The Pioneer League basketball honors for this past winter were announced over the weekend.
Iola High junior Landon Weide took All-Pioneer League Second Team for his play on the court.
“Landon was the most important player on our team,” said Iola head coach Luke Bycroft. “His biggest impact has been his calmness and understanding of the game. He knows what needs to be done. He is one of the most unselfish players I’ve ever had and I wish we could get him to shoot more. He is always busy trying to run our offense and set up his teammates.”
Weide led the Mustangs with six rebounds per game, 5.8 assists per game and averaged 10 points per game. The junior was also a threat on defense snatching 3.1 steals per game and made a team-high 0.3 blocks per game.
“We usually have a lot of guys who want to win but what separates Landon is that he wants to win but also knows what it takes to win,” Bycroft said. “His biggest strengths are his understanding but also his skillset. He’s a good ball handler, good shooter, good athlete and he knows the game and plays it under control.”
Weide was joined on the Second Team by Anderson County’s Garrison Martin, Burlington’s Hayden Sides, Wellsville’s Dezmond Winton and Santa Fe Trail’s Lane Workman.
The All-Pioneer League First Team included Wellsville’s Willie Dorsey and Dylan McCarty, Burlington’s Sage Feifar and Grant Hegg and Anderson County’s Caden Register.
