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Pope Named D1 West Player Of The Year

Chautauqua Lake junior Devin Pope averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 3.8 assists per game this season en route to being named the CCAA Division 1 West Player of the Year. P-J file photo

Devin Pope was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association’s Division 1 West Player of the Year after leading Chautauqua Lake to a Section VI Class C championship this winter.

Olean coach Jeff Anastasia was named the Coach of the Year after the Huskies finished with an 11-1 record in the league.

Olean’s Luke Rogers earned the Sportsmanship Award while Maple Grove senior Michel Padilla earned the Bryon Norton Award for dedication and hard work. The award is named is memory of a former Fredonia player.

Pope, a junior, averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 3.8 assists per game for the Thunderbirds, who finished second in the league before winning the Section VI Class C1 and overall Class C crowns. Chautauqua Lake lost to Section V champion Northstar Christian in the Far West Regional game at Genesee Community College.

Chautauqua Lake senior Aaron Swan, who finished with 15.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game, joined Pope on the league’s First Team. Olean senior Monty Shoemaker, who averaged 20.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals per league game; Dunkirk junior Darnell Butts (13.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg); Fredonia senior Lucas Voss (16.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg); and Maple Grove sophomore Carson Crist (17.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) rounded out the First Team.

The Second Team was made up of Dunkirk senior Shamon Stewart (11.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 3.2 apg); Olean sophomore Michael Schmidt (10.4 ppg, 8.0 apg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 spg); Fredonia sophomore Nate Shuart (15.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg); Olean senior Tristen Snyder (14.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.0 apg); and Padilla (14.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 4.0 apg) made up the Second Team.

DIVISION 1 WEST ALL-STARS

FIRST TEAM

Devin Pope Junior Chautauqua Lake

Monty Shoemaker Senior Olean

Aaron Swan Senior Chautauqua Lake

Darnell Butts Junior Dunkirk

Lucas Voss Senior Fredonia

Carson Crist Sophomore Maple Grove

SECOND TEAM

Shamon Stewart Senior Dunkirk

Michael Schmidt Sophomore Olean

Nate Shuart Sophomore Fredonia

Tristen Snyder Senior Olean

Michel Padilla Senior Maple Grove

HONORABLE MENTION

Dunkirk: Evon Hernandez (Senior), Noah Sobilo (Junior), Devaun Farnham (Junior), Tyrek Buchanan-Ruiz (Senior)

Maple Grove: Dalton DuBois (Senior), Pete Auer (Freshman)

Falconer: Brandon Luke (Senior), Brandon Crick (Junior)

Olean: Matt Droney (Sophomore), Luke Rogers (Senior)

Southwestern: Niko Pannes (Senior), Alex Card (Sophomore)

Chautauqua Lake: Tyler Meredith (Senior)

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