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After a fun season of high school baskeball we decided to hand out awards for the top player in each class in North Dakota and South Dakota for the 2014-15 season. Here are the recipients:
ND Boys Class A – Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#24 Dakota Halvorson, Minot
Candidates
Dakota Halvorson, Minot 17.1 ppg, 4.5 apg
Blaze Irwin, Wahpeton 17.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Melvin Collins, West Fargo 18.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg
Dalton Feeney, Century 15.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg
De Sean Eikens, Williston 22.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg
ND Girls Class A - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#12 Sarah Jacobson, Fargo Shanley
Candidates
Sarah Jacobson, Shanley 22.5 ppg, 6.3 apg, 3.0 spg, 51 3’s (42.5%)
Alexis Klabo, Davies 25.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 60% FG
Cassie Askvig, Minot 13.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 61 blocks
Jordyn Jossart, Century 14.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Lauren Rotunda, Shanley 13.9 ppg 41 3’s (45%) 5.2 rpg
ND Boys Class B - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#5 Brad Heidlebaugh, Rugby
Candidates
Brad Heidlebaugh, Rugby (Sr.) - 20.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.2 spg, 1 bpg
Carter Kretchman, Oak Grove (Sr.) - 18.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 6 apg, 2 spg
Christian Kvilvang, North Star (Sr.) - 22.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.3 apg
Trayvon McKay, Four Winds-Minnewaukan (Sr.) - 20.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.2 spg
Austin Lee, Berthold (Sr.) - 26.6 ppg, 4 asts, 2.8 stls
ND Girls Class B - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#11 Hannah Stewart, Bishop Ryan
Candidates
Hannah Stewart, Bishop Ryan (Sr.) - 19.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 4.3 apg 5.7 spg, 4.3 bpg
Fallyn Freije, Lakota/Edmore (Sr.) - 25.3 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 6.7 apg, 2.5 spg, 2.4 bpg
Gabbie Bohl, Bishop Ryan (Sr.) - 21 ppg 8.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg;
Rylee Nudell, Maple Valley (Jr.) - 26.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 4.8 spg, 1.7 bpg
Shaice Marx, Thompson (Jr.) - 12 ppg, 13.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 4.1 spg
SD Boys Class AA - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#32 Deng Geu, SF Washington
Candidates
Deng Geu, SF Washington 17.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Addison Park, SF Lincoln 18.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg
Sam McCloud, RC Stevens 21 ppg, 9.4 rpg,
Braxton Elliot, SF O’Gorman 15.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Kellen Barden, Sturgis 21.1 ppg, 11.4 ppg, 1.3 bpg, 1.3 spg
Beau Brown, Mitchell 24 ppg, 5 apg
Nate Davis, Watertown 19.1 ppg
SD Girls Class AA - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#41 Sydney Palmer, Pierre
Candidates
Tagyn Larson, SF Roosevelt 19 ppg, 9 rpg, 3.5 bpg, 50% FG, 47 % 3FG
Elli Brecht, SF Lincoln 18.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 54 3FG, 1.0 spg
Anna Brecht, SF Lincoln 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.1 spg
Jessica Mieras, SF O’Gorman 16.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 60% FG
Danni Honner, Harrisburg 16 ppg, 5 rpg, 2.0 spg
Taylor Volesky, Mitchell 19.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg
Sydney Palmer, Pierre 19.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.6 spg
SD Boys Class A - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#24 Ty Hoglund, Dell Rapids
Candidates
Nathaniel Brown Bull, Little Wound 17 ppg, 12 rpg, 8 bpg
Brayden McNeary, Aberdeen Roncalli 18 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 5.5 apg
Creighton LeBeau, CEB 22.7 ppg
Beau Keeter, Miller 20.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.1 apg
Ty Hoglund, Dell Rapids 19.4 ppg, 42 3FG (35%) 5.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.0 spg
Brendon Harter, Winner 18.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.8 apg
SD Girls Class A - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#23 Alexys Swedlund, St. Thomas More
Candidates
Morgan Koepsell, McCook Central/Montrose 20.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 5.2 bpg
MacKenzie Huber, CWL 15 ppg, 11 rpg, 2 apg, 2 bpg
Kelsey Bertram, Winner 23.7 ppg 7.7 rpg, 4.8 apg, 3.6 spg
Erin Grimshaw, Todd County 20.3 ppg 5.3 rpg, 4.0 apg
Alexys Swedlund, St. Thomas More 25.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.8 spg
McKenzie Mennenga, Elk-Point-Jefferson 19.2 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.5 rpg, 3.9 spg
Ciara Duffy, St. Thomas More 17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.9 apg, 3 spg, 61% FG
Megan Bultsma, Mt. Vernon Plankinton 15.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg,
SD Boys Class B - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#1 Lorenzo Williams, Wolsey-Wessington
Candidates
Bo Fries, Langford 21.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.0 spg, 2.1 bpg
Lorenzo Williams 25.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 5.3 spg
Heath Schindler, Elkton-LB 27.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.6 apg, 4.7 spg
Zach O’Keefe, Parker 19 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 3.6 spg
Reed Harter, Colome 24 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.0 apg
Jordan Marquardt, Hanson 19.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.4 apg 60/147 3FG (40%)
SD Girls Class B - Varsity Sports, Player of the Year
#44 Myah Selland, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket
Candidates
Darbi Gustafson, Ethan 12.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.0 apg
Madison Matthews, Jones County 20.3 ppg
Chloe Lamb, Sully Buttes 14.6 ppg. 4.5 rpg. 5.0 apg. 4.0 spg
Racquel Wientjes, Sully Buttes 19.8 ppg. 4.0 rpg. 2.5 apg. 4.5 spg
Abby Hora, Viborg-Hurley 23.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.8 spg
Shannon O’Malley, Centerville 22.8 ppg
Myah Selland, SCW 21.0 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 5.4 apg, 3.3 spg, 1.7 bpg