• Season: Led the Hornets to a 20-5 record, a spot in the Division II sectional finals and a second-place finish in the Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division behind Bellbrook. Monroe set a program record for wins and posted its first winning record since 2006-07. Allen is 38-33 in three seasons with the Hornets. Honors: Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division Coach of the Year. School job: Teaches AP government and U.S. history at Monroe.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abby Prohaska, Lakota West, 5-10, junior, guard/forward
• Honors: Associated Press Division I All-Ohio first team, All-Southwest District first team; Greater Miami Conference first team. Career points: 633. College: Notre Dame (verbal commitment)
FIRST TEAM
Layne Ferrell, Franklin, 6-1, sophomore, forward
• Honors: Associated Press Division I All-Southwest District third team, Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division first team. Career points: 832.
Cici Riggins, Hamilton, 5-10, sophomore, guard
• Honors: Associated Press Division I All-Southwest District honorable mention, Greater Miami Conference first team. Career points: 613.
Kenzi Saunders, Madison, 5-5, freshman, guard
• Honors: Associated Press Division III All-Southwest District honorable mention, Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team. Career points: 327.
Katie Sloneker, Monroe, 5-10, sophomore, guard
• Honors: Associated Press Division II All-Southwest District honorable mention, Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division first team. Career points: 517.
Alexis Straw, Lebanon, 5-9, junior, guard
• Honors: Associated Press Division I All-Southwest District honorable mention, Greater Western Ohio Conference National West Division Athlete of the Year. Career points: 430.
Emma Wright, Talawanda, 5-10, senior, guard
• Honors: Associated Press Division I All-Southwest District third team, Southwest Ohio Conference Athlete of the Year. Career points: 989. College: Grand Valley State
SECOND TEAM
Aubriana Bellard, Middletown Christian, 5-8, junior, forward; Emma Broermann, Badin, 6-1, sophomore, forward; Kelli Bush, Madison, 5-10, senior, forward; Lauren Gerber, Edge wood, 5-9, senior, guard; Sarah Jones, Lakota West, 5-6, junior, guard; Rachel Perry, Lebanon, 5-11, senior, forward
THIRD TEAM
Addie Brown, Talawanda, 5-8, junior, guard; Christa Harris, Carlisle, 5-7, junior, guard; Shelby Nusbaum, Badin, 6-0, freshman, guard; Alyssa Robinette, New Miami, 5-11, senior, forward; Brooke Spaulding, Fairfield, 5-6, senior, guard; Olivia Wells-Daniels, Middletown, 5-9, freshman, forward
FOURTH TEAM
Zahrya Bailey, Fairfield, 5-5, sophomore, guard; Grace Edmonston, Cincinnati Christian, 5-11, junior, forward; Cierra Lipps, Edgewood, 5-5, junior, guard; Monique Prather, Middletown, 5-10, senior, forward; Sophie Sloneker, Monroe, 5-10, sophomore, guard; Jordan Stanley, Lakota East, 5-7, sophomore, guard
HONORABLE MENTION
Jenna Adams, Fenwick, 6-1, junior, center; Kayla Arington, Middletown Christian, 5-7, junior, guard; Lyric Harris, Cincinnati Christian, 5-11, freshman, guard; Amanda Michael, Fenwick, 6-0, senior, forward; Madisyn Oxley, Lakota West, 5-6, junior, guard; Alex Warning, Lebanon, 5-9, senior, guard
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