Last weekend, the District 5 Basketball Coaches Association met to honor their own and released a list of its 2010 accolades.
In Division III, Scott Bardall of Garaway and Matt Ward of Tusky Valley were each named Coach of the year. Ridgewood's Kayla Tedrick was named Player of the year in Division III.
In Division IV, McKenzie Miller of Hiland was named as the Player of the Year. Craig Hamilton of Newcomerstown was named Coach of the Year in Division IV.
All star teams by division include:
Division II
First Team
Olivia Neace, River View; Lindsy Snyder, West Holmes; Sarah Stephenson, New Philadelphia; Emily Vosick, Claymont.
Second Team
Andi Daugherty, River View; Sarah Mills, Dover; Tessa Sanders, Carrollton; Laina Snyder, West Holmes; Rachel Zimomra, Coshocton.
Honorable Mention
Jackie Abrecht, New Philadelphia; Paige Asche, West Holmes; Autumn Barton, Dover; Macy Kopp, Claymont; Brittany Neiger, Coshocton; Sam Reed, River View.
Division III
First Team
Sarah Bardall, Anya Misko, Garaway; Paige Ricketts, Shannon Watson, Tusky Valley; Kayla Tedrick, Ridgewood.
Second Team
Ally Miller, Hallie Slemmer, Garaway; Kelsey Miller, Ridgewood; Brittney Tindall, Sandy Valley; Katlynn Dunlap, Tusky Valley.
Honorable Mention
Andi Kettlewell, Garaway; Jordan Fonte, Sandy Valley; Kallie Garbrandt, Indian Valley; Natasha Tucke, Tusky Valley; Jordan Vaiea, Ridgewood.
Division IV
First Team
Nicki Cregan, Strasburg; Stephany Felton, Allie Hinton, Newcomerstown; McKenzie Miller, Hiland; Millie Patchan, Becky Russell, Central Catholic.
Second Team
McKenzie Colombo, Strasburg; Chelsea Fenton, Newcomerstown; Carly Gooding, Conotton Valley; Regina Hochstetler, Kendra Schlabach, Hiland; Briana Neidig, Central Catholic; Logan Smalley, Malvern.
Honorable Mention
Bria Coil, Hiland; Cori Conner, Newcomerstown; Tori McKinney, Malvern; Erin Metzger, Strasburg; Kearstyn Moore, Conotton Valley; Courtney Standiford, Central Catholic.
For the boys, the following superlatives found throughout the area shined brightly as more area players and coaches captured top honors.
Carrollton�s John Lowdermilk (Division II), Garaway�s Paul Honigford (Division III) and Malvern�s Travis Tucci were all named players of the year, while Tusky Valley�s Steve Franks (Division III) and Hiland�s Mark Schlabach (Division IV) were named the top coaches.
Other area District 5 accolades include:
Division II
First team
Logan Kimble, New Philadelphia; Anthony Monaco, Dover; Brandon Taylor, Coshocton.
Second team
Michael Adams, River View; Brady Arnold, West Holmes; Michael Bazzoli, New Philadelphia; Drew Jarvis, Coshocton; Taylor Wise, Claymont; Colton Zahner, Dover.
Honorable mention
Blake Albaugh, Claymont; Justin Isinghood, Buckeye Local; Scott Kinsey, New Philadelphia; Jamie MacAdam, Indian Valley; Mason Mamarella, Dover; Jamie Schwartz, River View; Gabe Snyder, West Holmes; Clay Turner, Coshocton.
Division III
First team
Thomas Ellis, Ridgewood; Paul Honigford, Garaway; Zach Mozden, Sandy Valley; Clayton Patton, Tusky Valley; Hunter Shaw, Garaway.
Second team
Darian Arnold, Newcomerstown; Evan Jones, Ridgewood; Clay Shetler, Tusky Valley; Tanner Stoffer, Ridgewood; Ryan Troyer, Garaway; Duane Troyer, Garaway.
Honorable mention
Kevin Davis, Ridgewood; John Graham, Tusky Valley; Bubba Harris, Newcomerstown; Tanner Klein, Garaway; Zach Schlimm, Sandy Valley.
Division IV
First team
Brandon Bailey, Conotton Valley; Noah Boyd, Hiland; Jimmy Fickes, Tuscarawas Central Catholic; Dylan Kaufman, Hiland; Hunter Schneiter, Strasburg; Travis Tucci, Malvern.
