MAAA Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Mineral Area Activities Association. Park Hills Central returns a strong nucleus from its back to back district champions. North County and Ste Genevieve will also field solid teams as well. The MAAA is split in two divisions, but we'll include players from both divisions in the preview.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>THE STARTING FIVE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160661' first='Jobe' last='Bryant'] (Park Hills Central): The 6'0" 2024 point guard returns after earning All-State honors in his first two seasons for the Rebels. As a sophomore, he averaged 23.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals in leading the Rebels to a district championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598846' first='Layne' last='Wigger'] (North County): The 5'10" 2023 guard is a bucket-getter who earned All-Conference honors last season. He is a capable scorer from all three levels. As a junior, he averaged nearly 20 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Starkey (Fredericktown): A versatile 6'5" 2023 wing who can stuff the stat sheet very effectively. AS a junior, he averaged 19 points, five rebounds and four assists a game while shooting 76 percent from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1606870' first='Ricky' last='Hunter'] (Ste. Genevieve): The 5'11" 2023 guard can really open up the floor with his excellent perimeter shooting. As a junior, he averaged 13 points a game shooting 38 percent from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aiden Boyer (Ste. Genevieve): A 6'1" 2023 wing who can excel on the perimeter or around the basket. As a junior, he averaged 11.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and three assists while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BEST OF THE REST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kendall Horton (Park Hills Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jobe Smith (North County)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Civey (North County)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1606872' first='Justus' last='Boyer'] (Farmington)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070115' first='Mason' last='Williams'] (Park Hills Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Drury (Valle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chase Fallert (Valle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ricky Frarie (Fredericktown)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson Dement (Arcadia Valley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colin Whited (Arcadia Valley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160843' first='Caden' last='Casey'] (Park Hills Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1427998' first='Cody' last='Yates'] (Kingston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garrison Turner (West County)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxon Campbell (West County)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1320248' first='Ty' last='Harlow'] (West County)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598822' first='Brady' last='Thompson'] (Kingston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->