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SPORTS

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Player of the YearZak Showalter6-2 juniorGermantownUnanimous NorthShore ConferencePlayer of the Yearfor leaguechampion and Super Tuesdayqualifier ... scored 19 points pergame on 49.2 percent shooting ...finished with 4.3 assists and 5.1rebounds per game ... made 99 of132 free-throw attempts ...averaged nearly two steals a game... hit 37 3-pointers

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J.P. Tokoto, 6-6 junior,Menomonee FallsLast year’s NOWPlayer of the Yearaveraged 20.5 pointsand 10 rebounds pergame ... recentlycommitted verbally to theUniversity of North Carolina ...improved his perimeter game andstepped into captain’s role thisseason under intense mediascrutiny ... named Greater MetroConference Player of the Year andan All-State choice

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Nick Romanowski,6-7 senior,FranklinTwo-time SoutheastConference Playerof the Year andreturning All-Suburban selectionled Sabers to best season in yearsat 18-6 ... averaged 19.1 points on60 percent shooting and 10.1rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game... made 73 percent of free throwswith 170 attempts ... averaged 3.6assists per game ... smart andunselfish

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Jamie Schneck, 6-8 senior,Whitefish BayA first-team NorthShore Conferenceselection andAll-State choice forthe state-championBlue Dukes ...averaged 15 ppg on .668 shooting... improved his free throwshooting as the season wentalong, including 10 of 14 in tenseregional final win over Nicolet ...averaged 7.4 rebounds and had 36assists and 46 blocks ... tipped ingame-winner in state semifinalagainst Seymour

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Ron Patten, 6-5 senior,Whitefish BaySecond-teamall-conference butenjoyed superbpostseason forstate-champion BlueDukes ... averaged 15.1 ppg on.553 shooting with 5.1 rebounds ...hit team-leading 46 3-pointers andfinished with 56 assists and 39blocks ... hit game winning shot insectional final overtime win againstWisconsin Lutheran

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Chad Mathwig, 6-6 senior,New Berlin WestWoodland BlueDivision Player ofthe Year for secondconsecutive season... scored 17.1 pointsper game and shot72 percent at free-throw line ...leading scorer in school historywith 1,051 points ... finished with204 rebounds, 59 assists and 39blocks ... honorable mentionAll-State by Wisconsin BasketballCoaches Association

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Darrell Bowie,6-6 junior,Wauwatosa EastFirst-team GreaterMetro Conferenceplayer produced12.9 points and 8.3rebounds per game ... averaged 1.6assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocksper game ... shot 53 percent fromthe field and attempted 186 freethrows

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Reed Timmer, 5-11 freshman,New BerlinEisenhowerFreshman ledEisenhower inscoring at 17.0 ppg... shot dazzling 87percent from free-throw line (115-132) and made 33shots from beyond the arc ... alsoled team in assists

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Stephen Pelkofer, 6-2 junior,WhitnallAveraged 16.5 pointsfor sectionalqualifier, making 61percent fromtwo-point range and45 percent from3-point range. ... shot 58 percentfrom field overall ... shot 82percent at free-throw line

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Alex Olson, 6-0 senior,BrookfieldCentralTop vote getter inMyPrepSportsNOWfan voting onFacebook ... first-team choice in Greater Metro ...averaged 9.3 points per game ...shot 66 percent from free-throwline ... a “glue guy” for Central

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Malcolm Bowers, 6-1 senior,GermantownDefensive stopperscored 11 points pergame and shot 68percent ... led teamin rebounding with6.5 per game andadded 2.1 steals and 2.2 assists ...second team All-Conference inNorth Shore for Germantown teamthat won 24 games

COACH OF THE YEAR

Kevin Lazovik, Whitefish BayLed Blue Dukes tostate title in secondyear and 20-8overall record ...went to state withBay twice as aplayer, winningduring his junior year ... oversawteam that shocked top-seededWisconsin Lutheran in thesectional final, then won again atthe buzzer against Seymour in thestate semifinal

FAN VOT ING

Fans cast votes for their choices atthe MyPrepSportsNOW Facebookpage, with tallies accounting forone-fifth of the voting totals. Topvote-getters were:1. Alex Olson, Brookfield Central2. Tyler Krause, Wauwatosa West3. J.P. Tokoto, Menomonee Falls4. Jarvis Ashley, Wauwatosa West5. Seth Mortag, Brookfield Central

Go online for a closer look at the team, including a special interactive guide to the players, photo galleries and more.

H IGH HONORABLE

GUARDS: Deion Jackson-Body,5-7, junior, Shorewood; TylerKrause, 5-8, senior, WauwatosaWest; Matt Krueger, 6-3, senior,FranklinFORWARDS: Jarvis Ashley, 6-1,senior, Wauwatosa West; C.J.Gregg, 6-5, senior, BrookfieldEast; Christian Griggs-Williams,6-5, senior, Nicolet; Seth Mortag,6-5, junior, Brookfield CentralCOACHES: Tim Hogan, Franklin;Steve Showalter, Germantown

HONORABLE MENT ION

GUARDS: La Monte Bearden, 5-9, freshman, Homestead; Andrew Brees, 6-3, senior, Greendale; Anthony Carroll,6-1, sophomore, Wauwatosa East; Danny Frawley, 6-1, senior, Muskego; Donovan Freeman, 6-2, sophomore,Shorewood; Terrence Garner, 6-2, sophomore, Oak Creek; Jarvis Garrett, 5-10, sophomore, West Allis Central;Steve Kopet, 5-11, junior, West Allis Hale; Alex McRae, 6-3, senior, Eisenhower; David Mlachnik, 6-2, junior, Muske-go; Josh Mongan, 5-11, junior, Germantown; Jalen Ramey, 5-8, senior, Menomonee Falls; Ricky Santiago, 5-10,sophomore, Greenfield; Derrick Waller, 6-0, sophomore, West Allis Hale; Dominic Wilder, 5-10, senior, Homestead

FORWARDS: Jamon Jackson-Wilson, 6-4, junior, Brown Deer; Keith Kohfeldt, 6-6, junior, New Berlin Eisenhower;Ricky Landers, 6-7, freshman, Wauwatosa West; Max Miskowiec, 6-4, senior, Muskego; Kierre Ogbonna, 6-1,senior, Brown Deer; Trayvon Palmer, 6-3, sophomore, Brown DeerCENTERS: Luke Fischer, 6-8, sophomore, GermantownCOACHES: Paul Hepp, Nicolet; Marquis Hines, Homestead; Kent Kroupa, Whitnall; Mike Landisch, WauwatosaWest

2010-11NOWAll-Suburban Boys Basketball Teamwww.MyCommunityNow.com/allsuburban

HOW THEY ARE CHOSEN

The NOW sports staff contactsall coaches in its coverage areaand asks for nominations.That information is put on aballot to which NOW reportersadd their own first-handimpressions of players.Each staff member then votes forthe 10 players he feels shouldbe on the team, ranking them from10 to 1. Online votes are tabulatedand count for a fifth of the finaltally. The player with the mostpoints is named the Player of theYear and the next 10 players arealso named to the team.Those players receiving votes whodo not make the team earn highhonorable mention and thosewho are nominated but don’treceive votes earn honorablemention.

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