Second team
Shawn Ball, Malvern; Seger Bonifant, Hiland; Max Kapron, Malvern; Drew Kuecher, Strasburg; Brandon Sweet, Tuscarawas Central Catholic.
Honorable mention
Clay Davis, Malvern; Nick Galigher, Conotton Valley; Austin Hostetler, Strasburg; Jalen Miller, Hiland; Jimmy Tolloti, Tuscarawas Central Catholic.
Last weekend, the District 5 Basketball Coaches Association met to honor their own and released a list of its 2010 accolades.
In Division III, Scott Bardall of Garaway and Matt Ward of Tusky Valley were each named Coach of the year. Ridgewood's Kayla Tedrick was named Player of the year in Division III.
In Division IV, McKenzie Miller of Hiland was named as the Player of the Year. Craig Hamilton of Newcomerstown was named Coach of the Year in Division IV.
All star teams by division include:
Division II
First Team
Olivia Neace, River View; Lindsy Snyder, West Holmes; Sarah Stephenson, New Philadelphia; Emily Vosick, Claymont.
Second Team
Andi Daugherty, River View; Sarah Mills, Dover; Tessa Sanders, Carrollton; Laina Snyder, West Holmes; Rachel Zimomra, Coshocton.
Honorable Mention
Jackie Abrecht, New Philadelphia; Paige Asche, West Holmes; Autumn Barton, Dover; Macy Kopp, Claymont; Brittany Neiger, Coshocton; Sam Reed, River View.
Division III
First Team
Sarah Bardall, Anya Misko, Garaway; Paige Ricketts, Shannon Watson, Tusky Valley; Kayla Tedrick, Ridgewood.
Second Team
Ally Miller, Hallie Slemmer, Garaway; Kelsey Miller, Ridgewood; Brittney Tindall, Sandy Valley; Katlynn Dunlap, Tusky Valley.
Honorable Mention
Andi Kettlewell, Garaway; Jordan Fonte, Sandy Valley; Kallie Garbrandt, Indian Valley; Natasha Tucke, Tusky Valley; Jordan Vaiea, Ridgewood.
Division IV
First Team
Nicki Cregan, Strasburg; Stephany Felton, Allie Hinton, Newcomerstown; McKenzie Miller, Hiland; Millie Patchan, Becky Russell, Central Catholic.
Second Team
McKenzie Colombo, Strasburg; Chelsea Fenton, Newcomerstown; Carly Gooding, Conotton Valley; Regina Hochstetler, Kendra Schlabach, Hiland; Briana Neidig, Central Catholic; Logan Smalley, Malvern.
Honorable Mention
Bria Coil, Hiland; Cori Conner, Newcomerstown; Tori McKinney, Malvern; Erin Metzger, Strasburg; Kearstyn Moore, Conotton Valley; Courtney Standiford, Central Catholic.
For the boys, the following superlatives found throughout the area shined brightly as more area players and coaches captured top honors.
Carrollton�s John Lowdermilk (Division II), Garaway�s Paul Honigford (Division III) and Malvern�s Travis Tucci were all named players of the year, while Tusky Valley�s Steve Franks (Division III) and Hiland�s Mark Schlabach (Division IV) were named the top coaches.
Other area District 5 accolades include:
Division II
First team
Logan Kimble, New Philadelphia; Anthony Monaco, Dover; Brandon Taylor, Coshocton.
Second team
Michael Adams, River View; Brady Arnold, West Holmes; Michael Bazzoli, New Philadelphia; Drew Jarvis, Coshocton; Taylor Wise, Claymont; Colton Zahner, Dover.
Honorable mention
Blake Albaugh, Claymont; Justin Isinghood, Buckeye Local; Scott Kinsey, New Philadelphia; Jamie MacAdam, Indian Valley; Mason Mamarella, Dover; Jamie Schwartz, River View; Gabe Snyder, West Holmes; Clay Turner, Coshocton.
Division III
First team
Thomas Ellis, Ridgewood; Paul Honigford, Garaway; Zach Mozden, Sandy Valley; Clayton Patton, Tusky Valley; Hunter Shaw, Garaway.
Second team
Darian Arnold, Newcomerstown; Evan Jones, Ridgewood; Clay Shetler, Tusky Valley; Tanner Stoffer, Ridgewood; Ryan Troyer, Garaway; Duane Troyer, Garaway.
Honorable mention
Kevin Davis, Ridgewood; John Graham, Tusky Valley; Bubba Harris, Newcomerstown; Tanner Klein, Garaway; Zach Schlimm, Sandy Valley.
