JCD's Ledford, South Ripley's Samples Earn ORVC Weekly Honors

Jac-Cen-Del remains in the mix for the conference championship in girls basketball.

(Osgood, Ind.) – As we near the end of the girls basketball season, a Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles star continues to impress.

The ORVC report for January 20-25 was released Tuesday.

JCD star Paige Ledford was named the ORVC Girls Basketball Player of the Week. The Lady Eagles star averaged 17.5 points and 14.0 rebounds over two games.

To date, Ledford is third in the ORVC in scoring at 15.0 ppg and second in rebounding at 10.9 per game.

As for the Lady Eagles as a whole, their conference championship hopes are very much alive at 4-0 in the ORVC. Jac-Cen-Del controls their own destiny. They play at South Ripley (3-1 in ORVC) on Tuesday and at Southwestern (5-0 in ORVC) on Thursday.

The ORVC Boys Basketball Players of the Week are South Ripley’s Cody Samples and Southwestern’s Austin Kramer.

Samples had a big week, totaling 41 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and seven steals in two games. Kramer put up similar numbers with 42 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and six steals in two games.

Other top performers for the week of January 20-25 are listed below.

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Trinity McLain (SW) 23 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stl, ast in 2 games

Annabelle Williams (JCD) 29 pts, 14 rebs, 5 ast, 5 3’s in 2 games

Lindsey Meyer (SR) 34 pts, 31 rebs, 7 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl in 3 gms

Anna Hubbard (JCD) 10 pts, 8 rebs, 7 blks, 2 ast in 2 games

Rachel Meyer (SR) 24 pts, 9 rebs, 8 ast, 3 stl in 3 games

Cionna Bailey (M) 14 pts, 16 rebs, 3 stl, 3 blks vs. S. Ripley

Cierra Copeland (SR) 26 pts, 14 rebs, 9 ast, 3 blk, 3 stl in 3 gms

Baylee Morris (RS) 30 pts, 5 rebs, 3 ast in 2 games

Aleiah Thomas (SC) 17 pts, 8 ast, 7 rebs vs. South Decatur

Ellie Foley (SW) 33 pts, 11 stl, 9 ast, 7 rebs in 2 games

Jessie Duvall (SC) 13 pts, 8 rebs, 5 ast vs. South Decatur

Bella Marcum (SW) 30 pts, 16 defl, 9 rebs, 8 stl in 2 games

Kyah Chase (SC) 10 pts, 4 rebs vs. South Decatur

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Caleb Simon (JCD) 16 pts, 11 rebs, ast vs. Law’burg

Aaron Griewe (SR) 18 pts, 7 ast, 4 rebs, 4 stl in 2 games

Wyatt Day (JCD) 11 pts, 8 ast, 6 rebs, 2 blk vs. Law’burg

Justin Ohlmansiek (JCD) 15 pts, 4 rebs, stl vs. Law’burg

Zach Gentile (SR) 19 pts, 7 ast, 6 rebs, 3 stl in 2 games

Carter Wade (M) 41 pts, 11 rebs, 6 ast, 6 3’s in 2 games

TJ Manifold (RS) 25 pts, 10 rebs, 3 ast vs. Switz Co.

Foster Mefford (SW) 35 pts, 19 rebs, 18 ast, 6 stl in 2 games

Landon Cole (RS) 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 ast vs. Switz Co.

Billy Eccles (SW) 27 pts, 6 rebs, ast, stl in 2 games

Damian Breeck (SC) 23 pts, 7 rebs, 5 ast, 2 stl vs. Rising Sun

Landon Wilks (SC) 18 pts, 5 rebs, 5 stl, 3 ast vs. Rising Sun

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