Alexis McKeta and Anna Zalonis Muncy walk off the court smiling after their win against Cowanesque Valley at Muncy High School. Zalonis was named Mid-Penn Defensive Player of the Year in girls basketball. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

Muncy’s Anna Zalonis has helped propel Muncy’s girls basketball team this year and earned Mid-Penn Defensive Player of the Year honors and was the only area girls basketball palyer to garner top Mid-Penn honors.

Northwest senior Ashlyn Hermanofski was named Mid-Penn MVP and Northwest’s Jaxson Yaple was named Coach of the Year.

Earning first-team honors was Muncy’s Ava Eyer, Northwest’s Ava Ruckle, South Williamsport’s Ella Moore, Benton’s Malaia Hart and Bucktail’s Kendall Wagner. Garnering second-team honors was Muncy’s Rosie Zalnois, Northwest’s Ali MInier, Millville’s Julia Hippenstiel, Benton’s Bre Hess and Bucktail’s Eva Sockman.

MID-PENN GIRLS ALL-STARS

MVP: Ashlyn Hermanofski, Northwest, sr.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Anna Zalonis, Muncy, sr.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Jaxson Yaple, Northwest

FIRST TEAM

Ava Eyer, Muncy, jr.; Ava Ruckle, Northwest, jr.; Ella Moore, South Williamsport, sr.; Malaia Hart, Benton, sr.; Kendall Wagner, Bucktail, sr.

SECOND TEAM

Rosie Zalonis, Muncy, jr.; Ali Minier, Northwest, so.; Julia Hippenstiel, Millville, sr.; Bre Hess, Benton, jr.; Eva Sockman, Bucktail, sr.