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C8 THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008
THE ENQUIRER
BOYS’ BASKETBALL ALL-STARS
DIV. I FIRST TEAM
Michael Davenport, Moeller
The senior averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.5 assists. He was
second team all-state and first team all-district, and was GCL South defensive player of
the year.
Congratulations, winter standouts!
Today, The Enquirer presents its winter sports all-star salute.
The special recognition for Ohio-area athletes begins here, with
boys’ basketball, and continues with girls’ basketball, swimming
and diving, wrestling and bowling on pages C9-12.
Kyle Rudolph, Elder
The senior averaged 14.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 blocks. He was
third team all-state and first team all-district,
and was GCL South player of the year for the
third consecutive season.
The junior averaged 15.6 points, 6.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.0 rebounds. He was
Division II second team all-district and
Southern Buckeye Conference-American
player of the year.
The senior averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks. He
was special mention all-state, first team
all-district and all-GCL South.
Jorian Hudson, Roger Bacon
The sophomore averaged 10.8 points, 3.4
rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 assists. He was
Division II honorable mention all-district and
all-GCL Central.
Bobby Capobianco, Loveland
The junior averaged 20.9 points, 11.7
rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 1.4 steals. He
was honorable mention all-state, second
team all-district and all-FAVC Buckeye.
The senior averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals. He was
honorable mention all-state, second team
all-district and all-GMC.
Orlando Williams, Princeton
The junior averaged 13.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals. He
was honorable mention all-state, second
team all-district and all-GMC.
Brad Loesing, St. Xavier
The senior averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals. He
was third team all-district and all-GCL
South.
Brandon Baker, Milford
The senior averaged 13.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 steals. He
was third team all-district and FAVC Buckeye player of the year.
Chane Behanan, Aiken
The freshman averaged 20.2 points,
5.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals. He was third
team all-district and all-Cincinnati Metro
Athletic Conference.
Allen Payne, Winton Woods
The sophomore averaged 12.4 points,
6.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals.
He was third team all-district and all-FAVC
Buckeye.
Josh Volkerding, Harrison
The senior averaged 19.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 steals. He
was honorable mention all-district and allFAVC Buckeye.
Jack Smith, Hughes
The junior averaged 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He was honorable mention all-district and all-Cincinnati
Metro Athletic Conference.
DIV. I HONORABLE MENTION
Aiken – Darren Goodson, Jordan Smith; Amelia – Spencer Cox,
Willie Tansey; Anderson – John
Runk, Nick Truesdell; Colerain –
Tyler White, Ian Gordon, Keith Cox;
Edgewood – Xavier Fugate, Nate
Thomas; Elder – Josh Jones, Alex
Welch, Andrew Wessels, Anthony
Meyer; Fairfield – Erik Armstrong,
Damon Taylor, Jon Wilkerson;
Glen Este – Sam Olberding;
Hamilton – Marquis Powell;
Hughes – Jack Jackson; Lakota
East – Daniel Lyons; Lakota
West – Jordan Hicks, Brandon
Candella, Obi Nwankwo; Lebanon
– Derek Hellemann, Tyler Gilbert;
Kings – Aaron Gayhart, Derrick
Harris, Matt Stevens; La Salle –
Danny McElroy, Jordon Crawford,
Brendan Jones; Loveland – Brian
Wozniak, John Kennedy; Mason –
Zach Brown, Jordan Heatherly,
Luke Sutphin; Middletown – Allen
Roberts, Tony Peters, Phillip Bar-
nett; Milford – Mark Bryant, Tyler
Diercks; Moeller – Tony Rack, Daniel Wulker, Tony Harris; Mount
Healthy – DeSean Flagg, Blair Hardy; Northwest – A.J. Frazier, Jimmy
Kimmey; Oak Hills – Ross Renken,
John Streicher, Alex Rogers, Jake
Proctor; Princeton – Jordan Sibert,
Marquis Horne, Stefon Johnson; St.
Xavier – Ryan Shiverdecker, Steve
Stefanou, Danny Whelan; Sycamore
– Scott Dennis, Steve Hull; Talawanda – Josh Claytor, Jeremy LaGarde,
Andrew Flint, J.D. McDaniel; Turpin
– Andy Cruse, Craig Cantor, Aaron
Van Kuiken; Walnut Hills – Dylan
Kremer; Western Brown – Tyler
Morgan, Nick Rymer; Western Hills
– Aaron Fluellen, Aramis Britten;
Winton Woods – Kierre Greenwood,
Warren Niles, Trevor Niles; Withrow
– Anthony McBride, Ron Bracey, Troy
Long, Chris Grimes; Woodward –
Cameron Keesee, Te’Allen Price,
Dominique Bettis.
The sophomore averaged 16.1 points,
5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.9 steals.
He was Division II special mention allstate, first team all-district and FAVC Cardinal player of the year.
Jake Terry, Clermont N’eastern
Walt Gibler, St. Xavier
Justin Steigerwald, Oak Hills
Quinten Rollins, Wilmington
The senior averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assists. He was
Division II honorable mention all-state, second team all-district and all-GCL Central.
The junior averaged 16.7 points, 10.2
rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals. He
was special mention all-state, first team
all-district and GMC player of the year.
he senior averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.3 assists. He
was honorable mention all-state, second
team all-district and all-GCL South.
