<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Preseason Player of the Year:</strong> </span>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="1158445" first="Connor" last="Frame"], Harlan</p>
<p>We expect the Cyclones, who return their top four scorers, to be the best team in the league, and Frame is the ’Clones best player. He’s the leading returning scorer in the conference and impacts the game in a number of ways.</p>
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<h4>First Team</h4>
<p><strong>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="1158445" first="Connor" last="Frame"], Harlan: 15.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 blocks</strong></p>
<p>The 6-2 wing can score inside and out, contributes on the glass, and is a solid team defender. He’s the focal point of the league’s best team.</p>
<p><strong>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="1158489" first="Wyatt" last="Hatcher"], Lewis Central: 13.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals</strong></p>
<p>A long, athletic wing who is also a standout football player holding multiple FCS offers, Hatcher uses his athleticism and physicality to dominate on the hardwood as well. He led the Titans in scoring and rebounding last season, and he makes an impact on the defensive end as well.</p>
<p><strong>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="1158487" first="Drew" last="Brown"], Clarinda: 14.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 steals</strong></p>
<p>A versatile 6-2 wing, Brown is the second leading returning scorer in the league at 14.9 points a game. He contributes on the glass and is a solid playmaker who gets others involved as well.</p>
<p><strong>2024 Max DeVries, Red Oak: 13.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 73.1 FT%</strong></p>
<p>DeVries is a 6-0 guard coming off a very productive freshman season in which he led the conference in made 3-pointers, knocking down 51 of them. </p>
<p><strong>2022 Carter White, St. Albert: 12.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists</strong></p>
<p>A 5-10 off-ball guard, White’s 41 made 3-pointers accounted for more than a third of the Falcons’ 3s last season. He’s a solid ball-handler and decision-maker who should have the ball in his hands a ton this year following the graduation of leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id="796165" first="Sam" last="Rallis"] and top assist man Cy Patterson.</p>
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<h4>Second Team</h4>
<p>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1167729" first="Bradley" last="Curren"], Harlan</p>
<p>2022 Dayton Templeton, Atlantic</p>
<p>2023 Aidan Hall, Harlan</p>
<p>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="962648" first="Will" last="McLaughlin"], Harlan</p>
<p>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1240101" first="Caden" last="Johnson"], Glenwood</p>
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<h4>Honorable Mentions</h4>
<p>2022 Grant Jobe, Clarinda<br />
2022 Aiden Schuttinga, Denison-Schleswig<br />
2022 JC Dermody, Lewis Central<br />
2023 Blake Herold, Shenandoah<br />
2023 Colby Souther, Lewis Central<br />
2023 Kyle Strider, Creston</p>
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