Palmer senior signs with JC

PALMER — Palmer High senior Adam Ramoth had a unique opportunity recently.

Ramoth was one of a handful of the top senior basketball players in the state invited to be a part of the Alaska Exposure Senior Trip, and tour more than a dozen junior colleges in the Pacific Northwest.

During that trip, Ramoth found his home for the next two years. Ramoth has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Edmonds Community College in Lynwood, Wash., and play basketball for the Tritons.

Ramoth and the Alaska seniors toured 13 different schools in the Northwest Association of Community Colleges during a nine-day trip.

“It was good just to see how the campus is, how the playing style is. It was good to meet the coaches,” Ramoth said.

Ramoth said Edmonds CC was the clear choice for him.

“I liked the coaching staff, the facility. The players were nice,” Ramoth said.

Ramoth, who served multiple roles during his playing career with the Moose, was recruited to play point guard for the Tritons, he said.

“I feel good about that. I’ve been playing that most of my career,” Ramoth said.

Ramoth played point guard as an underclassmen, and as a junior for the Moose. During his junior season, in which the Moose won their first Northern Lights Conference title in a decade, Ramoth was one of the top reserves off the bench. But as a senior, after a move to the shooting guard spot, Ramoth was a top player on the floor for Palmer. He averaged 18 points per game for Palmer, scored 20 or more points 12 times and hit the 30-point mark twice. Ramoth was also named first-team all-conference and third-team all-state.

Palmer head coach Brandon Blake said Ramoth has the ability to succeed at the next level.

“The coach wants him to play point. That’s his natural position. He did a lot more scoring for us,” Blake said. “He’s got the talent to play at that level.”

Blake said the versatility Ramoth showed as a Palmer player will help him at Edmonds.

“It will really help him at the college level. He’s always had the ability to knock down the open three. As far as point guard, he has the ability to run the show, distribute the ball and be a key defensive stopper,” Blake said. “I think the experience he has at (point guard, shooting guard) and sometimes (small forward) will benefit him while playing the point, just knowledge-wise.”