High’s Canady, West’s Alexander draw first-team All-Class honors from KBCA

TOPEKA, Kan. – After leading their teams to runner-up finishes at the Kansas High School State basketball tournaments two weeks ago, Topeka High’s NiJaree Canady and Topeka West’s Trevion Alexander have reaped more rewards for their efforts.

Each were named first-team All-State in their respective classes by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association with Canady earning first-team All-Class 6A girls honors and Alexander earning first-team All-Class 5A boys honors.

Topeka High’s girls finished second at the Class 6A state tournament to Shawnee Mission Northwest, the Trojans’ second runner-up finish in three years. In addition to Canady’s first-team selection, the Trojans had sophomore Kiki Smith chosen to the second team.

Alexander, who helped West take second to Maize in Class 5A, saw two teammates also get honors as senior Marque Wilkerson was named to the second team and junior Elijah Brooks was an honorable mention pick.

Washburn Rural’s Joe Berry, Brooklyn DeLeye and Emma Krueger were each honorable mention selections in Class 6A, while Highland Park’s CJ Powell was honorable mention in Class 5A.

A number of area players also were honored by the KBCA, several earning first-team honors in their respective classes.

Area first-team boys’ selections were Lawrence’s Zeke Mayo in Class 6A, Royal Valley’s Nahcs Wahwassuck and Rock Creek’s Dawson Zenger in Class 3A, Olpe’s Jordan Barnard and Lebo’s Deven McEwen in Class 1A Division I and Hanover’s Emmitt Jueneman in Class 1A Division II.

Area first-team girls’ selections were Clay Center’s Clara Edwards in Class 4A, Sabetha’s Melinna Schumann in Class 3A, Valley Heights’ Emma Yungeberg in Class 2A and Olpe’s Marley Heins and Macy Smith in Class 1A Division I.

Area second-team boys’ selections were Free State’s Mozae Downing in Class 6A, Wamego’s Tanner Hecht in Class 4A, Lyndon’s Miles Kitselman in Class 2A, Burlingame’s Trever Quaney in Class 1A Division I and Hanover’s Jacob Jueneman in Class 1A Division II.

Area second-team girls’ selections were Free State’s Shannon Clarke in Class 6A, Royal Valley’s Mahpiya Irving, Nemaha Central’s Cassidy Corby and Sabetha’s Leah Renyer in Class 3A, Herington’s Carrie Roe in Class 2A, Olpe’s Maya Bishop and Frankfort’s Mariah Broxterman in Class 1A Division I and Wetmore’s Kenzie Strathman in Class 1A Division II.

KBCA All-STATE TEAMS

BOYS

CLASS 6A

First team

Jack Chapman, sr., Blue Valley Northwest; Sterling Chapman, sr., Campus; Alston Mason, sr., Blue Valley Northwest; Zeke Mayo, sr., Lawrence; Andrew Orr, sr., Blue Valley North.

Second team

Mike Carson, sr., KC Harmon; Mozae Downing, jr., Free State; Isaac Patterson, sr., Blue Valley North; Aidan Shaw, jr., Blue Valley; Stevie Strong, sr., Campus,.

Honorable mention

Joe Berry, sr., Washburn Rural; Miles Blandi, sr., Blue Valley; Owen Braxmeyer, sr., Manhattan; David Duncan, sr., Wichita Northwest; Bronxon Frierson, sr., Wichita Heights; Darryon Frierson, sr., Wichita South; Ben Fritz, sr., Blue Valley Northwest; AJ King, sr., Wichita East; Demare Smith, jr., SM Northwest; Nikko Taylor, sr., Blue Valley North; Myles Thompson, sr., Hutchinson; Will Townsend, sr., SM East; Hezekiah Washington, sr., Wichita West; Fontaine Williams, jr., Derby.

CLASS 5A

First team

Trevion Alexander, sr., Topeka West; Javon Grant, sr., Pittsburg; Jacob Hanna, sr., Maize; Jack Johnson, sr., Carroll; Alex Littlejohn, sr., Carroll.

Second team

Kyle Grill, jr., Maize; Nick Hogan, sr., Eisenhower; Jace Linenberger, jr., Hays; Wyatt Noll, sr., DeSoto; Marque Wilkerson, sr., Topeka West.

