Streeval, three others earn IBCA Player of the Week honors
Tate, Brittain-Watts and Middlesworth also claim accolades after helping teams to state titles
Eli Streeval poured in 35 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead Morristown to the Class A state championship, and the Yellow Jackets’ senior headlines the honorees in this week’s IBCA/Subway Player of the Week program.
Streeval is joined by Warren Central senior Dean Tate, Culver Military Academy junior Ethan Brittain-Watts and Oak Hill senior Caleb Middlesworth as recipients for the week of March 19-24 in the awards program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Brittain-Watts is the winner for District 1. Tate and Middlesworth are honorees for District 2. Streeval received accolades for District 3. All four players helped their teams to a state championship.
The 6-0 Streeval added three assists and one blocked shot in keying Morristown to an 89-60 victory over Southwood for the Class A title. He converted 14-of-18 field goals, including 5-of-8 3-pointers, plus 2-of-2 free throws as the Yellow Jackets completed their season at 28-2.
Tate totaled 22 points – including 11-of-12 free throws in the game’s final 1:59 – plus three rebounds and two assists to lead Warren Central to a 54-48 decision over Carmel for the Class 4A championship. The 5-8 guard hit 4-of-12 from the field, 1-of-6 3-pointers and 13-of-14 free throws as the Warriors finished off an undefeated season at 32-0.
The 6-1 Brittain-Watts scored 20 points with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals to propel Culver Military to a 64-49 triumph over Evansville Bosse for the Class 3A crown. He hit 6-of-15 shots, 2-of-5 3-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws as the Eagles closed their season at 23-6.
Middlesworth tallied 25 points with nine rebounds, one assist and three steals to lift Oak Hill to a 56-44 victory over Forest Park for the Class 2A trophy. The 6-8 center sank 8-of-14 shots and 9-of-11 free throws as the Golden Eagles finished with a 26-5 record.
This is the 10th season for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week program and the sixth season it is presented by Subway Restaurants of Indiana, a banner sponsor of the IBCA. Subway, in its seventh season as an IBCA sponsor, encourages athletes to “train hard and eat fresh.”
Player of the Week winners generally are chosen each week from each of the IHSAA’s three districts. This is the final set of winners for 2017-18. The boys’ and girls’ seasons are now complete.
Other nominees for Week 21 (2017-18)
District 1 boys – Peyton Trexler, Southwood.
District 2 boys – John Michael Mulloy, Carmel.
District 3 boys – Curt Hopf, Forest Park; Mekhi Lairy, Evansville Bosse.
2017-18 winners
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 – District 1 girls: Leigha Brown, DeKalb. District 2 girls: Cassidy Crawford, Tipton; and Madison Layden, Northwestern. District 3 girls: Hya Haywood, Evansville Central.
Nov. 6-11 – District 1 girls: Karlee Feldman, Bremen. District 2 girls: Tomi Taiwo, Carmel. District 3 girls: Abby Wahl, Heritage Hills.
Nov. 13-18 – District 1 girls: Emma Nolan, Marquette Catholic. District 2 girls: Trinity Brady, Lawrence North; and Madeline Lawrence, Winchester. District 3 girls: Alison Hein, Vincennes Lincoln.
Nov. 20-25 – District 1 boys: Damezi Anderson, South Bend Riley. District 1 girls: Keegan Sullivan, South Bend St. Joseph. District 2 boys: Robert Phinisee, McCutcheon; and Garrett Pumphrey, Cambridge City Lincoln. District 2 girls: Mallory Hawkins, South Vermillion. District 3 boys: Romeo Langford, New Albany. District 3 girls: Juliana Kemper, Lawrenceburg.
Nov. 27-Dec. 2 – District 1 boys: Charlie Yoder, Westview. District 1 girls: Courtney Krol, Chesterton. District 2 boys: Luke Richardson, Lapel. District 2 girls: Sydney Tucker, Frankton. District 3 boys: Romeo Langford, New Albany. District 3 girls: Addisyn Blackwell, Bloomington South.
Dec. 4-9 – District 1 boys: Dominique Smith, Lake Station. District 1 girls: Timberlynn Thomas, South Bend Washington. District 2 boys: Edreece Redmond II, Bishop Chatard. District 2 girls: Maddie Nolan, Zionsville, and Audrey Reed, Sheridan. District 3 boys: Braeden Beard, Tell City. District 3 girls: Mackenzie Blazek, Whiteland.
Dec. 11-16 – District 1 boys: Keion Brooks Jr., Fort Wayne North. District 1 girls: Daijah Smith, Gary Lighthouse. District 2 boys: Jalen Moore, Cloverdale, and Robert Phinisee, McCutcheon. District 2 girls: Ella Collier, Danville. District 3 boys: Alex Hemenway, Castle, and Mekhi Lairy, Evansville Bosse. District 3 girls: Hannah Wolford, Providence.
