Area quartet makes All-State

The Iowa Print Sportswriters Associatoin released its 2021 All-State boys basketball lists on Tuesday and four Union area players were on the list. One member of the area quartet landed on the first team, and three were placed on third teams.

New London's Blaise Porter was the only Union area player to land on the second team, making it in Class 1A. He was one of just four sophomores to make the Class 1A state list, and one of three second-teamers.

The Tiger' second-year guard scored 22.4 points per game this season, 15th best in Class 2A. He also filled the stat sheet in other ways, finishing the year with 4.2 rebounds per game, 4.9 assists per game and 2.3 steals per game.

Speaking of sophomore's, Fairfield's second-year big man Max Weaton capped off his big year with a Class 3A third-team selection. He was one of just four sophomores chosen in Class 3A, all of which landed on the third team.

It's not hard to see how Weaton made the squad, despite the Trojans having a below .500 record. He was the only Class 3A boys basketball player to finish in the Top-6 in both points and rebounds.

Weaton's 19.6 points per game were sixth most in Class 3A. He was fifth in the class in rebounding, with 9.2 rebounds per game. He also dished out 2.2 assists per game, had one steal per game and 0.7 blocks per game.

A couple of upperclassmen, Pekin senior Brady Millikin and Mid-Prairie junior Carter Harmsen, were named to the Class 2A third team.

Millikin scored 14.9 points per game this year for the Panthers, and dished out 5.8 assists per game, third most among all Class 2A pleyrs. Among the Top-30 in Class 2A helpers, only Millikin and OABCIG's Cooper Dejean finished with under two turnovers again, averaging just 1.6 giveaways per contest.

Millikin also finished the year with 5.4 rebounds per game and 2.4 steals per game.

Harmsen led Mid-Prairie with 18.3 points per game, and aldo did plenty to fill the other stat categories. The Golden Hawks' junior finished the year with 6.9 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game.

CLASS 4A

FIRST TEAM

Tucker Devries, senior, Waukee

Ryan Riggs, senior, Dowling Catholic

Michael Duax, senior, Dubuque Hempstead

Payton Sadnfort, senior, Waukee

Omaha Billew, sophomore, Waukee

Landon Wolf, senior, Cedar Falls

Josh Dix, junior, Council Bluffs Lincoln

Tamin Lipsey, junior, Ames

SECOND TEAM

Trey Campbell, junior, Cedar Falls

Steven Kramer, junior, Johnston

Caleb Schlaak, junior, Johnston

Caleb Schlaak, senior, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Jayden Houston, senior, Davenport North

Ty Walker, senior, West Des Moines Valley

Jaron Crews, senior, Ankeny Centennial

DeVares Whitaker, junior, Sioux City East

Trey Lewis, junior, Johnston

THIRD TEAM

Amar Kuljuhovic, senior, Waterloo West

Eli Raridon, junior, West Des Moines Valley

Chase Courbat, senior, Cedar Falls

Armonniey Thomas, junior, Marshalltown

Chase Henderson, sophomore, Des Moines Hoover

Peter Moe, junior, Iowa City West

Reid Grant, senior, Johnston

Matt Riedl, senior, West Des Moines Dowling

CLASS 3A

FIRST TEAM

Grant Nelson, senior, Pella

Emarion Ellis, senior, Davenport Assumption

Conner Drew, senior, Ballard

Luke Rankin, senior, Dallas Center-Grimes

Justin Recker, seniors, Monticello

Keaton Kutcher, senior, Mount Vernon

Andrew Formanek, senior, Clear Lake

Ryan Blum, senior, Glenwood

SECOND TEAM

Kieren Nichols, senior, Knoxville

Karter Petzenhauser, junior, Spencer

Cole Glasgow, junior, Dallas Center-Grimes

Ashton Hermann, junior, Ballard

Karl Miller, senior, Pella

Jake Layman, senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Kyle Kelley, senior, West Delaware

Christian Withrow, senior, Clear Creek-Amana

THIRD TEAM

Dayton Davis, junior, Fort Madison

Colby Collison, sophomore, Bondurant-Farrarr

Dylan Johnson, senior, Western Dubuque

Max Weaton, sophomore, Fairfield

Carson Toebe, sophomore, Clear Lake

Bryson Laube, sophomore, Marion

Adam Mattes, junior, Newton

CLASS 2A

FIRST TEAM

Jayden Mackie, junior, Aplington-Parkersburg

Cooper DeJean, senior, OABCIG

Karson Sharar, senior, Iowa Falls-Alden

Ty Van Essen, junior, Western Christian

Tanner Te Slaa, junior, Boyden-Hull

Camden Schroeder, senior, East Sac County

Marcus Kelderman, senior, Boyden-Hull

Lucas Lorenzen, junior, Okoboji

SECOND TEAM

Zach Erin, junior, Camanche

Raydden Grobe, junior, AHSTW

Carson Lienau, junior, Jesup

Brennan Holder, senior, South Central Calhoun

Kle Matthias, senior, Denver

Grant Veenstra, senior, Des Moines Christian

Zach Lutmer, sophomore, Central Lyon

Padraig Gallagher, sophomore, Beckman Catholic

THIRD TEAM

Brady Millikin, senior, Pekin

Adam Witty, junior, Des Moines Christian

Creighton Morisco, senior, Spirit Lake

Sid Schaaf, senior, Treynor

Carter Harmsen, senior, Mid-Prairie

Bo Clausen, senior, Ridge View

Noah Miller, senior, Forest City

Caden Kirkman, sophomore, Wilton

CLASS 1A

FIRST TEAM

Trey Sheaer, senior, Montezuma

Angelo Winkel, senior, Bishop Garrigan

Alex Koppes, senior, Springville

Kaleb Cornilsen, senior, Easton Valley

Austin Hilmer, junior, North Linn

Dashawn Linen, senior, Lake Mills

Kayden Ames, senior, West Folk

Trey Baker, senior, Martensdale-St. Mary's

SECOND TEAM

Blaise Porter, sophomore, New London

Maddox Griffin, junior, Wapello

Carson Michels, senior, Marquette

Cole Watts, senior, Montezuma

Keaten Bonderson, sophomore, Gehlen Catholic

Manny Hammonds, junior, Grand View Christian

Tate Hughenbury, sophomore, North Linn

Taurine Grant, senior, Meskwaki

THIRD TEAM

William Kiburis, sophomore, Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Broby Ward, junior, Iowa Valley

Leyton Nelson, senior, Tri-County

Gunner Meyer, junior, Wapsie Valley

Dallas Kluender, junior, Woodbury Central

Jacob Herold, senior, South Winn

Caleb Bacon, senior, Lake Mills

Parker Rochford, senior, Edgewood-Colesburg