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Luke Sanders - LAROSA'S MVP FEATURED ATHLETE
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NAME: Luke Sanders
SCHOOL: CHCA
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: First-team all-state junior year
BIRTHDATE: 3/27/2006
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'3"-185Lbs.
RESIDENCE: Batavia
PARENTS: Craig & Peggy
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: “My parents.”
FUTURE GOAL: Play in college; prepare for my future life.

CHCA senior guard Luke Sanders is currently leading the MVC in scoring, averaging 21.4 points a game. He has already scored 1,000+ points in his great varsity career and is the school's all-time leading scorer.

His top games so far this season include scoring 29 points vs. Tri-Village, 29 points vs. Roger Bacon, 28 points vs. Highlands, 23 points vs. Williamsburg, and 22 points vs. Summit Country Day. He set a school single-game scoring record his junior year when he scored 40 points in a game vs. Taft.

He averaged 26 points and five rebounds per game last season while shooting at a better than 50% clip from the field. As Cincinnati's leading scorer, he led the Eagles to a 16-8 record on the season and a Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet division co-title. He made 45 3-pointers last season.

Luke as a junior earned many honors. He was MVC Player of the Year, Cincinnati Enquirer Div. III Player of the Year, first-team all-Ohio Div. III and first-team all-district. He was also a second-team All-American by the National Christian Schools Association.

A National Honor Society student who is a recipient of a National Community Service Merit Award, Luke plans on playing basketball at the next level but has not yet made his college commitment. He also plays basketball for the Team Wildcat club team.

His favorite athlete and most-like-to-meet is Stephen Curry and his favorite entertainer is Ja'Marr Chase.

COACH'S QUOTE – “Luke Sanders is an exceptionally talented and versatile playmaker and scorer. His competitive drive, consistency and leadership have marked an incredible career at CHCA!” —Josh Andrews, Varsity Basketball Coach



LAROSA'S 2024-2025 MVPs
mari gerton

NAME: Mari Gerton
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Jan. 28
SCHOOL: Princeton High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning 2023 state championship

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yamil rondon

NAME: Yamil Rondon
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Jan. 21
SCHOOL: Newport High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025

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Kailee Bransford

NAME: Kailee Bransford
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Jan. 14
SCHOOL: Mount Notre Dame
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: GGCL Player of the Year

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alex kazanecki

NAME: Alex Kazanecki
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Jan. 7
SCHOOL: Moeller High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Hopefully being a good role model for kids who may look up to me.

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julia grace

NAME: Julia Grace
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dec. 31
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning state sophomore year for volleyball

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garyn jackson

NAME: Garyn Jackson
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dec. 24
SCHOOL: Campbell County High School
SPORT(S): Basketball-Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning regional last season

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ava tilden

NAME: Ava Tilden
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dec. 17
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning state in 2022

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gaven johnson

NAME: Gaven Johnson
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dec. 10
SCHOOL: Harrison High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Going 16-0 last season to break school record

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sakura codling

NAME: Sakura Codling
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dec. 3
SCHOOL: Seton High School
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to UCLA

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shaun dickerson

NAME: Shaun Dickerson
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Nov. 26
SCHOOL: Lakota East High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to play Div. I soccer

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anna cornejo

NAME: Anna Cornejo
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Nov. 19
SCHOOL: Madeira High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Playing on U.S. futsal national team

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austin alexander

NAME: Austin Alexander
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Nov. 12
SCHOOL: Cooper High School
SPORT(S): Football-Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025

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allie barrick

NAME: Allison Barrick
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Nov. 5
SCHOOL: CHCA
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Going to state my freshman year and hitting 1,000 kills in my career as a junior.

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paul nelson

NAME: Paul Nelson
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Oct. 29
SCHOOL: Princeton High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2023 Ohio Defensive Player of the Year

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reagan ramage

NAME: Reagan Ramage
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Oct. 22
SCHOOL: Cooper High School
SPORT(S): Golf
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Playing in 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur

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justice burnam

NAME: Justice Burnam
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Oct. 15
SCHOOL: Anderson High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Making it to state Final Four

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lexi oshea

NAME: Lexi O'Shea
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Oct. 8
SCHOOL: Seton High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning state championship in 2022.

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justin hill

NAME: Justin Hill
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Oct. 1
SCHOOL: Winton Woods High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Accolades earned junior year; going undefeated sophomore year.

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presley pennekamp

NAME: Presley Pennekamp
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sept. 24
SCHOOL: Oak Hills High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Helping team win the GMC title twice in a row

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clay hayden

NAME: Clay Hayden
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sept. 17
SCHOOL: Beechwood High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning a state championship

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olivia holbrook

NAME: Olivia Holbrook
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sept. 10
SCHOOL: Campbell County High School
SPORT(S): Cross Country-Track
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Run at a DI college

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will sheets

NAME: Will Sheets
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Sept. 3
SCHOOL: Covington Catholic High School
SPORT(S): Cross Country-Track
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Cross country state win with team

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evelyn prodoehl

NAME: Evelyn Prodoehl
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Aug. 27
SCHOOL: Lakota West High School
SPORT(S): Cross Country-Track
GRADUATING YEAR: 2025
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning the Garmin Runninglane XC national championship

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