COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – For a second straight year, Tyler Scheid was named the Most Valuable Player on the Coldwater High School girls basketball team during their post season banquet Saturday.
In other awards that were voted on by the players and coaches; Scheid was received the Leadership Award, Jayda Kelly was given the Most Sportsmanlike Award, Kelly and Taylor Wilber shared the Most Improved Player Award and Samantha Rodesiler was named the Best Defensive Player. Malorie Rzepka earned the Coaches Award as selected by the coaching staff.
Five Cardinals earned Interstate 8 All-Conference honors. Carlee Crabtree, Emilee Smoker and Scheid were named to the first team while Rodesiler and Olivia Foley earned honorable mentions. Crabtree was the conference Most Valuable Player. Crabtree, Foley, Kelly, Rodesiler, Mia Rzepka, Scheid, Smoker, Autumn Sunderland and Wilber all earned Interstate 8 Academic All-Conference honors.
The team also earned All Academic honors from the Basketball Coaches of Michigan Association with a GPA of 3.875 which was the eighth highest in Division One.
Statistical Awards
Helping Hands (Assists): Samantha Rodesiler (98)
Master Thief (Steals): Tyler Scheid (49)
Rejection (Blocks): Tyler Scheid (27)
Chairman of the Boards (Rebounds): Tyler Scheid (209)
Black & Blue Award (diving for loose balls): Emilee Smoker (10)
The Buck Stops Here (taking charges): Mia Rzepka (10)
Player of the Year (“Player Of The Game” Points): Tyler Scheid (1123 pts.)
Team Awards (voted by players except for Coach’s Award, AP All-State, and BCAM Awards)
Most Sportsmanlike: Jayda Kelly
Most Improved Player: Jayda Kelly and Taylor Wilber
Best Defensive Player: Samantha Rodesiler
MVP: Tyler Scheid
Leadership Award: Tyler Scheid
Coach’s Award: Malorie Rzepka
BCAM “Team First” Award: Malorie Rzepka
BCAM Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete: Jayda Kelly, Samantha Rodesiler, Tyler Scheid, Emilee Smoker, Autumn Sunderland
BCAM’s Best All-State: Carlee Crabtree
BCAM’S Best Honorable Mention: Tyler Scheid
AP Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention: Carlee Crabtree
BCAM Academic All-State: 3.875 team GPA-8th highest in D1
BCAM Individual Academic All-State: Carlee Crabtree, Tyler Scheid
BCAM Region 4 Coach of the Year: Coach Ken Smoker
Interstate 8 Athletic Conference
All-Conference: Carlee Crabtree (MVP), Tyler Scheid, Emilee Smoker
Honorable Mention: Samantha Rodesiler, Olivia Foley
Academic All-Conference: Carlee Crabtree, Olivia Foley, Jayda Kelly, Samantha Rodesiler, Mia Rzepka, Tyler Scheid, Emilee Smoker, Autumn Sunderland, Taylor Wilber
New Team Records
Season Rebounding-Tyler Scheid 4th (209)
Season 3-pt Shots Made-Carlee Crabtree 4th (46)
Season Scoring-Carlee Crabtree 4th (375)
Season Scoring Avg.-Carlee Crabtree 5th (15.6 PPG)
Season Field Goal %-Tyler Schied 3rd (52.6%)
Season Free Throw %-Sam Rodesiler 1st (84.4%)
SIngle Game Scoring-Carlee Crabtree 1st (35 at Western) and T-6th (29 at Northwest)
Career Scoring-Carlee Crabtree 5th (931 and counting), Tyler Scheid 7th (841), and Malorie Rzepka 9th (733)
