PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Enquirer names Greater Cincinnati high school athletes of the week, March 26

Melanie Laughman
Cincinnati Enquirer

In a vote that ended March 26, Cincinnati.com readers selected winners for the Cincinnati Enquirer Athlete of the Week, presented by Mercy Health, for the March 15-21 voting period.

Winners will receive a certificate sent through the school's athletic department. They are sent one month at a time.

More:Here's how to nominate Greater Cincinnati high school sports athletes of the week

You do not have to be a subscriber to vote, a period that lasts Monday evenings to 5 p.m. each Friday during the season. Please submit any nominees by Sunday evening for the previous week's performances to mlaughman@enquirer.com. 

Mercy Health is the presenting sponsor of the Cincinnati High School Sports Awards.

This week's winners are:

Ohio boys spring team: Lakota East lacrosse – Against Pickerington North, Lakota East had double the goals with a 16-8 win.

Ohio girls spring team: Anderson lacrosse – Anderson topped Fenwick 13-5 in the March 20 regular season opener.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys team: Conner basketball – The Cougars won the 33rd District championship and are 15-6 overall.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls team: Ryle basketball – The Raiders edged Cooper to win the 33rd District Tournament and are 22- overall.

Boys basketball player: Riley Osterbur, Conner –The senior guard scored 20 points in the 73-47 win over Ryle in the 33rd District championship game March 19. He also scored the winning basket in the final seconds in the semifinals over Boone County. He was named tourney MVP.

Girls basketball player: Quinn Eubank, Ryle – She was MVP of the 33rd District Tournament after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds, including 24 and 17 in the semifinals.

Boys lacrosse: Kyle Collet, Lakota East – The senior had four goals and one assist in the 16-8 win over Pickerington North March 20.

Girls lacrosse: Aly Young, Seton - As a freshman in her first game at Seton, she led her team to a 19-12 victory over Woodford in the first game of the season with 7 goals and 2 assists.

NKY boys bowler: Kyan Brewer, Pendleton County – He won the Region 5 singles championship. He shot a 715 and averaged 238 in the stepladder bracket, which includes a 202-196 win over his brother Koby Brewer.

NKY girls bowler: Abby Bach, Highlands – She won the singles championship in the Region 5 tournament March 15, defeating three-time defending champion and Campbell County senior Kaylee Hitt 177-171 in the final.

Wrestler: Ian Hughes, Simon Kenton – The senior advances to the KHSAA state final wrestling meet after winning the heavyweight division (285 pounds), making his record 27-1.