After a disappointing loss to Reading High in the Berks semifinals prevented Wyomissing from its third straight county championship, the Spartans used it as fuel toward completing a threepeat in the District 3 playoffs.
The senior duo of Amaya Stewart and Alexis Hardy were vital in that playoff run and each has earned a BerksGirlsBasketball.com Player of the Week nod for their play during the weeks of Feb. 17-23 and Feb. 24-March 2.
Stewart had 17 points, 20 rebounds, and five blocks in the Spartans' 49-31 victory over Susquehanna in the District 3 Class 4A quarterfinals on Feb. 21 to begin the quest for the threepeat.
"She's shown that she can do it on both ends," Wyomissing head coach Aaron Anders said. She alters a ton of shots, gets a bunch of rebounds, and is just willing to do whatever it necessary to get the W."
Stewart, an Albany commit, is averaging 19.0 points per game this season and has scored 1,852 career points. That total is 34 away from Rachel Hoffman's school record of 1,886 which was set in 1994.
Last week, Hardy scored six points and hit a 3 Tuesday in the Spartans' 43-39 victory over Northern Lebanon in the district semifinals and scored six points and had three steals in Wyomissing's 26-24 victory over Lancaster Catholic in the district championship.
"Her leadership is what took care of us in [the championship game]," Stewart said of her teammate. "She was telling us what to do and showing poise in every situation. Every time I made a bad play, she'd tell me I got the next play. Her leadership stands out the most and her stepping up in certain areas is really important for our team."
Hardy drilled a 3 to start the third quarter to push Wyomissing's lead to double digits in the championship game. She then made a coast-to-coast layup to regain the lead for the Spartans at 23-22 with less than 5:00 in the game. She made a near identical play shortly after and was fouled at the rim, converting 1-for-2 from the line to push the lead to 24-22 with 4:03 remaining.
The Delaware track commit has been the No. 2 scorer for the Spartans all season at 7.3 points per game.
This is Stewart's sixth selection for Player of the Week and the second time she has been selected this season. This is Hardy's second Player of the Week award. She was also selected as a sophomore in the 2022-23 season.
Overall, a Wyomissing player has been selected POW nine times with Annie McCaffrey and Audrey Hurleman also previously winning the award. Player of the Week was initially awarded by Mike Drago Sports, where Berks girls basketball coverage was previously provided from 2022-24.
Stewart and Hardy join Reading High's Yamilex Rodriguez, Twin Valley's Hailey Kilgore, Oley Valley's Izzy Buehler, Exeter's Meredith Fylypowycz, Wilson's Kailani Hardy, Gov. Mifflin's Bella Super, Muhlenberg's Lianna Martir, Berks Catholic's Madison Langdon, Brandywine Heights' Addison Benner, and Reading High's Xiani Beatty as BGB Players of the Week this season.
Players considered for Player of the Week honors are nominated by their coach or by members of the BerksGirlsBasketball.com coverage team.
Also considered for BGB Player of Week:
Wilson's Laura Crocona
Wyomissing's Audrey Hurleman
Berks Catholic's Madison Langdon
Conrad Weiser's Alex Trevena
Oley Valley's Izzy Buehler
Selected BGB Player of the Week in 2024-25:
Dec. 9: Yamilex Rodriguez, Reading High
Dec. 16: Hailey Kilgore, Twin Valley
Dec. 23: Izzy Buehler, Oley Valley
Dec. 30: Meredith Fylypowycz, Exeter
Jan. 6: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
Jan. 13: Kailani Hardy, Wilson
Jan. 20: Bella Super, Gov. Mifflin
Jan. 27: Lianna Martir, Muhlenberg
Feb. 3: Madison Langdon, Berks Catholic
Feb. 10: Addison Benner, Brandywine Heights
Feb. 17: Xiani Beatty, Reading High
Feb. 24: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
March 2: Alexis Hardy, Wyomissing
Selected Player of the Week in 2023-24 on MikeDragoSports.com:
Dec. 11: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
Dec. 18: Laila Jones, Wilson
Dec. 25: Juliana Stichter, Schuylkill Valley
Jan. 1: Grace Reedy, Exeter
Jan. 8: Morgan Snyder, Oley Valley
Jan. 15: Violet Houck, Wilson
Jan. 22: Taylor Koenig, Gov. Mifflin
Jan. 29: Yamilex Rodriguez, Reading High
Feb. 5: Madison Langdon, Berks Catholic
Feb. 12: Madison Langdon, Berks Catholic
Feb. 19: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
Feb. 26: Annie McCaffrey, Wyomissing
March 4: Audrey Hurleman, Wyomissing
Selected Player of the Week in 2022-23 on MikeDragoSports.com:
Dec. 12: Alexis Hardy, Wyomissing
Dec. 19: Morgan Snyder, Oley Valley
Dec. 26: Caraline Herb, Berks Catholic
Jan. 2: Ashanti Chapman, Reading High
Jan. 9: Amelia Gassert, Hamburg
Jan. 16: Juliana Stichter, Schuylkill Valley
Jan. 23: Laila Jones, Wilson
Jan. 30: Alexis Hess, Fleetwood
Feb. 6: Grace Reedy, Exeter
Feb. 13: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
Feb. 20: Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing
Feb. 27: Madison Langdon, Berks Catholic
March 6: Audrey Hurleman, Wyomissing
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