Willard's Dawson is SBC Bay Player of the Year

After finishing off an outright league championship with an impressive performance, Willard boys basketball standout Max Dawson earned the top honor in the SBC Bay Division. The junior guard was selected as the Most Outstanding Performer, the league announced on Monday. Dawson averaged 24.7 points per game for Willard, which finished the regular season at 14-8 overall and 9-1 in the Bay Division. Dawson was 199-of-394 from the field (51 percent) and 85-of-106 (80 percent) at the free-throw line. His 544 points through the regular season are the sixth-most in program history, behind only five efforts by Willard's top two scorers — Jimmy Langhurst (2,199) and Nick Dials (2,180). Dawson, who scored 34 points in a 63-61 win over Huron on Feb. 17 to claim the league title outright, has scored 1,159 career points entering Wednesday's Division II sectional semifinal vs. Galion. Also joining Dawson on the first team was classmate Cam Robinson. The forward averages 15.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for the Flashes. Isaac Robinson (9.0 points, 6.2 rebounds) was also honorable mention for Willard. For Edison (3-19, 0-10), sophomore Kayden Bourget (13.7 points, 5.2 rebounds) earned a spot on the second team. Norwalk puts two on second team Senior Braedyn Demuth and sophomore Ben Rothhaar were second team selections for the Truckers on the All-SBC Lake teams. A senior guard, Demuth averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for the Truckers, who won eight of their last 12 games to finish 11-11 overall (5-7 Lake). Rothhaar, a sophomore forward, averaged 10.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for Norwalk, which faces Mansfield Senior (15-7) at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in a Div. II sectional semifinal in Bucyrus. Also for the Truckers, senior Ashton Coe (11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists) was an honorable mention choice. —————————————— All-SBC boys basketball teams LAKE DIVISION FIRST TEAM: *Logan Beaston, Columbian, Sr.; *De'Mar Moore, Sandusky, Sr.; *Ty Ray, Bellevue, Sr.; *Daylen Green, Sandusky, Sr.; *Jayden Rowe, Perkins, Sr.; Brayden Olson, Clyde, So. SECOND TEAM: Braedyn Demuth, Norwalk, Sr.; Brayden Roggow, Columbian, Jr.; Andrew Hendershot, Vermilion, Sr.; Drake Venerucci, Perkins, Sr.; Cody Lindsey, Bellevue, Jr.; Ben Rothhaar, Norwalk, So. HONORABLE MENTION: Jason Henlon, Sandusky, So.; Brennan Wilson, Clyde, So.; Ashton Martin, Bellevue, Jr.; Bryce Roggow, Columbian, Jr.; Ashton Coe, Norwalk, Sr. MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER: Logan Beaston, Columbian. * — denotes unanimous choice BAY DIVISION FIRST TEAM: *Max Dawson, Willard, Jr.; *Dylan Hohler, Huron, Sr.; *Adam Thorbahn, Port Clinton, Sr.; *Ethan Stokes, Oak Harbor, So.; Cam Robinson, Willard, Jr. SECOND TEAM: Luke Rager, Huron, Sr.; Judah Keller, Margaretta, Fr.; Jackson Beasley, Port Clinton, Jr.; Julian Washington, Margaretta, Fr.; Kayden Bourget, Edison, So. HONORABLE MENTION: Hayden Craig, Oak Harbor, Sr.; Jackson McNulty, Huron, So.; Isaac Robinson, Willard, Jr.; Adam Murray, Huron, Sr.; Gage Bodey, Margaretta, Jr. MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER: Max Dawson, Willard. * — denotes unanimous choice