(Area) Pride of Iowa Conference officials released the boy’s basketball All-Conference selections today.
Five players from the Martensdale, St. Mary’s Class 1A state semifinal basketball team made the list of 1st or second-teamers, along with one honorable mention selection. Trey Baker, and Jaixen Franey, two seniors, were unanimous first-team picks, and junior Hogan Franey, and seniors Carson Elbert and Tucker TePoel, were named to the second team.
The other first-team selections included Mt Ayr sophomore Jaxen Frost and senior Erik Trujillo. Junior Matt Boothe of Central Decatur, sophomore Keaton England of Lenox, and senior Toby Bower of Nodaway Valley balanced out the first-team roster. Frost and Bower were both unanimous selections.
The complete list of all-conference players are listed below:
1st Team
*Toby Bower, sr. NV
*Trey Baker, sr. MSTM
*Jack Franey, sr. MSTM
*Jaixen Frost, so Mt. Ayr
Erik Trujillo, sr. Mt. Ayr
Matt Boothe, jr CD
Keaton England, so. Lenox
*Unanimous
2nd Team
Hogan Franey, jr MSTM
Carson Elbert. sr MSTM
Payton Weehler, sr. Mt. Ayr
Trey Hullinger, jr. CD
Avery Phillippi, s0. NV
Zayden Mitchell, sr. Wayne
Tucker TePoel. sr. SWV
Honorable Mention
Owen Lucas, jr. Bedford
Cauy Masters, jr. CD
Cale Eklund, jr. East Union
Chase Johnston, sr. Lenox
JT Archibald, sr. MSTM
Cody Larsen, jr. MA
Mason Menefee, sr. NV
Austin Clendenen, sr. Southeast Warren
Blain Venteicher, sr. Southwest Valley
Logan Berndt, sr. Wayne