Class 1A, 2A Boys All-State Basketball Teams Are Named

Players received five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote. A five-player first team and five-player second team were selected in each class based on voting totals. A player must have been named on two ballots to receive honorable mention. All selections listed in order of voting points. There were a total of 33 voters (each voting in 2A; one voter did not vote in 1A).

Several area players reached honorable mention in both Class 1A and 2A and those included in Class 1A, Effingham St. Anthony's Brock Feaday (6-foot-3 junior guard/forward) and Ryan Schmidt (6-foot-4, junior guard/forward) and Dieterich's Caleb Gephart (6-foot-2, senior guard).

Receiving a single vote were Altamont's Kaidyn Miller (6-foot-0 senior forward) and Dieterich's Lucas Westendorf (6-foot-2 junior guard).

In Class 2A, Teutopolis' Garrett Gaddis, a senior guard, received honorable mention.

Also receiving a vote was Newton's Caden Nichols (6-foot-3 senior guard).

An area connection in Class 2A was Paxton Giertz of Seneca who was named to the Second Team. The 6-foot junior point guard's dad Mark Giertz, an assistant coach, played basketball and graduated from Stewardson-Strasburg High School.

CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM

NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS

Hank Alvey, Glasford Illini Bluffs (6-9, Sr., PF) 130

Zack Evans, Winchester West Central (6-2, Sr., G) 82

Ross Robertson, South Beloit (6-8, Jr., C) 81

Thomas Hereau, Scales Mound (6-3, Sr., G) 77

Cooper Hoffman, Pecatonica (6-1, Jr., G) 71

CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM

NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS

Marshawn Cocroft, Aurora Christian (6-0, Soph., G) 66

Tyjuan Hunter, Chicago Hope Academy (5-5, Soph., PG) 64

Lucas Simpson, Sterling Newman (6-2, Sr., F) 63

Johnathan Calmese, Chicago Manley (6-2, Sr., PG) 58

Martin Ledbetter, Hinckley-Big Rock (6-5, Jr., F) 49

CLASS 1A HONORABLE MENTION

NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS

Baylen Damhoff, Fulton (6-6, Sr., F) 41; Nathaniel Marlow, Bluford Webber (6-3, Soph., PG) 39; Lucas Blackford, Springfield Calvary (6-4, Soph., F) 31; Kyle Cooper, Waltonville (5-11, Soph., PG) 31; Connor Glasgow, Galena (6-5, Sr., G/F) 30; Jordan Quinn, Tuscola (6-3, Sr., F) 29; Blake Brown, Grant Park (6-0, Jr., G) 28; Nick Feather, Heyworth (6-7, Sr., C) 28; Parker Boehne, Centralia Christ Our Rock (6-0, Sr., G) 24; Brock Fearday, Effingham St. Anthony (6-3, Jr., G/F) 23; Kanen Augustine, Waterloo Gibault (5-8, Sr., G) 18; Drake Moss, Goreville (6-0, Sr., G) 18; Caleb Gephart, Dieterich (6-2, Sr., G) 16; Kesler Collins, Flanagan-Cornell (6-2, Sr., G/F) 12; Jayden Bazile, Centralia Christ Our Rock (Jr., G) 11; Owen Landreth, Patoka (5-10, Sr., G) 11; Braden Phillips, Arcola (6-3, Jr., C) 11; Ryan Schmidt, Effingham St. Anthony (6-4, Jr., G/F) 11; Marquis Williams, Chicago Marshall (6-0, Sr., G) 10; Griffin Cook, Earlville (6-1, Sr., G) 9; Chance Little, Winchester West Central (6-4, Sr., F) 9; Richie Armour, Serena (6-3, Sr., PF) 8; Cale Halpin, Gardner-South Wilmington (6-1, Sr., G) 8; Nick Moore, Camp Point Central (6-1, Sr., G) 8; Bryson Mossman, Jacksonville Routt (6-3, Soph., G) 8; Malachi Persinger, Peoria Christian (5-11, Jr., PG) 8; Gavin Kesler, Waterloo Gibault (6-3, Sr., F) 6; Noah Lyons, Franklin South County (6-0, Sr., SG/SF) 6; Ethan Storm, Lexington (5-8, Sr., G) 6; Antonio Tyler, Chicago Marshall (6-8, Sr., F) 6.

