CVC Girls Basketball

Shelby Hembera wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Valley Christian senior Shelby Hembera is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Hembera led the entire state in scoring and rebounding last season when she averaged 33.2 points and 16.4 rebounds. She's already averaging more than that this year and the campaign has just begun.

Hembera, a 6-foot-1 post player, poured in 42 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as Cedar Valley Christian drubbed Central City, 65-27, in the season opener at Central City Tuesday night. She shot 17-for-22 from the field and was 8-for-10 at the foul line. She also dished out a career-high five assists, made three steals and blocked a shot.

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Hembera sisters net 53 in victory

CENTRAL CITY - Shelby Hembera began the new high school basketball season in style Tuesday night. And this time her kid sister joined the fun.

Senior Shelby Hembera collected 42 points, 19 rebounds and five assists as Cedar Valley Christian belted Central City, 65-27, in the season opener in Central City.

Freshman Molly Hembera made her varsity debut for the Huskies with 11 points, giving the sisters a grand total of 53 markers.

Freshman Marie Cechota contributed seven rebounds for Cedar Valley Christian.

It took the Huskies 20 games to win their first (and only) contest last season. Now they have begun the new campaign with a victory already.

Cedar Valley has 11 players on the roster this season, but three of them will not be eligible until mid-January. The Huskies played Tuesday night with six freshmen, a sophomore and one senior.

Shelby Hembera made 17 field goals and was 8 for 10 at the foul line. The Huskies led at halftime, 38-13.

8 Metro girls make INA all-state

Eight players from the Metro area were named to the all-state girls basketball teams by the Iowa Newspaper Association Tuesday.

Dani Franklin of Washington was named first team all-state in Class 5A and Shelby Hembera was named first team all-state in Class 1A.

Amanda Ollinger of Jefferson and Aleena Hobbs of Washington were named second team all-state in Class 5A. Michalyn Mohr of Marion and Hayley Deutmeyer of Xavier were honored as second-team selections in Class 4A.

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Franklin, Ollinger, Hembera make all-state

Dani Franklin of Washington, Amanda Ollinger of Jefferson and Shelby Hembera of Cedar Valley Christian have been named to the all-state girls basketball teams by the Des Moines Register.

Franklin, a 6-foot-1 senior, made first team all-state in Class 5A. She averaged 22.3 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Warriors this season.

Ollinger, a 6-2 sophomore, made third team all-state in Class 5A. She averaged 18.6 points and 7.4 rebounds for the J-Hawks.

Hembera, a 6-foot junior, was named first team all-state in Class 1A. She led the entire state in scoring and rebounding at 33.2 points and 16.4 rebounds.