The 2019-20 South Iowa Cedar League All-Conference is a high-scoring team with three of the selections being in the top five scorers in Class 1A this season.
The top scorer was Keota’s JD Stout, who averaged 29.1 points a game. Trey Shearer of Montezuma was fourth at 25.2 and Noah Beck of BGM was fifth at 23.6. Montezuma finished third in Class 1A at the state tournament.
Keota teammate Luke Hammen was also selected to the first team. Hammen’s scoring average was eighth in the SICL East Division at 12.3.
Stout, a 6-foot point guard, was second in the state regardless of class, behind Norwalk’s Bowen Born’s average of 36.4. He was third in field goal attempts (451) and third in field goals made (250) for a percentage of 55.4. He was 65-of-171 on 3-pointers for 38 percent.
Stout’s free throw percentage of 84.7 was first in the class of anyone with a minimum of 100 attempts. Stout was 133-of-157 at the charity stripe. Shearer was second at 83.3 percent, sinking 110-of-132.
Keota’s Carson Sprouse was named to the second team while Brady Duwa and Wyatt Sieren garnered honorable mention.
2019-20 South Iowa Cedar League All-Conference boys teams
First Team
JD Stout Keota
Luke Hammen Keota
Trey Shearer Montezuma
Cole Watts Montezuma
Luke DeMeulenaere Belle Plaine
Noah Beck BGM
Brady Berkey Colfax-Mingo
Kaden Hall English Valleys
Golden Award
Grant Hall BGM
Sam Gensely HLV
Coach of the Year
Derrick Dengler Montezuma
Second Team
Eddie Burgess Montezuma
Carson Sprouse Keota
Ben DeMeulenaere Belle Plaine
Trevin Straight Belle Plaine
Mason Harter Sigourney
Carson Cheney HLV
Brayden Monroe Tri-County
Bray Noun Harder Lynnville-Sully
Honorable Mention
Keota: Brady Duwa, Wyatt Sieren
Colfax-Mingo: Jake Nichols, David Rague
BGM: Jordan Kriegel, Jacob Moel
Iowa Valley: Brody Ward, Eli Slaymaker
Belle Plaine: Noah Bachelder, Jackson Tegeler
English Valley: Beau Flander, Hayden Irmen
HLV: Brody Wolf, Will Bayer
Tri-County: Tegon Fogle, Dayton Pace
North Mahaska: Blake Readshaw, Dylan Klinker
Sigourney: Ben House, Levi Crawford
Montezuma: Masin Shearer, Brayden Arendt
Lynnville-Sully: Blaize Kuhlmann, Zane Fraker
SOUTH IOWA CEDAR LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS
East Division
Team Conf. Overall
Keota 14-2 20-4
Belle Plaine 14-2 17-6
Sigourney 7-9 10-12
English Valleys 5-11 9-13
Iowa Valley 3-13 4-17
Tri-County 0-16 0-22
West Division
Team Conf. Overall
Montezuma 16-0 25-3
BGM 11-5 17-6
Colfax-Mingo 10-6 14-8
North Mahaska 9-7 12-10
Lynnville-Sully 4-12 5-16
HLV 3-13 7-17