Ralston, Grote Hit 1000th Career Point Mark, Earn ORVC Weekly Honors

Southwestern's Tyler Kramer was also recognized by the conference for two great performances.

(Hanover, Ind.) – The Ohio River Valley Conference has announced its top performers for the week of November 26 through December 1.

The ORVC Girls Basketball Player of the Week is shared by Southwestern’s Abby Ralston and Shawe Memorial’s Kate Grote.

Both girls scored eclipsed the 1000 career point total as they competed against each other on November 30. In that game, Grote put up 31 points and 8 rebounds in a winning effort. Ralston tallied 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

To date, Grote is the ORVC’s leading scorer at 23.6 points per game.

Southwestern star Tyler Kramer is the ORVC Boys Basketball Player of the Week. Over a two-game stretch, Kramer averaged 20.5 points, 7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Kramer also drilled eight three-pointers over that stretch.

Kramer leads the ORVC in scoring at 18.3 points per game. 

Other top performers for the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 1 are listed below.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mariah Day (JCD)                     30 pts, 18 rebs, 12 ast, 8 stl, 4 3’s in 2 gms   

Lindsay Montgomery (RS)      26 pts, 18 rebs in 2 games

Regan Carroll (JCD)                  10 pts, 10 rebs vs. South Dearborn               

Maddi Wilson (RS)                  26 pts, 10 rebs in 2 games

Paige Ledford (JCD)                  19 pts, 26 rebs in 2 games                            

Elexah Roepke (SR)                 28 pts, 17 rebs, 7 ast, 4 stl in 2 games (Roepke collected her 500th career rebound)

Courtney Bruns (M)                 14 pts, 14 stl vs. Seton Catholic                     

Morgan Peetz (SR)                  30 pts, 11 rebs, 8 ast, 4 stl in 2 games

Jessie Duvall (SC)                    24 pts, 12 ast, 2 stl in 2 games

Aleiah Thomas (SC)                 31 pts, 14 rebs, 9 stl, 8 ast in 2 games

Bella Marcum (SW)                  17 pts, 8-10 FT, 3 rebs vs. Shawe                   

Rylee Hankins (SC)                  22 pts, 19 rebs, 2 stl in 2 games

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brandon Baber (JCD)              29 pts, 19 rebs in 2 games                             

Damian Breeck (SC)                 19 pts, 7 rebs, 3 ast vs. Crothersville

Will Neal (JCD)                        31 pts, 8 rebs, 8 ast in 2 games                     

Dalton Tingle (SC)                    15 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stl, 2 ast vs. Cville

Joel Norman (M)                     26 pts, 13 rebs, 3 ast, 2 stl in 2 games          

Ethan Stuart (SM)                    34 pts in 2 games

Nick Koons (RS)                       23 pts, 6-6 FT vs. South Decatur                    

Henry Grote (SM)                    15 pts, 4 3’s vs. Indiana Deaf

Noah Pflum (RS)                      13 pts, 4-4 FT vs. South Decatur                    

Cody Samples (SR)                  29 pts, 10 rebs, 7 ast, 2 stl in 2 games          

Matthew Williams (SW)           32 pts, 8 rebs, 6 3’s in 2 games

Brady Linkel (SR)                     10 pts, 12 rebs, 3 ast, blk vs. No. Decatur     

Foster Mefford (SW)                 33 pts, 12 ast, 7 rebs, 6 stl in 2 games