Top Tandems (1A)

<p>Looking forward to next high school season, a handful of teams are fortunate to return quality tandems.</p> <p>Here are a few of the top tandems to watch in 1A:</p> <p>Burlingame: [player_tooltip player_id="1139930" first="Trever" last="Quaney"], 6-foot-8 center, 2022, and <strong>Lance Noonan</strong>, 6-foot-1 guard, 2022:</p> <p>Only two juniors were named to the first team of the Lyon County League last year. Both were from Burlingame. The Bearcats had a solid season last year, and return the top two players in the league. Quaney earned second-team all state in Div. 1 with some dominating stats, starting with 17.1 points and 11.9 boards per game. He’ll be the top big man at the small school level.</p> <p>Olpe: <strong>Derek Hoelting</strong>, 5-foot-10 guard, 2022, and [player_tooltip player_id="1195627" first="Damon" last="Redeker"], 5-foot-11 guard, 2022:</p> <p>Olpe dominated last season, and will be tough again with returners Hoelting and Redeker, both rising seniors named honorable mention in 1A Div. 1. The 5-foot-10 Hoelting averaged 10.5 points. Redeker was quarterback of the state champion football team and was a stalwart on the court, spearheading the defense and scoring in double figures in the state semifinals and finals.</p> <p>Bucklin: <strong>Nate Bowman</strong>, 5-foot-10 guard, 2022, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="946267" first="Scott" last="Price"]</strong>, 5-foot-10 guard, 2022:</p> <p>The 1-2 punch of Bowman and Price is really balanced. Each averaged nearly identical stats across the board. They averaged about 14.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Price earned honorable mention 1A Div. 1 as a junior. He also ripped off 3.4 steals per game last year.</p> <p>Hanover: [player_tooltip player_id="1076414" first="Emmitt" last="Jueneman"] (pictured), 6-foot-2 guard, 2022, and <strong>Keegan Dimler</strong>, 6-foot-2 guard. 2022:</p> <p>The Wildcats had an unbelievably loaded team last year. They lose a lot, but bring back a couple of the key pieces to their state title run. Jueneman is one of the top guards in all the small school ranks. He was the leader of the champions, averaging 18.3 points, 4.0 assists and 3.6 steals per game. He’ll be capable of a lot more next year. He will team with Dimler, a long and athletic guard who has been a big part of the Wildcats’ success the past couple of seasons.</p>