iPOW
(Most Recent Winners Listed First)
July 29, 2009
Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending August 1, 2009
Jade Wharton - Howard
Height: 5' 7"
Current Class: Will be junior.
Years Varsity: Will be 3rd.
Positions Played: Shooting Guard / Forward
Other Interests: Volleyball & Track
Biggest Basketball Influence: Val Whiting & Marissa Coleman
Probable College: Uncommitted
How'd she iPOW? We could give her an iPOW simply for liking Marissa Coleman. But that's not how we roll at DGB.com. Like everyone else, Jade had to earn it. And earn it, she did. In a pressure game, the Gold Division Finals of the 2009 High School Summer League, Jade led all scorers with 12 points, played great defense, and was an on-court rallying point for her teammates. With only half of her high school career in the books, we look for Jade Wharton to do some outstanding things on the basketball court in the next two winter seasons.
July 24, 2009
Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending July 25, 2009
Jazmin Johnson - Hodgson Vo-Tech
Height: 5' 3"
Current Class: Will be sophomore.
Years Varsity: Will be 2nd.
Positions Played: Point Guard
Other Interests: Just basketball
Biggest Basketball Influence: Her uncle
Probable College: Uncommitted
How'd she iPOW? While 10 points in a game might not sound like a lot, Jazmin was the only player for either team to score in double-digits in the 2009 Summer League Championship Game (Hodgson vs. St. Mark's). Moreover, her blazing speed, ability to protect the ball, and varied shot selection (had a three-pointer to go along with lane drive layups and mid-range jumpers) were weapons that St. Mark's had trouble coping with all game long. This performance definitely puts Jazmin on the map as a standout player to watch in the '09/'10 winter season and will force a lot of folks to consider her name when discussing the 3 or 4 best point guards in the state.
March 15, 2009
Co-Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending March 14, 2009
Ashley Robbins - Delcastle Vo-Tech
Height: 5' 6" Current Class: Senior Years Varsity: 3
Team Captain: Yes Positions Played: Guard
Other Interests: Softball, Track
Biggest Basketball Influence: Lebron James
Probable College: Norfolk State University
How'd she iPOW? Ashley was a human tornado in the State Championship Game. Her 23 points were just 1 behind Jaquetta May's total for the game. Her 11 steals were off the page! Seven steals better than any other player in that game. Steals, as a category, is not kept track of in connection with State Tournament records, however, her 11 could be in record territory. While Delcastle is a complete team and not pretend champions by any means, it was Robbins' singular effort, more than anyone else's, that put the Lady Cougars over the top.
March 15, 2009
Co-Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending March 14, 2009
Chelsea Davis - Middletown High School
(Accepted the Award / Declined the T-shirt)
Height: 6' 3" Current Class: Senior Years Varsity: 4
Team Captain: 1 year Positions Played: The 4
Other Interests: Art, Animation
Biggest Basketball Influence: My Family
Probable College: Florida State University
How'd she iPOW? Chelsea had 31 points in the semis and 30 in the finals, making a huge statement for prolific AND consistent scoring. Scored 15 points in 6 1/2 minutes of the final quarter of the Championship Game. Anyway you slice it, Chelsea Davis lives out the meaning of the term "Impact Player." The best low-post in the First State.
March 8, 2009
Co-Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending March 7, 2009
Caroline Davis - Holy Angels St. E's League Team
Height: 5' 7" Current Class: 6th Grade
Positions Played: Forward, Center
Other Interests: Volleyball & Swimming
Biggest Basketball Influence: Elena Delle Donne
Probable High School: Uncommitted
How'd she iPOW? Davis led her team through peerless rebounding, great defense, very good passing and, oh yes, 11 points – a total that led all scorers in the St. Elizabeth’s League Championship Game, 2009 Edition. She is a player in the Kelly Johnson (Padua Academy) mold – she does everything quietly and without notice. Everything, that is, except play basketball. On the court, how can you not notice her? One of the top 3 or 4 players in the St. E’s League, and, most likely, one of the top 5 or 6 players in her age bracket in the State of Delaware. She has all the tools, and this ain’t just talk. Watch her play. If you find a weakness in her game, you email us, because we can’t find one.
March 3, 2009
Co-Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending March 7, 2009
Haley Schweizer - Holy Angels CYM
Height: 5' 5" Current Class: 8th Grade Years Varsity: 2
Team Captain Positions Played: 1, 2 & 3
Other Interests: Lacrosse & Field Hockey
Biggest Basketball Influence: Michael Jordan
Probable High School: St. Mark's
How'd she iPOW? Led all scorers with 12 points in the CYM C1 Finals (game played March 1, 2009). Only seemed to get stronger as the game wore on. Haley impressed DGB.com earlier in the year at the St. John's tournament, so we already knew going into the CYM Championship Playoffs what a great talent she is. Amazing speed in the open, will take on multiple defenders all the way to the basket. Maintains energy level from tip-off to final buzzer. Considering that in the finals, her team won by just a basket, Holy Angels needed every one of her points.