NOTE: Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): AJ Flenoid, Mounds Meridian (6-3, Fr, C) 5; Carson Baker, Serena (6-0, Sr., G) 3; Jordan Davis, St. Anne (5-11, Jr., G) 3; Tanner Faivre, Serena (5-11, Sr., PG) 3; Kris Hills, Walther Christian (5-11, Sr., PG) 3; Kaidyn Miller, Altamont (6-0, Sr., F) 3; Gage Peterson, Waltonville (6-5, Soph., F) 3; Jayden Riley, Yorkville Chrisitian 3; Brock Soltow, Polo (6-3, Sr., G/F) 3; Cole Tripp, Goreville (6-0, Jr., G) 3; Lucas Westendorf, Dieterich (6-2, Jr., G) 3.

CLASS 2A FIRST TEAM

NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS

Docker Tedeschi, Benton (6-6, Jr., PF) 100

Ryan Tucker, Byron (6-3, Sr., G) 99

Calvin "CJ" Worsham, Chicago Christ the King (6-7, Sr., F) 88

Adyn McGinley, Beecher (6-0, Sr., G) 86

EJ Horton, Chicago Phillips (6-2, Jr., G) 85

CLASS 2A SECOND TEAM

NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS

Dietrich Richardson, Peoria Manual (6-7, Jr., PG) 81

Al Brooks Jr., Chicago Noble Hansberry (6-7, Jr., F) 80

Ryan Mbouombouo, Chicago Latin (6-3, Sr., SF) 59

Paxton Giertz, Seneca (6-0, Jr., PG) 51

Christian Cummings, Rockford Christian (5-10, Jr., SG) 46

CLASS 2A HONORABLE MENTION

Jonah Funk, El Paso-Gridley (6-9, Jr., C) 41; Sam Donald, Columbia (6-8, Jr., G) 39; Noah LaPorte, Princeton (6-6, Jr., F) 37; Christian Bentancur, Woodstock Marian Central (6-5, Sr., F) 36; Brady Clark, Kewanee (6-3, Sr., G) 33; Jake Willems, Riverdale (6-5, Sr., G) 31; Tyler Heffren, Eureka (6-4, Sr., G/F) 29; Vontez Dent, Rockford Lutheran (6-4, Sr., G/F) 28; Isaac Hosman, Massac County (6-0, Sr., G) 28; Mason Shubert, Breese Central (6-3, Sr., PG) 24; Bryant Jenkins, Lawrenceville (6-3, Sr., SF) 22; Dion Doyle, Macomb (6-5, Sr., F) 17; Braden Kline, Alton Marquette (6-3, Sr., G) 16; Brady Ruestman, Minonk Fieldcrest (6-6, Sr., G) 15; Owen Treat, Vienna (6-2, Sr., G) 14; Ian Brantley, Piasa Southwestern (6-7, Jr., F) 10; Sebastian Hill, Macon Meridian (6-3, Sr., G) 10; TJ Seals, Johnson (6-5, Jr.) 10; Tyler Curl, Fairbury Prairie Central (6-2, Sr., G) 9; AJ Keith, Pinckneyville (6-4, Jr., SG) 9; Cameron Ande, Harrisburg (6-3, Sr., SG) 8; Landon Bull, Rockridge (6-4, Jr., F) 8; Amari Edwards, Chicago Phillips (5- 9, Jr., G) 6; Garrett Gaddis, Teutopolis (Sr., G) 6; Dierre Hill, Belleville Althoff (6-0, Jr., PG/SG) 6; Tanner Jacob, St. Joseph-Ogden (6-2, Sr., G) 6; Seth Macke, Trenton Wesclin (6-6, Sr., SF) 6; Zane Schrage, Breese Central (6-5, Sr., F) 6.

NOTE: Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): Brayden Saling, Williamsville (5-11, Jr., G) 5; Lucas Collison, Mercer County (5-11, Sr., G) 3; Landon Driscoll, Carmi-White County (6-2, Sr., PG/SG) 3; Mitchel Edwards, Carmi-White County (6-6, Jr., F) 3; Matthew Guthrie, Carlyle (6-7, Jr., F) 3; Dylan Harvel, Anna-Jonesboro (5- 11, Sr., PG) 3; Micah Meiss, El Paso-Gridley (6-5, Jr., G) 3; Caden Nichols, Newton (6-3, Sr., G) 3; Keison Peoples, Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin (6-2, Soph., G) 3; Maddux Ritzel, Nashville 3; Drake Wagner, Breese Mater Dei (6-2, Sr., SG) 3.