4A All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 4A tournament featured some great guard play. It would have been possible to make a starting five of deserving guards. We got creative to get as many of the deserving guys recognized on the first and second teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the 2024 4A All-Tournament Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PG – [player_tooltip player_id='1300809' first='Dasean' last='Lewis'], 5-foot-10 guard, 2024, Hugoton:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the second year in a row, Lewis stood out at the 4A tournament. Both times he has carried a heavy weight as the primary ball handler and facilitator of the offense. With graduation of a couple of star guards a year ago, Lewis stepped up his scoring load as well. He averaged 13 points per game and hit all 10 of his free throws. He was a threat from deep and kept the offense revved up. He is a quick and pesky defender too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SG – (tie) [player_tooltip player_id='1461339' first='Cory' last='Muehler'], 6-foot guard, 2024, McPherson and [player_tooltip player_id='1436793' first='Kyden' last='Thompson'], 6-foot-2 guard, 2024, McPherson (pictured):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This seems like this is the best way to do this. Both these guys have to be on the first team. They were arguably the two best players in Salina. And since they are so interchangeable, let's celebrate them both together here. These guys have impressed at state since their sophomore years. This year's tournament run was simply special. They combined to score at least 30 points in each game, and they finished with 34.3 combined scoring average. They racked up assists and hit from deep, handled the ball and ran the offense to their teammates' advantage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SF – [player_tooltip player_id='1624974' first='Cooper' last='Carr'], 6-foot-2 guard, 2026, Baldwin:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>By pairing Muehler and Thompson at the shooting guard, we were able to get both Lewis and Carr on the first team. Carr showed at state that his amazing sophomore year could be sustained against the best competition. He scored 25 in the first game and got 32 in the consolation game. He finished with a nifty 70 points for the three games. He hit an impressive 24-28 from the line and stuffed the rest of the stat sheet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PF – [player_tooltip player_id='2321572' first='Gabe' last='Pyle'], 6-foot-5 forward, 2025, McPherson:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The stars of the 4A tournament were mostly guards while the forwards were mostly workhorse guys. Pyle stood out as a highly-skilled offensive big man. He knocked down 6 threes and 12-26 total shots. He gives the Bullpups length without bogging down their fast-paced, perimter shooting style. He was big at last year's tournament, so it was no surprise he responded in the big games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>C – (tie) [player_tooltip player_id='2314773' first='Jeter' last='Purdy'], 6-foot-4 forward, 2024, Atchison, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2387756' first='Izeyah' last='Harris']</strong>, 6-foot-5 forward, 2024, Hugoton:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Neither of these guys is really a center, but we need to fill this spot with somebody with some length. These two put up pretty similar stats for the tournament. Purdy was consistently good in the tournament, getting buckets, playing defense and rebounding. Harris was Hugoton's second leading scorer in the tourney with 35 points and was consistently big on the glass, getting 9, 8 and 9 boards in the three games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PG – [player_tooltip player_id='1756359' first='Trey' last='Carter'], 5-foot-9 guard, 2024, Atchison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SG – [player_tooltip player_id='1953940' first='Xiomar' last='Hernandez'], 5-foot-10 guard, 2024, Atchison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SF – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2078898' first='Jay' last='Acosta']</strong>, 6-foot-1 guard, 2025, Hugoton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PF – (tie) <strong>Isaac Martin</strong>, 6-foot-4 forward, 2025, Hugoton, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2393765' first='Eric' last='Smith']</strong>, 6-foot-3 forward, 2025, Atchison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>C – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2403183' first='Leo' last='Schoenberger']</strong>, 6-foot-4 center, 2026, Baldwin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->