CLARION, Pa. – Twice as nice.
For the second straight year, Johnsonburg’s Cameron Grumley and Cole Peterson are the All American Awards & Engraving/D9Sports.com District 9 Co-Players of the Year.
Joining Grumley and Peterson, who are just the fourth repeat winners in the award’s 15-year history, in earning 2014 major All American Awards & Engraving/D9Sports.com awards are Clarion-Limestone’s Dan Callen as the Rookie of the Year and Ridgway’s Tony Allegretto as the Coach of the Year.
In addition, the All American Awards & Engraving/D9Sports.com first-, second- and third-team All-District teams are also announced.
Grumley and Peterson, both seniors, had nearly identical seasons for the Rams, who finished 23-5 overall and in third-place in District 9 advancing to the PIAA playoffs.
In 27 games, Grumley scored 570 points (21.1 ppg) while adding 7.2 rebounds per contest, 4.3 steals and 3.4 assists per game.
Peterson, in 28 games, scored 571 points (20.4 ppg), while adding 6.0 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 3.7 apg.
Callen, a freshman, burst onto the scene for the Lions helping C-L to a 22-5 record, the KSAC title, a fourth-place finish in District 9 and a PIAA playoff berth by averaging 11.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.4 steals and 1.2 assists per game.
Allegretto, who is the Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons, led Ridgway from the sixth seed to its second District 9 Class A title in three seasons, 21-7 record and a trip to the second round of the PIAA playoffs, the third straight year Ridgway has advanced to the second round of the PIAA tournament.
Joining Peterson and Grumley on the All American Awards & Engraving/D9Sports.com District 9 First Team All-District squad are C-L’s RJ Laugand, Ridgway’s Jeremy Breier, Cameron County’s Nate Sestina, Elk County Catholic’s Cory Huff and Keystone’s Adam Lencer.
On second-team All-District are Brookville’s Nathan Shirts, Venango Catholic’s Devin Zagar, Punxsutawney’s Brandon Mancuso, Redbank Valley’s Jake Dougherty, DuBois Central Catholic’s Dane Aucker and DuBois’ Hunter Lydick.
The third-team All-District consists of West Forest’s Logan McFarland, Redbank Valley’s Devin Shumaker, Karns City’s Logan Moroney, North Clarion’s Christian Cyphert and Kane’s Jeff Kocjancic.
This is the 15th year of the postseason District 9 awards and the 14th they have been housed at D9Sports.com (the first year, 2000, the awards were awarded by the Tri-County Sunday out of DuBois). It marks the seventh year All American Awards & Engraving has been the title sponsor of the awards.
The 2012 Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry Business of the Year in the Economic Development Division, All American Awards & Engraving is located on Route 322 in Shippenville. The company, which specializes in all kinds of awards, trophies and engraving products as well as screen printing and embroidery, will put just about anything on just about anything. It can be found on the web at www.allamericanhq.com or by calling 1-877-402-9273.
Located at D9 Sports and at Word Press and on Twitter @D9Sports, D9Sports.com is in its 14th year of covering athletics within the PIAA’s District 9. The independent media site is not affiliated with the PIAA or PIAA District 9 in any way. For more information on the site, please visit it or e-mail the staff at sports@d9sports.com.
NOTES – In order to be eligible for the award or the all-district team, a player must participate in at least 70 percent of his team’s games. In order to be eligible for Rookie of the Year a Player must be either a freshman or a sophomore who saw limited or no time as freshman … Joining Grumley and Peterson, who are the only co-winners of the Player of the Year Award, as repeat Players of the Year were ECC’s A.J. Straub (2001 and 2002) and Jesse Bosnik (2006 and 2007) and Keystone’s Garrett Heath (2003 and 2004) … Allegretto is the third multiple winner of Coach of the Year joining ECC’s Aaron Straub (2000, 2002, 2006, 2009) and Bradford’s Dave Fuhrman (2004 and 2008) … Callen is the second C-L player in the past three years to be named Rookie of the Year joining Laugand, who was Rookie of the Year in 2012.
2014 ALL AMERICAN AWARDS & ENGRAVING/D9SPORTS.COM BOYS’ BASKETBALL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR- PLAYER SCHOOL- YR.- STATS-
Cameron Grumley- Johnsonburg- Sr.- 21.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 4.3 spg
Cole Peterson- Johnsonburg- Sr.- 20.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 4.6 spg
COACH OF THE YEAR- COACH TEAM- INFO
Tony Allegretto- Ridgway- 21-7; District 9 Class A title; 2nd round of PIAA Playoffs
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- PLAYER SCHOOL- YR.- STATS
Dan Callen- Clarion-Limestone- Fr.- 11.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.1 bpg, 1.4 spg
FIRST TEAM- PLAYER SCHOOL- YR.- STATS
Jeremy Breier- Ridgway- So.- 17.4 ppg
Cameron Grumley- Johnsonburg- Sr.- 21.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 4.3 spg
Cory Huff- Elk County Catholic.- Sr.- 16.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 58% shooting
RJ Laugand- Clarion-Limestone- Jr.- 19.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 7.0 apg, 3.1 spg
Adam Lencer- Keystone- Sr.- 21.5 ppg
Cole Peterson- Johnsonburg- Sr.- 20.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 4.6 spg
Nate Sestina- Cameron County- Jr.- D9-best 22.6 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 2.4 bpg
SECOND TEAM- PLAYER SCHOOL- YR.- STATS
Dane Aucker- DuBois Central Catholic- Jr.- 16.3 ppg
Jake Dougherty- Redbank Valley- Jr.- 19.2 ppg, 10.6 rpg
Hunter Lydick- DuBois- Sr.- 15.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg
Brandon Mancuso- Punxsutawney- Sr.- 16.1 ppg
Nate Shirts- Brookville- Sr.- 16.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Devin Zagar- Venango Catholic- Jr.- 17.8 ppg
THIRD TEAM- PLAYER SCHOOL- YR.- STATS
Nate Cyphert- North Clarion- Jr.- 16.3 ppg
Jeff Kocjancic- Kane- Sr.- 15.0 ppg
Logan McFarland- West Forest- Sr.- 20.8 ppg, 11.2 rpg
Logan Moroney- Karns City- Jr.- 10.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg
Devin Shumaker- Redbank Valley- Jr.- 13.7 ppg, 4.3 apg