Salamanca senior Lucus Brown averaged 25.1 points per game and led the Warriors to the NYSPHSAA Class B semifinals this season after they won the CCAA Division 1 West title with a 9-1 league record. P-J file photo

League-champion Salamanca earned two prestigious awards in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 West boys basketball as senior Lucus Brown was named the league’s Most Valuable Player and senior Kaine Whitcomb earned the Bryon Norton Award.

Brown averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 3.0 assists per game for the Warriors, who won the league title 9-1 record before capturing Section VI Class B1 and overall Class B titles. Salamanca advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association final four for the second time in three years after beating Avon in the Far West Regional.

Whitcomb earned his award for dedication and hard work.

Fredonia’s Nick Bertrando was named the league’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Hillbillies to a 7-3 league mark.

Fredonia seniors Mike Hahn (15.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and Davion White (18.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.8 apg) were named to the league’s First Team.

Allegany-Limestone junior Carson Kwiatkowski (17.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg), Dunkirk junior Greg Orcutt (19.4 ppg) and Olean junior Caedyn Tingley (12.7 ppg) rounded out the First Team.

Salamanca senior Jaxson Ross and junior Avery Brown were joined on the Second Team by Allegany-Limestone senior Michael Frederick, Olean junior Luca Quinn and Southwestern senior Sam Arrington Jr.

Southwestern earned the Team Sportsmanship Award with Trojans senior Declan Kennedy the Individual Sportsmanship Award winner.

FIRST TEAM

Lucus Brown Sr. Salamanca

Carson Kwiatkowski Jr. Allegany-Limestone

Greg Orcutt Jr. Dunkirk

Mike Hahn Sr. Fredonia

Davion White Sr. Fredonia

Caedyn Tingley Jr. Olean

SECOND TEAM

Michael Frederick Sr. Allegany-Limestone

Luca Quinn Jr. Olean

Avery Brown Jr. Salamanca

Jaxson Ross Sr. Salamanca

Sam Arrington Jr. Sr. Southwestern

HONORABLE MENTION

Allegany-Limestone: Kellan Brady (Sr.), Sean Conroy (Sr.)

Dunkirk: K’Vion Tell (Fresh.)

Fredonia: RJ Koopman (Soph.), Ashton Putney (Jr.)

Olean: Sullivan Hoffman (Jr.), Dwayne Motley (Sr.)

Salamanca: Maddox Isaac (Jr.)

Southwestern: Declan Kennedy (Sr.)