South Ripley's Elexah Roepke has earned a POTW award for the fourth time this season.

(Versailles, Ind.) – The latest Ohio River Valley Conference basketball players of the week are South Ripley’s Elexah Roepke and Switzerland County’s Tyler Konkle.
The top conference players for the week of January 14-19 were released Tuesday.
Roepke earned her fourth ORVC Girls Basketball Player of the Week award. In three games for the Lady Raiders, the senior amassed 61 points, 32 rebounds, 5 steals, and 4 assists.
Konkle has come on as of late for the Pacers. He poured in 38 points, grabbed 11 boards, and made 4 assists in just two games for Switz during the week.
Other ORVC top performers for January 14-19 included:
Girls Basketball
Mariah Day (JCD) - 29 pts, 10 rebs, 7 ast, 7 stl, 2 blk in 2 gms
Paige Ledford (JCD) - 32 pts, 24 rebs, 5 stl, 3 ast in 2 gms
Annabelle Williams (JCD) - 10 pts vs. Rising Sun
Bella Marcum (SW) - 26 pts, 10 rebs, 6 stl, 4 ast in 2 games
Angela King (M) - 11 pts, 5 rebs, 2 stl vs. North Decatur
Aleiah Thomas (SC) - 40 pts, 12 rebs, 3 stl in 2 games
Lindsay Montgomery (RS) - 20 pts, 26 rebs in 2 games
Lexi Lay (SC) - 15 pts, 6 rebs in 2 games
Elexah Roepke (SR) - 61 pts, 32 rebs, 5 stl, 4 ast in 3 games
Jessie Duvall (SC) - 13 pts, 12 ast, 10 rebs, 3 stl in 2 games
Morgan Peetz (SR) - 38 pts, 17 ast, 7 rebs, 7 stl in 3 games
Boys Basketball
Tyler Kramer (SW) - 17 pts, 5 ast, 3 3’s, 2 rebs, 2 stl vs. CAI
Brandon Baber (JCD) - 19 pts, 11 rebs vs. Waldron
Foster Mefford (SW) - 16 pts, 6 stl, 5 rebs, 4 ast vs. CAI
Orrin Schmidt (M) - 18 pts, 5 rebs, 3 ast vs. South Ripley
Hunter Mefford (SW) - 12 pts, 3 ast vs. CAI
Nick Koons (RS) - 15 pts vs. Switzerland Co.
Tyler Konkle (SC) - 38 pts, 11 rebs, 4 ast in 2 games
Damian Breeck (SC) - 30 pts, 5 rebs, 5 ast, 4 stl in 2 games

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