BCAM awards all-state, academic and team honors to Northern Michigan standouts

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Sure, we might finally be able to turn the page to the spring sports season in Northern Michigan.

It's certainly come with a wait, but, we also still have to get through awards season for the winter. That process is quickly coming to a close, but more honors have dropped this week.

A week after the Michigan Sports Writers released its collection of final all-state lists, the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) has dropped a handful of honors, including all-state.

BCAM recognizes the athletes through its 'BCAM Best' lists, along with honorable mention. Other awards are also included, everything from recognizing the top shooters in the state, to academic all-state and team first awards.

From Emmet and Charlevoix Counties, to Cheboygan, Otsego and the Eastern Upper Peninsula, a total of nine boys made all-state, with five girls then doing the same.

BCAM also recognizes the 'Best of the Best', a list comprised of the top players in the state, regardless of division. That's where you'll find Harbor Springs senior Olivia Flynn, who also earned the Division 3 Michigan Sports Writers Player of the Year honor.

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Braeden Flynn was named first team all-state within Division 3 after a season of averaging 23.4 points a game, while teammate Rider Bartel joined him as honorable mention after averaging 16.5 points. Local standouts Mason Fralick (Petoskey), Jaden Alger (Boyne City), Joe Gaffney (Charlevoix), Korbyn Russell (East Jordan) and Joshua Grondin (Pellston) were also named honorable mention.

Daniel Jacobson of Gaylord St. Mary and Pickford's Eli MacDonald then also each earned first team in Division 4.

Along with Flynn on the girls side, a host of Ski Valley greats earned honorable mention, with East Jordan's June Kirkpatrick recognized in Division 3 after averaging 26.3 points a game, along with Inland Lakes' Chloe Robinson and Gaylord St. Mary's Payton Glasby and Kaylee Jeffers.

D3 Girls: Michigan Sports Writers Division 3 girls all-state basketball teams

D4 Girls: Michigan Sports Writers Division 4 girls all-state basketball teams

D3 Boys: Michigan Sports Writers Division 3 all-state boys basketball teams released

D4 Boys: Michigan Sports Writers Division 4 all-state boys basketball teams released

Boys BCAM Best ​

D1 Honorable Mention

Mason Fralick, Petoskey

D2 Honorable Mention

Jaden Alger Boyne City

Division 3 All-State

Braeden Flynn, Harbor Springs

D3 Honorable Mention

Rider Bartel, Harbor Springs

Joe Gaffney, Charlevoix

Korbyn Russell, East Jordan

Division 4 All-State

Daniel Jacobson, Gaylord St. Mary

Eli MacDonald, Pickford

D4 Honorable Mention

Joshua Grondin, Pellston

Girls BCAM Best​

BCAM Best of the Best

Olivia Flynn, Harbor Springs

D3 Honorable Mention

June Kirkpatrick, East Jordan

D4 Honorable Mention

Payton Glasby, Gaylord St. Mary

Kaylee Jeffers, Gaylord St. Mary

Chloe Robinson, Inland Lakes

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Team Academic All-State: ​

3.30 above = All-State; 3.29-3.0 = Honorable Mention

Boys Academic All-State

Petoskey — 3.8545 (No. 2 in Division 1)

East Jordan — 3.6442

Johannesburg-Lewiston — 3.4506

Charlevoix — 3.3163

Rudyard — 3.4448

Pickford — 3.1363

Ellsworth — 3.0762

Girls Academic All-State

Petoskey — 3.7607

Cheboygan — 3.8347

East Jordan — 3.6822

Charlevoix — 3.6681

Mackinac Island — 3.8166

Gaylord St. Mary — 3.7302

St. Ignace — 3.6134

Mackinaw City — 3.1811

Top Shooters​

Statewide, *minimum 50 attempts

Boys 3-point field goals

No. 7 — Braeden Flynn, Harbor Springs — 76/159 (47.80%)

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Team First Award ​

Exemplified team before self, teamwork, commitment, service and sacrifice.

Boys Team First

Ryan Pearl — Charlevoix

Blake Lockwood — Cheboygan

Jack Grzebyk — East Jordan

Jakob Pahler — Ellsworth

Owen McConkey — Pickford

Camron Willis — Rudyard

Girls Team First

Brooklin Schwenke — Charlevoix

Addyson Baldwin — Cheboygan

Isabella Essenberg — Ellsworth

Emily Kurncz — Gaylord

Faith Lehre — Inland Lakes

Rian Esper — Mackinaw City

Laine Irwin — Pellston

Gina Wittenberg — Petoskey

Cadence Cullen — St. Ignace

Outstanding Senior Student Athlete ​

Seniors that played four years of basketball and held a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or above.

Boys Outstanding Seniors

Jack Grzebyk — East Jordan (3.86)

Ryder Malpass — East Jordan (3.97)

Korbyn Russell — East Jordan (4.0)

Ethan Hoolsema — Rudyard (3.95)

Girls Outstanding Seniors

Braydin Noble — Boyne City (3.85)

Dana Brown — Charlevoix (3.81)

Kristy Cordova — Charlevoix (3.85)

Emma Meadows — Charlevoix (3.81)

Brooklin Schwenke — Charlevoix (3.92)

Hailey Davis — Pellston (3.86)

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Regional Coaches of the Year​

Top voting in order. Others in contention listed.

Region 14 Boys COY

1. Paul Koepke, Bellaire (242)

2. Jason Bradford, Maple City Glen Lake (177)

John Flynn, Harbro Springs

Kevin Ball, Elk Rapids

Doug Baumann, Traverse City West

Rene’ LaFreniere, Traverse City Christian

Region 14 Girls Regional COY

1. Tim Reznich, Frankfort (251)

2. Pat Schultz, Gaylord St. Mary (145)

3. Daryl Vizina, Inland Lakes (140)

Amy Flynn, Harbor Springs

Matt Gorman, Traverse City Central

Tracy Bennet, Onekama

Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: BCAM hands out all-state, academic all-state to Northern Michigan players

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