April1,2010

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09-10NOWALL-SUBURBAN BOYS BASKETBALL

HONORABLE

GUARDS: Conor Cassidy, 6-0,sr., Menomonee Falls; JohnCording, 6-2, sr., MenomoneeFalls; Deion Jackson-Body,5-7, so., Shorewood; AustinMalone-Mitchell, 5-8, fr.,Shorewood; Josh Mongan,5-10, so., Germantown; AlexOlson, 6-1, jr., BrookfieldCentral; Jacob Pope, 6-4, sr.,Muskego; Stephen Pelkofer,6-0, so., Whitnall; Adam Rubatt,6-0, sr., Menomonee Falls;Danny Sayles, 6-3, sr.,Wauwatosa EastFORWARDS: ChristianGriggs-Williams, 6-3, jr.,Nicolet; JamonJackson-Wilson, 6-4, so.,Brown Deer; Jake Lehman,5-10, sr., Whitnall; KierreOgbonna, 6-1, jr., Brown Deer;Jonathan Phillips, 6-6, sr.,Menomonee Falls; Ray Sterling,6-1, sr., Wauwatosa West; NickStout, 6-3, sr., Oak CreekCENTERS: Jamie Schneck,6-7, jr., center, Whitefish BayCOACH: Jeff Lewiston, NewBerlin West; Kevin Lazovik,Whitefish Bay.

H IGH HONORABLE

GUARDS: Myles Henry, 6-2,sr., Nicolet; Coy Smith, 6-3,sr., HomesteadFORWARD: C.J. Gregg, 6-5,jr., Brookfield EastCENTER: John Laihinen, 6-4,sr., HomesteadCOACHES: Dave Scheidegger,New Berlin Eisenhower; BenSeibert, Menomonee Falls;Steve Showalter, Germantown

GUARD

Alex Diciaula, 5-11 seniorBrookfieldCentralConsideredBrookfieldCentral’s “mostimproved playerever” by coachMark Adams, Diciaula averaged 18.0points per game, fifth-best in theNOW area, after sporting just a 2.1ppg. average last season. … Inside-outside game proved to be a night-mare for several teams as he put up20-plus nine times, including sixgames over 25. … The smooth andshifty guard shot 43 percent frombehind the 3-point arc and led thearea with 69 3s. … Led Lancers inscoring in 20 of 22 games.

FORWARD

J.P. Tokoto, 6-6 sophomoreMenomoneeFallsThe NOW playerof the year … Thesophomore, whowas the school’sfirst first-teamall-state selection in 17 years, ledthe Indians to their first conferencetitle since 1993 by averaging 18.6points per game on 160 of 284shooting from the field (56 percent).… averaged 10 rebounds per game,including an impressive 3.7offensive, many of which wound upin spectacular dunks. … also had32 assists, 63 steals, 40 blocks and46 deflections. … Only shortcom-ing could be at the free-throw linewhere he was 81 of 146 (55.5%).

FORWARD

Mitch Sperka, 6-2 seniorNew BerlinEisenhowerThe Lionsfinished with thestate’s bestDivision 2regular seasonrecord and Sperka was a hugereason why. … The only Lion toaverage more than 10 points pergame at 16.7. … the senior burstonto the scene after scoring just 3.8points per game as a junior. … alsoaveraged 9.5 rebounds per contest.… can bang inside but also stepout: he shot 54 percent from thefloor (118-of-220) including29-of-66 (44 percent) from 3-pointrange.

GUARD

Zak Showalter6-2 sophomoreGermantownThe coach’s sonhelped the young(four sophomorestarters) Warhawksto their third NorthShore title in four years byaveraging 17.2 points and sixrebounds per game. … shot 61percent from 2-point range, 41percent from 3-point range andknocked down 70 percent of his freethrows. … also contributed 57assists and 25 steals. … Showedhis moxie by playing well in theconference title game againstHomestead on an injured ankle.