DIV. II-IV FIRST TEAM
Greg Ross, McNicholas
Bill Edwards, Middletown
Quinn McDowell, Moeller
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DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Yancy Gates, Withrow
The senior averaged 21.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.7 assists. He was
Associated Press Division I state player of the
year, Southwest District player of the year and
Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference player of
the year.
DIVISION I COACH OF THE YEAR
Josh Andrews, Princeton
Following the death of former coach Bill Brewer in
November, first-year head coach Andrews led
Princeton to an 18-6 record, a Greater Miami Conference co-championship and a district championship.
DIVISION II PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Angelo Benton, Taft
The senior averaged 16.7 points and 12.4 rebounds
a game. He was third team all-state, first team all-district and all-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference.
DIVISION II COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Mitchell, Taft
His team finished 16-7 and was Enquirer Divisions
II-IV regular season coaches’ poll champion. The Senators reached the district finals.
Ori Harrison, Deer Park
The senior averaged 21.1 points, 12.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.2 steals. He was
Division III first team all-state, Southwest
District player of the year and Cincinnati
Hills League player of the year.
Logan Schroeder, Badin
The senior averaged 18.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.5 assists. He was
Division III third team all-state, first team alldistrict and GCL Central player of the year.
Nathanael Harney, Madison
The senior averaged 18.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals. He was
Division III special mention all-state, first
team all-district and all-SWBL Buckeye.
Andre Simmons, Shroder
The senior averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks. He was
Division III honorable mention all-district and
CMAC second team.
Brenin Garcia, Purcell Marian
The senior averaged 18.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals. He was
Division III honorable mention all-state, second team all-district and all-GCL Central.
Nate Brusman, Cin. Christian
The junior averaged 20.9 points, 4.9 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 rebounds. He was
D-IV special mention all-state, first team alldistrict and MVC Gray player of the year.
Jess Chadwell, Georgetown
DIVISION III PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The sophomore averaged 17.2 points, 6.4
rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.9 assists. He was
D-IV special mention all-state, first team alldistrict and SBC National player of the year.
Damon Butler, North College Hill
The senior averaged 22.1 points, 7.8 assists, 4.1
rebounds and 4.1 steals. He was second team allstate, first team all-district and all-Miami Valley Conference and helped lead NCH to three state titles and
a 25-1 postseason record in four years.
Ricardo Maxwell, Lockland
The sophomore averaged 11.9 points,
4.5 assists and 3.0 steals. He was Division IV special mention all-state, first
team all-district and all-MVC.
DIVISION III COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeoff Gabbard, Deer Park
His team finished 19-3 and reached the sectional
finals. Deer Park was Cincinnati Hills League champion, the program’s first league title since 1969.
DIVISION IV PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Drew Kohn, Seven Hills
The senior averaged 21.5 points, 3.2 rebounds,
2.9 steals and 2.5 assists. He was first team allstate, Southwest District player of the year and Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet player of the year.
DIVISION IV COACH OF THE YEAR
Willie Hill, Seven Hills
His team finished 23-2 and reached the regional
finals, the longest tournament run in school history.
He was Associated Press state tri-coach of the year.
DIV. II-IV HONORABLE MENTION
Badin – Scott Purcell, Xander
Reynolds, Corey VanNatta; Batavia – Andrew Avery, Eric
Simmons; Bethel-Tate – Louie
Schaljo; Blanchester – A.J. Wiley;
Cincinnati Christian – David
Mann, Derek Wickersham; Cincinnati Country Day – Spencer
Wright; CHCA – Will LoVellette,
Thomas Barnhart; Clark Montessori – Bryan Berry, Donta Hughes;
Clermont Northeastern – Justin
Messinger, Chris Jordan; ClintonMassie – Logan McCormick; Deer
Park – Ethan Carey, Ben Rascona, Keith Reddish; East Clinton –
Steve Sodini; Fayetteville – Matt
Greene; Felicity – Tyler Utter; Fenwick – Kevin Donoher, Mike Lonneman; Finneytown – Patrick
Dawson, Jabari Wright; Georgetown – Marc Gray, Dylan Kattine;
Goshen – Chris Petry; Indian Hill
– Joe Renneker, Matt Griggs; Little Miami – Matt Beerse, Kyle
Lawrence; Lockland – A.J. Letcher, Jamelle Smith, Adonnis White;
Madeira – Nate Gulick, Rob
Tudor, Adam Bird; Mariemont –
Freeman Jordan, Will Kippins;
McNicholas – Tyler Blatt, Andy
Jostworth; Middletown Christian
– Stephen Buchanan, Kenneth
Gaynor; Monroe – Tyler Osterman,
Jared Ferguson; New Miami – Corey Davidson, Adam Forch; New
Richmond – Nolan Darland;
North College Hill – Barry Cobb,
Angelo Pruitt; Norwood – Jeff Tyree; Purcell Marian – Greg Davis,
David Anderson; Reading – Ben
Gertz; Ripley – John Mineer; Roger Bacon – Ricky Cullum, Brian
Hils; Ross – Chris Gaston, David
Lane, Alex Schlake; St. Bernard –
Phillip Torbert, Chad Webb; Taft –
Richard Harris, Quavis McKinney;
Taylor – John Greene; Seven Hills
– Jake Davis, L.T. Burke, Alex Hill;
Shroder – Lamar Tolliver, Anthony
Davis; Summit Country Day –
Bradley Evans, Khiry Hankins; Wilmington – Jordan Berlin; Wyoming – Jordan Bright, David Harris.