Quintet of Girls’ Basketball Players Receive All-TRAC Recognition
Five members of the state ranked Central Catholic girls’ basketball program have been named to the All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference Team. Ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press Division II state poll, CCHS’s 5 honorees tied for the most in the league with Fremont Ross. In addition, Head Coach Ericka Haney was tabbed the TRAC Coach of the Year.
The Fighting Irish (22-2) posted a 13-1 mark in the final season of the TRAC, capturing a 2nd-straight conference championship.
Highlighting the Scarlet & Gray’s selections was junior Brooklyn Vaughn, who was named co-Player of the Year. A 2-time 1st-team all-league selection, Vaughn shared POY accolades with Fremont Ross’ Destiny Robinson.
Junior Corniya Clay joined Vaughn on the 1st team, while senior Ja’Lynne Hitt-Swartz collected 2nd-team honors, and senior Mary Ellis and senior Jada Dames received honorable mention laurels. The duo of Clay and Ellis earned all-league status for the 2nd-straight year.
Selected as the No. 1 seed in the D-II sectional tourney draw for the Whitehouse District, Central Catholic plays No. 6 seed Oak Harbor on Thursday, Feb. 23 in a district semifinal at 6 pm at Anthony Wayne High School. Tickets for Thursday’s postseason contest MUST be pre-purchased online at OHSAA.org/tickets (Basketball, Basketball – Girls, Division II, Region 6, Northwest 3, Select Game). General admission tickets cost $6 for students and $8 for adults. Please note, all students MUST purchase a ticket to attend Thursday’s contest.
If the Fighting Irish defeat the Rockets on Thursday, they will play the winner of Rogers vs. Wauseon in the district finals on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6 pm at Anthony Wayne.
The district’s top seed for the 2nd-straight season, Central Catholic has advanced in tourney play with lopsided victories against No. 8 seed Woodward, 65-16, and No. 3 seed Napoleon, 63-22, in sectionals at Liberty Center High School.
TRAC Co-Player of the Year
BROOKLYN VAUGHN, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Destiny Robinson Fremont Ross
TRAC Coach of the Year
ERICKA HANEY, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
1st-Team|
BROOKLYN VAUGHN, CENTRAL CATHOLIC|
Destiny Robinson, Fremont Ross
CORNIYA CLAY, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Janiya Holmes, Fremont Ross
Dakota Smith, Notre Dame Academy
Jada Shoup, Whitmer
Carlee Wiczynski, St. Ursula Academy
Kaitlyn Stechschulte, Findlay
2nd-Team
JAI’LYNNE HITT-SWARTZ, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Madelyn Stechschulte, Findlay
Carma Johnson, Fremont Ross
Nina Sims, Notre Dame Academy
Sydney Borer, Whitmer
Denni Lawrence, Whitmer
Lexi Huntermark, Clay
Honorable Mention
MARY ELLIS, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
JADA DAMES, CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Camryn Reiter, Clay
Kendra Stevens, Clay
Alexsyss Arredondo, Findlay
Reegan Hayward, Findlay
Abby Cahill, Fremont Ross
Lyndi Wolf, Fremont Ross
Tianna Spivey, Lima Senior
Tillie Nelson, Lima Senior
Ja’nya Anderson, Notre Dame
Amira Dupree, Notre Dame
Ashley Zawisza, St. Ursula Academy
Haley Glass, St. Ursula Academy
Nicole Kynard, Whitmer
