Hutcheson named Player of the Year

Monday, April 16, 2012
For the third consecutive year, Greencastle's Nick Hutcheson has been named the 2011-12 Putnam County Player of the Year.

Greencastle's boys' basketball team posted a 13-9 record and was the only team in the county with a winning record during the 2011-12 season. GHS might have had the only winning record, but Cloverdale, North Putnam and South Putnam all achieved some big time wins this season and continued to grow their programs.

A big part of Greencastle's success this season came inside. The senior tandem of Nick Hutcheson and Jesse Tesmer gave teams match-up problems and provided some big moments for the Tiger Cubs.

Nick Hutcheson

(Greencastle)

Hutcheson once again put together an outstanding season, averaging 23 points and 14 rebounds and has been name the Banner Graphic Putnam County Player of the Year for his efforts. This marks the third straight time Hutcheson has received the honor.

Hutcheson led the county with 502 points and 304 rebounds, including 110 offensive rebounds, this season. For his career at GHS, Hutcheson became the second Putnam County player to post 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. He also had 22 blocked shots.

Joining Hutcheson on this year's team are teammates Trevor Huber, Jesse Tesmer and Hayden Stuckwisch. Also making the squad is South Putnam's Trey Moore, Sawyer Arnold and Seth Hammond, North Putnam's Tim Wiltermood and Jameson Brewer and Cloverdale's Joe Fidler.

Jesse Tesmer (Greencastle)

Tesmer provided some muscle inside for GHS in 2011-12. Tesmer was third on the team with an 8.5-point-per-game average and hauled in 144 rebounds (6.5 per game). He led the team with 31 blocked shots and had 10 steals on the season.

Trevor Huber (Greencastle)

Huber, a senior guard, averaged 6.9 points per game for Greencastle and was second on the team in assists with 51. He was also second on the team with 22 steals and hauled in 47 rebounds.

Hayden Stuckwisch (Greencastle)

A junior point guard, Stuckwisch led the Tiger Cubs in assists with 89 and in steals with 46. He was also second on the team in scoring with a 9.5 per game average and collected 64 rebounds.

Trey Moore

(South Putnam)

Moore struggled through injuries during the year, but still led South Putnam in scoring with an 11-point average. He also led the team in rebounds with 141, including 51 on the offensive side. He had 13 steals and five blocks this season.

Sawyer Arnold

(South Putnam)

Arnold, a sophomore, took over the point guard role for the Eagles and finished second in scoring with 10 points a game. He posted 37 assists, as well as 72 rebounds and 19 steals. He led the team in free throw percentage with 83 percent.

Seth Hammond

(South Putnam)

Hammond was the assist leader for South Putnam in 2011-12 with 57. He was third on the team in scoring with a 9.5 average and was fourth on the squad with 70 rebounds. He recorded 18 steals and three blocks on the season.

Tim Wiltermood

(North Putnam)

Wiltermood, a speedy senior point guard for the Cougars, led the team in scoring with a 14.4-per-game average and was second on the team with a 3.8-rebound-per-game average. In addition to leading the team in scoring, Wiltermood led the squad in assists per game with five.

Jameson Brewer

(North Putnam)

The Cougars' junior shooter Brewer posted a 13.5-point per game average for North Putnam this season. He led the team with eight rebounds per contest and in blocks with an average of 1.3 per game. He shot more than 42 percent from beyond the arc as well.

Joe Fidler

(Cloverdale)

Fidler led his squad in scoring with a 10 points average in his senior campaign. He also collected 91 rebounds, 26 assists and 17 steals for Cloverdale. Of the Cloverdale starters, Fidler led the team in free throw percentage with a 67 percent average.

The class breakdown for this year's Putnam County All-County team is six seniors, two juniors and two sophomores.

The Banner Graphic would like to congratulate the members of the 2011-12 All-County team and Player of the Year Nick Hutcheson.

2012 All-County Team

2012 Player of the Year

Nick Hutcheson (Greencastle)

All-County Selections

Hayden Stuckwisch (Greencastle)

Trevor Huber (Greencastle)

Jesse Tesmer (Greencastle)

Trey Moore (South Putnam)

Sawyer Arnold (South Putnam)

Seth Hammond (South Putnam)

Tim Wiltermood (North Putnam)

Jameson Brewer (North Putnam)

Joe Fidler (Cloverdale)