A number of local high school basketball players earned All-League honors from their respective leagues following the season.
One Iola girl was represented in the Pioneer League honors, 10 players were honored in the Three Rivers League, five in the Tri-Valley League and two girls were honored in the Lyon County League.
Mustang Aysha Houk took Pioneer League Second Team All-League for her work on the court in her senior season.
Houk enjoyed a stellar season bringing the ball upcourt for Iola as the team’s point guard and was the team’s leading scorer all year. One of Houk’s best performances of the season was when she scored 23 points in a victory over Wellsville on Friday, Jan. 13.
Crest’s Ryan Golden, Stetson Setter and Karter Miller, Marmaton Valley’s Brayden Lawson and Dylan Drake and Yates Center’s Cash Cummings and Emmett George each took Three Rivers League honors on the boys side.
Golden earned First Team All-League and was the Lancers’ go-to scoring threat in the paint. Setter also took First Team honors and was an energizer for Crest when they needed it most, making hard drives to the basket and creating open shots for his teammates.
Miller took Second Team All-League and was one of Crest’s main senior leaders, especially in playoff wins over Oswego and Madison. Lawson earned Second Team All-League for his play and was a deadly rebounder and tough obstacle to get around near the basket.
Drake took Second Team All-League for his Marmaton Valley team while Cummings and George were named Honorable Mention All-League players for Yates Center. Cummings and George served as the bright spot on a Wildcat team which experienced more lows than highs.
The Three Rivers League girls were represented by Marmaton Valley’s Janae Granere and Payton Scharff and Crest’s Kayla Hermreck.
Granere earned First Team All-League and was one of Marmaton Valley’s lead scorers and was named All-Tournament First Team for her play in the midseason War on 54 Tournament. She has also accepted an offer to play for Team USA in Spain this summer.
Scharff earned Second Team All-League while Hermreck took First Team All-League as both helped their teams have successful seasons and advance to the second round of their substate playoff tournament.
Humboldt’s Trey Sommer earned First Team All-League in the Tri-Valley while Cubs Sam Hull and Colden Cook and Lady Cub Carsyn Haviland earned All-League Second Team. Karley Wools earned an All-League Honorable Mention.
Between Sommer, Hull and Cook, the trio were just enough to lead the Cubs to a Class 3A substate championship game appearance. Haviland and Wools were the only seniors for the Lady Cubs.
In the Lyon County League, Southern Coffey County’s Josie Weers earned All-League First Team while teammate Jalea True earned an All-League Honorable Mention. Weers capped her senior season by reaching a milestone 1,000 career points as a Lady Titan.
