Bailey earns top D3 boys honor in SW Ohio-Mader also honored on girls first-team

Leading their teams to the top of the Miami Valley League, both Tipp senior CJ Bailey and sophomore Abbi Mader took home high honors last week as the all-Southwest District basketball teams were announced by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. 

Bailey was selected as the Division 3 Boys Player of the Year in Southwest Ohio, while Mader also took home First-Team honors for the girls.

BOYS- Division III

Bailey was joined on the teams by teammate Bryton Otto, a fellow senior who was named to the second-team after having a huge breakout season. Also named to the honorable mention are sophomore sharpshooter Hudson Ganger and senior Colin Turner. 

First team

C.J. Bailey, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-2 sr., 15.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.8 apg; Connor Gulley, Mt. Orab Western Brown, 6-4, sr., 17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg; Joseph Ingram, West Carrollton, 6-7, sr., 14.5 ppg, 13.5 rpg; Colt Howard, Monroe, 6-1, so., 20.0 ppg; Tyler Owens, Goshen, 6-10, sr., 16.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg; Je'Carious Reaves, Trotwood-Madison, 6-0, sr., 19.1 ppg, 4.0 apg; Ricky Robertson, Cincinnati La Salle, 6-3, sr., 13.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg; Eli Stroud, Hamilton Badin, 6-0, sr., 15.1 ppg, 4.2 apg, 4.0 spg.

Player of the year: C.J. Bailey, Tipp City Tippecanoe

Co-coaches of the year: Ben Cosgrove, Hamilton Badin and Anthony Parker, West Carrollton

Second team

Daveon Arnold, Trotwood-Madison, 5-9, sr., 13.2 ppg; Le'Shawn Hill, Cincinnati Hughes, 6-0 so., 19.6 ppg; Jayceon Kibler, Wilmington, 6-3, sr., 19.2 ppg; Carson Lowe, Hamilton Badin, 6-4, sr., 12.2 ppg; Bryton Otto, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-7, sr., 14.2 ppg; Kendol Roberts, Franklin, 6-0, jr., 18.2 ppg; Shamari Scales, Cincinnati La Salle, 6-7, jr., 11.1 ppg; Grant Waters, Cincinnati McNicholas, 6-2, jr., 14.6 ppg.

Third team

Ethan Fuersich, Hamilton Ross, 6-9, jr., 15.0 ppg; Carson Harris, Batavia, 6-0, sr., 13.2 ppg; Bryce Lively, Cincinnati Woodward, 6-5, sr., 16.0 ppg; Deng Majack, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 6-2, sr., 13.2 ppg; Ty Perkins, Monroe, 6-2, so., 14.0 ppg; Graham Roark, Goshen, 5-11, so., 14.8 ppg; Julius Rusk, Vandalia Butler, 6-4 sr., 14.1 ppg; Noah Wentz, Cleves Taylor, 6-3, sr., 17.7 ppg.

Honorable mention

Ryan Brose, Brett McKeon, Batavia; Cameron Reagan, David Gregory, Jack Howard, Bellbrook; Grayson Lotts, Bellefontaine; Alex Davenport, Cincinnati Hughes; C.J. Davis, Cincinnati La Salle; Owen Nienaber, Cincinnati McNicholas; Jeremiah Perry, Cincinnati Mt. Healthy; Gavin Hoffman, Drew Rardin, Cincinnati Turpin; Jamauri Benson, Jaquan Benson, Iverson Scott, Dayton Belmont; Noah Dent, Dayton Carroll; Anthony Clemens, Dayton Chaminade Julienne; Charleston Dixon, Dayton Ponitz; Malik Henderson, Jaionte Jones, Cincinnati Hughes; Christian Craig, Travontay Thomas, Cincinnati Northwest; Karson Alderman, Braylon Settelmayer, Goshen; Johnny Barr, Greenville; Chandler Taylor, Hamilton Badin; Bryce Fulmer, Ryan Smith, Hamilton Ross; Tyler Hitt, Dre Mitchell, Mt. Orab Western Brown; Corey Russell, New Carlisle Tecumseh; Cayden Bishop, Adrien Carter, Anthony Harris, Riverside Stebbins; Hudson Ganger, Colin Turner, Tipp City Tippecanoe; Darius Dennis, Justyce Taylor, Trotwood-Madison; Charlie Neely, Vandalia Butler; Sultan Khaleel, West Carrollton; Anthony Caudill Jr., Devin Withers, DeAunte White, Xenia. 

