Clymer’s Wassink, King Earn Top Honors In D2 West
The Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West boys basketball All-Star teams were announced recently with Hunter Wassink being named the league’s Player of the Year.
The Clymer senior averaged 17 points, 3.6 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game, leading the Pirates to a Section VI Class D title.
Clymer head coach Irv King was named the league’s Coach of the Year after a nearly perfect 15-1 season, with the lone loss coming by three points to Sherman on March 16.
First-Team selections included Gerald Carris and John Swabik of Sherman, as the Wildcats finished at 13-3 after falling to the Pirates in the Class D final. Carris averaged 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while Swabik averaged 13.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
Tucker Fenton and Drew Kelemen were named to the First Team for Maple Grove after an 11-4 season. Kelemen averaged 14.2 points and Fenton 11 points per game for the Red Dragons during their senior and junior years, respectively.
Senior Traden Gray was named to the First Team for Frewsburg after averaging 18.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game this season for the 7-8 Bears.
Darien Swanson was also named to the First Team for Westfield after averaging 17.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.5 rebounds per game during a 7-9 season.
Second-Team choices included Austin White and Bishop Kopta of Clymer, Cameron Crist of Maple Grove, Wyatt Harrington of Cassadaga Valley and Brayden Kneer of Westfield.
FIRST TEAM
Darien Swanson Jr. Westfield
Gerald Carris Jr. Sherman
Tucker Fenton Jr. Maple Grove
Drew Kelemen Sr. Maple Grove
John Swabik Sr. Sherman
Traden Gray Sr. Frewsburg
SECOND TEAM
Austin White Soph. Clymer
Cameron Crist Jr. Maple Grove
Wyatt Harrington Jr. Cassadaga Valley
Bishop Kopta Sr. Clymer
Brayden Kneer Sr. Westfield
HONORABLE MENTION
Brocton: Connor Dispense (Sr.)
Cassadaga Valley: Braden Lebaron (Soph.), Connor Austin (Sr.)
Clymer: Micah Willink (Jr.), Matthew White (Sr.)
Frewsburg: Zach Winters (Jr.), Conner Murray (Soph.), Zach Carr (Jr.)
Panama: Cooper Brown (Jr.), Carter Brink (8th), Gabe Roth (Soph.), Nick Huffman (Sr.)
Sherman: Derek Sears (Sr.), Keith Gormley (Sr.), Elijah Kioko (Jr.)
Westfield: Ethan Weingart (Jr.), Cole Holland (Jr.)
Maple Grove: Adam Marsh (Sr.)