Cameron Craig Named to 2017-18 D9 Sports.Com American Awards & Engraving All-District Nine Basketball Team, Also Named To Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Game (03/30/18)
Cam with assistant coaches Tom Lewis, B. J. Whren and head coach Jess Quinn on night he scored his 1000th point
Clarion Area’s Cam Craig was recently named to the D9Sports.com/All-America Awards & Engraving 2017-18 District Nine All-Star Basketball Team and also named to the 18th Annual Clarion County YMCA Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Game. (Sportsmanship 1 Game info appears below All-District listings.)
Cam, a senior point guard for the Bobcats, was named to the Boys Second Team on the All-District Team. A four year starter, Cam finished his career with 1,138 career points.
The Boys District Nine All-Star Squad:
First Team
Ian Callen, Clarion-Limestone; Owen Chambers, Coudersport; Jared Green, Coudersport; Ryan Newton, Elk County Catholic; Neil MacDonald, Ridgway; Nathan Schneider, St. Marys.
Second Team
Adam Shaffer, Cameron County; Cam Craig, Clarion; Justin Miknis, DuBois Central Catholic; Seth Berlin, Forest Area; Nathan Banner, North Clarion; Brandon Matthews, Punxsutawney.
Third Team
Tyler Gigliotti, Bradford; Carter Adams, Brockway; Josh Terry, Curwensville; Howie Stuckey, Port Allegany; Daunte AllegrettoRidgway; Lucas Bowser, Union.
The Girls District Nine All-Star Squad:
First Team
Ellie Thompson, A-C Valley; Haley Keck, Coudersport; Ella Marconi, Jr., Kane; Emily Hegedus, Karns City; Tori Obenrader, North Clarion; Leah Miller, Punxsutawney;
Second Team
Alayna Ryan, Clearfield; Malliah Schreck , Cranberry; Ashley Hallowell, DuBois; Taylor Geer, Keystone; Camryn Thomas, Otto-Eldred; Emily Fullem, Ridgway
Third Team
Marcy Schindler, Brookville; Shaelyn Black, Coudersport; Taylor Newton, Elk County Catholic; Cassidy King, Johnsonburg; Trinity Clark, Kane; Abbey Woodard, Smethport
Top Award Winners:
Boys Player of the Year: Owen Chambers, Junior, Coudersport
Boys Rookie of the Year: Chase Beighley, Freshman, Karns City
Boys Coach of the Year: Rich Glover, Austin
Girls Player of the Year: Tori Obenrader, Senior, North Clarion
Girls Rookie of the Year; Sarah Chamber, Freshman, Coudersport
Girls Co-Coaches of the Year; Mark Powell, Brookville and Terry Dreihaup, North Clarion
The Clarion County YMCA Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Game will be held next Saturday (April 2nd) at Keystone High School in Knox. The Girls Game is set to begin at 2:00PM and the Boys Game is set to begin at 4:00PM.
Cam will be a member of Team Quinn/Shuey, whose co-coaches are Clarion Area Coach Jess Quinn and Johnsonburg Area’s Bill Shuey.
There will be a 32-shooting contest (preliminaries begin at 12:30PM) and Clarion County YMCA third and fourth grade teams will have exhibition contests at half-time of both games.
(Thanks to D9Sports.com for info contained in this article. Go to their sight for more in-depth information on the District Nine All-Star Teams and the Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Game, including complete game rosters)
(CONGRATULATIONS TO CAM AND ALL THE OTHERS!!!!)