With the prep basketball season completed for area teams and winding down across the Buckeye State, post-season accolades continue to pile up for area players.

The Ohio Prep Sports Writer’s Association has announced the All-Eastern District squads for both boys and girls. The All-Ohio teams will be announced later in the month.

Numerous area players garnered a spot on one of the top three teams and two players and a like number of coaches earned special recognition.

Harrison Central head coach Nick Yourkovich was named the Division III Coach of the Year. Yourkovich guided the Huskies to a massive turnaround.

After a 2-21 campaign in 2019-20, the Huskies finished 16-6 this season.

The Huskies were led by First-Team All-District selection McKayla Dunkle, who averaged a double-double.

In Division IV, Shadyside’s Tory Hendershot shared the Player of the Year honor with Shenandoah’s Ashleigh Wheeler.

Hendershot helped lead the Tigers to the regional championship game where they fell to McDonald. Hendershot averaged just under 15 points a game, but she also averaged upwards of six rebounds, four assists and four steals a game.

Beallsville’s Tori Lang was named the Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 10-6 record despite having to replace upwards of 95% of her team’s scoring from the year prior. The Blue Devils also had two COVID pauses during the season.

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Harrison Central senior Kobe Mitchell was named the Division III Eastern District Player of the Year after a campaign in which he averaged 30.8 points a game to go along with six rebounds and five assists.

The Akron recruit finished his brilliant prep career with 2,421 points.

The complete listing of the teams can be found on Page D4.