Another year of great High school basketball leads us to the Varsity Sports Players of the year.  You can listen to the podcast from Jason Andera and Jay Elsen, hosts of Varsity Sports, detail the top players in each class in the Dakotas. The embedded podcast is at the bottom of the page. The show starts out with the South Dakota Boys (3:45), then South Dakota Girls (11:01), then North Dakota Boys (17:11) and finally North Dakota Girls (22:17).

  

North Dakota Class A Boys

 

Aanen Moody, Dickinson               33.0 ppg, 3.3 apg. 3.3 spg (led WDA) 61 3’s

Dalton Feeney, Century                 20.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.0 spg

DeSean Eikens, Williston               21.4 ppg, 11.2 rpg

KyJuan Johnson, Minot                  12.0 ppg, 4.3 apg

Jacob Mertens, Devils Lake           20.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg (led EDC)

 

 

North Dakota Class B Boys

 

Jason Feather, Four Winds/Minnewaukan               22.7 ppg, 51% 3FG, 2.2 apg, 3.2 rpg

Brody Nieuwsma, Strasburg-Zeeland                        21.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 6.7 apg, 2.5 spg

Logan Nelson, Northern Cass                                     20 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 50 3s (.420)

Dalton Poitra, St. John                                                 26.8 ppg,

Graham Hurlburt, Enderlin                                           24.1 ppg,

 

North Dakota Class A Girls

 

Sarah Jacobson, Fargo Shanley    19.8 ppg, 8.2 apg, 42.3% 3FG,

Maddie Erickson, Fargo South      20.9 ppg,

Akealy Moton, West Fargo           20.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 56% FG, 2.5 apg

Cassie Askvig. Minot                       17 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 70 blocks

Tylee Irwin, Wahpeton                   19.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg

 

North Dakota Class B Girls

Rylee Nudell                                     35.3 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.5 spg

Macey Kvilvang, North Star           24.1 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 4.5 bpg, 3.5 apg,

Katie Mogen, Watford City

Shaice Marx, Thompson

 

South Dakota Class AA Boys

Sam Siganos, Washington             14.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 43% 3FG

Brevin Kaiser, Pierre                        17.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg,

Tristan Teichmeier, Roosevelt      18 ppg, 13 rpg, 50 FG%

Mason Archambault, Stevens       16.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 56 assists

Nate Davis, Watertown 15.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg

 

South Dakota Class A Boys

Ty Hoglund, Dell Rapids                 26.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.3 spg, 4.5 apg

Chad Barkema, SF Christian          16.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg

 

 

South Dakota Class B Boys

Gabe King, Irene-Wakonda           20.7 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.9 bpg

Michael Rogers, Warner                14.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 69 blocks

 

 

South Dakota Class AA Girls

Brianna Kusler, Aberdeen              15.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg

Anna Goodhope, Washington      16.1 ppg, 40% 3FG, 6.3 rpg,

Paiton Burkhard, Aberdeen           17.4ppg, 9.0 rpg, 62%FG

Izzy VanVeldhuizen, Lincoln          17.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg,

Anna Brecht, Lincoln                       23.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg

 

South Dakota Class A Girls

Ciara Duffy, St. Thomas More      19.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 37% 3FG                                 

Hayley Rithmiller, Webster            23.5 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.5 apg, 5.0 spg

Lexi Wadsworth, Hamlin                15.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg,

Megan Bultsma, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton  17ppg, 8 rpg, 4 bpg 

Allison Cox, Winner                         15.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.8 spg, 45% FG

Mikaela Stofferahn, Dells              16.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg

McKenzie Mannenga, EPJ              18.2 ppg,

 

South Dakota Class B Girls

Myah Selland, SCW                         22.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.4 bpg, 3.5 spg, 3.9 apg

Racquel Wientjes, Sully Buttes     19.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.0 spg

Chloe Lamb, Sully Buttes                17.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 3.5 spg

Caitlin Hinseth, Irene-Wakonda   19.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 spg, 3.4 spg

Karly Gustafson, Ethan                   15.5 ppg 

Abby Hora, Viborg-Hurley   23.3 ppg9.5 rpg