Honorable mention

Jaron Briggs, jr., KC Piper; Elijah Brooks, jr., Topeka West; Jordan Brown, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Nate Barnhart, sr., DeSoto; Michael Cahill, sr., St. James Academy; Blake Danitschek, sr., Kapaun; Kaleb Gaddis, sr., Andover; Eli Isaacs, sr., Valley Center; Avery Johnson, so., Maize; Nathan Johnson, sr., KC Washington; Josh Jordan, sr., Salina South; CJ Powell, sr., Highland Park; Dalyn Schwartz, sr., Hays; Charles Snyder, sr., Emporia; Jin Woo Kim, jr., Blue Valley Southwest.

CLASS 4A

First team

Trey Abasolo, sr., Mulvane; Max Alexander, sr., Buhler; Taj Manning, jr., Miege; Julian Margrave, jr., Louisburg; Mark Mitchell, jr., Miege.

Second team

Harrison Braudis, sr., Miege; Tanner Hecht, sr., Wamego; Brendan Parker, sr., Augusta; Kale Purcell, sr., Holton; Adriel Smith, jr., Rose Hill.

Honorable mention

Jayton Alexander, sr., McPherson; Rylee Beach, sr., Tonganoxie; Kaleb Becker, jr., Abilene; Xavier Cushinberry, sr., Atchison; Easton Ewing, so., Independence; Weston Guetterman, sr., Louisburg; Seth Madron, jr., McPherson; Tanner Meyer, sr., Wellington; Trey Moala, jr., Paola; Julius Smith-Reece, sr., Parsons; Lance Walker, sr., Ulysses; Ely Wilcox, sr., Augusta.

CLASS 3A

First team

Cason Richardson, jr., Hesston; Brett Sarwinski, jr., Galena; Jackson Schulte, sr., TMP-Marian; Nahcs Wahwassuck, jr., Royal Valley; Dawson Zenger, sr., Rock Creek.

Second team

Hunter Davis, sr., Lakin; Sawyer Harper, sr., Hugoton; Trey McClure, sr., Lyons; Drew Nicholson, sr., Hoisington; Harrison Voth, jr., Cheney.

Honorable mention

Kurtis Beck, jr., Nemaha Central; Landon Boss, so., Osage City; Jimmy Dorsey, jr., Wellsville; Jordan Fudge, jr., Frontenac; Charlie Goree, sr., Wichita Collegiate; Mason Haxton, sr., Hoisington; Koen Hula, jr., Council Grove; Keller Hurla, so., St. Marys; Ben Kirkland, sr., Marysville; Brady Klotz, jr., Royal Valley; Jayce Korf, sr., Hugoton; Zephyn Mason, sr., Holcomb; Gavin Pieschl, sr., Marysville; Ty Sides, sr., Phillipsburg; Gabe Valentine, sr., Eureka; Christian Williams, sr., Wichita Trinity.

CLASS 2A

First team

Britton Dutton, so., Ellinwood; Lucas Hammeke, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Harlan Obioha, sr., Hoxie; Tyus Wilson, sr., Sterling; Eli Wiseman, sr., Belle Plaine.

Second team

Miles Kitselman, sr., Lyndon; Devin Loudermilk, sr., West Elk; Brayden Meseke, jr., Wabaunsee; Brekyn Ratzlaff, so., Hillsboro; Chase Wiebe, sr., Berean Academy.

Honorable mention

Cameron Beardsley, sr., Valley Heights; Mark Bogner, sr., Erie; Cole Criss, sr., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Tyler Dreiling, sr., Garden Plain; Eric Dillinger, jr., Erie; Ryan Feldkamp, jr., Jefferson North; Brady Frickey, sr., Ellis; Jacob Gormley, sr., Sacred Heart; Jake Harvey, sr., Uniontown; Lance Hoffsommer, jr., Sedgwick; Kobe Hoover, sr., Washington County; Dayton Logan, sr., Mission Valley; Tyler Lohmeyer, sr., Wabaunsee; Matthew Potucek, jr., Hillsboro; Grayson Ratzlaff, jr., Hillsboro; Charlie Russell, jr., WaKeeney; Cole Scott, sr., Stanton County; Theron Wedel, jr., Medicine Lodge.

CLASS 1A DIVISION I

First team

Jordan Barnard, sr., Olpe; Taylor Cable, jr., Ness City; Jayden Garrison, sr., Little River; Devan McEwen, sr., Lebo; Aaron Skidmore, sr., South Gray.

