Brandywine trio first-team all-division

Published 8:35 am Wednesday, March 14, 2018

NILES — A trio of Brandywine players and one Buchanan player were named to the first-team of the All-BCS Athletic Conference Red Division girls basketball team, which was released Monday.

Zakiyyah Abdullah, Nicole Sachman and Kennedy Byrd were first-team selections for the Bobcats, while Jayla Bibbs was also selection from Buchanan.

Red Division champion Comstock also had three players named to the first team.

They were Red Division Most Valuable Player Daisy Ansel, Ahkyla Blakely and Abby House.

Also on the first team were Kyrah Sanders of Berrien Springs and Lauren Keller of Bridgman.

Buchanan had a pair of honorable selections in Brooklyn Krumrie and Morgan Lenox.

Brandywine’s Megan Schmidt was also an honorable mention selection.

The Colts finished the BCS Red Division season at 10-0, while Brandywine was second at 8-2 and Buchanan third at 6-4.

White Division champion Michigan Lutheran (12-0) dominated the all-division team with five players on the first team.

Runner-up New Buffalo and third-place team River Valley each had a pair of first team players, as did Lake Michigan Catholic and Covert.

Michigan Lutheran’s Sarah Jackemeyer was named the MVP of the All-White Division squad.

ALL-BCS RED DIVISION

First team

Daisy Ansel, Comstock

Ahkyla Blakely, Comstock

Abby House, Comstock

Zakiyyah Abdullah,

Brandywine

Nicole Sachman, Brandywine

Kennedy Byrd, Brandywine

Jayla Bibb, Buchanan

Kyrah Sanders,

Berrien Springs

Lauren Keller, Bridgman

Honorable mention

Madelyn Caswell, Comstock

Kaylee Gilley, Comstock

Megan Schmidt, Brandywine

Brooklyn Krumrie, Buchanan

Morgan Lenox, Buchanan

Shiyon Taylor, Parchment

Trinity Stone, Parchment

Hillary Dortch,

Berrien Springs

Sydney Payne, Bridgman

ALL-BCS WHITE DIVISION

First team

Sarah Jackemeyer, Michigan Lutheran

Jessi Jewell, Michigan

Lutheran

Cali Laughlin, Michigan

Lutheran

MacKenzie Zabel, Michigan

Lutheran

Olivia Sievert, Michigan

Lutheran

Mary Mayer, New Buffalo

Olivia Haskins, New Buffalo

Katharine Kersey, River

Valley

Jessie Reith, River Valley

Addie Peters, Lake Michigan

Emily Lage, Lake Michigan

Laniqua Gary, Covert

Lermara Blackmon, Covert

Honorable mention

Abby Vitale, New Buffalo

Sophia Giannetti, New

Buffalo