Division IV
First team
Brandon Bailey, Conotton Valley; Noah Boyd, Hiland; Jimmy Fickes, Tuscarawas Central Catholic; Dylan Kaufman, Hiland; Hunter Schneiter, Strasburg; Travis Tucci, Malvern.
Second team
Shawn Ball, Malvern; Seger Bonifant, Hiland; Max Kapron, Malvern; Drew Kuecher, Strasburg; Brandon Sweet, Tuscarawas Central Catholic.
Honorable mention
Clay Davis, Malvern; Nick Galigher, Conotton Valley; Austin Hostetler, Strasburg; Jalen Miller, Hiland; Jimmy Tolloti, Tuscarawas Central Catholic.
Garaway wrestlers capture IVC
By Jeffery Williams
The Budget
Sports Correspondent
To slay the dragon, Garaway needed a monster effort.
They got it from top to bottom.
And down went the Sandy Valley dragon.
Garaway became the first Inter-Valley Conference school other than Sandy Valley to win a league championship in 10 years when they earned the IVC Tournament title Saturday, besting the second-place Cardinals 397-344. Newcomerstown (269) was third, Ridgewood (236) was fourth, Malvern (206) was fifth and Tuscarawas Central Catholic was sixth with 108 points.
“Every person on our team, everybody had a role to play,” head coach Sedric Gerber, winner of the Coach of the Year, said. “Everyone either met their goal or exceeded it and I couldn’t be more proud of their efforts. I truly believe this was a team effort.”
The Pirates held the lead after each round, prompting Gerber to look tense as the final round started. “I wish it was done,” he said simply as his team led by one point after the first and second rounds, five after the third round and 15 points heading into the finals.
“There have been many tournaments where we came close but we never put five rounds together,” Gerber said. “Our kids fought so hard through five rounds and in every round they fought to win and we were able to hold on.”
Veteran Sandy Valley coach John Groff, head coach for all 10 of the past decade’s victories, said the Pirates were tough.
“We didn’t wrestle our best today,” Groff said. “Garaway wrestled well today, you can’t take anything away from them.”
The Pirates got individual titles from Jesse Blake (126), Jordan Blake (145), A.J. Frey (152), Steven Farrow (182) and Brady Gump (220).
Farrow, a state qualifier a year ago, defeated 2-time state qualifier Sam Groff of Sandy Valley in a hotly-contested 4-3 decision. For his effort, he was named Wrestler of the Year.
“That was the icing on the cake for yesterday,” Gerber said of Farrow’s big win. “He wrestled such a smart match and he was all about offense. He was bound and determined not to make a mistake and he was constantly on the attack.”
Frey was the surprise champion as he entered the tournament seeded fifth with his 7-13 record. All he did was go through unscathed.
“It felt really, really good, it was a great opportunity,” Frey said of his title. “I worked hard and did everything I could. Plus, being around the guys at practice – they’re a good group of guys to be around like Cody Schlabach and Steven Farrow. They’re all-around great guys and I love ’em like brothers. All of our older guys have been a huge help to me as a wrestler.”
“We knew what kind of wrestler A.J. was and we knew he had potential,” Gerber said. “Yesterday he just let it all hang out and came out as the no. 5 seed and he wanted to be champ. For him only being a sophomore it’s amazing. Some switch went off in him and he brought it to the mats on Saturday.”
Frey sent back kudos to his head coach, along with assistant coach Alan Patterson.
“Their energy is great and they fire us up,” Frey said. “They are the best wrestling coaches you could ever ask for.”
Frey may have been looking for some payback after suffering a broken nose and concussion when the Pirates lost a dual to Sandy Valley earlier in the season.
“It felt good to beat Sandy Valley,” he said with a laugh.
Earning runner-up finishes for the Pirates were Ethan Slentz (132), Cody Schlabach (138) and 285-pounder Ben Sexton.
Third-place finishes went to Logan Hershberger (113) and Clint Miller (195) while Austin Kirk (160) took fourth.
Up next the Pirates will travel to the Division III?Sectional Tournament set for this weekend - Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18 at Cardington-Lincoln High School in Cardington. Participating schools include: Bishop Ready, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Coshocton, Delaware Christian, Elgin, Garaway, Liberty Union, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Newcomerstown, Northmor, Northridge (Johnstown), Pleasant, and Ridgewood. From there, four individuals in each weight class will qualify to go on to the District Tournament.