Second team

Jaden Boone, jr., Quinter; Brady Deges, jr., South Gray; Trever Quaney, jr., Burlingame; Trey Rolfs, sr., Little River; Vance Shewey, sr., Meade.

Honorable mention

Luke Ballard, sr., Kiowa County; Jordy Dolloff, sr., Wichita Classical; Jerrod Gillet, sr., Rock Hills; Chase Harrison, sr., Madison; Jonah Huehl, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Ryan Kuckelman, so., Macksville; Wyatt Lange, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Jerrit Norris, so., Troy; Damon Redeker, jr., Olpe; Carter Riley, sr., South Gray.

CLASS 1A DIVISION II

First team

Jaxson Brandl, so., Tribune; Alec Carlson, so., Pawnee Heights; Emmitt Jueneman, jr., Hanover; Colton McCarty, sr., Cheylin; Cooper Wolf, sr., South Haven.

Second team

Jesse Baxter, sr., St. Francis; Jacob Jueneman, sr., Hanover; Josh Meigs, sr., Altoona-Midway; Xander Newberry, jr., Attica; Dylan VanLaeys, jr., Logan-Palco.

Honorable mention

Isaac Detweiler, so., Axtell; Blake Hynek, sr., Hanover; Joey Meyers, jr., Triplains-Brewster; Andrew Schields, sr., Cheylin; Zach Stucky, sr., Elyria Christian; Jett Vincent, so., Wheatland-Grinnell.

GIRLS

CLASS 6A

First team

Addy Brown, so., Derby; NiJaree Canady, jr., Topeka High; S’Mya Nichols, so., SM West; Kennedy Taylor, sr., SM Northwest; Kisa Unruh, sr., Dodge City.

Second team

Shannon Clarke, sr., Free State; Sania Copeland, jr., Olathe North; Paige Craft, sr., Blue Valley North; Laniah Randle, sr., Wichita Heights; Kiki Smith, so., Topeka High.

Honorable mention

Tatum Boettger, jr., Derby; Ashley Carillo, jr., Liberal; Bailey Collar, sr., Olathe West; Brooklyn DeLeye, so., Washburn Rural; Saige Grampsas, jr., SM Northwest; Jaila Harding, sr., Wichita Southeast; Raegan Halliday, jr., Olathe South; Camree Johnson, jr., Dodge City; Jazzy Klinge, sr., Blue Valley; Emma Krueger, jr., Washburn Rural; Natalie Payne, sr., SM South; Camryn Smith, fr., SM South; McKenna Simon, sr., Blue Valley North; Kayhana Turner, sr., Garden City.

CLASS 5A

First team

Beatrice Culliton, jr., Aquinas; Brittany Harshaw, jr., Andover Central; Sydney Holmes, sr., Maize; Aubrie Kierscht, jr., Salina Central; Bailey Wilborn, sr., Andover Central.

Second team

Ella Anciaux, sr., Kapaun; Kamryn Farris, jr., Lansing; Maycee James, jr., Goddard; Kennedy Nicholson, sr., Eisenhower; Madison Skelton, sr., Aquinas.

Honorable mention

Mykayla Cunningham, so., Salina Central; Alli Frank, sr., Spring Hill; Kyla Frenchers, jr., Maize; Gracie Gilpin, jr., Emporia; Adell Gore, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Jaden Newfarmer, sr., Andover Central; Katelyn Ostronice, sr., DeSoto; Jordyn Rowe, sr., KC Sumner; Khloe Schuckman, sr., Carroll; Ellie Stearns, jr., Andover Central; Evelyn Vasquez, sr., KC Piper; Hampton Williams, jr., Salina Central.

CLASS 4A

First team

Clara Edwards, sr., Clay Center;l Ava Jones, so., Nickerson; Grace Pyle, sr., McPherson; Harper Schreiner, jr., Eudora; Payton Verhulst, sr., Miege.

Second team

Kassidy Beam, sr., McPherson; Kimmalee Cook, sr., Circle; Katelyn Fairchild, sr., Andale; Emajin McCallop, jr., Miege; Madilyn Melton, sr., Louisburg.

Honorable mention

Kori Babcock, sr., Chanute; Carli Carlson, so., Clearwater; Paige Donnelly, jr., Wamego; McKenzie Fairchild, so., Andale; Katherine Harris, jr., Atchison; Gabi Henderson-Artis, jr., Miege; Josie McLean, so., Nickerson; Aleah Moree, fr., Winfield; Riley Smith, jr., Baldwin; Saydee Tanking, sr., Holton; Elizabeth Tjaden, fr., Clearwater; Ali Zeka, jr., Wellington.

