Midland Empire Conference Preview
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Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Midland Empire Conference. St. Joe Lafayette won a district championship last season while Bishop LeBlond was a Class 2 Final Four participant. Maryville, Chillicothe and St. Pius…
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Continue ReadingPrep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Midland Empire Conference. St. Joe Lafayette won a district championship last season while Bishop LeBlond was a Class 2 Final Four participant. Maryville, Chillicothe and St. Pius X should also field solid teams.
THE STARTING FIVE
Camden Bennett Camden Bennett 6'3" | SG St. Joe Lafayette | 2023 State MO (Lafayette): A 6’3″ 2023 Missouri Western recruit who returns after leading the Irish to conference and district championships. As a junior, he averaged 20.1 points and 6.8 rebounds a game. He is a physical offensive player who can score at all three levels.
Caden Stoecklein Caden Stoecklein 6'0" | PG Maryville | 2023 State MO (Maryville): A 6’0″ 2023 point guard who will be a four-year starter for the Spoofhounds. As a junior, he averaged 14.4 points, 2.4 assists, and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 76 percent from the free throw line.
Grant Redd Grant Redd 5'9" | PG St. Pius | 2024 State MO (St. Pius X): A 5’9″ 2024 point guard who is an excellent playmaker with the ability to score. As a sophomore, he averaged a team-high 14.6 points a game.
Griffith Bonderer (Chillicothe): A 6’3″ 2023 wing who plays a solid all-around game. He was an All-Conference selection after averaging 14.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 51 percent from 3-point range as a junior.
Mikey Thomas Mikey Thomas 6'1" | SG St. Joe Lafayette | 2023 State MO (Lafayette): A 6’1″ 2023 guard who returns after earning All-Conference honors last season. As a junior, he averaged 13.4 points and four rebounds while shooting 37 percent from 3-point range and 76 percent from the free throw line.
BEST OF THE REST
2023
Keaton Stone Keaton Stone 6'5" | SF Maryville | 2023 State MO (Maryville)
Denver Bomann (Benton)
Landon Winder (Chillicothe)
Wyatt Brandsgaard (Chillicothe)
TJ Best TJ Best 6'2" | SG Cameron | 2023 State MO (Cameron)
Daylin Cruickshank (Cameron)
Ethan Dudeck (Savannah)
2024
Carson Schmidt (Benton)
Max Ervie (St. Pius X)
James Mathew James Mathew 6'5" | SF Chillicothe | 2024 State MO (Chillicothe)
Derek Quinlin (Maryville)
2025
Myles Bachali Myles Bachali 6'2" | SG St. Joe Benton | 2025 State MO (Benton)