Room at the Top – Candidates for 1A Div. I All-State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Returning 1A Div. I all-staters [player_tooltip player_id='1953933' first='Joey' last='Dyck'], [player_tooltip player_id='1953948' first='Trent' last='Long'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1772994' first='Ty' last='Romero'] stand a good chance of repeating the honor. But that leaves a lot of room in the class for others to garner all-state attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's our best guess of some who may rise up to claim 1A Div. I all-state spots next spring (in alphabetical order):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1269981' first='Spencer' last='Coup'], 6-foot-1 guard, 2024, Solomon (pictured):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Slowed by injuries as a junior, Coup will be ready for a big season season. He's been a do-it-all star at Solomon for a couple of years now and has a ton of experience. He's also a winner, having established himself as one of the top small-school golfers in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1799266' first='Chase' last='Honarvar'], 6-foot-7 center, 2025, Bishop Seabury:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll put one big man on this list. There's not a ton of height in the 1A classes, so Honarvar may step up as a dominant big. He's a dominant shot stuffer and averaged a double-double as a sophomore. If Seabury can take a step up in the win-loss column, this big guy should get some recognition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1953954' first='Caden' last='Morgan'], 6-foot-2 forward, 2024, LaCrosse:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan has been up for all-state consideration for a couple of years. He led LaCrosse to state last season, averaging 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals per game. The Leopards return a ton of talent and should be one of the top teams in the class next season. Watch for Morgan's name to get a lot more mentions as a senior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1756348' first='Owen' last='Reece'], 6-foot-3, 2024, Hodgemen County:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A stat-monster for a couple of seasons, Reece has been in the running for all-state honors and should get those honors as a senior. He averaged a double-double as a junior with 19 points and 10 rebounds. His teams have been really good and hope to make the jump to state in Reece's senior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2387789' first='Blake' last='Skalsky']</strong>, 6-foot-5 center, 2024, Olpe:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will the Olpe dynasty continue despite graduations? Once again they lose some key pieces. They may build around big man Skalsky, who was a key to the team's state trip last year. He will have to add to the 12 points and 6 boards he averaged as a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->