Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

West High and City High each had players earn first-team all-division honors when the Mississippi Valley Conference released its postseason awards on Thursday.

City High senior Keshawn Christian and West High senior Even Brauns were each unanimous first-team selections after leading their teams in scoring and rebounding this season.

Brauns highlighted a group of five Trojans to earn all-MVC honors as a unanimous first-team selection in the Valley Division.

The 6-foot-9 senior led West High with 15.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting a team-high 69 percent from the field.

Brauns also led West High with 2.4 blocks per game.

Christian was a unanimous first-team pick in the Mississippi Division after leading City High with 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

A 6-foot-3 guard, Christian shot 45 percent from the field and averaged 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game game.

West High seniors Tate Crane and Nick Pepin were both named to the Valley Division second team.

Crane averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while Pepin ranked second on the team with 10 points and 3.3 assists per game.

Senior Ben Vander Leest and junior Marcus Morgan were both honorable mention picks for West High.

Liberty High senior Andre Brandon was a second-team selection in the Valley Division after leading the Lighting in scoring and rebounding for the third straight season.

The 6-foot-6 Brandon averaged 12.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and led Liberty High with 27 steals and 18 blocked shots.

Liberty High juniors Ira Hazeltine and Kelby Telander were both honorable mention picks in the Valley Division while City High sophomore Jamari Newson and junior Keyoun Agee were named to the Mississippi Division honorable mention list.

Mississippi Valley Conference Boys Basketball Teams

Mississippi Division

First team – *Josh Ollendieck, Sr., Cedar Falls; *Keshawn Christian, Sr., City High; Chase Courbat, Jr., Cedar Falls; Landon Wolf, Jr., Cedar Falls; Gabe Burkle, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Jake Beckmann, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Cooper Medinger, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Daquon Lewis, Sr., Dubuque Senior

Second team – Trey Campbell, Soph., Cedar Falls; Elijah Ward, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Davis Wagner, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Kendrick Watkins-Hogue, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Jim Bonifas, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Trevion Labeaux, Soph., Waterloo East; Ramir Scott, Jr., Waterloo East; Dylan Johnson, Jr., Western Dubuque

Honorable mention – Ben Sernett, Sr., Cedar Falls; Jaxon Heth, Sr., Cedar Falls; Max Lampe, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Jonathan Mullins, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Quincy Underwood, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Campbell Mitvalsky, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Jaylon Moses, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Tre McCrary, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Cain McWilliams, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Tyler Schuster, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Jamari Newson, Soph., City High; Keyoun Agee, Jr., City High; Martez Wiggley, Fr., Waterloo East; Brian Keene, Jr., Waterloo East; Garrett Baumhover, Jr., Western Dubuque; Payton Quagliano, Sr., Western Dubuque

Athlete of the year – Josh Ollendieck, Sr., Cedar Falls

Coach of the year – Ryan Schultz, Cedar Falls

Valley Division

First team – *Caleb Schlaak, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; *Michael Duax, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; *Even Brauns, Sr., West High; *DaQuavian Walker, Sr., Waterloo West; Ozzie Meiborg, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Cael Schmitt, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; John Steffen, Sr., Linn-Mar; Isaiah Johnson, Sr., Waterloo West

Second team – Jamari Smith, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Jacob Schockemoehl, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Andre Brandon, Sr., Liberty High; Tate Crane, Sr., West High; Nick Pepin, Sr., West High; Brady Klahn, Sr., Linn-Mar; Caleb Haag, Sr., Waterloo West; Jaden Keller, Sr., Waterloo West

Honorable mention – Brayden Kindhart, Soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Raejzuan Shockley, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Brandtley Koske, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Kenzie Reed, Fr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Nick Kaesbauer, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Jack Sabers, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Isaac Ripley, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Nick Bandy, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Kelby Telander, Jr., Liberty High; Ira Hazeltine, Jr., Liberty High; Ben Vander Leest, Sr., West High; Marcus Morgan, Jr., West High; Dylan Decklever, Sr., Linn-Mar; Will Zahradnik, Sr., Linn-Mar; Antonio Alexander, Jr., Waterloo West; Amar Kuljuhovic, Jr., Waterloo West

Athlete of the year – Michael Duax, Jr. Dubuque Hempstead

Coach of the year – Cliff Berinobis, Waterloo West

*-Unanimous selection

Did you enjoy this subscription free article? Help keep Your Prep Sports free by becoming a member.