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SEISC All-Division teams named for North and South
Doug Brenneman
Mar. 11, 2019 1:00 am
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released its All-Conference lists last week for boys basketball and Washington area teams were well represented.
WACO coach Paul Kissell was named Coach of the Year in the South Division.
New London led the way with seven players named, including South Division co-Player of the Year Mason Porter. Porter, who scored 16 points per game this season, shared that honor with Notre Dame's Gaivn Kies.
WACO's Nik Coble (17.9 points per game) was the lone junior on the first team in the South.
WACO saw both Drew Kissell (11.4 ppg) and Colton Horak (6.8 ppg) make second team.
The brothers Lasik of Highland (Zack and Trey) were named to the first team of the North Division along with Iowa Mennonite sophomore Eli Ours (13.6 ppg) and Columbus junior Eric Valdez (18.4 ppg). Ours was the only sophomore to make first team in either division.
Zack Lasik led the North in points per game at 20.5 and rebounds at 11.1. Trey Lasik went for 12.7 points per game.
Iowa Mennonite had three players land on the second team in Jeremy Niemeyer (10.8 ppg), Caleb Gingerich (6.2 ppg) and Trevor Leyden (10.6 ppg).
Highland's Mason McFarland (12.1 ppg)was a second-team selection as well.
Ben Wolgemuth of Mediapolis and Keaton Mitchell of Wapello were co-players of the year in the North.
Each team had the option of naming two players to the Honorable Mention list.
WACO's honorable mentions were Gabe Reichenbach (8.2 ppg) and Elijah McGohan (6.3 ppg). IMS had Kobe Borntrager (6.9 ppg) and Blake Bontrager (5.5 ppg). Highland landed Brody Burton (6.9 ppg). Columbus had Evan Rees (4.9 ppg) and Mason Hodges (4.3 ppg).
The full list of SEISC honorees can be found below, with the player's grade in school listed in parenthesis.
2018-19 Southeast Iowa Super Conference teams
North Division
FIRST TEAM
Cameron Millikin (12), Pekin
Caleb Comstock (12), Pekin
Ben Wolgemuth (12), Mediapolis (Co--POY)
Eli Ours (10), Iowa Mennonite
Zack Lasek (11), Highland
Trey Lasek (12), Highland
Keaton Mitchell (12), Wapello (Co-POY)
Keegan Edwards (11), Lone Tree
Eric Valdez (11), Columbus.
SECOND TEAM
Brady Millikin (10), Pekin
Keenan Winn (11), Pekin
Nick Ensminger (12), Mediapolis
Drew Schroeder (11), Mediapolis
Trevor Leyden (12), Iowa Mennonite
Caleb Gingerich (12), Iowa Mennonite
Jeremy Niemeyer (12), Iowa Mennonite
Mason McFarland (11), Highland
Caden Thomas (10), Wapello
HONORABLE MENTION
Dayne Eckley (11), Pekin; Owen Timmerman (11); Mediaplois; Jalon Lacey (12), Mediapolis; Kobe Borntrager (11), Iowa Mennonite; Blake Bontrager (12), Iowa Mennonite; Brody Burton (12), Highland; Joe Stewart (12), Wapello; Caleb Viers (12), Lone Tree; Austin Marshek (12), Lone Tree; Alex Yerington (12), Louisa-Muscatine; Brock Jeambey (11), Louisa-Muscatine; Evan Rees (11), Columbus; Mason Hodges (10), Columbus; Ty Yocum (11), Winfield-Mt. Union; Christian Gerot (11), Winfield-Mt. Union.
SEISC NORTH DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR: John Swanson, Pekin.
NORTH DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS
Pekin 15-4 12-1
Mediapolis 13-5 11-3
Iowa Mennonite 13-7 10-5
Highland 12-8 9-5
Wapello 11-9 8-6
Lone Tree 8-11 7-7
Louisa-Muscatine 6-15 5-10
Winfield-Mt. Union 1-19 1-13
Columbus 2-17 1-14
South Division
FIRST TEAM
Max Wilcox (12), Danville
Mason Porter (12), New London (Co-POY)
Gavin Kies (12), Notre Dame (Co-MVP)
Ryle Koenig (12), Notre Dame
Mason McDonough (12), Van Buren
Nik Coble (11), WACO
Keontae Luckett (12), New London
Bryce Carr (12), Danville
Isaac McSorley (12), New London
SECOND TEAM
Drew Kissell (11), WACO
Tanner Snodgrass (12), West Burlington
Taylor Kennsett (11), Danville
Grant Swanson (11) New London
Matt Hellige (11), Holy Trinity
Colton Horak (12), WACO
Axel Tjaden (11), Notre Dame
Darius Whaley (12), New London
Marvion Jackson (10), West Burlington.
HONORABLE MENTION
Griffin Greiner (9), Cardinal; Trey Albert (12), Cardinal; Tyler Hopp (12), Central Lee; Bronson Sargent (10), Central Lee; Tristan Miller (12), Danville; Reid Yaley (12), Danville; Quentin Schneider (11), Holy Trinity; Reed Fehseke (11), Holy Trinity; Jalen Birdsell (12), New London; Tyler Henecke (12), New London; Mitchell Brent (11), Notre Dame; Sam Brueck (10), Notre Dame; Elijah McGohan (11), WACO; Gabe Reichenback (11), WACO; Jonah Marlow (12), West Burlington; Colton Sherwood (10), West Burlington; Caleb Johnson (12), Van Buren; Brycen Starnes (12), Van Buren.
SEISC SOUTH DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR: Paul Kissell, WACO.
SOUTH DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS
New London 20-2 13-1
Notre Dame 16-6 10-3
WACO 17-5 9-4
Danville 13-10 10-5
West Burlington 11-10 9-6
Van Buren 8-11 4-8
Holy Trinity 5-15 3-11
Central Lee 2-18 1-10
Cardinal 3-18 1-12
GTNS photo by Doug Brenneman Highland's Zack Lasek scores against Columbus.
GTNS photo by Doug Brenneman WACO's Nik Coble rips down a rebound in the postseason game at Pekin.
GTNS photo by Doug Brenneman Iowa Mennonite's Eli Ours scores against Highland.
Eric Valdez scores for Columbus.
GTNS photo by Doug Brenneman Highland's Trey Lasek fakes out an opponent.