Olney, IL - Olney Central Basketball

On Wednesday the individual postseason accolades continued to rack up for the Blue Knights basketball teams. 6'8 Sophomore Elijah Farr was voted as a Second Team NJCAA Division I All American. The second team selection is the highest selection in Olney Central basketball program history. 

Farr, a versatile forward, led the Blue Knights averaging 16.3 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game with shooting splits of 47.9% FG, 38.9% 3P, and 76.6% FT en route to a 14-7 record and a two seed in the Region 24 tournament. His best performances of the season came against highly touted opponents including performances of 27 points and 20 points against nationally ranked Vincennes and 22 points and 10 rebounds against Wabash Valley. As a result of his big conference performances and consistency he was also the name the Region 24 Co-Player of the Year. 

Farr has signed to play at Murray State, a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, next season. He is the third All American selection for Olney Central in the last four seasons. Jalen Moore was selected for the 2019-2020 season and Josiah Wallace was selected for the 2017-2018 season. 

Head Coach Casey Wyllie on the selection: This is a great accomplishment for Elijah. Two years ago Elijah was playing football in the Missouri Valley and now he's an All-American Junior College Basketball Player. We got the job in June and he chose to come back to Olney for his sophomore year and it paid off. He trusted us at Olney and we are thankful for that. We could tell he was starting to figure it out basketball wise towards the end of his freshman year and this year he made a huge jump. Elijah really worked at it this year. Give him credit. We are excited about following Elijah and Murray State next year.