SEISC releases boys’ b-ball teams

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released its All-Conference lists last week and Henry County was well represented. A total of 14 players were selected to the teams. 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 Divisoin 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.

Fellow Tiger seniors Keontae Lucket (12.3 ppg) and Isaac McSorley (10.4 ppg) joined Porter on the South Division first team. WACO's Nik Coble (17.9 points per game) was the lone junior on the first team in the South.

New London had two players on the South Division second team. Grant Swanson (11.8 ppg) and Darius Whaley (9.2 ppg) both made the squad. For WACO, both Drew Kissell (11.4 ppg) and Colton Horak (6.8 ppg) made second team.

Each team had the option of naming two players to the Honorable Mention list. New London's honorable mentions were Jalen Birdsell (6.7 ppg) and Tyler Henecke (2.9 ppg). WACO's honorable mentions were Gabe Reichenbach (8.2 ppg) and Elijah McGohan (6.3 ppg), and Winfield-Mt. Union's honorable mentions were Ty Yocum (9.4 ppg) and Christian Gerot (9.2 ppg).

The full list of SEISC honorees can be found below, with the player's grade in school listed in parenthesis.

SEISC 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.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION 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.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION: Dayne Eckley (11), Pekin; Owen Timmerman (11); 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.

SEISC 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

SEISC SOUTH DIVISION 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.

SEISC SOUTH DIVISION 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.