By Terry Boehmker
NKy. Tribune sports reporter
Two players who finished the regular season with double-figure averages in both scoring and rebounding were the top vote-getters on all-conference teams selected by the Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Association on Saturday.
Campbell County senior center Matt Wilson was voted Division I Player of the Year. He averaged 19.7 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Camels while also shooting 64.3 percent (214 of 333) from the field. Wilson will continue his basketball career at West Point.
Newport Central Catholic senior forward Ben Weyer took top honors in Division II. In addition to averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds, he was one of the area’s leading shot blockers on defense. Weyer is a Bellarmine University recruit.
Senior guard Kalib Mitchell of Ludlow was voted Division III Player of the Year by the coaches. He led the Panthers to a perfect 12-0 record against division opponents this season to capture the small-school conference title.
Players voted to all-conference teams in all three divisions will be honored during the coaches association awards ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 13 at Covington Catholic High School. The coaches will also recognize the recipients of the Best Defensive Player, Mr. Hustle Award and Academic Award in each division.
Ballots for the Coach of the Year in each division and the 9th Region Player of the Year will be turned in after the regional playoffs. Those winners will also be announced at the awards ceremony on March 13.
Here are the all-conference players in each division listed according to voting points they received along with the other award-winners:
DIVISION I
Matt Wilson (Campbell County), Jake Ohmer (Scott), Cole VonHandorf (CovCath), Sean McNeil (Cooper), Michael Scott (Conner), Adam Kunkel (Cooper), Austin Fries (Simon Kenton), Andy Flood (CovCath), Hunter Meyer (Dixie Heights), Spencer Hemmerich (Conner), Reed Bradfield (Dixie Heights), Tyrek Owens (Ryle), C.J. Fredrick (CovCath).
Best Defensive Player – Dante Hendrix (Cooper).
Mr. Hustle Award – Kyler Padgett (Conner).
Academic Award – C.J. Seay (Scott).
DIVISION II
Ben Weyer (NewCath), Tyler Bezold (Holy Cross), Adam Goetz (St. Henry), Markel McClendon (Holmes), Ethan Snapp (Newport), Jackson Crawford (Brossart), Leighton Schrand (Holy Cross), Dan Toebbe (Beechwood), Sterling Hamilton (Lloyd), Kedan Davis (Newport), Luke Moeves (NewCath), Brandon Hall (NewCath).
Best Defensive Player – Eric Anderson (NewCath).
Mr. Hustle Award – Mitchell Cain (Highlands).
Academic Award – J.T. Toebbe (Beechwood).
DIVISION III
Kalib Mitchell (Ludlow), Akeem Riley (Calvary Christian), Thomas Schutzman (Villa Madonna), Randy Kuntz (Silver Grove), Cameron Chase (Bellevue), Darven Garcia (Dayton), Michael Camarena (Ludlow), Matt Fryman (Bellevue), Justin Wade (Calvary Christian), Adrian Hall (Dayton).
Best Defensive Player – Akeem Riley (Calvary Christian).
Mr. Hustle Award – Cameron Chase (Bellevue).
Academic Award – Alex Kenkel (Villa Madonna).