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Schmidt Is POY In CCAA Division 1 West

Olean senior Mike Schmidt was named league Most Valuable Player for the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 West boys basketball season.

Schmidt averaged 13.6 points, 8.9 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for the Huskies, who won the Section VI Class B championship and advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Final Four before bowing out to eventual champion Glens Falls.

Joining Schmidt on the First Team was senior teammate Matt Droney, who averaged 14.7 points, 7.7 rebounds per game.

Also on the First Team were Southwestern senior Alex Card (13.3 ppg, 3.9 apg, 2.8 rpg, 1.9 spg), Dunkirk junior Earl Stewart (16.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg), Frewsburg senior Quinn Conlan (19.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.1 bpg) and Fredonia sophomore Tyler Putney (8.8 ppg).

The Second Team was made up of Frewsburg junior Brad Nelson, Southwestern junior Cooper Pannes, Olean senior Josh Bihler, Maple Grove senior Carson Crist and Fredonia senior Nate Shuart.

Olean’s Jeff Anastasia, who led the Huskies to an undefeated league record was named Coach of the Year. Dunkirk earned the team Sportsmanship Award while Chautauqua Lake sophomore Luke Waters was named the Byron Norton Award winner.

FIRST TEAM

Mike Schmidt Olean Senior

Matt Droney Olean Senior

Alex Card Southwestern Senior

Earl Stewart Dunkirk Junior

Quinn Conlan Frewsburg Senior

Tyler Putney Fredonia Sophomore

SECOND TEAM

Brad Nelson Frewsburg Junior

Cooper Pannes Southwestern Junior

Josh Bihler Olean Senior

Carson Crist Maple Grove Senior

Nate Shuart Fredonia Senior

HONORABLE MENTION

Dunkirk: Devon Kubasik (Jr.), A’Marion Tell (Fresh.)

Maple Grove: Pete Auer (Jr.), Tyler McPherson (Jr.)

Frewsburg: Aaron Hair (Jr.)

Fredonia: Brayden Myers (Sr.), Keith Piper (Sr.), Nick Whitfield (Fresh.)

Olean: Jack Dwaileebe (Sr.), Jarrett Prizel (Sr.), Brian Ramarge (Sr.), Alex Weakfall (Sr.)

Southwestern: Mayson Mathews (Sr.), Mitchell Pascarella (Jr.)

Chautauqua Lake: Zach Fischer (Sr.), Luke Waters (Soph.)

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