Five area players earn District 9 hoops top honor

Two area boys and three girls basketball players were named players of the year to highlight the District 9 Media Team, selected recently by the District 9 Basketball Coaches Association.

Graham senior Nick VanHoose was named Player of the Year in Division II, while Greeneview sophomore Evan Bradds was tabbed the top player in D-III.

Tecumseh sophomore Bianca Quisenberry took home the Player of the Year honor on the D-I girls team. Seniors Mariah Harris of Kenton Ridge and Rebecca Bruner of Northwestern were co-Players of the Year in D-II.

Ed Foulk of KR and Bruce Vanover of Graham shared Coach of the Year honors in D-II, while Triad’s Jason Malone grabbed D-IV honors.

District 9 Media Team

Boys

Division I

Akeem Freeman, Sr., Springfield; Mike McKee, Sr., Tecumseh; Lance Carter, Sr., Troy; Jamal Trammell, Jr., Northmont; Daniel Ocke, Sr., Sidney; Zach Yinger, Sr., Sidney; Cody May, Jr., Troy; Taylor Decker, Jr., Butler; Andrew Bolka, Sr., Xenia; Devon Carter, Jr., Northmont.

Player of the Year: L. Carter

Co-Coaches of the Year: Tim Miller, Troy; Jim Brown, Northmont.

Division II

Nick VanHoose, Sr., Graham; Levi Burns, Sr., Northwestern; Luke Mamer, Sr., Kenton Ridge; Steven Sarven, Sr., Shawnee; Anthony Marino, Sr., Urbana; Zach Stillings, Jr., Urbana; Michael Bean-Breaston, Sr., Bellefontaine; Jesse Davis, Sr., Tippecanoe; Garrett Stephenson, Sr., Milton Union; Josh Jones, Sr., Bellefontaine.

Player of the Year: VanHoose

Coach of the Year: Henry Stolly, Bellefontaine.

Division III

Evan Bradds, Soph., Greeneview; Mark Schwitzgable, Sr., Northeastern; Andy Daulton, Sr., West Liberty-Salem; Ronnie Drinnon, Jr., Greeneview; Bryce Finkenbine, Sr., Anna; Gunner Shirk, Jr., Miami East; Mitchell Campbell, Jr., Versailles; Evan Wolf, Sr., Miami East; Damian Winner, Sr., Versailles; Alex Fogt, Sr., Anna; Gus Schweiterman, Soph., Bethel.

Player of the Year: Bradds.

Co-Coaches of the Year: Allen Mack, Miami East; Scott McEldowney, Versailles.

Division IV

Hayden Hagerman, Sr., Catholic Central; Jason Reep, Sr., Emmanuel Christian; Luke Sheridan, Sr., Cedarville; Brian Kelly, Jr., Catholic Central; Derik Frost, Jr., Mechanicsburg; Drew Moore, Sr., Tri-Village; Anthony Gillem, Soph., Fairlawn; Jacob Hoying, Sr., Russia; Jacob Mann, Sr., Jackson Center; Van Spitler, Sr., Franklin-Monroe; Josh Boehringer, Sr., Covington; Nick Cordonnier, Sr., Lehman Catholic; Ryan Burns, Sr., Arcanum; Nick Meyer, Sr., Fort Loramie; Tyler Schrodi, Sr., Franklin Monroe; Josh Redd, Sr., Houston; Cody Albers, Sr., Fort Loramie; Andy Hoying, Jr., Jackson Center; Eric Beckstedt, Sr., Covington; Austin Runner, Sr., Arcanum; Derek Estes, Sr., Houston; Luke Chafin, Sr., Troy Christian.

Player of the Year: Moore.

Coach of the Year: John Willoughby, Houston.

Girls

Division I

Bianca Quiseberry, Soph., Tecumseh; Chelsey Davis, Jr., Tecumseh; Sami Baker, Sr., Butler; Tatiana Miller, Sr., Northmont; Megan Pillsbury, Sr., Butler; Brianna Thornton, Sr., Xenia; Julia Wood, Sr., Troy; Brittney Koester, Sr., Sidney; Christy Graves, Soph., Piqua; Krista Knapke, Jr., Northmont; Konner Harris, Soph., Sidney; Kristen Wood, Soph., Troy.

Player of the Year: Quisenberry

Coach of the Year: Nathan Kopp, Troy.

Division II

Mariah Harris, Jr., Kenton Ridge; Rebecca Bruner, Sr., Northwestern; Tori Purk, Jr., Graham; Kaley Moss, Jr., Urbana; Lindsey Fenwick, Jr., Kenton Ridge; Brooke Purvis, Sr., Kenton Ridge; Darbie Zirkle, Sr., Graham; Darcie Zirkle, Sr., Graham; Kerri Beady, Sr., Shawnee; Aireca Hetzler, Sr., Greenville.

Co-Players of the Year: Harris, Bruner

Co-Coaches of the Year: Ed Foulk, Kenton Ridge; Bruce Vanover, Graham.

Division III

Jessica Rebert, Sr., Northeastern; Becka Peterson, Jr., West Liberty-Salem; Ashton Lovely, Fresh., Greeneview; Carrie Watkins, Sr., Anna; Megan Fogt, Sr., Anna; Rebecca Burch, Sr., Anna; Abby Cash, Soph., Miami East; Madison Linn, Soph., Miami East; Lauren Rindler, Sr., Versailles; Cassie Prenger, Sr., Versailles.

Player of the Year: Watkins.

Coach of the Year: Jack Billing, Anna.

