Maurice Edwards
Allie Troeckler
ALTON — Civic Memorial’s Allie Troeckler and Alton High’s Maurice Edwards took home top individual honors Sunday from the 2107 Alton Exchange Club Basketball Player of the Year awards dinner, held at the Atrium Hotel.
Troeckler, a senior at CM, was named the Girls Player of the Year and Edwards, a senior at AHS, won the Boys Player of the Year honor.
They were two of the many honorees at the annual affair. The Exchange Club honors players from Alton, CM, East Alton-Wood River, Marquette Catholic and Roxana high schools.
Troeckler, an SIUE recruit, led the St Louis area in scoring with 795 points and was second in per-game average with a 23.4 ppg clip. She hauled in an average of 10.1 rebound per game.
Troeckler led the Eagles to a berth in the Class 3A Springfield Super-Sectional at the University of Illinois Springfield and a showdown with eventual state runner-up Rochester.
Troeckler also won the Girls Free Throw Award Sunday. She had a free throw average of 81.5 percent during the season.
Edwards, also a senior, scored at a 12.3 points-per-game clip and helped the Redbirds to a 16-12 mark.
An MVP was named for each school, with the Players of the Year selected from that group.
The other girls MVPs who were honored Sunday included Kenya Burnett of Alton, EA-WR’s Carly Campbell, Marquette’s Lauren Fischer and Roxana’s Emma Lucas.
The other boys MVPs included CM’s Jaquan Adams, EA-WR’s Jamie Roustio, Marquette’s Sammy Green and Roxana’s Zach Golenor.
Golenor was also the winner of the Boys Free Throw Award for his average of 81.8 percent during the season.
Kenya Burnett of Alton High was named the Girls 100 Percent Award winner, while Jaxsen Helmkamp of CM and Reagan Snider of Marquette shared the Boys 100 Percent Award.
Other teams’ Boys 110 Percent Award winners included Ty’ohn Trimble of Alton, Joel Biesk of EA-WR and Zach Haas of Roxana. Other Girls 100 Percent Award winners included Annika Ochs of CM, Caitlin LeMond of EA-WR, Kelsey Blasingim of Marquette and Sarah Kreutzrager of Roxana.
EA-WR was the winner of the Girls Sportsmanship Award, while Marquette took home the Boys Sportsmanship Award.
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ALTON EXCHANGE CLUB
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2017: Maurice Edwards, Alton; Allie Troeckler, CM
2016: Shandon Boone, Marquette; Allie Troeckler, CM
2015: Darrius Edwards, Alton; Allie Troeckler, CM
2014: Deion Lavender, Marquette; Megan Trost, CM
2013: Hunter Reine, Roxana; Megan Trost, CM
2012: Hunter Reine, Roxana; Megkinize Carter, CM
2011: Tony Bradley, Alton; Cassie Endicott, CM
2010: Tony Bradley, Alton; Kelsey Harrison, EA-WR
2009: Ryan Mathews, Alton; Michaela Herrod, Alton
2008: Ruben Cotto, Alton; Katie Broadway, CM
2007: Kavon Lacey, Alton; Katie Broadway, CM
2006: Kavon Lacey, Alton; Katie Broadway, CM
2005: Lorenzo Taylor, Alton; Emily Best, EA-WR
2004: Nick Certa, Marquette; Emily Best, EA-WR
2003: Nick Certa, Marquette; Jordan Davis, Roxana
2002: Travis Williams, EA-WR; Casey Law, CM
2001: Michael Stockard, Alton; Ashley Russell, EA-WR
2000: Demarko Snipes, Alton; Michelle Beiermann, Marquette
1999: Demarko Snipes, Alton; Kendra Snyder, Marquette
1998: Tony Certa, Marquette; DoBee Oros-Moore, Alton
1997: Marlon Crawford, Alton; Jenni Combes, CM
1996: Nic Stotler, CM; Angela Payne, Roxana
1995: Greg McDanel, Roxana; Erica Oge, Marquette
1994: Eric Frankford, CM; Amie Gernigan, Marquette
1993: Ty Laux, CM
1992: Brad Bohannon, Marquette
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