Taylorville's Addison Tarr wins The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week poll
Taylorville sophomore guard/forward Addison Tarr won the vote for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week poll.
She helped the Tornadoes claim the Carol Schramm and Joyce Wilcox Memorial Trophy with a 61-44 nonconference girls basketball victory over rival Pana at Dolph Stanley Court on Thursday.
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Tarr garnered 726 votes (35.19%) ahead of Raymond Lincolnwood's Taryn Millburg (20.21%) and Braden Whalen (18.37). The poll closed at noon on Friday.
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Elijah Aumann, Nokomis, boys basketball
The senior point guard scored 12 of the team’s 16 points in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 25 points in a 53-38 nonconference win over Pana on Tuesday. That included 5 of 6 with two 3-pointers in the first eight minutes. He also scored 13 points in a 53-48 nonconference win over Auburn on Saturday.
Seth Doss, Southeast, boys basketball
The 6-foot-6 senior forward manufactured a game-high 27 points, five rebounds and three blocks in a 62-51 Central State Eight Conference victory over host Chatham Glenwood on Friday night.
Taryn Millburg, Raymond Lincolnwood, girls basketball
The junior guard hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 40-37 nonconference win over Piasa Southwestern on Saturday. She finished with 10 points to lift the Lancers to 4-7 overall.
Jayce Privia, Petersburg PORTA, girls basketball
The junior guard helped lift the unbeaten Bluejays (9-0) to a 40-34 nonconference win over Staunton on Saturday with three 3-pointers and 16 points. She also scored 30 points in a 64-47 nonconference win over Manito Midwest Central on Tuesday, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers.
Adam Staley, Rochester, boys basketball
The senior dialed up three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 20 points in Rochester’s 63-31 nonconference win over Taylorville at the famed Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana on Saturday. Staley started the first quarter with two 3s and had 13 points by halftime to build a 36-15 cushion.
Addison Tarr, Taylorville, girls basketball
The sophomore guard/forward fueled a 15-point run to begin the third quarter and Taylorville captured the Carol Schramm and Joyce Wilcox Memorial Trophy with a 61-44 nonconference victory over rival Pana at Dolph Stanley Court on Thursday. Tarr scored nine points in the third period, including a pull-up 3-pointer, and led the Tornadoes with 19 points.
Braden Whalen, Raymond Lincolnwood, boys basketball
The senior guard scored 25 points and Lincolnwood’s four overtime free throws helped lift the Lancers to a 50-48 OT nonconference win over Gillespie on Tuesday. Whalen and Gabe Armentrout made two free throws apiece in the overtime period.
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