FORWARD

Nick Romanowski, 6-7 juniorFranklinAveraged 22.5points per game,good enough tobe the NOW arearegular seasonscoring champ, togo along with 11.1rebounds, 2.8 blocks, 1 steal and 1.8assists. … shot 63 percent from thefield (183-of-291) and his 501 pointsduring the regular season markedthe third-highest season total inschool history, according coach TimHogan. … shot an impressive 72percent from the free-throw line(135-of-188). … breakout campaignincluded five 30+-point games and12 double doubles. … had onegame with 37 points and 21rebounds, had two more 17-reboundefforts and a 16-rebound game. …blocked eight shots in a game once.

GUARD

Will Pelkofer, 6-0 seniorWhitnallStarted the seasonon a scoring bingeand never let up.… scored 25 ormore points inseven of first eightgames, including a season-high 32in a win over St. Francis. … scoredmore than 20 points 17 times thisseason and averaged a NOW-areabest 23.4 per game. … only playerin the NOW coverage area to crackthe 1,000-point career mark thisseason. … averaged 3.3 rebounds,3.15 assists and 2.5 steals.

FORWARD

Alec Molter, 6-6 seniorGreenfieldThough theHustlin’ Hawksstruggled, thesenior captain didhis share byaveraging 16.5points and 11.5 rebounds per gameduring his breakout season. … Theversatile Molter, who played all fivepositions, was double- and triple-teamed nightly, but still managed5.2 blocks and 1.4 assists per game.… worked hard in the offseason torefine his game and become acomplete player, and his stats showhe did just that. … His coach JimNowak said Molter meant as muchto this year’s team as formerWoodland Conference POY andNOW selection Davey Keane meantto the school’s ’03-04 conferencetitle team.

FORWARD

Chad Mathwig, 6-5 juniorNew BerlinWestMathwig followedup his NOWAll-Suburbansophomoreseason duringwhich he averaged a double-doublewith a solid junior campaign. …missed three games with an ankleinjury, but averaged 18.6 points and9.2 rebounds on 62 percentshooting from the field and 70percent from the free-throw line. …Throw in 2.3 assists, 1.3 blocks and1.1 steals and it’s another strongseason. … A big-time insidescoring presence, he often drewdouble-teams. … very good athitting the cutting teammate orrelocating the ball on the floor.

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John Johnston, 6-3 seniorWhitefish BayHad to become theman for the BlueDukes after thegraduation ofNorth Shoretri-player of theyear Jimmy Sherburne (now atPrinceton). … averaged 14.7 pointsand 4.7 rebounds per game as wellas 3.2 assists, 2 steals and 1.4blocks as the team’s point guard. …shot 52.1 percent from inside the arcand 45 percent from 3-point range(50 of 111). … was also a dead-eyefrom the foul line at 83.6 percent.… scored 30 points in a critical lateseason overtime win overMilwaukee Lutheran.

GUARD

Sam Krenzien, 6-2 seniorWauwatosaWestKrenzien helpedthe Trojansachieve their bestWoodland recordsince 2006 in histhird year as a starter. … made aname for himself with his all-aroundoffensive game, while leading astifling full-court press that gaveopposing teams headaches. …Referred to as the “heart and soul”of the team by coach Mike Landisch,Krenzien averaged 15.4 points, 5.7rebounds, and 4.5 assists per gameas the Trojans finished 16-6 overall.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Wauwatosa West staffThe Trojans’ record stood at11-4 when head coach MikeLandisch took a leave ofabsence to undergotreatment for kidney cancer.… The Trojans were in themidst of a five-game winningstreak when co-coachesChad Stelse and Ryan Baileytook over, and because of the chemistry between all three coaches, West hardlymissed a beat. … Led by their “new” head coaches, the Trojans won four oftheir last five, with their only loss by three points to Eisenhower on their way tothe school’s best finish since 2006. … West averaged 63.8 points per gamewhile only surrendering 54.4 in its final five games under Stelse and Bailey.

ONL INE FAN VOT ING

Nearly 670 people cast morethan 1,400 online votes for theNOW Player of the Year. Onlinetotals accounted for one-fifth ofthe final vote. This year’s topvote-getters were:1. Molter, Greenfield, 385votes2. Diciaula, Brookfield Central,3283. Romanowski, Franklin, 1244. Laihinen, Homestead, 1205. Tokoto, Menomonee Falls,89Mark Wojnowiak wins a pair oflower-level Bucks tickets afterhis name was randomly drawnfrom all fans who voted.

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