Five Post-Crescent-area players were named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association all-state first team this week.
Appleton North’s Grant Hardy (Division 1), Kaukauna’s Andrew Jensen (D1), Freedom’s Donovan Davis (D3), Seymour’s Kyler Marks (D3) and Xavier’s Logan Ramczyk (D3) received all-state honors in their respective divisions.
Hardy, a 6-foot-4 senior guard, helped lead Appleton North to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals. He averaged 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in leading the Lightning to a share of the Fox Valley Association title.
Jensen, a 6-10 senior forward, was the Fox Valley Association’s player of the year for Kaukauna as the Ghosts shared the FVA title with Appleton North. He averaged 17.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.
Davis, a 6-8 junior forward, was a repeat WBCA all-state pick from last season and helped the Irish win the North Eastern Conference. He averaged 21.7 points, 12 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals.
Marks, a 6-4 forward/center, helped Seymour reach the WIAA Division 3 state final. He was the Bay Conference player of the year and averaged 20.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Ramczyk, a 6-2 junior guard, averaged 23.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.4 steals for Xavier.
Nathan Ramus of Appleton North and Tyler Schwalbach of Kaukauna received honorable mention in Division 1. Joseph Daly of New London was honorable mention in Division 2.
WBCA Division 1 all-state
Grant Hardy, sr., Appleton North; Andrew Jensen, sr., Kaukauna; Yusef Gray Jr., sr., West Allis Central; Amare Hereford, sr., Beloit Memorial; Cahlil Jones, sr., Germantown; Kager Knueppel, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Will Krueger, jr., De Pere; Bryce Ott, sr., Oshkosh North; Chris Pohl, sr., Marshfield; Zavier Zens, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran.
Honorable mention: Nathan Ramus, sr., Appleton North; Tyler Schwalbach, so., Kaukauna; Andrew Braun, sr., Madison Memorial; Jackson Guerrero, sr., Middleton; Max Jones, jr., West Allis Central; Jace Mataczynski, sr., Hudson; Anthony Miller, sr., Madison Memorial; Jacob Misslich, sr., Franklin; TJ Platz, sr., Brookfield East; Trey Resch, jr., Arrowhead.
WBCA Division 2 all-state
Jalen Brown, jr., Wauwatosa West; Zavier Castillo, sr., Greendale; Rashaad Davis, sr., Nicolet; Henry Gruetzmacher, sr., Brookfield Central; Caden Gustafson, sr., Waterford; Matthew Kloskey, sr., Wauwatosa West; Jack Kohnen, jr., Slinger; Joey Kohnen, so., Slinger; Eli Krueger, jr., McFarland; Cal Loose, sr., Port Washington; Josh Manchester, sr., Mount Horeb; Kayden Schultz, sr., Plymouth.
Honorable mention: Joseph Daly, sr., New London; Xavier Allen, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran; Jayce Cook, jr., New Berlin West; Garrett Crull, jr., McFarland; Devon Feck, sr., Rhinelander; Colin Julien, jr., Whitefish Bay; Evan Kern, sr., New Berlin West; Ian Kowal, sr., Onalaska; Tyson Labus, sr., West Salem; Drew McConkey, jr., West Salem; EJ Salettel, sr., Beaver Dam; Gabe Servais, jr., La Crosse Central; Jakari Smith, sr., Milwaukee Bradley Tech.
WBCA Division 3 all-state
Donovan Davis, jr., Freedom; Kyler Marks, sr., Seymour; Logan Ramczyk, jr., Xavier; Calvin Bahr, jr., Aquinas; Graysen Becker, jr., Altoona; Cade Dirkse sr., Oostburg; Lamont Hamilton, sr., Racine St. Catherine’s; Sam Pitrof, sr., Racine Lutheran; Wes Rahn, sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Keaton Wollan, jr., Amery; Tyler Wollin, jr., Lake Mills; Jamison Zavatchin, sr., Oostburg.
Honorable mention: Drew Aschliman, sr., Mineral Point; Brady Benish, sr., Lake Mills; Mason Brone, sr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau; Jake Burow, sr., Lake Country Lutheran; Zach Hermsen, sr., Lancaster; Charlie Hoel, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Hayden Redington, sr., Berlin; Brayden Reinke, jr., Mosinee.
WBCA Division 4 all-state
Jack Broeske, sr., Lomira; Broker Buschor, sr., Darlington; Dooney Johnson, jr., Milwaukee Juneau; Zeak Jones, jr., Dominican; Blake Risler, sr., Regis; Miles Schmidgall, jr., Fall Creek; Gannan Schwartz, sr., Winnebago Lutheran; Takis Tyler, sr., Milwaukee Juneau; Quinn Wesenberg, jr., Bonduel; Ryan Westrich, sr., Bonduel.
Honorable mention: DJ Cooper, so., Regis; Aiden Crane, sr., Parkview; Cash Farrell, sr., Laconia; Jaden Hardiman, sr., Milwaukee Juneau; Devin Jerome, jr., Pardeeville; Connor Kilgore, sr., Kewaunee; Parker Lischka, sr., Algoma; Jaylen Miggins, jr., Marshall; Brody Olson, sr., Glenwood City; True Thurs, sr., Marathon; Zeke Zuberbuhler, jr., Darlington.
WBCA Division 5 all-state
James Brady, jr., Tigerton; CJ Dummer, sr., Blair-Taylor; Brennen Hackbarth, sr., Sheboygan Lutheran; Cullen Jacobus, sr., North Crawford; Aiden Keleher, sr., Southwestern; Mac Konieczny, sr., Columbus Catholic; Griffin Noll, jr., Pecatonica; Ben Prochnow, sr., Reedsville; JT Schlaefer, sr., Assumption; Brandon Wagner, sr., Turtle Lake; Arlon Walter, sr., Kickapoo.
Honorable mention: Canton Chrisman, jr., Wabeno/Laona; Broede Collien, sr., Oakfield; Brandon Davis, sr., River Ridge; Bryce Deegan, sr., Loyal; Samuel Fait, jr., Catholic Central; Hunter Larson, sr., Barneveld; Evan Lord, sr., Prentice; Easton Lurvey, so., Three Lakes; Miles Ravenscroft, sr., Hillsboro; Quinn Widiker, sr., Webster.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association names all-state boys team
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