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Porter named SEISC South POY
The New London Tigers won the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division outright in the 2020-21 season, and the Tigers reaped the spoils when the All-Conference teams were announced last weekend.
The Tigers had six names on the list, including Co-Coach of the year Bryant Porter. Cardinal had four players honored. Van Buren County and WACO each had three.
Coach Porter led the Tigers to a 19-5 season overall. New London won the South Division with a 14-2 record, and the Tigers beat Pekin 71-54 in the top game of the SEISC Shootout.
There were three Union Area players who made the South Division first team, two of which play for New London. Blaise Porter was named the SEISC Player of the year as a sophomore after scoring 22.4 points per game, dishing out 4.9 assists per game and pulling down 4.2 rebounds per game. The sophomore sniper also led his team on the defensive side, with 2.3 steals per game.
Fellow sophomore standout Kade Benjamin joined Porter on the first team. Benjamin was second-best on the New London team with 17.2 points per game, and led the team down low with 8.6 boards per game and 3.1 blocks per game.
The Tigers had one player named to the second team, as junior Devin Swanson found his way on the list. Junior Camden Kasel and senior Caydin Wahls were put on the honorable mention list.
Cardinal junior Griffin Greiner represented his Comet squad on the first team. Greiner scored 12.7 points per game this season and pulled down 5.9 rebounds per game.
Greiner led Cardinal in two categories. He finished the year with three assists per game, and was a menace on the defensive end with three steals per game.
The Comets had three more players joining Greiner on the lists. Junior Dawson Lewis made his way onto the second team. Junior Blaine Bryant was on the honorable mention squad, as was senior Elias Elammari.
There were four underclassmen total to make the first or second team, and all four of them belonged to Union area teams. While New London had two sophomores on the first team, both Van Buren County and WACO placed their top sophomores on the second team. Jackson Manning represented Van Buren County, while Simeon Reichenbach represented WACO.
Both Van Buren County and WACO had two honorable mentions. VBC was represented by senior Lane Davis and junior Owen Loeffler, and WACO had a pair of juniors; Isaac Oswald and Zach Schmitz.
FIRST TEAM
Vasin Thurman, senior, Holy Trinity
Josh Smith, senior, Notre Dame
Marvion Jackson, senior, Notre Dame
Kade Benjamin, sophomore, New London
Ty Carr, junior, Danville
Darian Johnson, senior, West Burlington
Griffin Greiner, junior, Cardinal
Dylan Stuecker, senior, Central Lee
SECOND TEAM
Jackson Manning, sophomore, Van Buren County
Colten Sherwood, senior, West Burlington
Caiden Gourley, sophomore, Danville
Jason Thurman, senior, Holy Trinity
Devin Swanson, junior, New London
Matt Johnson, senior, Notre Dame
Dawson Lewis, junior, Cardinal
Cam Edle, senior, Danville
Sam Brueck, senior, Notre Dame
Simeon Reichenbach, sophomore, WACO
HONORABLE MENTION
Blaine Bryant, junior,Cardinal
Elias Elammari, senior, Cardinal
Kade Myhre, senior, Central Lee
Kaleb Sanders, senior, Central Lee
Sawyer Nelson, junior, Danville
Kadein Medland, senior, Holy Trinity
Chandler Rugg, senior, Holy Trinity
Camden Kasel, junior, New London
Caydin Wahls, senior, New London
Anthony Hoffman, senior, Notre Dame
Brady Oleson, senior, Notre Dame
Lane Davis, senior, Van Buren County
Owen Loeffler , junior, Van Buren County
Isaac Oswald , junior, WACO
Zach Schmitz , junior, WACO
Austin Applegate , junior, West Burlington
Brady Martin, freshman, West Burlington
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Blaise Porter sophomore New London
CO-COACHES OF The YEAR
Bryant Porter New London
Ryan O'Hearn West Burlington
SOUTHEAST IOWA SUPER CONFERENCE SOUTH DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS
Team conference overall
New London 14-2 19-5
W. Burlington 13-3 16-7
Notre Dame 9-5 14-7
Danville 9-6 13-8
Cardinal 6-9 11-10
Central lee 6-11 7-15
WACO 3-13 6-18
Van Buren 0-16 0-12
New London's Blaise Porter (pictured) was named SEISC South Division Player of the Year in 2020-21. (File)
Cardinal's Griffin Greiner hits a fadeaway shot against Central Lee in a home game. Greiner was chosen to the First Team of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division. (File)
New London's Kade Benjamin scores over two West Burlington defenders on during a conference game in January. (File)
New London's Bryant Porter (pictured) was named Co-Coach of the year in the SEISC South Division. (File)
New London head coach Bryant Porter talks to his Tigers during a timeout. Porter was the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division Coach of the Year, an honor he shared with West Burlington's coach. (File)
Kade Benjamin rejects one of four shots he blocked in the New London's postseason overtime win against Springville. Benjamin was a first team selection to the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division. (File)
Blaise Porter scores in the Shootout game at Pekin, which New London won. Porter was the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division Player of the Year. (File)
