johnson, forward

Highland's Rick Schmidt, forward

Syracuse's Kalvin Mudrow, forward

Kearns' Kur Kuath, forward

Layton's Jakoby Kemp, forward

Class 5A/4A South Roster:

Lone Peak's Frank Jackson, guard

Wasatch Academy's Koby McEwen, guard

American Fork's Spencer Johnson, guard

Lehi's Blaze Nield, guard

Westlake's Asa McCord, guard

Lehi's Tanner Nygren, guard

Orem's Will Clark, guard

Maple Mountain's Kade Poulson, guard

American Fork's Brendan Bailey, wing

Timpview's Gavin Baxter, forward

Pleasant Grove's Brody Childs, forward

Wasatch Academy's Jackson Rowe, forward

Westlake's Maizen Fausett, forward

Payson's Kolton Mortensen, forward

Wasatch's Trevin Dorius, center

Class 3A roster:

Grantsville's Cameron Potter, guard

Canyon View's Xavier Stocker, guard

Desert Hills' Marcus McKone, guard

Juan Diego's Avery Ames, guard

Carbon's Cole Fossat, guard

Pine View's Cody Ruesch, guard

Logan's Jason Anderson, guard

Canyon View's Lorenzo Camba, guard

Park City's Drew Fleming, guard

Dixie's Tyler Bennett, guard

Juan Diego's Malik Fagaan-Foster, forward

Snow Canyon's Justin Loveless, forward

Tooele's Ace Hymas, forward

Stansbury's Dakota Fidler, forward

Tooele's Connor Searle, center

Class 2A roster:

North Sevier's Colby Christensen, guard

Summit Academy's Darrin Gethers, guard

Layton Christian's Mark Burton, guard

South Summit's Mason Gines, guard

North Sevier's Trevor Okerlund, guard

Summit Academy's Tyranny Pace, guard

Rockwell's Darrin Wallace, guard

Manti's Derek Wright, guard

Providence Hall's Dallin Mortensen, guard

Millard's Garrison Beckstrand, guard

American Leadership's Ethan O'Connell, guard

Manti's Tanner LeFever, forward

San Juan's Caleb Pugh, forward,

Providence Hall's Hayden Bush, forward

Summit Academy's Sam Velez, forward

Emery's Beau Roundy, center

3-point shootout contestants:

Cottonwood's Noah Montano

Orem's Will Clark

Viewmont's Cole Huish

Alta's Neema Namdar

Copper Hills' Preston Sanchez

Murray's Peyton Christman

Skyline's Austin Stevenson

American Fork's Braden Condie

Dunk contest contestants:

Layton's Jakoby Kemp

Westlake's Maizen Fausett

Wasatch Academy's Jackson Rowe

Pleasant Grove's Brody Childs

Westlake's Asa McCord

Wasatch Academy's Koby McEwen

— Trevor Phibbs

Twitter: @trevorphibbs