All-Tournament/All-Class Second Team

<p>Since there were all-tournament teams named from each class of the state tournament, we won't repeat that process. Instead, we took on a much tougher project – to name an All-Tournament/All-Class team.</p> <p>For this exercise, we disregarded class or level of competition. This is just simply who had the best tournament at their level.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/03/all-tournament-all-class-first-team/"><strong>Check out the first team here</strong></a></p> <p>In order to get the top-performing players on the first, second and third teams, we fudged a bit on position. And we created a 6^th man position for players who tend to be able to do some of everything.</p> <p>Here is the All-Tournament/All-Class Second Team:</p> <p>Guard:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="891932" first="Cason" last="Richardson"], 6-foot-1 guard, 2022, Hesston:</p> <p>It would have been a shame if Richardson hadn't had the opportunity to help the Swathers defend their championship. But Richardson made it back from injury midseason and rounded into form in time for the tournament. He does it all for Hesston. He doesn't score a ton, but he's consistent: 12 points in each game. He grabbed rebounds, dished out assists and ran the show in wins over Hugoton, TMP and Royal Valley.</p> <p>Guard:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="891909" first="Christian" last="Bowen-Webb"], 6-foot-2 guard, 2022, Miege:</p> <p>Webb showed off his smooth athleticism, gliding to buckets in transition, scoring with impressive efficiency. He hit 17-31 from the field and at times was just too explosive for the opposition. He also hit 14-18 from the line. He got 24 against Hayden and 18 in the final against Andale.</p> <p>Forward:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="946269" first="Sam" last="Somerhalder"], 6-foot-7 forward, St. James (pictured):</p> <p>St. James was about one second away from a great tournament. It was just a last-second shot by DeSoto that kept them from the final, and they blew out Maize in the consolation game. Somerhalder got lots of help from his teammates, but he was really good in his own right. He scored, rebounded, dished out assists and did everything else his team needed. He scored 45 points in the three games.</p> <p>Forward:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1080169" first="Aiden" last="Wing"], 6-foot-4 forward, 2023, Miege:</p> <p>Teammate [player_tooltip player_id="1372655" first="Kellan" last="Boylan"] deserves some credit for being a long, athletic difference maker, but he just missed at both forward and center on the all-tournament team. Wing gets the nod for his consistency and efficiency. 7-12 for 17 points against Abilene, 5-7 for 13 points against Hayden, and 5-8 for 16 points against Andale. He was explosive with some high flying dunks and rebounds the way he ran the floor too.</p> <p>Center:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1195623" first="Grayson" last="Ratzlaff"], 6-foot-7 forward, 2022, Hillsboro:</p> <p>The Trojans outlasted Lyndon in a weird game and blew out their other two opponents. So someone from Hillsboro has got to be recognized for what was a real team championship. Ratzlaff was an athletic match-up nightmare, and he dominated on the glass and in the paint. He averaged about 11 points per game in three games that didn't lend themselves to racking up a lot of buckets.</p> <p>6^th Man:</p> <p><strong>Derek Hoelting</strong>, 6-foot guard, 2022, Olpe:</p> <p>By playing at the 1A Div II level, on a balanced team, Hoelting has escaped the spotlight. But boy did he have himself quite a tournament. His production against South Gray was huge, and he was consistently good throughout. He shot it efficiently and got to the line. His final numbers: 63 points, 22-38 from the field, 14-19 from the line.</p>