Preseason Player of the Year: 2020 Brennan Sefrit Brennan Sefrit 5'10" | PG Bedford | 2020 State IA , Bedford
The POI is one of the few conferences in the state this year where you could truly make a legitimate argument for any of the players on the first team to be named POY. We’ll give the nod to Sefrit, the league’s leading returning scorer. He also ranks second among returnees in assists, and first in steals and made 3-pointers.
First Team
2020 Brennan Sefrit Brennan Sefrit 5'10" | PG Bedford | 2020 State IA , Bedford (21.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 steals, 92 3PM)
The league’s leading returning scorer, Sefrit’s 92 made 3-pointers last year ranked second in the state. A dynamic scoring threat who also can dish it and defend, look for his assist numbers to bump up this year following the graduation of Abe Weed.
2020 Cooper Nally Cooper Nally 6'5" | PF Bedford | 2020 State IA , Bedford (16.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.7 blocks, 53.9 FG%)
The Robin to Sefrit’s Batman, Nally stuffs the stat sheet, ranking second among returnees in scoring and total rebounds, and third in blocks. An efficient 6-5 big man, he should dominate the paint on both ends of the floor for the Bulldogs.
2021 Trey Baker Trey Baker 6'4" | SF Martensdale-St. Mary's | 2021 State IA , Martensdale-St. Mary’s (15.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.3 blocks, 52.6 FG%)
The leading scorer for what should be the league’s best team, Baker will pace a Blue Devils attack that should also be among the best in 1A. He also ranked second on the team in rebounding and blocks.
2020 Isaac Gavin Isaac Gavin 6'10" | C Martensdale-St Marys | 2020 State IA , Martensdale-St. Mary’s (12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 2.1 blocks, 53.8 FG%)
Gavin ranks second among returnees in rebounding and blocks, and is a dominant force on both ends of the floor for a Martensdale-St. Mary’s team that should be at the top of the conference.
2020 Cole Pedersen, Central Decatur (16.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals, 2.7 blocks)
Pedersen led the Cardinals in scoring, rebounding and blocks last year, while ranking second in assists and steals. His 51 blocks led the league last season.
Second Team
2020 Dawson Frost Dawson Frost 6'4" | SF Mount Ayr | 2020 State IA , Mount Ayr
2021 Mason Merfeld Mason Merfeld 5'9" | PG Southeast Warren | 2021 State IA , Southeast Warren
2020 Clay Hohertz Clay Hohertz 6'1" | SF Nodaway Valley | 2020 State IA , Nodaway Valley
2021 Carson Elbert Carson Elbert 6'3" | SF Martensdale-St. Marys | 2021 State IA , Martensdale-St. Mary’s
2021 Jack Franey Jack Franey 5'7" | PG Martensdale-St. Marys | 2021 State IA , Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Honorable Mentions
2020 Colton Vieux, Lenox
2020 Michel Evertsen, Central Decatur
2020 Jordan Perkins, Bedford
2021
Payton Weehler
Payton
Weehler
6'2" | SF
Mount Ayr | 2021
State
IA
, Mount Ayr
2020 Isaac Grose, Mount Ayr
2020 Kaden Kirkland, East Union
2021
Jack Franey
Jack
Franey
5'7" | PG
Martensdale-St. Marys | 2021
State
IA
, Martensdale-St. Mary’s
2020 Christian McCuen, Southwest Valley
2021
Toby Bower
Toby
Bower
6'2" | SF
Nodaway Valley | 2021
State
IA
, Nodaway Valley
