Conference Preview: Jefferson County
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<p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Jefferson County Conference. The JCC into two divisions, but we’re combining this preview into one. Festus returns a strong nucleus from a team that won 19 games a year ago. Hillsboro is always a team that contends while St. Pius won a Class 3 district championship last season.</p>
<h4><strong>The Starting Five</strong></h4>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161283" first="Ahrmad" last="Branch"] 5’11" Festus: A talented 2023 point guard who averaged 15.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, five assists and three steals a game as a sophomore.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161322" first="Noah" last="Holland"] 6’3" Hillsboro: A 2023 shooting guard who can score from all three levels. He averaged 13 points, three rebounds and three assists a game as a sophomore.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="992309" first="Cole" last="Rickermann"] 6’0" Festus: A 2022 guard who averaged 12 points, four rebounds and three assists a game as a junior. Also a standout quarterback in football.</p>
<p>Logan Chaney 6’5" Windsor: A solid 2022 forward who returns after averaging nine points and seven rebounds a game while shooting 51 percent from the field as a junior.</p>
<p>Nathan Ruble 6’2" St. Pius: A 2022 guard who averaged 11 points and six rebounds a game in helping lead St. Pius to a district championship as a junior.</p>
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<h4><strong>Best of the Rest</strong></h4>
<p>2022</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1315412" first="Collin" last="Weinhaus"] 5’9" Festus</p>
<p>Connor Westhoff 5’11" Westhoff</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1315424" first="Kyle" last="Phipps"] 5’9" Hillsboro</p>
<p>Colton Richardson 6’3" Jefferson</p>
<p>Drew Breeze 6’0" Jefferson</p>
<p>Dallen Fuller 6’4" Herculaneum</p>
<p>Jack Reuss 6’4" Festus</p>
<p>Evan DeWilde 6’1" St. Vincent</p>
<p>Cody Petty, DeSoto</p>
<p>Calloway Dasher 6’4" Crystal City</p>
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<p>2023</p>
<p>Kieren Jones 6’5" Hillsboro</p>
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<p>2024</p>
<p>Patrick Flanagan 5’10" St. Pius</p>
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