Preseason All-Conference: SEISC North
Preseason Player of the Year: 2020 Zack Lasek, Highland The division’s leading returning scorer and rebounder, Lasek is a 6-8 big man who can score from anywhere on the floor for the Huskies. A great athlete who also excels on…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2020 Zack Lasek, Highland
The division’s leading returning scorer and rebounder, Lasek is a 6-8 big man who can score from anywhere on the floor for the Huskies. A great athlete who also excels on the gridiron, he should help lead Highland to the top of the division this year, posting monster numbers along the way.
First Team
2020 Zack Lasek, Highland (20.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 55.6 FG%, 43.6 3P%)
The leading returnee in scoring, rebounding and blocks, Lasek is a matchup issue in this division with his athleticism, size and ability to score from anywhere. He should have a huge senior season for Highland.
2020 Eric Valdez, Columbus (18.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.8 steals)
Columbus won just two games last year, but Valdez was great in those wins, averaging 27 points a game. He’s a big-time scoring guard who also led the team in assists and tied for the team lead in steals.
2020 Keegan Edwards, Lone Tree (16.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.6 steals)
The 6-2 guard does it all for the Lions, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. His 38 made 3s are tied with Valdez for the most among division returnees, and his 117 assists and 49 steals are both tops in the division.
2021 Eli Ours, Hillcrest Academy (13.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals)
The leading scorer for Hillcrest Academy (formerly Iowa Mennonite), the 5-10 guard should be the team’s primary distributor this year as well, following the graduation of Caleb Gingerich.
2020 Mason McFarland, Highland (12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals)
A potent shooter from the arc, McFarland’s 37 made 3s ranked second among returnees in the division. And he made those 3s at a solid 42.0% clip.
Second Team
2020 Drew Schroeder, Mediapolis
2021 Brady Millikin, Pekin
2021 Caden Thomas, Wapello
2020 Ty Yocum, Winfield-Mt. Union
2020 Kennan Winn, Pekin
Honorable Mentions
2020 Christian Gerot, Winfield-Mt. Union
2020 Jared Arnold, Winfield-Mt. Union
2020 Brock Jeambey, Louisa-Muscatine
2021 Emmanuel Walker, Louisa-Muscatine
2020 Kobe Borntrager, Hillcrest Academy
2020 Dayne Eckley, Pekin
2020 Daunte Oepping, Winfield-Mt. Union