GIRLS- Division III

Like the boys, the Tipp girls basketball team was well represented on the all-district team. In addition to Mader earning first-team, senior Savannah Clawson was voted to the third-team as a great defensive leader. Mady Turner and Liv Hiser both were named to the honorable mention. Division III

First team

Leigha Acoff, Cincinnati Woodward, 5-10, sr., 28.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.0 spg, 3.5 apg; Libby Bunsold, Bellbrook, 5-9, so., 17.8 ppg, 6.7 spg, 6.3 rpg, 4.5 apg; Bella Cobb, Oxford Talawanda, 6-0, fr., 15.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.3 spg, 2.0 bpg; Ja'Kyiah Cook, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 6-0, fr., 10.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg; Braelyn Even, Hamilton Badin, 5-10, sr., 20.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 6.0 spg, 3.5 apg;  Kiera Healy, Dayton Carroll, 6-0, sr., 17.1 pg, 6.6 rpg, 3.1 spg; Jadelyn Jenike, Mt. Orab Western Brown, 5-7, so., 17.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 spg, 3.3 apg; Abbi Mader, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-0, so., 20.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.0 apg.

Player of the year: Braelyn Even, Hamilton Badin

Coach of the year: Jason Frazier, Monroe 

Second team

Carmen Bosse, Hamilton Ross, 6-0, sr., 16.2 ppg; Ryan Buskirk, Monroe, 6-1, sr., 11.0 ppg; Janna Cary, Oxford Talawanda, 5-11, so., 12.0 ppg; Nalayna Cosby, Dayton Ponitz, 5-6 sr., 25.8 ppg; Emma Dady, Vandalia Butler, 6-0, jr., 15.1 ppg; Lauren Fabrick, Bellbrook, 5-10, jr., 12.7 ppg; Aubrie Huxel, Goshen, 5-10, sr., 14.7 ppg; Kaniah Woods, Cincinnati Aiken, 5-11, sr., 22.7 ppg.

Third team

Savannah Clawson, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 5-9, sr, 5.2 ppg; Olivia Foy, Sidney, 5-9, jr., 11.0 ppg; Cydney Grigsby, West Carrollton, sr., 14.9 ppg; Janai Hall, Cincinnati Aiken, 5-4, so., 23.8 ppg; Mychael Hanson, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 5-8, fr., 11.3 ppg; Jordan McComas, Monroe, 5-8, sr., 9.9 ppg; Maura Petrovic, Dayton Carroll, 5-8, sr., 10.9 ppg: Eva Snyder, Dayton Carroll, 5-8, sr., 13.5 ppg.

Honorable mention

Macy Miller, Bellbrook; Miya Smith, Cincinnati Hughes; Molly Hartley, Cincinnati Turpin; Ashlynn Cox, Mashayla Valentine, Dayton Belmont; Maggie Bush, Janae Cain, Dayton Chaminade Julienne; Mi’kiah Gillis, Dayton Stivers; Aubrey Jones, Brooklynn Kimball, Fairborn; Olivia Truesdell, Franklin; Sophie Scherzinger, Goshen; Jayda Lyons, Greenville; Emma Adolph, Monroe; Peyton Butler, Mt. Orab Western Brown; Rieley Lokai, New Carlisle Tecumseh; Morgan Catron, New Richmond; Grace Richardson, Oxford Talawanda; Makenzie Carroll, Piqua; Janiyah Boykin, Ciara Thomas, Ka’Miah Williams, Trotwood-Madison; Liv Hiser, Mady Turner, Tipp City Tippecanoe; Dillan Bardonaro, Alexa Moeller, Vandalia Butler; Kierra Cole, Wilmington.



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