Ada senior guard Taylor Willeke was a clearcut choice as 2012-13 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches at the annual NWC selection meeting Monday night at Delphos Jefferson High School. Willeke received 132 of a possible 135 first place points to earn POY honors over Allen East junior, Kaycee Rowe (114 points).
Willeke averaged 16.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in leading the Bulldogs to a 7-2 conference record and a tie for second place in the NWC.
Willeke and Rowe were joined on the NWC First Team by Crestview’s Lindsey Motycka, Lincolnview’s Katie Dye and LCC’s Meredith Shepherd.
Greg Rickard, who led Crestview (9-0) to the school’s fourteenth NWC girls basketball title was selected as the NWC Coach of the Year.
The team breakdowns are as follows:
First Team
Taylor Willeke – Ada – Senior
Kaycee Rowe – Allen East – Junior
Lindsey Motycka – Crestview – Sophomore
Katie Dye – Lincolnview – Senior
Meredith Shepherd – Lima Central Catholic – Junior
Second Team
Tori Wyss – Ada – Sophomore
Mackenzie Riggenbach – Crestview – Sophomore
Emily Bauer – Crestview – Freshman
Kaitlyn Brant – Lincolnview – Senior
Paige Buroker – Bluffton – Junior
Honorable Mention
Carly Clum – Allen East – Sophomore
Rileigh Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Abby Freewalt – Spencerville – Senior
Claire Dye – Lincolnview – Senior
Sydney Santaguida – Lima Central Catholic – Sophomore
Sarah Schriner – Bluffton – Junior
Sydney McCluer – Columbus Grove – Sophomore
Sierra Amstutz – Bluffton – Senior
Morgan Truex – Allen East – Senior
Abby Pease – Paulding – Junior