Warrior Award
The Warrior Award is a weekly award for players in the 6-8 girls, 5-6 boys, and 7-8 boys programs. The goal of this weekly award is to highlight and encourage team first play, attitude, and conduct when playing MYBA basketball.
This award is presented to the player on the team who most exemplifies the qualities of a team player. The winner is someone who is always willing to put the team first, who is supportive of their teammates, and who is always willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win.
The ideal candidate for this award is someone who:
- Is always willing to pass the ball and set up their teammates for success.
- Is always positive and encouraging, even when the team is losing.
- Is willing to play any position and do whatever the coach asks.
- Is a great communicator and is able to build relationships with their teammates.
- Is always willing to help out with team activities, both on and off the court.
The Warrior Award is a special honor that recognizes the importance of teamwork in basketball. It is an award that is given to a player who truly makes the team better.
Here are some specific examples of things that a player can do to earn the Team Player Award:
- Make a hustle play to save a possession for the team.
- Come off the bench and provide a spark for the team.
- Play defense with intensity and focus.
- Cheer on their teammates from the sidelines.
- Help out with team bonding activities.
- Be a positive role model for younger players.
- The Warrior Award is a valuable award that recognizes the importance of teamwork in basketball. It is an award that is given to a player who truly makes the team better.
Criteria
- Each team nominates one player for them team for the Warrior each week
- Weekly nominees will:
- Have their name on the MYBA website
- Coordinators will announce the weekly winners via email
- be eligible to win the weekly $10 gift card (for a local business) as the Warrior of the Week
- At the end of the season, the grade coordinators will discuss with the coaches to pick the 4 overall Warrior Award winners for the season
- The overall winners will be announced on Championship Monday
Warrior Award overall winners
5th Boys - Luke Behbehani
6th Boys - Tyler Frank
7th Boys - Thomas Marcucci
8th Boys - Xeiden McLeod
6th Girls - Camryn Dunn
7th Girls - Megan Werner
Eric Burman (5B Coordinator), Luke, Tyler, Meredith (6B Coordinator), Danny Blood MYBA President
Joe Bachand (6G Coordinator) and Camryn
Rich Sullivan (7B Coordinator), Xeiden, Danny Blood
Previous Weeks' Nominees and Winners
* Weekly Winner
Week 7 1/27
- 6-8 Girls
- Liberty - Madyson Macpherson
- Sparks - Jordan Heavey
- Storm - Molly Lucchini*
- Aces - Annie Smits
- Sun - Caleigh Kittredge
- Dream - Ellery Deshaies
- 5/6 Boys
- Nets - Luke Behbehani
- Suns - Harrison Rahley
- Warriors - Charlie Parton*
- Mavericks - Declan Winters
- Clippers - Cam Kelly
- Lakers - Ryan Goonan
- Celtics - Ben Tessier
- Bucks - Sean Peters
- 7/8 Boys
- BC - James Marcucci
- Gonzaga - Steve Rahley
- Kansas - Cooper Gage
- Duke - Max Tilmann
- UConn - Cooper Jurado
- Providence- MJ Naughton
- Tennessee - Will Turner
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Purdue- Xelden McLeod*
Week 6, 1/20
- 6-8 Girls
- Liberty: Jillian Heffernan
- Sparks: Hadley Bingenheimer
- Sun: Megan Werner*
- Aces: Saige Sokolowski
- 5/6 Boys
- 7/8 Boys
- BC - Thomas Marcucci
- Gonzaga - Steve Rahley
- Kansas - Owen Goodband
- Duke - Sean Krawcynski
- UConn - Alex Peters
- Purdue - Mason Solomon
- Tennessee - Asher Vogt
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Providence - Harry Churchill*
Week 5, 1/13
- 6-8 Girls
- Liberty: Olivia Kay
- Dream: Petra Huther
- Sun: Kacey Herrick
- Aces: Jordyn Bachand
- Sparks: Lexianna Mendez
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Storm: Maddie Unger*
- 5/6 Boys
- 7/8 Boys
- BC - Gaetano Zheng
- Gonzaga - Jack Zengo
- Kansas - Hudson Schomer
- Duke - Sean Krawcynski
- UConn - Bash Cole
- Providence - Henry LaRowe
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Purdue - Trevor Biggar*
Week 4, 1/6
- 6-8 Girls
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Aces: Evie Marra*
- Dream: Adele Tata
- Sparks: Lindsey Ariel
- Liberty: Maddie Angel
- Storm: Lilly Lucchini
- Sun: Molly Shipp
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- 7/8 Boys
- Purdue: Will Baker
- UConn: Nate Parker
- Providence: Harry Churchill
- Kansas: Bobby O'Flaherty
- Duke: Max Tillman
- Gonzaga: Russell Skloff
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Tennessee: Ryan McCarthy*
- BC: James Marcucci
Week 3, 12/16
- 6-8 Girls
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Storm: Charlotte Luchini*
- Aces: Annie Smits
- Dream: Maya Herman
- Liberty: Anna Casey
- Sparks: Francesca Cawley
- Sun: Averi Urquhart
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- 5/6 Boys
- Celtics: Jonah Hart
- Suns: Eddie Kay
- Bucks: Ronuk Dabas
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Lakers: Luca Cawley*
- Mavericks: Drew Salter
- Nets: Vincent Scobbo
- 7/8 Boys
- UConn – Alex Peters
- Gonzaga – Steve Rahley
- Tennessee – Stamatis Pelochronis
- Duke – Sean Krawczynski
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Kansas – Joe Scobbo*
- BC – Thomas Marcucci
- Purdue – Zhimon Berhane
- Providence – Sam Nolan
Week 2, 12/9
- 6-8 Girls
- Dream: Layla Diamandis
- Sparks: Maya Uzzell
- Sun: Tess Henebry*
- Aces: Brooke Bean
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Liberty: Kameli Annigeri
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Storm: Maddie Abba
- 5-6 Boys
- Celtics: Luke Taylor
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Warriors: Jake Burman
- Bucks: Ollie Ferraro
- Clippers: Leo Lowney
- Suns: Adam Cooper
- Nets: Nikos Poulopoulos
- Mavs: Henry Torpey*
- Lakers:
- 7-8 Boys
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Duke: Isayah Maria*
- Boston College: Levent Firat
- Providence: Marlon Macharia
- Gonzaga: Russell Skloff
- Purdue - David Arnold
- Tennessee - Nathan Bills
- Kansas - Owen Rodenhi
- UConn - Cooper Jurado
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Week 1, 12/2
- 6-8 Girls
- Dream: Serena Marciniszyn
- Sparks: Olivia Leshnick
- Sun: Josie Henebry
- Aces: Jordan Bachand
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Liberty: Camryn Dunn*
- Storm: Paige Seitz
- 5-6 Boys
- Celtics: Charlie Bills
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Warriors: Will Ferguson*
- Bucks: Owen Laut
- Clippers: Sean Lisciandra
- Suns: Ted Smits
- Nets: Griffin Beck
- Mavs: Matthew Brennan
- Lakers: Will Sullivan
- 7-8 Boys
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Duke: Eddie Hadzi*
- Boston College: Kevin Sabourin
- Providence: Drew Glenn
- Gonzaga: Jack Zengo
- Purdue - Andrew Wysocki
- Tennessee - Nathan Bills
- Kansas - Joe Esposito
- UConn - Alex Peters
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