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FORWARD
J.P. Tokoto, 6-6 sophomore
Menomonee
Falls
The NOW player
of the year … The
sophomore, who
was the school’s
first first-team
all-state selection in 17 years, led
the Indians to their first conference
title since 1993 by averaging 18.6
points per game on 160 of 284
shooting from the field (56 percent).
… averaged 10 rebounds per game,
including an impressive 3.7
offensive, many of which wound up
in spectacular dunks. … also had
32 assists, 63 steals, 40 blocks and
46 deflections. … Only shortcom-
ing could be at the free-throw line
where he was 81 of 146 (55.5%).
GUARD
Alex Diciaula, 5-11 senior
Brookfield
Central
Considered
Brookfield
Central’s “most
improved player
ever” by coach
Mark Adams, Diciaula averaged 18.0
points per game, fifth-best in the
NOW area, after sporting just a 2.1
ppg. average last season. … Inside-
outside game proved to be a night-
mare for several teams as he put up
20-plus nine times, including six
games over 25. … The smooth and
shifty guard shot 43 percent from
behind the 3-point arc and led the
area with 69 3s. … Led Lancers in
scoring in 20 of 22 games.
GUARD
Will Pelkofer, 6-0 senior
Whitnall
Started the season
on a scoring binge
and never let up.
… scored 25 or
more points in
seven of first eight
games, including a season-high 32
WNT
in a win over St. Francis. … scored
more than 20 points 17 times this
season and averaged a NOW-area
●
best 23.4 per game. … only player
April 1, 2010
in the NOW coverage area to crack
the 1,000-point career mark this
season. … averaged 3.3 rebounds,
3.15 assists and 2.5 steals.
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GUARD
John Johnston, 6-3 senior
Whitefish Bay
Had to become the
man for the Blue
Dukes after the
graduation of
North Shore
tri-player of the
year Jimmy Sherburne (now at
Princeton). … averaged 14.7 points
and 4.7 rebounds per game as well
as 3.2 assists, 2 steals and 1.4
blocks as the team’s point guard. …
shot 52.1 percent from inside the arc
and 45 percent from 3-point range
(50 of 111). … was also a dead-eye
from the foul line at 83.6 percent.
… scored 30 points in a critical late
season overtime win over
Milwaukee Lutheran.
GUARD
Sam Krenzien, 6-2 senior
Wauwatosa
West
Krenzien helped
the Trojans
achieve their best
Woodland record
since 2006 in his
third year as a starter. … made a
name for himself with his all-around
offensive game, while leading a
stifling full-court press that gave
opposing teams headaches. …
Referred to as the “heart and soul”
of the team by coach Mike Landisch,
Krenzien averaged 15.4 points, 5.7
rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game
as the Trojans finished 16-6 overall.
GUARD
Zak Showalter
6-2 sophomore
Germantown
The coach’s son
helped the young
(four sophomore
starters) Warhawks
to their third North
Shore title in four years by
averaging 17.2 points and six
rebounds per game. … shot 61
percent from 2-point range, 41
percent from 3-point range and
knocked down 70 percent of his free
throws. … also contributed 57
assists and 25 steals. … Showed
his moxie by playing well in the
conference title game against
Homestead on an injured ankle.
FORWARD
Chad Mathwig, 6-5 junior
New Berlin
West
Mathwig followed
up his NOW
All-Suburban
sophomore
season during
which he averaged a double-double
with a solid junior campaign. …
missed three games with an ankle
injury, but averaged 18.6 points and
9.2 rebounds on 62 percent
shooting from the field and 70
percent from the free-throw line. …
Throw in 2.3 assists, 1.3 blocks and
1.1 steals and it’s another strong
season. … A big-time inside
scoring presence, he often drew
double-teams. … very good at
hitting the cutting teammate or
relocating the ball on the floor.
FORWARD
Alec Molter, 6-6 senior
Greenfield
Though the
Hustlin’ Hawks
struggled, the
senior captain did
his share by
averaging 16.5
points and 11.5 rebounds per game
during his breakout season. … The
versatile Molter, who played all five
positions, was double- and triple-
teamed nightly, but still managed
5.2 blocks and 1.4 assists per game.
