Sean Hurst and Janae Granere meant a little bit of everything to their respective teams on the basketball court in 2021-22.
As such, Hurst, a senior at Yates Center, and Granere, a sophomore at Marmaton Valley, were named unanimous first-team selections to the All-Three Rivers League squad.
Also earning first-team honors was Crest High senior Ethan Prasko.
“Sean was the total package this season,” Yates Center head coach Jeremy Neville said. “He was the hardest working and most coachable kid on the team from the first day that I started coaching at Yates Center. He improved every year and built himself into the special talent that he is now.”
Hurst averaged 16.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Wildcats (14-7). He shot 54% from the field and 76% from the free throw line.
On the girls’ side, Marmaton Valley’s Granere also became her team’s leader at both ends of the court, leading the Wildcats in scoring at 17 points a game, while racking up 2.66 steals and 2.1 assists per contest. She shot 42% from the field and 73% from the line.
“She had a great year,” MV head coach Becky Carlson said. “She averaged 17 points per game, even though most teams were keying on her.”
But Granere was equally as valuable on the defensive end, usually tasked with guarding the opposing team’s best offensive players.
“She had a lot of responsibilities,” Carlson said. “Not to take anything from the rest of the girls. Janae has a gift for scoring. She can get to the rim and score.”
Meanwhile, Prasko also took on the scoring responsibilities for the Lancers, averaging 9.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest. He also averaged 1.5 steals and a block per contest, while shooting 53% from the field for the Lancers (11-9).
SECOND team honors went to Marmaton Valley’s Quincy Adams on the boys’ side, and Yates Center’s Morgan Collins for the girls.
Adams averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per contest for Marmaton Valley (6-12).
Statistics for Collins weren’t available. Yates Center’s girls wound up with a 5-16 record.
EARNING honorable mention were Jayston Rice of Yates Center. He averaged 3.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and one steal a game.
Crest’s Stetson Setter (5.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals) and Keaton Davis (8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.2 assists) also received honorable mention, as did Marmaton Valley’s Dylan Drake (5.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 steals).
