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Last season was the breakthrough for Audrey Koch.

Koch went from a key reserve as a freshman to the leading scorer for West High a year ago.

This season Koch took her game to another level.

Koch averaged a career-high 18.5 points per game as a junior on her way to being named Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division player of the year when the league announced its postseason awards on Wednesday.

A unanimous first-team MVC division selection for the second straight season Koch gave West High a divisional player of the year for the third consecutive season joining past winners Logan Cook and Lauren Zacharias.

The 5-foot-10 Koch shot 49 percent from the field as a junior while leading West High in scoring and adding 5.8 rebounds per game.

Koch joined junior point guard Matayia Tellis as a unanimous first-team selection in the Valley Division.

Tellis averaged 10.4 points and led West High in rebounds (6.3), assists (2.6) and steals (2.2).

Senior Cora Saunders and freshman Meena Tate were both honorable mention selections for the Women of Troy.

Liberty High senior Sam McPherson was a second team selection in the Valley Division after leading the Lightning in scoring with 10.9 points per game and adding 2.7 rebounds per contest.

Freshman Keiko Ono-Fullard and junior Isabel Smith were both honorable mention honorees for Liberty High.

City High had six players earn MVC honors in the Mississippi Division after winning the division title going unbeaten in conference play.

Seniors Rose Nkumu and Aubrey Joens were each unanimously named to the Mississippi Division first team while senior Paige Rocca and freshman Kelsey Joens were each second-team picks.

Aubrey Joens record second among MVC players in scoring at 20.2 points per game and averaged 4.8 rebounds per game while leading City High to a fourth straight state tournament appearance.

Nkumu averaged 14.4 points and led City High with 5.7 assists and 4.1 steals per game.

Rocca averaged 11 points per game who shooting 42 percent from 3-point range while Kelsey Joens averaged 11 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Junior Ella Cook and sophomore Eviyon Richarson were both honorable mention picks for the Little Hawks.

Mississippi Valley Conference Girls Basketball Teams

Valley Division

First team – *Halli Poock, Fr., Waterloo West; Lauren Conrey, Sr., Waterloo West; Gabby Moore, Jr., Waterloo West; *Audrey Koch, Jr., West High; *Matayia Tellis, Jr., West High; Riley Kay, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; *Sadie Powell, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Alex Beier, Soph., Linn-Mar

Second team – Kaylie Springer, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Sam McPherson, Sr., Liberty High; Carly Printy, Sr., Linn-Mar; Sophia Barrett, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Morgan Herrig, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Kalyn Wise, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Sahara Williams, Fr., Waterloo West; Brooklyn Smith, Soph., Waterloo West

Honorable mention – Jenna Griffith, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Aubrey Luvan, Fr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Camryn Ray, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Tori Knight, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Morgan Hawkins, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Sydney Paulsen, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Allie Kutsch, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Mary Kate King, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Keiko Ono-Fullard, Fr., Liberty High; Isabel Smith, Sr., Liberty High; Cora Saunders, Sr., West High; Meena Tate, Fr., West High; Keegan Krejca, Jr., Linn-Mar; Kaitlyn Brunson, Jr., Linn-Mar; Sierra Burt, Soph., Waterloo West; Ashley Nystrom, Sr., Waterloo West

Athlete of the year – Audrey Koch, Jr., West High

Coach of the year – Tony Pappas, Waterloo West

Mississippi Division

First team – *Caitlyn Daniels, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; *Mallory McDermott, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; *Sidney McCrea, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; *Emerson Green, Sr., Cedar Falls; *Anaya Barney, Jr., Cedar Falls; *Aubrey Joens, Sr., City High; *Rose Nkumu, Sr., City High; *Hannah Stuelke, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington

Second team – Lindsey Eimers, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Jenna Fiedler, Jr., Western Dubuque; Paige Rocca, Sr., City High; Kelsey Joens, Fr., City High; Kamryn Grissel, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Jasmine Barney, Fr., Cedar Falls; Aree Beckman, Soph., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Ella Noel, Sr., Dubuque Senior

Honorable mention – Sydney Remmert, Soph., Cedar Falls; Lexie Godfrey, Sr., Cedar Falls; Markea Jackson, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Marek McBride, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Jenna Leggat, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Hailey Cooper, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Aubrey Jones, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Libby Arnold, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Anna Kruse, Fr., Dubuque Senior; Olivia Baxter, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Eviyon Richardson, Soph., City High; Ella Cook, Jr., City High; Aariona Ezell, Sr., Waterloo East; Ma’Kaiyla Johnson, Sr., Waterloo East; Emma Gile, Sr., Western Dubuque; Madison Maahs, Soph., Western Dubuque

Athlete of the year – Mallory McDermott, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie

Coach of the year – Tom Lilly, Cedar Rapids Xavier

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