BIDWELL, Ohio — The basketball programs at River Valley landed two players on the 2012 All-Ohio Valley Conference teams, selected by the coaches within the OVC. Senior Derek Flint from the boys team and Junior Cady Gilmore from the girls team represented the Silver and Black.

Gilmore makes her third consecutive all-league squad, as she avraged 16.1 points per game for the Lady Raiders who finished 6-14 overall and 2-8 in the OVC. This is Flint’s first All-OVC selection as he avraged 11.3 points per game for the Raiders who finished the season 4-16.

Allison Neville was in honorable mention for the Lady Raiders, and she avraged 12.3 points per game. Austin Lewis was the RVHS boys honerable mention as he avraged 8.8 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game.

Chesapeake boys coach Ryan Davis recieved his third consecutive Coach of the Year award while Fairland Coach Jon Buchanan won the award on the girls side.

2012 All-OVC Basketball Teams

BOYS

Derek Flint, River Valley,

Austin McMaster, Chesapeake**

Eric Kennedy, Chesapeake

Patrick Hintz, Chesapeake

Evan Salyers, Fairland**

Blaine Fuller, Fairland

Brandon Barnes, South Point

Austin Jeffreys, South Point

Alex Bare, Coal Grove

Conor Markins, Coal Grove

Andy Knipp, Rock Hill*

Coach of the Year: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake

Honorable Mentions: Austin Lewis, River Valley#; Javon Thompson, Chesapeake; Eric Riley, Fairland; Josh Payne, South Point; Bryan Steele, Coal Grove; Will McCollister, Rock Hill.

* — indicates previous All-OVC team honors.# — indicates pervious OVC honorable mentions honors. Ryan Davis was coach of the year in 2009-2010 & 2010-2011. Teams are selected via a vote of league coaches. Each team was accorded one automatic honorable mention selection.

GIRLS

Cady Gilmore, River Valley**

Terra Stapleton, Fairland

Chandler Fulks, Fairland*

Katie Fuller, Fairland

Amanda Ruffner, Chesapeake**

Jordan Porter, Chesapeake

Allison Mitchell, South Point**

Erin Dillow, South Point

Chelsea Harper, Rock Hill**

Ashley Adkins, Coal Grove**

Jacy Jones, Coal Grove

Coach of the Year: Jon Buchanan, Fairland

Honorable Mentions: Allison Neville, River Valley; Kayla Swinger, Fairland*; Jackie Nelson, Chesapeake; Brett Justice, South Point; Brook Knipp, Rock Hill; Katey Erwin, Coal Grove.

* — indicates previous All-OVC team honors. Teams are selected via a vote of league coaches. Each team was accorded one automatic honorable mention selection.