Spartans’ Amaya Stewart is season’s 1st Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week

By Sean McBryan Last updated Dec 14, 2023

By Sean McBryan — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent

Wyomissing junior Amaya Stewart has picked up where she left off last season.

The 6-1 forward has the Spartans undefeated at 3-0 after decisive wins over East Pennsboro (45-20), Conrad Weiser (47-20), and Muhlenberg (60-34).

Stewart, an first-team All-State selection as a sophomore, tied a career-high with 26 points in the win over the Muhls. She had a double-double against the Scouts with 15 points and 10 rebounds and scored 14 of her 18 points in the first quarter, helping the Spartans build a 29-2 lead, in the win against East Pennsboro.

Stewart’s 19.7 scoring average is second-highest in the league behind only Exeter’s Grace Reedy (23.3). Stewart has 775 career points.

Stewart’s game continues to evolve as she implements ballhandling and shooting into her repertoire. She had a fancy behind-the-back move into a no-look scoop pass assist to finish a coast-to-coast fast break against Weiser.

“I want to be versatile,” Stewart said after the win over Conrad Weiser. “Wherever the coach puts me, I want to be the best I can be at that spot.”

She has hit a team-high five 3’s and has become more comfortable letting it fly from long and midrange.

The improvements on the perimeter add to an already polished post game with strength, size, and footwork to overpower smaller defenders, crash the boards, and protect the rim.

“We hit two out of three levels last season,” said Stewart, who helped the Spartans win league and district championships. “We’re trying to make it to the third. We are reaching for more and the only way we can do it is if we get after it at practice and try hard in our games. We know we’re going to get everyone’s best game and that’s exactly what we want.”

Stewart earned Player of the Year honors and was selected Player of the Week twice last season. Wyomissing’s Alexis Hardy and Audrey Hurleman were also selected as Players of the Week last season.

Players considered for Player of the Week honors are nominated by their coach or by members of the MikeDragoSports.com coverage team.

Also considered for Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of Week:

Berks Catholic’s Madison Langdon
Brandywine Heights’ Addison Benner
Daniel Boone’s Liv Welker
Exeter’s Grace Reedy
Gov. Mifflin’s Taylor Koenig
Kutztown’s Jayden Gehris
Oley Valley’s Morgan Snyder
Schuylkill Valley’s Juliana Stichter
Twin Valley’s Hailey Kilgore
Wilson’s Laila Jones

Selected last season:

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

Selected Player of Week in 2021-22:

Dec. 20: Kya Washington, Reading High
Dec. 27: Caraline Herb, Berks Catholic
Jan. 3: Shakyla Mayo, Gov. Mifflin
Jan. 10: Alexis Hess, Fleetwood
Jan. 17: Addison Benner, Brandywine Heights
Jan. 24: Lekaiah Solomon, Schuylkill Valley
Jan. 31: Caroline Reedy, Berks Catholic
Feb. 7: Addison Benner, Brandywine Heights
Feb. 14: Caroline Reedy, Berks Catholic
Feb. 21: Shakyla Mayo, Gov. Mifflin
Feb. 28: Aailyah Dabney, Berks Catholic
March 7: Avery Potteiger, Brandywine Heights