Plainville’s Hadley Gillum, who helped lead the Cardinals to a runner-up finish at this weekend’s 2A state tournament, is one of five players named the first team of the All-Mid Continent League boys basketball team announced Monday. Gillum is joined on the first team by Brendon Brenner of Ellis, Shane Jones from Hill City, Darius Herl of Oakley and Smith Center’s Mason Buckmaster.
Alexcia Duetscher, who helped lead the Ellis Lady Railers to the 2A state tournament berth, is on the girls’ first team along with Oakley’s Laura Dennis, Mattison Dusin from Phillipsburg, Smith Center’s Drew Mann and Lexie McDowell from Hill City
Complete list of the All-MCL teams below…
Boys
FIRST TEAM
Hadley Gillum (6-5 Sr.), Plainville
Shane Jones (6-0, Sr.), Hill City
Brendon Brenner (6-5 So.), Ellis
Darius Herl (6-3 Sr.), Oakley
Mason Buckmaster (6-5 Jr.), Smith Center
SECOND TEAM
Reed Stephens (6-2 Sr.), Stockton
Jaden Williams (6-5 Jr.), Stockton
Brent Gehring (6-2 Jr.), Plainville
Taylor Zabel (6-5 Sr.), Smith Center
Grant Wickham (6-2 Jr.), Phillipsburg
HONORABLE MENTION
Deric McKeever (6-0 Jr.), Hill City
Logan Frederking (5-10 Sr.), Plainville
Drew Schrum (5-10 Sr.), Norton
Mason Scheetz (6-6 Jr.), Oakley
Trey Ellis (5-10 Jr.), Phillipsburg
Girls
FIRST TEAM
Laura Dennis (5-11 Jr.), Oakley
Mattison Dusin (5-11 Sr.), Phillipsburg
Drew Mann (5-11 Jr.), Smith Center
Alexcia Deutscher (5-9 So.), Ellis
Lexie McDowell (5-10 So.), Hill City
SECOND TEAM
Marlee Rath (5-7 Jr.), Oakley
Morgan Beougher (5-7 Jr.), Stockton
Shania Wilkinson (5-6 Sr.), Phillipsburg
Kaleigh Soneson (5-9 Sr.), Ellis
Madysen Frantz (5-7 Sr.), Phillipsburg
HONORABLE MENTION
Johnnye Ruder (5-5 Sr.), Norton
Brittney Dinkel (5-6 Sr.), Ellis
Kim Junkermeier (5-11 Jr.), Plainville
Tatum Bartels (5-10 Fr.), Phillipsburg
Colbie Decker (6-0 Sr.), Smith Center