… worked hard in the offseason to
refine his game and become a
complete player, and his stats show
he did just that. … His coach Jim
Nowak said Molter meant as much
to this year’s team as former
Woodland Conference POY and
NOW selection Davey Keane meant
to the school’s ’03-04 conference
title team.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Wauwatosa West staff
The Trojans’ record stood at
11-4 when head coach Mike
Landisch took a leave of
absence to undergo
treatment for kidney cancer.
… The Trojans were in the
midst of a five-game winning
streak when co-coaches
Chad Stelse and Ryan Bailey
took over, and because of the chemistry between all three coaches, West hardly
missed a beat. … Led by their “new” head coaches, the Trojans won four of
their last five, with their only loss by three points to Eisenhower on their way to
the school’s best finish since 2006. … West averaged 63.8 points per game
while only surrendering 54.4 in its final five games under Stelse and Bailey.
FORWARD
Nick Romanowski, 6-7 junior
Franklin
Averaged 22.5
points per game,
good enough to
be the NOW area
regular season
scoring champ, to
go along with 11.1
rebounds, 2.8 blocks, 1 steal and 1.8
assists. … shot 63 percent from the
field (183-of-291) and his 501 points
during the regular season marked
the third-highest season total in
school history, according coach Tim
Hogan. … shot an impressive 72
percent from the free-throw line
(135-of-188). … breakout campaign
included five 30+-point games and
12 double doubles. … had one
game with 37 points and 21
rebounds, had two more 17-rebound
efforts and a 16-rebound game. …
blocked eight shots in a game once.
FORWARD
Mitch Sperka, 6-2 senior
New Berlin
Eisenhower
The Lions
finished with the
state’s best
Division 2
regular season
record and Sperka was a huge
reason why. … The only Lion to
average more than 10 points per
game at 16.7. … the senior burst
onto the scene after scoring just 3.8
points per game as a junior. … also
averaged 9.5 rebounds per contest.
… can bang inside but also step
out: he shot 54 percent from the
floor (118-of-220) including
29-of-66 (44 percent) from 3-point
range.
HIGH HONORABLE
MENTION
GUARDS: Myles Henry, 6-2,
sr., Nicolet; Coy Smith, 6-3,
sr., Homestead
FORWARD: C.J. Gregg, 6-5,
jr., Brookfield East
CENTER: John Laihinen, 6-4,
sr., Homestead
COACHES: Dave Scheidegger,
New Berlin Eisenhower; Ben
Seibert, Menomonee Falls;
Steve Showalter, Germantown
ONLINE FAN VOTING
Nearly 670 people cast more
than 1,400 online votes for the
NOW Player of the Year. Online
totals accounted for one-fifth of
the final vote. This year’s top
vote-getters were:
1. Molter, Greenfield, 385
votes
2. Diciaula, Brookfield Central,
328
3. Romanowski, Franklin, 124
4. Laihinen, Homestead, 120
5. Tokoto, Menomonee Falls,
89
Mark Wojnowiak wins a pair of
lower-level Bucks tickets after
his name was randomly drawn
from all fans who voted.
HONORABLE
MENTION
GUARDS: Conor Cassidy, 6-0,
sr., Menomonee Falls; John
Cording, 6-2, sr., Menomonee
Falls; Deion Jackson-Body,
5-7, so., Shorewood; Austin
Malone-Mitchell, 5-8, fr.,
Shorewood; Josh Mongan,
5-10, so., Germantown; Alex
Olson, 6-1, jr., Brookfield
Central; Jacob Pope, 6-4, sr.,
Muskego; Stephen Pelkofer,
6-0, so., Whitnall; Adam Rubatt,
6-0, sr., Menomonee Falls;
Danny Sayles, 6-3, sr.,
Wauwatosa East
FORWARDS: Christian
Griggs-Williams, 6-3, jr.,
Nicolet; Jamon
Jackson-Wilson, 6-4, so.,
Brown Deer; Jake Lehman,
5-10, sr., Whitnall; Kierre
Ogbonna, 6-1, jr., Brown Deer;
Jonathan Phillips, 6-6, sr.,
Menomonee Falls; Ray Sterling,
6-1, sr., Wauwatosa West; Nick
Stout, 6-3, sr., Oak Creek
CENTERS: Jamie Schneck,
6-7, jr., center, Whitefish Bay
COACH: Jeff Lewiston, New
Berlin West; Kevin Lazovik,
Whitefish Bay.