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Jadyn Trocki from Frewsburg was appointed class C player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association on Monday. PJ file photo
Frewsburg reached the goal of the Ultimate Team in March when the Bears won a class C class C Basketball Championship from the New York State High School Association.
The individual honors continued to roll on Monday.
The Sophomore Jadyn Trocki was appointed class C player of the year while three other bear received distinctions from all the New York State Sportswriters Association on Monday.
Jadyn Trocki was appointed co-player of Chaatta-Cattaraugus Athletic Association 3 of the year after an average of 17.5 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 interceptions per game.
Ava Jimerson Senior of Frewsburg was appointed in the second team, Teghan Trocki Senior was appointed to the fourth team and Junior Abery Harvey was appointed to the 10th team.
Ava Jimerson, top right, was named in the second C -Class team. PJ file photo
Jimerson collected an average of 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 interceptions per match; Teghan Trocki collected an average of 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 interceptions per game; And Harvey has an average of 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 interceptions per game.
Skylar Herington, a second year student student of Randolph, was appointed to the first class C team after an average of 25.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 interceptions and 2.5 assists per match en route to share the honors of Poy Division 3 of the CCAA with Jadyn Trocki.
Quinn Pence Senior des Cardinals was appointed to the fifth team after an average of 10.0 points, 6.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 interceptions per game.
Cassadaga Valley also had a pair of players named in the C -Class teams. Emiley Anderson Senior was appointed to the sixth team after an average of 21.2 points, 5.0 interceptions, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game while his senior colleague Aliyah Hopkins was named in the 10th team after an average of 14.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 12.7 rebounds 2.7 interceptions, 2.4 assists and 2.0 plans blocked per game.
In class D, the champion of section VI Sherman had three players: Kelsey Wagner, Emmersen Crawford and Teagan Gratto, appointed to teams from all states.

Teghan Trocki was appointed to the fourth team. PJ file photo
Wagner, a senior, was appointed to the second team after an average of 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.8 interceptions per match. Crawford, a first -year student, was appointed to the sixth team after an average of 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.0 interceptions and 2.3 assists per game. Gratto, another senior, received an honorable mention.
The VI Runnerup section, Panama, has received recognition. Junior Kiera Loberg was appointed to the seventh team after an average of 12.9 points, 3.2 interceptions, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Kaitlyn Horton Senior was appointed to the eighth team after an average of 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Danielle West, senior of Pine Valley, who collected an average of 14.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 interceptions and 3.0 assists per match, and the Junior of Forestville, Carilene Sliwa, which raised on average 22.9 points, 7.0 interceptions, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per match. Emeline Barton, senior of Lafargeville, was the class D player of the year.
Six local players were recognized in class B.
The junior of Salamanca Leilene McComber (12.6 ppg, 5.2 RPG, 2.7 SPG) was appointed in the third team and its Junior Makenzie Crouse teammate (7.4 ppg, 8.2 RPG, 2.7 BPG, 2.2 SPG) received an honorable mention.

Abey Harvey was appointed to the 10th team. PJ file photo
Gianna Sirianni (16.9 ppg, 2.9 RPG, 2.7 APG), 2.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.1 ppg, 2.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.1 SPG), was appointed in the fourth team and Senior Ellie Pearson team (11.1 ppg, 5.4 RPG, 2.6 APG, 2.6 SPG).
Augustine Krenzer, Senior of Falconer (11.1 ppg, 8.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.0 SPG) was appointed in the 10th team.
Fredonia Senior Piper Walnicki (10.7 ppg, 4.0 RPG) was mentioned honorable.
Trocki's honor is the last of a long list of honors in section VI and the player of the region. More recently, Clara Strack of Hamburg was the class A player of the year in 2023. Natalie Angeletti de Panama was the class D player of the year and Amari Debarry of Williamsville South was the winner of class A of the 2020 Slealestie-19 season. Sara Pfeiffer d'Olean was the class B player of the year and Dani Haskell of Franklinville was the class D winner in 2018 and 2019. McKenna Maycock of Randolph was a class C co-player of the year in 2014 and 2015.
The other players in section VI recognized were as follows: the new senior Anna Chunco (fourth team), Wilson Junior Bella Thrush (12th team), the recruit Akron Abby Gerstung (12th team) and the health sciences Nooora Alkaldi (honorable mention). Chenango forks Junior Maggie Warpus was appointed class B player of the year.
The teams of all States at Large School for the AAA class, the AA class and class A will be announced Thursday afternoon.