Buffington, Hagans, Stout named All-State

The Iowa Print Sportswriters Association released its 2023-24 All-State teams on Tuesday, and a trio of Union area athletes are on the list.

Winfield-Mount Union senior Cam Buffington, Mt. Pleasant senior Payton Hagans and Keota senior Sawyer Stout were all named to the 2023-24 squads.

Buffington is making his debut on the All-State basketball squad, doing so in his final season. He had a tremendous year for the Wolves, who ended their season last week in the Class 1A state semifinals.

Buffington led the Wolves with 18.8 points per game this season. He also pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game, 3.6 assists per game, 1.7 steals per game and one block per game.

Along with the All-State squad, Buffington was the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division’s Player of the Year this winter. He also made the Class 1A All-Tournament team.

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Hagans is coming off another fantastic year for the Panthers, which saw the Mt. Pleasant senior win the 2023-24 Southeast Conference Player of the Year award.

Hagans has already been an All-Stater, earning a second-team nod last season. He returned to the second team after leading Mt. Pleasant with 22.8 points per game this winter.

Along with scoring, Hagans pulled down 5.9 rebounds per game, which put him second on the team. Hagans coled the team with 2.9 assists per game and led the Panthers with 2.3 steals per game as well.

Stout, another senior, led the Eagles to an undefeated season up until the Substate semifinals. He scored 20.9 points per game to lead Keota on the year.

Along with his big year scoring the basketball, Stout dished out 2.1 assists per game and finished the year with 1.6 steals per game as well.

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MOC-Floyd Valley senior Jesse Van Kalsbeek was named 2023-24 Mr. Basketball in the state of Iowa.

Class 4A boys’ basketball All-State teams

First Team

Luke Winkel (Ankeny Centennial), senior

Carson Johnson (Ankeny), senior

Redek Born (Norwalk), senior

Davis Kern (Linn-Mar), junior

Caden Wilkins (Bettendorf), senior

Curtis Stinson Jr. (West Des Moines Valley), junior

Trey McKowen (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) junior

Mason Costello (Waukee), senior

Second Team

Calix Cahill (Dallas Center-Grimes), senior

Jacob Williams (Dubuque Senior), senior

Jack McCaffery (Iowa City West), junior

Joe Bean (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), senior

Fitzy Grant (Sioux City East), senior

Coy Kipper (Pleasant Valley), senior

Zay Robinson (West Des Moines Valley), junior

Grant Tigges (Waukee Northwest), senior

Third Team

Joe Broderick (West Des Moines Dowling), senior

Trovary Cavil (Johnston), senior

Cade Courbat (Cedar Falls), senior

Micah Schlaak (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), senior

Reid Burkle (Cedar Rapids Prairie), senior

Tevin Schultz (Dubuque Senior), sophomore

Anthony Galvin (Cedar Falls), junior

Jack Wynter (Ames), senior

Class 3A boys’ basketball all-state teams

First Team

Jesse Van Kalsbeek (MOC-Floyd Valley), senior

Tanner Berggren (Bondurant-Farrar), senior

Matt Noll (Sioux City Heelan), senior

Derek Weisskopf (Williamsburg), senior

Jude Gibson (Ballard), sophomore

Cole Marsh (Waverly-Shell Rock), senior

Ben Bockman (Decorah), senior

Navon Shabazz (Davenport Assumption), sophomore

Second Team

Jake Benzing (Solon), senior

Luke Frazell (Wavely-Shell Rock), junior

Colton Rasmussen (Atlantic), senior

Adam Bryte (Adel ADM), senior

Cole Miller (Bondurant-Farrar), junior

Damyen Jackson (Davenport Assumption), junior

Ben Helmers (Algona), junior

Payton Hagans (Mt. Pleasant), senior

Third Team

Jake Cooley (Clarke), senior

Reggie Postel (North Polk), senior

Caleb Mattes (Newton), senior

Thomas Meyer (Clear Lake), junior

Josh Beatty (Independence), senior

Evan Hammer (Carroll), senior

Hudson Lorensen (Adel ADM), sophomore

Noah Frazell (Waverly-Shell Rock), senior

Class 2A boys’ basketball all-state teams

First Team

Owen Larson (Estherville-Lincoln Central), senior

Holden Arnaman (West Branch), senior

Jonovan Wilkinson (Roland-Story), senior

Preston Ries (Monticello), senior

Emilio Barrantes (Grand View Christian), junior

Kaden Van Regenmorter (Western Christian), junior

Camden Davis (Hudson), senior

Reese VanderZee (Central Lyon), senior

Second Team

Brooks Moore (Eddyville EBF), senior

Jack Miller (Jesup), senior

Jackson Lieurance (Cascade), junior

Mason Watkins (West Burlington), junior

Carson Hoogeveen (West Lyon), junior

Gavin Thomas (Aplington-Parkersburg), senior

Logan Moline (Manson-Northwest Webster), junior

Jace Tams (Treynor), senior

Third Team

Jalen Kirkpatrick (Grundy Center), junior

Karsten Moret (Western Christian), junior

Tysen DeVries (Pella Christian), senior

Lyle Olsen (Hudson), senior

Sean Tunks (Des Moines Christian), junior

Mason Boothby (Underwood), senior

Brady Martin (West Burlington), senior

Colin Meester (Dike-New Hartford), junior

Class 1A boys’ basketball all-state teams

First Team

Ty Pflughaupt (North Linn), senior

Toryn Severson (Madrid), junior

Luke Hellige (Fort Madison Holy Trinity), junior

Lance Helming (Lake Mills), senior

Lance McShane (Maquoketa Valley), senior

Cam Buffington (Winfield-Mount Union), senior

Mason Bechen (North Linn), junior

Collin Homan (Remsen St. Mary’s), junior

Second Team

Spencer Roeder (Bellevue Marquette), junior

Sawyer Stout (Keota), senior

Drew Wagner (Waterloo Christian), senior

Jordan Cota (Lansing Kee), junior

Carter Gruver (Woodbine), junior

Derek Paulsen (South O’Brien), junior

Dylan Marquart (Dunkerton), junior

Aiden Stensrud (Lake Mills), junior

Third Team

Caleb Haack (Iowa Valley), junior

Klayton Van Dyke (Lynnville-Sully), senior

Kyan Jones (North Union), senior

Cal Heydon (Coon Rapids-Bayard), sophomore

Grady Jeppesen (Oakland Riverside), senior

Brady Boulton (Montezuma), sophomore

Drew Eilers (Gladbrook-Reinbeck), junior

Treyton Travis (Baxter), senior