Division IV

Allison Woods, Sr., Catholic Central; Ashley Oren, Sr., Emmanuel Christian; Hannah Smith, Sr., Triad; Jenna Erwin, Jr., Southeastern; Kelsey Funderburgh, Jr., Triad; Emily Sheridan, Jr., Cedarville; Brooke Dodane, Soph., Mechanicsburg; Kayla Linkous, Jr., Tri-Village; Kristi Elliott, Jr., Houston; Monica Heckman, Sr., Franklin Monroe; Kendra Reier, Sr., Ansonia; Erica Snapp, Sr., Riverside; Shaye Thomas, Soph., Tri-Village; Taylor Cummons, Sr., Jackson Center; Brooke Richard, Jr., Jackson Center;Julianna Simon, Jr., Covington; Clair Ruhenkamp, Sr., Fort Loramie; Janel Olberding, Sr., Fort Loramie; Brooke Turner, Sr., Fort Loramie; Bethany York, Soph., Russia; Lindsey Spearman, Jr., Lehman Catholic.

Player of the Year: Linkous.

Coach of the Year: Jason Malone, Triad.

All-Star Game: Also announced were the seniors participating in the 33rd annual District 9 All-Star Game, scheduled for Thursday, March 31, for the girls game and Friday, April 1, for the boys game at Edison State College in Piqua. Game times for both days are 6:30 p.m. for the Division IV all-stars, and 8 for the D-I, II, III all-stars.

The teams are comprised of seniors selected by the coaches in District 9, with all proceeds from the games going to Dayton Children’s Medical Center. Admission is $6, and only available at the door.

District 9 All-Star Game rosters

BOYS

D-I, II, III game

East: Akeem Freeman, Springfield; Tony Ferrell, Springfield; Steven Saven, Shawnee; Luke Mamer, Kenton Ridge; Andy Daulton, West Liberty-Salem; Anthony Marino, Urbana; Nick VanHoose, Graham; Michael Bean-Breaston, Bellefontaine; Josh Jones, Bellefontaine; Jesse Davis, Tippecanoe; Zach Langdon, Tippecanoe. Coaches: Henry Stolly, Bellefontaine; Isiah Carson, Springfield.

West: Levi Burns, Northwestern; Michael McKee, Tecumseh; Damian Winner, Versailles; Evan Wolf, Miami East; Daniel Ocke, Sidney; Zach Yinger, Sidney; Lance Carter, Troy; Andrew Bolka, Xenia; Nick Cain, Xenia; Bryce Finkenbine, Anna; Garrett Stephenson, Milton Union; Alex Fogt, Anna. Coaches: Allen Mack, Miami East; Scott McEldowney, Versailles.

D-IV game

East: Alex Huffman, Mechanicsburg; Hayden Hagerman, Catholic Central; Alex Chase, Catholic Central; Jason Reep, Emmanuel Christian; Matt Scott, Emmanuel Christian; Luke Sheridan, Cedarville; Luke Chafin, Troy Christian; Austin Brewer, Troy Christian; Jacob Mann, Jackson Center; Shelby Hoying, Fairlawn; Nick Cordonnier, Russia; Brandon Liette, Ansonia. Coaches: Dan Shay, Catholic Central; Derek Alexander, Fairlawn.

West: Tyler Schrodi, Franklin-Monroe; Van Spitler, Franklin-Monroe; Eric Beckstedt, Covington; Josh Boehringer, Covington; Drew Moore, Tri-Village; Jacob Hoying, Russia; Levi Francis, Russia; Josh Redd, Houston; Derek Estes, Houston; Cody Albers, Fort Loramie; Nick Meyer, Fort Loramie; Ryan Burns, Arcanum. Coaches: John Willoughby, Houston; Karl Raterman, Fort Loramie.

GIRLS

D-I, II, III Game

East: Jessica Rebert, Northeastern; MacKenzie Jenkins, Northwestern; Kayla Peterson, West Liberty-Salem; Bri Lovely, Greeneview; Katie Raterman, Urbana; LeAnn Harrigan, Urbana; Brooke Purvis, Kenton Ridge; Darcie Zirkle, Graham; Darbie Zirkle, Graham; Kerri Beedy, Shawnee; Rebecca Bruner, Northwestern, Christina Knief, Indian Lake. Coaches: Ed Foulk, Kenton Ridge; Bruce Vanover, Graham.

West: Carrie Watkins, Anna; Rebecca Burch, Anna; Lauren Rindler, Versailles; Cassie Prenger, Versailles; Jenn Studabaker, Greenville; Aireca Hetzler, Greenville; Sami Baker, Butler; Tatiana Miller, Northmont; Megan Pillsbury, Butler; Brianna Thornton, Xenia; Julia Wood, Troy; Brittney Koester, Sidney. Coaches: Nathan Kopp, Troy; Jack Billing, Anna.

D-IV Game

East: Allison Woods, Catholic Central; Kacie Whalen, Catholic Central; Ashley Oren, Emmanuel Christian; Haley Lewis, Emmanuel Christian; Hannah Bowman, Southeastern; Brianna Toops, Southeastern; Mackenzie McMahan, Cedarville; Monica Heckman, Franklin-Monroe; Brandy Fourman, Franklin-Monroe; Shelby Anderson, Arcanum; Kenrda Reier, Ansonia. Coaches: Jim Lightle, Southeastern; Ralph Grant, Cedarville.

West: Hannah Smith, Triad; Katie Gould, Mechanicsburg; Taylor Cummons, Jackson Center; MacKenzie May, Jackson Center; Brooke Turner, Fort Loramie; Janel Olberding, Fort Loramie; Carrie Spurgeon, Covington; Katie Borchers, Russia; Jessica Thobe, Lehman Catholic; Megan Fullenkamp, Botkins; Erica Snapp, Riverside; Emily Ferguson, Houston. Coaches: Jason Malone, Triad; Gregg Gooding, Jackson Center.