Preseason All-Conference Teams: South Iowa Cedar East
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Preseason Player of the Year: 2022 Ben DeMeulenaere Ben DeMeulenaere 6'3" | PF Belle Plaine | 2022 State IA , Belle Plaine Strong arguments can be made for DeMeulenaere, Brody Ward Brody Ward 6'2" | PG Iowa Valley | 2022…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2022 Ben DeMeulenaere Ben DeMeulenaere 6'3" | PF Belle Plaine | 2022 State IA , Belle Plaine
Strong arguments can be made for DeMeulenaere, Brody Ward Brody Ward 6'2" | PG Iowa Valley | 2022 State IA , or Kaden Hall Kaden Hall 6'2" | PF English Valleys | 2022 State IA for this honor. All three of those players put up massive numbers last season and will continue to do so this season. We’ll give the slight nod to DeMeulenaere, but this should be one of the better POY races this season.
First Team
2022 Ben DeMeulenaere Ben DeMeulenaere 6'3" | PF Belle Plaine | 2022 State IA , Belle Plaine: 18.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 2.5 blocks, 62.5 FG%
DeMeulenaere’s 299 rebounds last season ranks third among all returnees in the state. An efficient double-double machine, he’ll post some ridiculous numbers for the Plainsmen as a senior.
2022 Kaden Hall Kaden Hall 6'2" | PF English Valleys | 2022 State IA , English Valleys: 19.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 2.3 blocks, 52.0 FG%
A walking double-double, Hall led the Bears to more wins (12) than they’ve had in any season during the QuikStats/VarsityBound era (dating back to 2006-07). An active and physical 6-3 forward, he scores efficiently around the rim and protects the paint defensively.
2022 Brody Ward Brody Ward 6'2" | PG Iowa Valley | 2022 State IA , Iowa Valley: 23.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.5 steals, 80.0 FT%
The top returning scorer in 1A, Ward helped lead the Tigers to 12 wins last season, their best season since 2007-08 when they won 13. His 120 free-throw attempts were third in the division, and his 96 made free throws were best in the division.
2022 Peyton Loffer, Iowa Valley: 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 3.0 steals, 51.4 FG%
An efficient scoring threat for the Tigers, Loffer also makes an impact on the defensive end of the floor, swiping three steals a night.
2022 Ethan Shifflett, Sigourney: 10.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.1 steals
A do-it-all 6-0 guard, Shifflett led the team in rebounding and was second in scoring and steals last season.
Second Team
2022 Levi Crawford, Sigourney
2023 Evan Kearney, Iowa Valley
2022 Eli Ehlen, Belle Plaine
2022 Beau Flander, English Valleys
2023 Brooks DeMeulenaere, Belle Plaine
Honorable Mentions
2022 Bo Schmidt, Sigourney
2022 Cade Molyneux, Sigourney
2023 Eli Molyneux, Tri-County
2022 Kobe Riffel, Tri-County