Dec. 18-23 – District 1 boys: Brandon Newman, Valparaiso. District 1 girls: Shamari Tyson, Fort Wayne South. District 2 boys: Aaron Henry, Ben Davis. District 2 girls: Trinity Brady, Lawrence North. District 3 boys: Chance Coyle, Bloomington South. District 3 girls: Mackenzie Blazek, Whiteland.
Dec. 25-30 – District 1 boys: Michael Hemingway, Mishawaka Marian. District 1 girls: Morgan Litwiller, Northridge. District 2 boys: Luke Brown, Blackford, and Armaan Franklin, Cathedral. District 2 girls: Tomi Taiwo, Carmel. District 3 boys: Chayton Howard, Edgewood. District 3 girls: Lilly Hatton, North Harrison.
Jan. 1-6 – District boys: Brandon Newman, Valparaiso. District 1 girls: Michaela Schmidt, Highland. District 2 boys: Tayson Parker, Northwestern. District 2 girls: Sydney Jacobsen, Harrison (West Lafayette). District 3 boys: Nick Walker, Henryville. District 3 girls: Ally Davis, South Central (Elizabeth).
Jan. 8-13 – District 1 boys: Elijah Hales, Westview. District 1 girls: Leigha Brown, DeKalb. District 2 boys: Garrett Pumphrey, Cambridge City Lincoln. District 2 girls: Payton Moore, Tri. District 3 boys: Wyatt Felling, Triton Central, and Mekhi Lairy, Evansville Bosse. District 3 girls: Gracie Adams, Lanesville.
Jan. 15-20 – District 1 boys: Trevor Franklin, West Noble. District 1 girls: Dash Shaw, Gary West. District 2 boys: Gavin Bizeau, Plainfield, and Jalen Moore, Cloverdale. District 2 girls: Emily Kiser, Noblesville. District 3 boys: Tyler Koelling, East Central. District 3 girls: Lexi Wilkins, Southwestern (Shelby).
Jan. 22-27 – District 1 boys: Colin Kenney, Marquette Catholic. District 1 girls: Leigha Brown, DeKalb. District 2 boys: Eric Hunter, Tindley. District 2 girls: Cameron Tabor, New Castle. District 3 boys: Colson Montgomery, Southridge. District 3 girls: Grace Waggoner, Vincennes Rivet.
Jan. 29-Feb. 3 – District 1 boys: Danta’ Long, Lake Station, and River West, Whitko. District 1 girls: Emma Nolan, Marquette Catholic. District 2 boys: Tyler Watson, Tri-West. District 2 girls: Sydney Tucker, Frankton. District 3 boys: Romeo Langford, New Albany. District 3 girls: Jorie Allen, Bedford North Lawrence.
Feb. 5-10 – District 1 boys: Camron Bontrager, Lakeland. District 1 girls: Lilliann Frasure, North Judson. District 2 boys: Zach Munson, Guerin Catholic, and Bennie Patterson, Tri-County. District 2 girls: Shaila Beeler, Warren Central. District 3 boys: Romeo Langford, New Albany. District 3 girls: Jacqlyn Rice, Paoli.
Feb. 12-17 – District 1 boys: Justin Booker, Fort Wayne Smith Academy, and Sam Skaggs, Logansport. District 1 girls: Meleah Leatherman, Central Noble. District 2 boys: Will Geiger, Norwell, and Tyler Watson, Tri-West. District 2 girls: Madeline Lawrence, Winchester. District 3 boys: Brigham Booe, Northview, and Glen Rouch, Boonville. District 3 girls: Tia Tolbert, Vincennes Rivet.
Feb. 19-24 – District 1 boys: Carson Blair, Southwood. District 1 girls: Sydney Freeman, Central Noble, and Sophia Nolan, Marquette Catholic. District 2 boys: Jalen Moore, Cloverdale, and Isaiah Thompson, Zionsville. District 2 girls: Shaila Beeler, Warren Central, and Stephanie Burns, Northwestern. District 3 boys: Trayce Jackson-Davis, Center Grove, and Romeo Langford, New Albany. District 3 girls: None.
Feb. 26-March 3 – District 1 boys: Peyton Trexler, Southwood. District 2 boys: Israel Nash, Monroe Central. District 3 boys: Tyler Kramer, Southwestern (Hanover).
March 5-10 – District 1 boys: Caleb Furst, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. District 2 boys: Mason Gillis, New Castle. District 3 boys: Hayden Langkabel, Morristown.
March 12-17 – District 1 boys: Ethan Brittain-Watts, Culver Military Academy. District 2: David Bell, Warren Central. District 3: Romeo Langford, New Albany.
March 19-24 – District 1 boys: Ethan Brittain-Watts, Culver Military Academy. District 2 boys: Caleb Middlesworth, Oak Hill, and Dean Tate, Warren Central. District 3 boys: Eli Streeval, Morristown.