Preview: Gateway Athletic Conference (Central)
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<p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its conference previews with a look at the Gateway Athletic Conference Central Division. Fort Zumwalt North won a district championship last season while rival Fort Zumwalt South won the conference. Washington will also be competitive as well.</p>
<h4>Preseason Starting Five</h4>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="824121" first="KJ" last="Lee"] 6’6" Fort Zumwalt North: Talented 2021 shooting guard who led Panthers to a district championship.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="824210" first="Drake" last="Stevenson"] 6’5" Fort Zumwalt North: A 2021 All-purpose player who wears several hats for the Panthers.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="981138" first="Todd" last="Bieg"] 6’6" Washington: Solid 2021 forward who averaged 11 points a game as a junior.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1042409" first="Gabe" last="McCrary"] 5’11" Wentzville Liberty: Solid 2021 combo guard wha averaged 13 points a game.</p>
<p>Connor Bekebrede 6’6 Fort Zumwalt South: A 2021 forward who was second team All-Conference as a junior.</p>
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<h4>Best of the Rest</h4>
<p>2021</p>
<p>Ryan Hoerstkamp 6’4" Washington</p>
<p>C.J. Woodard 6’5 Fort Zumwalt East</p>
<p>Jacob York 5’10" Fort Zumwalt East</p>
<p>Brigham Broadbent 6’3" Washington</p>
<p>Tyler Edwards 5’10" Fort Zumwalt North</p>
<p>Zac Coulter 6’1" Washington</p>
<p>Amori Johnson 6’3" Fort Zumwalt East</p>
<p>Zach Bensing 6’1" Fort Zumwalt South</p>
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<p>2022</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="992317" first="Connor" last="Turnbull"] 6’9" Fort Zumwalt North</p>
<p>Zach Busateri 6’4" Timberland</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="993519" first="Jaden" last="Betton"] 5’11" Wentzville Liberty</p>
<p>Adrian Lee 6’6" Wentzville Liberty</p>
<p>Peyton Blair 6’1" Fort Zumwalt South</p>
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<h4>Predicted Order of Finish</h4>
<p>1 Fort Zumwalt North</p>
<p>2 Fort Zumwalt South</p>
<p>3 Washington</p>
<p>4 Fort Zumwalt East</p>
<p>5 Timberland</p>
<p>6 Wentzville Liberty</p>
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