Preseason All-Conference Teams: West Central
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Preseason Player of the Year: 2025 Toryn Severson Toryn Severson 6'4" | SG Madrid | 2025 State IA (Madrid) After breaking through and reaching the 1A state tournament last season, Madrid has their sights set even higher this year, and…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2025 Toryn Severson Toryn Severson 6'4" | SG Madrid | 2025 State IA (Madrid)
After breaking through and reaching the 1A state tournament last season, Madrid has their sights set even higher this year, and Severson is the primary reason why. A skilled wing who can take over games on both ends of the floor, he’s the best player on the league’s best team and is a pretty easy selection here for POY honors.
First Team
2025 Toryn Severson Toryn Severson 6'4" | SG Madrid | 2025 State IA (Madrid): 20.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.6 blocks, 49.5 FG%, 87.3 FT%
Severson combines good size (6-4) on the wing with a dynamic skill set that includes the ability to score efficiently from all three levels, create plays for his teammates, rebound on both ends of the floor, and defend multiple positions. He has a knack for knowing when to take over a game as a scorer and is a dominant two-way player.
2024 Dayson Leerhoff Dayson Leerhoff 6'5" | PF Pleasantville Highschool | 2024 State IA (Pleasantville): 22.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.8 blocks
A bouncy forward who dominates the glass on both ends of the floor, Leerhoff was dominant as a junior for the Trojans and followed that up with a strong summer. He runs the floor hard and has great touch and good footwork around the rim with either hand. His ability to impact the game as a rim protector is huge for Pleasantville as well, allowing their guards to take some chances on the perimeter.
2024 Landon Craven Landon Craven 6'1" | SG Des Moines Christian | 2024 State IA (Des Moines Christian): 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 4.3 steals
Craven is a quick guard with a real knack for jumping passing lanes and turning defense into quick, easy offense. He’s at his best offensively when he’s playing downhill and attacking the rim, using his quickness and ball-handling to blow by defenders and get to the bucket, where he’s a creative, talented finisher.
2024 Austin Taylor (Woodward-Granger): 14.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 3.6 blocks, 50.0 FG%, 48.8 3P%, 86.0 FT%
Taylor is a major matchup problem at 6-6 and with his ability to shoot the leather off the ball. Just look at those shooting splits from last season! Couple his shooting with his ability to protect the rim defensively and you have a dynamic two-way player who is going to be a really nice pickup for some small school looking for a stretch-4.
2024 Maddox Hammerstrom Maddox Hammerstrom 6'0" | CG Panorama | 2024 State IA (Panorama): 14.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.3 steals
A stat-sheet stuffer, Hammerstrom led the Panthers in every major category except for blocks last season. His ability to create shots for himself and his teammates as well as control the glass on both ends of the floor is invaluable for the Panthers.
Second Team
2024 Landon Osberg Landon Osberg 5'11" | SG West Central Valley | 2024 State IA (West Central Valley)
2024 Lance Bunde (ACGC)
2024 Tate Platte Tate Platte 6'0" | SF Des Moines Christian | 2024 State IA (Des Moines Christian)
2025 Seaton Ingram Seaton Ingram 6'5" | SF Des Moines Christian | 2025 State IA (Des Moines Christian)
2024 Cael Trudo Cael Trudo 6'5" | SF Van Meter | 2024 State IA (Van Meter)
Honorable Mentions
2024 Nate Gerling (West Central Valley)
2024
John Braun
John
Braun
6'2" | PF
Van Meter | 2024
State
IA
(Van Meter)
2024 Carson Van Sickle (Ogden)
2024
Braylon Dawes
Braylon
Dawes
5'11" | SG
Panorama | 2024
State
IA
(Panorama)
2025
Brody Buck
Brody
Buck
6'0" | SG
Madrid | 2025
State
IA
(Madrid)
2025
Fabian Ortiz-Alaniz
Fabian
Ortiz-Alaniz
5'8" | PG
Madrid | 2025
State
IA
(Madrid)
2025
Blake Reynolds
Blake
Reynolds
6'0" | PG
Earlham | 2025
State
IA
(Earlham)
2024 Braylen Taylor (West Central Valley)
2025
Noah Kading
Noah
Kading
6'3" | SG
ACGC | 2025
State
IA
(ACGC)
2025
Payton Policky
Payton
Policky
6'3" | SF
ACGC | 2025
State
IA
(ACGC)
2025
Sean Tunks
Sean
Tunks
6'1" | SG
Des Moines Christian | 2025
State
IA
(Des Moines Christian)
2025 Will Goering (Interstate 35)
2024 Klayton Bremer (Panorama)
2024 Jeret Petersen (Earlham)
2024 Kallin Nicholson (Earlham)