Conference Preview: KC Suburban Blue

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Kansas City Suburban Blue Conference. Ruskin is coming off a season where it won a district championship. Raytown South, Platte County, Smithville and Grandview also figure to have solid teams. The conference alignments are always changing, so these teams made up the Blue Division last season.</p> <h4>The Starting Five</h4> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="991576" first="I’Ryan" last="Allen"] 6’2" Ruskin: The 2022 transfer from Raymore-Peculiar is one of the top point guards in the KC area.</p> <p>Donald Bangam Jr. 6’3" Ruskin: A 2022 wing player with 3-point shooting range and slick handles to create his own shot off the dribble. He averaged 12 points and six rebounds a game for a district championship team.</p> <p>Jarret Mueller 5’11" Platte County: A 2022 guard who earned All-Conference honors last season. He is an impressive bucket-getter who can score at all three levels.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161315" first="Ryker" last="Edwards"] 6’2" Smithville: A 2023 baseball standout who also excels on the basketball court. He averaged 18 points and six rebounds a game as a sophomore.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="993523" first="Ashton" last="Holloway"] 6’5" Kearney: A solid 2022 forward who can score in the post or knock down the 3-pointer. He averaged 11 points and nine rebounds a game as a junior.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Best of the Rest</h4> <p>2022</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1186886" first="Shawndale" last="Ross"] 6’2" Raytown South</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="992316" first="Maurice" last="Jennings"] 6’4" Grandview</p> <p>DeAngelo Woods 6’1" Ruskin</p> <p>London Greer 6’1" Ruskin</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1180833" first="Jace" last="Trimble"] 5’10" Platte County</p> <p>Keltin Nitsche 6’2" Smithville</p> <p>Braxton Breedlove 5’9" Kearney</p> <p>Desmond Bowls 5’11" Raytown South</p> <p>Titus Holmes 5’9" Winnetonka</p> <p>Keanon McNally 6’9" Ruskin</p> <p>Rhett Foster 6’2" Smithville</p> <p>Jason Essex 6'2" Winnetonka</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2023</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1269946" first="Chardavian" last="Bradley"] 6’5" Platte County</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2024</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1263625" first="Josiah" last="Kirkwood"] 5’7" Grandview</p> <p>Judah Vignery 6’4" Platte County</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>