CLASS 3A

First team

Karenna Gerber, sr., Halstead; Mikyn Hamlin, so., Hugoton; Kylee Scheer, sr., Cheney; Melinna Schumann, sr., Sabetha; Taryn Sides, so., Phillipsburg; Amiah Simmons, sr., Osawatomie.

Second team

Austin Broadie, sr., Wichita Trinity; Cassidy Corby, sr., Nemaha Central; Mahpiya Irving, sr., Royal Valley; Chazni Ptacek, sr., Eureka; Leah Renyer, sr., Sabetha; Talexa Weeter, so., Goodland.

Honorable mention

Heather Arnett, jr., Frontenac; Kristin Biltoft, jr., Jefferson West; Wakiyan Irving, sr., Royal Valley; Rayna Jasper, sr., Anderson County; Emilee Lane, jr., TMP-Marian; Maddy Mairs, sr., Wichita Collegiate; Brynn McCormick, jr., Cheney; McKayla Miller, so., Cimarron; Kaleigh O’Brien, so., Halstead; Hattie Pyle, jr., Frontenac; Riley Rottinghaus, sr., Nemaha Central; Parker, Schroeder, sr., Halstead; Hayden Serna, sr., Osage City.

CLASS 2A

First team

Kali Briar, jr., Sterling; Grace Eck, sr., Ellis; Lili Shubert, sr., WaKeeney; Lauren Torrence, so., Colgan; Emma Yungeberg, jr., Valley Heights.

Second team

Kate Eichelberger, jr., Moundridge; Bennie Horsch, jr., Sterling; Danielle Howard, jr., Uniontown; Tallon Rentschler, jr., Smith Center; Carrie Roe, sr., Heringrton.

Honorable mention

Malgosia Myczkowska, sr., Wichita Independent; Kaitlyn Crossland, sr., Colgan; Alissa Heskamp, sr., Spearville; Hayley Hughes, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Kourtney Kaufman, sr., Moundridge; McKenna Linden, jr., Sterling; Alli Puetz, sr., Garden Plain; Chevelle Ralstin, sr., Elkhart; Lauren Schutter, jr., Wabaunsee; Britney Schroer, sr., Chase County; Emma Toerber, sr., Valley Heights; Teegan Werth, sr., Hillsboro.

CLASS 1A DIVISION I

First team

Lily Boughfman, jr., Little River; Catherine Bowman, sr., Bucklin; Marley Heins, sr., Olpe; Darby Smith, jr., St. John; Macy Smith, sr., Olpe.

Second team

Alexa Bell, sr., Canton-Galva; Maya Bishop, sr., Olpe; Mariah Broxterman, sr., Frankfort; Brittany Gosch, sr., Norwich; Trinity Lutters, so., Osborne.

Honorable mention

Chloe Clevenger, so., Doniphan West; Kodie Herd, so., South Central; Melany Huser, jr., Victoria; Sierra Jellison, jr., South Central; Brooklyn Jones, so., Lebo; Amaya Marlatt, sr., Jackson Heights; Kaylin Noonan, fr., Burlingame; Audrey Peek, fr., Lebo; Colette Pelton, sr., Hodgeman County; Daelyn Winters, jr., Burlingame; Shea Wurtz, fr., Clifton-Clyde.

CLASS 1A DIVISION II

First team

Lauryn Dubbert, sr., Beloit-St. John’s; Brynna Hammeke, so., Central Plains; Morgan Meyers, sr., Cunningham; Kassidy Nixon, jr., Central Plains; Ashley Stoll, sr., Golden Plains.

Second team

JC Allen, so., Weskan; Traci Cramer, jr., Dighton; Kassie Miller, jr., Golden Plains; Kenzie Strathman, jr., Wetmore; Mackenzie Walker, so., Ashland.

Honorable mention

Ceegan Atkins, so., Hanover; Emily Green, sr., Stafford; Josey Harris, so., St. Paul; Aubreigh Haxton, sr., Argonia; Kaylee Kaufman, so., Central Christian; Sara McWilliams, sr., Waverly; Reagan Osterhaus, sr., Wetmore; Kylee Penner, jr., Elyria Christian; Macey Pond, jr., South Haven; Brooke Stoll, sr., Golden Plains.