The story of the 2010-11 girls basketball season may have been the knee injuries that plagued the area.
The 2011 Argus-Press Player of the Year, Durand’s Kristen Long, fell victim to a torn ACL in last season’s district finals. In that way it’s somewhat fitting that the 2012 winner — Corunna’s Payton Birchmeier — came back from the very same injury to put herself at the top.
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“I definitely wasn’t expecting to be selected,” Birchmeier said. “It kind of came to me as a shock.”
Birchmeier tore her ACL in the first game last year as a freshman against Mason. She didn’t even play a full half before her season was already over.
“Coming back from an injury is kind of nerve-racking but it’s exciting at the same time because you’re excited to get back on the court,” Birchmeier said. “You just want to show everyone what you can do.”
What she did in 2011-12 was finish third in the Shiawassee area in points per game at 13.2 and scored the most points as the only player to eclipse 300 points on the season. The 6 foot 1 forward also showcased a knack from the perimeter, hitting 22 3-pointers this season.
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