Junior guard Nick Lorenz, who helped lead East Juniata to within one win of the PIAA Class AA tournament, recently was named the Tri-Valley League's most valuable boys' basketball player.
The 6-1 Lorenz averaged 21.0 points per outing for Brock Anders' Tigers (19-6) -- he also buried 44 treys -- who tumbled to Lewisburg in the District 4-AA third-place game. A win there would have put EJ in states.
EJ also established a single-season school record for victories, breaking the previous mark of 18 set just last year.
Greenwood's Kent Houser, who piloted the Wildcats (21-5) to their fifth consecutive Tri-Valley League championship, was tagged coach of the year.
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FIRST TEAM
Nick Lorenz, East Juniata -- 6-1 jr -- 21.0 ppg
Bailey Coder, East Juniata -- 6-6 jr -- 11.8 ppg
Ryan Kerstetter, Greenwood -- 6-1 sr -- 11.8 ppg
Josh Ferguson, Greenwood -- 6-0 sr -- 12.2 ppg
Ian Buffington, Upper Dauphin -- 6-0 sr -- 13.7 ppg
SECOND TEAM
Tyler Fegley, Greenwood -- 6-2 jr -- 10.2 ppg
Hunter Hilinski, Halifax -- 6-3 jr -- 12.2 ppg
Cole Rickert, Line Mountain -- 6-3 sr -- 15.2 ppg
Bill Breinich, Line Mountain -- 6-0 sr -- 14.6 ppg
Austin A. Weaver, Upper Dauphin -- 6-2 sr -- 12.7 ppg
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Nick Lorenz, East Juniata
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kent Houser, Greenwood
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