March 1, 2009
Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending February 28, 2009
Katherine Durbano - St. Mark's High School, JV
Height: 5' 3" Current Class: Freshman
Positions Played: Guard
Other Interests: Hanging out with friends; Shopping; Volleyball
Biggest Basketball Influence: Larry Foreacre & Allen Iverson
Potential College: University of Delaware
How'd she iPOW? In the Finals of the 2009 Catholic Conference JV Tournament, Katherine nailed 5 three-pointers. In so doing, she led all scorers with 15 points. Her Spartans prevailed over runner-up Ursuline Academy, 49 - 37. Along with having a nice shooting touch, Durbano has a good head for the game, developed over several seasons of CYM ball at St. John the Beloved and AAU for the Wildcats. We look for continued good progress in this talented player.
February 21, 2009
Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending February 21, 2009
Dara Taylor - Caravel Academy
Height: 5' 5" Current Class: Senior Years Varsity: 4
Positions Played: Point Guard / Wing Team Captain: 3 years
Other Interests: Football, Shopping
Biggest Basketball Influence: Chris Paul
College: Maryland
How'd she iPOW? Taylor scored 22 points to lead all scorers in a 53 - 41 victory over Padua. It was a revenge performance of sorts. A year ago, the heavily favored Bucs lost to Padua. Taylor, while scoring in the teens that night, did not have her best game. For as many great games as Dara Taylor has had in front of us over the last two seasons (as long as the iPOW has been in existence), it's one of those strange, unexplained anomalies that she is only now receiving her just due. In the Padua victory, she was typical Dara -- scoring, being a nuisance on defense, breaking up plays, and most importantly, leading her team. A well-deserved and long overdue recognition.
February 8, 2009
Impact Player of the Week - Week Ending February 7, 2009
Leigh Ann Lennon - Holy Angels CYM Varsity
Height: 5' 8" Current Class: 8th Grade Years Varsity: 3
Positions Played: Guard
Other Interests: Cross Country, Music, Hanging Out with Friends
Biggest Basketball Influence: Elena Delle Donne
Probable High School: Uncommitted
How'd she iPOW? Leigh Ann Lennon was a key ingredient that propelled the Holy Angels varsity C team to the championship of the Sherwood Park Shootout (Finals held 2/7/09). Averaged 10 ppg over the semi-finals and finals, including a solid 14 point performance in the Title Game. Lennon is always a beacon of steadiness on the court and a player her teammates look to to get them over tough, pressure situations. DGB.com weren't the only folks to honor Lennon during this tournament. She was also named to the Sherwood Park Shootout All-Tournament Team for 2009.
Click here for iPOW winners June 7, 2008 to January 31, 2009
Click here for iPOW winners February 23 through June 1, 2008.
Click here for iPOW winners December 22, 2007 to February 16, 2008.
Winning Criteria
1. Only players that appear in games covered by DelawareGirlsBasketball.com are eligible. This will average about one game per week (in-season), though some weeks will feature 2 (or more) and other weeks none. DGB.com will make every effort to cover a variety of schools and conferences so that iPOW winners will come from all over. DGB.com is not associated with any particular school or group of schools. DGB.com is not a recruiting service, nor does it engage in recruiting activity.
2. While primarily a high school award, if DGB.com is covering a non-high school girls game (such as CYM, public junior high, AAU, etc.), those players are all eligible for the award.
3. DGB.com reserves the right to withhold an iPOW Award after games where it is determined that no one earned it.
4. DGB.com reserves the right to award multiple iPOW awards for a single game. (...Meaning 2 or more girls can win from one game, although this would be very rare.)
5. iPOW winners do not necessarily have to be on the winning team.
6. iPOW winners are not asked to or required to do any service for DGB.com in return.
7. No other "prize", material or monetary gain is extended from DGB.com to the iPOW winners.
8. Any player offered the award who requests not to be mentioned on the DGB.com website will have the award revoked. (In other words, if you don't want your name associated with the award, then you don't want the award very much.)
9. DGB.com reserves any and all other rights not specifically detailed on this page in connection with this award.
NB: On May 7, 2008, in phone conversation with Marie Dillon at NCAA Headquarters, it was verbally agreed that the iPOW award is "NCAA-legal" (my quotes, not hers). The gist of the NCAA's concerns being that the award does not consist of any money changing hands and that the website has no ties to any particular school's booster club or athletic department. The NCAA also requires that DGB.com not be a recruiting service. (We are not a recruiting service.)
Other than those ground rules, which DGB.com has been in FULL COMPLIANCE WITH, our iPOW Award is acceptable to the NCAA, according to Ms. Dillon, and will not jeopardize any recipient with possible/potential NCAA sanctions.
The following is taken verbatim from an email dated May 14, 2008 from Marie Dillon of the NCAA:
From: Dillon, Marie [mailto:mdillon@ncaa.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:10 PM
To: Jim Charles
Subject:Dear Mr. Charles,
This email is to follow-up from the conversation we had last week regarding your website. Per our conversation, your questions were regarding providing prospective student athletes (PSA) with a t-shirt and picture on a website with the PSA’s qualifications and achievements. Per our legislation, providing the PSA’s with a t-shirt, a picture and information on your website would be permitted provided several criteria is met. The award would need to be uniform for all athletes, the criteria for winning the award would need to be the same for all athletes, the award does not include cash, it is not being provided by a booster of an institution, and no recruiting is involved.
Sincerely,
Marie Dillon
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