Topic: Basketball
AWARD WINNERS FOR 1ST HALF OF SEASON (BOYS)
Below are our award winners from Thanksgiving weekend until December 31st based on players that I observed.
- BEST SENIOR: BILL PRESTON (MOUTH OF WILSON OAK HILL ACADEMY, VA)
- BEST JUNIOR: MARVIN BAGLEY (CHATSWORTH SIERRA CANYON, CA)
- BEST SOPH: KEION BROOKS (FT. WAYNE NORTH, IN)
- BEST FROSH: JOEL WATTS (CHICAGO ST. RITA, IL)
- BEST 8TH GRADER: ZION MORGAN (BOWLING GREEN, KY)
- BEST BANGER: CODY RILEY (CHATSWORTH SIERRA CANYON, CA)
- BEST COACH: STEVE SMITH (MOUTH OF WILSON OAK HILL ACADEMY, VA)
- BEST DEFENDER: CAMERON STEPHENS (SLLERSBURG SILVER CREEK, IN)
- BEST DRIBBLER: TIGER CAMPBELL (LAPORTE LALUMIERE, IN)
- BEST DUNKER: MALIK WILLIAMS (FT. WAYNE SNIDER, IN)
- BEST EVENT: MARSHALL COUNTY HOOPFEST IN BENTON, KY
- BEST IN/OUT PLAYER: JACK NUNGE (NEWBURGH CASTLE, IN)
- BEST LITTLE MAN: CHASE ADAMS (CHICAGO HTS. MARIAN CATHOLIC, IL)
- BEST PASSER: MATT COLEMAN (MOUTH OF WILSON OAK HILL ACADEMY, VA)
- BEST PENETRATOR: TYLER SMITH (FOUNTAIN CITY NORTHEASTERN, IN)
- BEST PERFORMANCE: TAVEION HOLLINGSWORTH (LEXINGTON DUNBAR, KY) WHO HAD 47 POINTS IN KOB
- BEST POINT GUARD: GARY TRENT (NAPA PROLIFIC PREP, CA)
- BEST REBOUNDER: JAMES WISEMAN (NASHVILLE ENSWORTH, TN)
- BEST SCORER: KRIS WILKES (INDIANAPOLIS NORTH CENTRAL, IN)
- BEST OVERALL SHOOTER: CLAY WASHBURN (NASHVILLE CPA, TN)
- BEST 3 POINT SHOOTER: ISIAH MOORE (INDIANAPOLIS PARK TUDOR, IN)
- BEST TEAM: LAPORTE LALUMIERE, IN
- BIGGEST UPSET: DANVILLE (IN) OVER INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, IN)
- CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK: SCOTT DRAUD (COVINGTON BEECHWOOD, KY)
- COLLEGE THAT GOT A STEAL: ST. LOUIS WHEN THEY INKED JORDAN GOODWIN (BELLEVILLE ALTHOFF CATHOLIC, IL)
- MOST RELIABLE: AL DUNHAM (LILBURN BERKMAR, GA)
- MOST VERSATILE: ROMEO LANGFORD (NEW ALBANY, IN)
- MULTI-SPORT STAR: SANTREL FARMER (BARDSTOWN) EXCELS IN 3
- NAME TO REMEMBER: COREY LONG (CINCINNATI HUGHES CENTER, OH)
- SMOOTHEST: JOHN PETTY (HUNTSVILLE JEMISON, AL)
- STOCK RISING: JEROME REED (PADUCAH TILGHMAN, KY)
- TEAM ON FIRE: FERN CREEK, KY
- TOP SLEEPER: AUSTIN RICHIE (CHICAGO HTS. BLOOM TWP., IL)
- UP & COMING COACH: SHANE HEIRMAN (LAPORTE LALUMIERE, IN)
AWARD WINNERS FOR 1ST HALF OF SEASON (GIRLS)
Below are our award winners for girls that I have observed since the start of the basketball season up until December 31, 2016.
- TOP SENIOR: LINDSEY DUVALL (MT. WASHINGTON BULLITT EAST, KY)
- TOP JUNIOR: KATLYN GILBERT (INDIANAPOLIS HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, IN)
- TOP SOPH: ANGEL BAKER (INDIANAPOLIS PIKE, IN)
- TOP FROSH: MADDIE SCHERR (FLORENCE RYLE, KY)
- BEST ALL AROUND: GRACE BERGER (LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART, KY)
- BEST BALL HANDLER: ALY WEBER (CLARKSVILLE, IN)
- BEST BLUE COLLAR: SAVANNAH LEGATE (NASHVILLE CPA, TN)
- BEST DEFENDER: DE'SHAWN HARPER (INDIANAPOLIS HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, IN)
- BEST DRIVER: JORIE ALLEN (BEDFORD BNL, IN)
- BEST LEFTY: KAYANA TRAYLOR (MARTINSVILLE, IN)
- BEST LITTLE PLAYER: JAELA JOHNSON (LOUISVILLE MANUAL, KY)
- BEST OVERALL SHOOTER: MADISON WISE (GREENFIELD CENTRAL, IN)
- BEST PASSER: AMY DILK (CARMEL, IN)
- BEST POINT GUARD: JADA STINSON (ELIZABETHTOWN, KY)
- BEST REBOUNDER: MAZKENZIE BLAZEK (WHITELAND, IN)
- BEST SCORER: KAYLA CASTEEL (PLAINFIELD, IN)
- BEST 3 POINT SHOOTER: SEYGAN ROBINS (MERCER CO., KY)
- COLLEGE THAT GOT STEAL: NORTHERN ILLINOIS' SIGNEE RILEY BLACKWELL (PLAINFIELD, IN)
- MOST UNDERRATED: CLAIRE RAUCK (CLARKSVILLE PROVIDENCE, IN)
- MOST VERSATILE: JULIA RUZEVICH (CHICAGO MARIST, IL)
- NAME TO WATCH OUT FOR: PERRI MITCHELL (LOUISVILLE PRP, KY)
- SMOOTHEST: GRACE WHITE (GRAYSON CO., KY)
- TEAM ON FIRE: GREENFIELD CENTRAL (IN)
- TOP TEAM: LOUISVILLE MALE (KY)
- BEST EVENT: QUEEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH (KY)
- BEST COACH: DONNA MOIR (LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART, KY)
- UP & COMING COACH: MIKE WARREN (JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)