20-21 League Previews- MVL Valley Division
Earlier today we looked at the Miami Division of the MVL, now we take a look at the other half of the league… the Valley Division. This is made up of Fairborn, Sidney, Stebbins, West Carrollton and Xenia. 5 Players…
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Continue ReadingEarlier today we looked at the Miami Division of the MVL, now we take a look at the other half of the league… the Valley Division. This is made up of Fairborn, Sidney, Stebbins, West Carrollton and Xenia.
5 Players to Watch
Allie Stockton Allie Stockton 5'11" | PF Sidney | 2023 State OH , 5-11 2023, Sidney
Lexee Brewer Lexee Brewer 5'5" | PG Sidney | 2023 OH , 5-8 2023, Sidney
Jodee Austin, 5-6 2021, Fairborn
Ashyia Sales, 2023, West Carrollton
Reaghan Wakefield, 5-10 2021, Xenia
5 Sleepers
Diamond Baker, 2023, Stebbins
Izzy Dunwiddie, 5-9 2024, Fairborn
Kamea Baker, 5-6 2021, Xenia
Samantha Reynolds, 6-0 2021, Sidney
Selena Frost Selena Frost 5'4" | PG West Carrollton | 2024 State OH , 5-7 2024, West Carrollton
4 Thoughts
Fairborn will head into this season minus their leading scorer and first-team all conference player Natalie Oktavec Natalie Oktavec 5'10" | CG Fairborn | 2022 OH this season as she has chosen not to play basketball. The Skyhawks do have Jodee Austin returning and a promising newcomer Izzy Dunwuddie.
The Valley Division is looking for an improvement this season as a whole. Their combined record with all five teams was 32-82 overall, while the Miami Division (previewed earlier today) was a combined 80-41.
Sidney was the class of the division and looks to be for a few years. Two of their top three returning players are only sophomores, and they also return a pair of rising juniors along with a key ’24 Alyssa Horsley Alyssa Horsley 5'4" | PG Teays Valley | 2024 OH . Look for the success to continue this season.
I look for a surprise this season from one of the four teams with losing records last year. With the number of younger players expected to make an immediate impact, there could be a turnaround sooner rather than later.
3 Games to Watch
Butler @ Sidney- December 11
Sidney @ Tipp- November 25
West Carrollton @ Xenia- January 8
2 Fun Facts
Fairborn head coach Brooklyn Summitt is no stranger to Dayton area basketball. She was a standout player with the Skyhawks, and starts her second year coaching at her alma mater. She is also married to Tyler Summitt, the son of Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt.
In his season year at the helm of Sidney, Jamal Foster has turned the program around from an 0-23 season in 2019 to 15-8 in 2020. Having some outstanding freshman helped a lot, but everyone seems to be buying into the changes.
1 League Champion
Sidney is the heavy favorite to repeat as the division champion. They won the Valley Division by five games last season.