MBCA announces all-state basketball selections

High School Basketball

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association has announced all-state honorees for the 2019-2020 basketball season.  Local highlights on the squad include Preston Thomas of Princeton joining Mack Anderson of Southwest Livingston and Dominik Gannan of Meadville in being named.  Tori Meinecke of Mercer joined Kennedie Crowe of Norborne and Kiera Holcer of Meadville on the Class 1 girls team, with Green City’s Brooke Littrell sharing Player of the Year honors.

East Buchanan’s Ethan Kilgore is joined by, among others, Ryan Dabney of Milan, in the Class 2 boys team, with Nora Ford of Hamilton on the Class 2 girls squad, while Hunter Keithley of Chillicothe joined MEC rival Laini Joseph of Cameron on the Class 3 girls honorees.

Here are the Class 1-3 MBCA All-State Teams:

CLASS 1 BOYS:

Arlo Stump – SR – Golden City 

David Layton – SR – Oak Ridge

Eric Berry – SR – Delta

Isaac Haney – JR – Dora

Preston Thomas – SR – Princeton 

Brock Wakefield – JR – South Iron 

Dominik Gannan – SR – Meadville

Mason Luna – JR – Dora

Ross Struemph – SR – St. Elizabeth

Drenin Dinkins – SO – South Iron 

Landon Poppa – JR – Mound City 

Clayton Merrigan – SR – Platte Valley 

Chase Farnan – SR – Platte Valley 

Bryson Luna – JR – Dora

Tony Osburn – SO – Mound City 

Colby Hale – SR – Northeast (Cairo) 

Holden Laughman – SR – Lesterville

Mack Anderson – SR – Southwest Livingston 

Hunter Lane – SR – Mack’s Creek 

Alex Rebikh – SR – Green Ridge

 

Coach of the Year – Rick Luna – Dora

Player of the Year – Isaac Haney – Dora

 

CLASS 2 BOYS:

Aminu Mohammed – JR – Greenwood

Tyson Goodale – SR – Oran

Jordan Andrews – SO – Thayer

Jack Below – SR – Advance

Gavin Bishop – SR – New Franklin 

Grady Todd – SR – Plato

Ethan Fagre – SR – Richland

Verdell Johnson – SR – Van-Far

Zach Voss – SR – Iberia

Ethan Kilgore – SR – East Buchanan 

Blake Fowler – JR – Campbell

Ryan Dabney – SR – Milan 

Curtis Fowler – SR – Neelyville

Chris Hill – SR – Brentwood

Tre Kempker – SR – Eugene

Ryce Piper – JR – Hartville

Tyler Campbell – SR – Crane

Cody Mahan – JR – Hartville

Dax Beem – SR – Skyline

Christian Scaggs – SR – Mid-Buchanan

 

Coach of the Year – Brett Reed – Hartville

Player of the Year – Aminu Mohammed – Greenwood

 

CLASS 3 BOYS:

Blessin Kimble – SR – Charleston

Jordan Fortune – SR – KC Central 

Gary Clark – SR – Cardinal Ritter

Roddy Alexander – JR – Christian O’Fallon 

Sam Bledsoe – SR – Charleston 

David Oplotonik – SR – Fair Grove

Ryan Kalkbrenner – JR – Trinity Catholic

Mario Flemming – JR – Cardinal Ritter

Bryce Stark – SR – Monroe City 

Andrew Branson – SR – St. James

Dionte Marquez – SR – Richmond

Eric Northweather – SR – Blair Oaks

Coby Williams – SR – Versailles

Tanner Diaz – SR – Steelville

Westley Brandsgaard – SR – Chillicothe

Stevie Strong – JR – University Academy 

Ben Palacios – SR – St. Michael’s

Coban Porter – SR – Father Tolton 

Andrew Dalton – SO – Ava

Jayden Durst – SR – Palmyra

 

Co-Coach of the Year : Ryan Johnson – Cardinal Ritter and Danny Farmer – Charleston

Player of the Year : Stevie Strong – University Academy

 

CLASS 1 GIRLS:

Dalaney Bowers – SR – Community 

Kailyn LaMasters – SR – Platte Valley

Brooke Littrell – SR – Green City

Faith Gilkey – JR – Walnut Grove

Lauren Johnson – JR – Walnut Grove

Kennadie Crowe – SR – Norborne 

Michaela Ayers – SR – South Iron

Regan Shaffer – SO – Leeton

Madison Ayers – FR – South Iron

Abby Vogel – SR – Montrose  

Natalie Thomas – SR – Community 

Jasie Sullivan – SR – Norwood

Anna Gladstone – SR – Worth County

Jaclyn Pappert – SO – Platte Valley

Makayla McVay – JR – Walnut Grove 

Kiera Holcer – JR – Meadville

Stevi Jones – SR – Chadwick 

Autumn Wallace – JR – Climax Springs

Tristan Weaver – JR – Eminence 

Tori Meinecke – SO – North Mercer

 

Coach of the Year – Rory Henry – Walnut Grove

Co-Player of the Year – Brooke Littrell – Green City and Faith Gilkey – Walnut Grove

 

CLASS 2 GIRLS:

Kaylee Payne – SR – Oran

Gracie Kelsey – FR – East Buchanan

Claudia Hedlock – SO – Miller

Ayden Shannon – SO – Wellington-Napoleon

Paige Tate – SR – Spokane

Abby Backes – SR – Tipton

Tori Hamilton – SR – Paris

Myra Claas – FR – Tipton

Lexi Lion – SR – Neelyville

Nora Ford – SR – Penney

Jenna Shipley – SR – Adrian

 

Lilly Schilling – JR – East Buchanan

Kaylee Helton – SO – Miller

Bree Shannon – SO – Wellington-Napoleon

Katie Webb – JR – Oran

Kohnnar Patton – SR – Blue Eye

Jada Henry – JR – Mansfield

Grace Culver – SR – Hartville

Jaycee Graves – SR – East Atchison

Cameron Martin – SR – Crest Ridge

 

Coach of the Year – Cori Elms – East Buchanan

Player of the Year – Abby Backes – Tipton

 

CLASS 3 GIRLS:

Dori McRaven – JR – West County

Karlee Holland – SR – Licking

Gracie Smith – JR – Arcadia Valley

Sydney Booker – JR – Steelville 

Hannah Marcee – JR – St. James

Kelsey Blakemore – JR – Whitfield

Faith Bland – SR – Metro

Antuanae Garrett – SR – Miller Career Academy

Quincy Erickson – SR – Hermann

Tristan Porter – JR – California

Logan Jones – SR – Strafford

Emma Brune – SR – Saxony Lutheran

Emma Compton – SO – Strafford

Paige Clubb – JR – South Callaway

Hunter Keithley – SR – Chillicothe

Laini Joseph – JR – Cameron

Lacy Stokes – JR – Mount Vernon

Allie Clevenger – SR – Clever

Serena Sundell – JR – Maryville 

Alexis Miller – SO – Macon

 

Coach of the Year : Dustin Larsen – Strafford

Player of the Year : Serena Sundell – Maryville