By Dan Truttschel
Correspondent
Four members of the East Troy boys basketball team recently earned All-Rock Valley Conference North Division honors.
Leading the way were a pair of first-team selections, senior Jonathan Ciriacks and freshman A.J. Vukovich.
The Trojans also landed two players –Jared Brehm and Nick Bourdo – on honorable mention.
Ciriacks poured in 486 points in his final high school campaign, good for a 21.1 per-game average. Ciriacks, who is headed to UW-Stout in the fall, finished second in player of year voting behind Evansville senior Brennen Banks.
Vukovich made quite a splash in his first high school season, as he scored 348 points (15.1 per game). Bourdo finished with 225 points (9.8 per game), while Brehm had 192 (8.3 per game).
East Troy finished the year at 14-9 overall and 12-4 in the RVC, good for third behind co-champions McFarland and Evansville.
Both Banks and Turner’s Alec Fruin, who was the South Division’s player of the year, were voted to first-team, All-Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 squads, which were announced Tuesday morning.
All-Rock Valley Conference
Boys Basketball
North Division
First team—Brennen Banks (sr., Evansville), Jonathan Ciriacks (sr., East Troy), Zach Mielke (jr., Evansville), A.J. Vukovich (frosh., East Troy), Brandon Acker (sr., McFarland).
Second team—Sam Hanson (sr., McFarland), Bryce Parrish (jr., Whitewater), Dan Zeimet (jr., Edgerton), Logan Rasmussen (sr., Whitewater), Brady Butler (jr., McFarland).
Honorable mention—Jared Brehm, Nick Bourdo (East Troy); Alec Johnson, Jacob Fox (Edgerton); Hayden Reese, Sulley Geske (Evansville); Ryan Brost, Evan Anfang (Jefferson), Seth Howery, Nick Hildebrandt (McFarland); Daniel Fuller (Whitewater).
Player of the Year—Brennen Banks (Evansville).
Coaches of the Year—Steve Krupke (Evansville), Jeff Meinholdt (McFarland).
All-Rock Valley Conference
Boys Basketball
South Division
First team—Beau Cary (sr., Big Foot), Cole Ciochon (sr., Clinton), Alec Fruin (sr., Beloit Turner), Zach Krause (jr., Clinton), Nacio Villareal (jr., Turner).
Second team—Brekan Day (jr., Brodhead), Logan Eischeid (soph., Big Foot), Caleb Gracyalny (jr., Clinton), Brady Olson (sr., Palmyra-Eagle), Justice Tway (jr., Brodhead).
Honorable mention—Justin Balch, Riley Carroll (Parkview); Simon Carpenter, Devin Wilde (Palmyra-Eagle); Heath Dillenbeck (Big Foot); Ethan Burns, Sereno Ferone (Turner); Parker Johnson (Brodhead); Connor Mullooly, Terrell Walker (Clinton).
Player of the Year—Alec Fruin (Turner).
Coach of the Year—Ken Watkins (Turner).
