Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

A brilliant prep career for Holden Arnaman came to an end last month.

On Tuesday the West Branch senior point guard added yet another accolade to a growing list of achievements.

Arnaman was named first-team all-state by the Iowa Prints Sports Writers Association on Tuesday when the organization released its postseason basketball honors.

It was the first time Arnaman had earned first-team honors after landing on the Class 2A second-team last season as a junior.

Arnaman joins Solon senior Jake Benzing and West High junior Jack McCaffery as area players named to an IPSWA all-state team this season.

The 6-foot-3 Arnaman was among the most productive players in the state this season ranking seventh in Class 2A in scoring (23.7) and 29^th in 2A in assists (4.5)

Arnaman joined Estherville-Lincoln Central senior Owen Larson who was also a first-team all-state pick as the only players in 2A to average better than 23 points and 4.5 assists per game this season.

A Minnesota State recruit, Arnaman shot 51 percent from the field including an impressive 46 percent from 3-point range (84-of-182) to go with 71 percent from the free throw line.

Arnaman also averaged 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game while helping West Branch to a 17-7 record and a River Valley Conference South Division title.

Benzing was a second-team all-state pick in Class 3A for the second consecutive season after a strong senior year in which he helped Solon to a 21-2 record.

The 6-foot-3 Benzing averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game on 47 percent shooting from the field including 38 percent (53-of-139) from beyond the three-point arc.

Benzing also averaged 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

McCaffery earned all-state honors for the first time, landing on the Class 4A second team.

The 6-foot-8 junior led West High in scoring (16.2), rebounding (6.7), assists (3.5) and blocked shots (1.9) while helping the Trojans to a 19-4 record and a spot in a Class 4A substate final.

McCaffery shot 49 percent from the field, including 32 percent (31-of-96) from 3-point range and 81 percent from the free throw line.

Iowa Print Sports Writers Association All-State Boys Basketball

Class 4A

First team – Luke Winkel, Sr., Ankeny Centennial; Carson Johnson, Sr., Ankeny; Redek Born, Sr., Norwalk; Davis Kern, Jr., Linn-Mar; Caden Wilkins, Sr., Bettendorf; Curtis Stinson Jr., Jr.; West Des Moines Valley; Trey McKowen, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Mason Costello, Sr., Waukee

Second team – Calix Cahill, Sr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Jacob Williams, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Jack McCaffery, Jr., West High; Joe Bean, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Fitzy Grant, Sr., Sioux City East; Coy Kipper, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Zay Robinson, Jr., West Des Moines Valley; Grant Tigges, Sr., Waukee Northwest

Third team – Joe Broderick, Sr., West Des Moines Dowling; Trovary Cavil, Sr., Johnston; Cade Courbat, Sr., Cedar Falls; Micah Schlaak, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Reid Burkle, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Tevin Schultz, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Anthony Galvin, Jr., Cedar Falls; Jack Wynter, Sr., Ames

Class 3A

First team – Jesse Van Kalsbeek, Sr., MOC-Floyd Valley; Tanner Berggren, Sr., Bondurant-Farrar; Matt Noll, Sr., Sioux City Heelan; Derek Weisskopf, Sr., Williamsburg; Jude Coibson, Soph., Ballard; Cole Marsh, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Ben Bockman, Sr., Decorah; Navon Shabazz, Soph., Davenport Assumption

Second team – Jake Benzing, Sr., Solon; Luke Frazell, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Colton Rasmussen, Sr., Atlantic; Adam Bryte, Sr., ADM; Cole Miller, Jr., Bondurant-Farrar; Damyen Jackson, Jr., Davenport Assumption; Ben Helmen, Jr., Algona; Payton Hagans, Sr., Mount Pleasant

Third team – Jake Cooley, Sr., Clarke; Reggie Postel, Sr., North Polk; Caleb Mattes, Sr., Newton; Thomas Meyer, Sr., Clear Lake; Josh Beatty, Sr., Independence; Evan Hammer, Sr., Carroll; Hudson Lorensen, Soph., ADM; Noah Frazell, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Class 2A

First team – Owen Larson, Sr., Estherville-Lincoln Central; Holden Arnaman, Sr., West Branch; Jonovan Wilkinson, Sr., Roland-Story; Preston Ries, Sr., Monticello; Emiliano Berrantes, Jr., Grandview Christian; Kaden Van Regenmorter, Jr., Western Christian; Camden Davis, Sr., Hudson; Reese Vander Zee, Sr., Central Lyon

Second team – Brooks Moore, Sr., Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; Jack Miller, Sr., Jesup; Jackson Lieurance, Jr., Cascade; Mason Watkins, Jr., West Burlington; Carson Hoogeveen, Jr., West Lyon; Gavin Thomas, Sr., Aplington-Parkersburg; Logan Moline, Jr., Manson Northwest Webster; Jace Tams, Sr., Treynor

Third team – Jalen Kirkpatrick, Jr., Grundy Center; Karsten Moret, Jr., Western Christian; Tysen DeVries, Sr., Pella Christian; Lyle Olsen, Sr., Hudson; Sean Tunks, Jr., Des Moines Christian; Mason Boothby, Sr., Underwood; Brady Martin, Sr., West Burlington; Colin Meester, Jr., Dike-New Hartford

Class 1A

First team – Ty Pflughaupt, Sr., North Linn; Toryn Severson, Jr., Madrid; Luke Hellige, Jr., Fort Madison Holy Trinity; Lance Helmin, Sr., Lake Mills; Lance McShane, Sr., Maquoketa Valley; Cam Buffington, Sr., Winfield-Mount Union; Mason Becher, Jr., North Linn; Colli Homan, Jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Second team – Spencer Roeder, Jr., Bellevue Marquette; Sawyer Stout, Sr., Keota; Drew Wagner, Sr., Waterloo Christian; Jordan Cota, Jr., Kee High; Carter Gruver, Jr., Woodbine; Derek Paulsen, Jr., South O’Brien; Dylan Marquart, Jr., Dunkerton; Aiden Stensma, Jr., Lake Mills

Third team – Caleb Haack, Jr., Iowa Valley; Klayton Van Dyke, Sr., Lynnville-Sully; Kyan Jones, Sr., North Union; Cal Heydon, Soph., Coon Rapids-Bayard; Grady Jeppesen, Sr., Riverside; Brady Boulton, Soph., Montezuma; Drew Eilers, Jr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Treyton Travis, Sr., Baxter

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