Preseason All-Conference Teams: South Iowa Cedar West

<p>Preseason Player of the Year: 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1167746" first="Braden" last="Steel"], North Mahaska</p> <p>A talented forward who dominates the glass on both ends of the floor, Steel led the Warhawks in scoring and rebounding last season. He's the best player on the team that we project to be the best in the division this season.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>First Team</h4> <p><strong>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1167746" first="Braden" last="Steel"], North Mahaska: 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.4 steals, 57.6 FG%</strong></p> <p>The leading scorer and rebounder for the Warhawks is part of a very talented 2023 class at North Mahaska that has been building for this year and next for several seasons now. He's an efficient scorer who pounds the offensive glass hard (4.4 offensive boards a game).</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/03/Eddie-Burgess-new-crop-2786x1829-1615314807-crop-640x421-1615314816.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1147232" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/03/Eddie-Burgess-new-crop-2786x1829-1615314807-crop-640x421-1615314816-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a><strong>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="962629" first="Eddie" last="Burgess"], Montezuma: 13.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.7 blocks, 70.3 FG%</strong></p> <p>Burgess' impact was on full display last season when the Braves marched to the 1A championship. They went 18-0 with him in the lineup, with those wins coming by an average of 25.3 points a game. He's a fantastic rebounder with great hands, a solid passer who sees the floor well from his post position, and a great defender who helped save the 1A championship with a late block. Following several big scoring graduations, Burgess will be the focal point this season.</p> <p><strong>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1167743" first="Nash" last="Smith"], North Mahaska: 13.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.1 steals</strong></p> <p>Another key piece of that talented 2023 Warhawks class, Smith was second on the team in scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals last season. He can do a little bit of everything on the floor for this group.</p> <p><strong>2022 [player_tooltip player_id="1235042" first="Jacob" last="Moel"], BGM: 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 4.8 steals</strong></p> <p>BGM won just four games last season, but Moel stuffed the stat sheet in a big way. He's the state's leading returnee in steals, and if he can improve his efficiency a bit, he could turn into a 17-18 point-a-game scorer.</p> <p><strong>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1167730" first="Preston" last="Rodibaugh"], Lynnville-Sully: 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals</strong></p> <p>Rodibaugh led the Hawks in scoring last season, putting up more than 15 points a game. Lynnville-Sully should battle it out with North Mahaska and Montezuma all year, and Rodibaugh will lead a deep and talented group of scorers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Second Team</h4> <p>2024 [player_tooltip player_id="1171666" first="Corder" last="Noun Harder"], Lynnville-Sully</p> <p>2022 Beau York, HLV</p> <p>2022 Cole Bracewell, Colfax-Mingo</p> <p>2023 Landon Hall, HLV</p> <p>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="956886" first="Masin" last="Shearer"], Montezuma</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Honorable Mentions</h4> <p>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="1240095" first="Conner" last="Maston"], Lynnville-Sully<br /> 2023 Lane Harmon, North Mahaska<br /> 2024 Curtis Horras, Colfax-Mingo<br /> 2024 Klayton Van Dyke, Lynnville-Sully<br /> 2022 Mason Rodibaugh, Lynnville-Sully<br /> 2023 Gavin Strong, Montezuma<br /> <br /> </p>