The St. Louis metro area was well represented in this year’s Missouri Basketball Coaches Association All-State teams that were announced earlier this week. Five coaches earned Coach of the Year honors while two of our local athletes garnered Player of the Year accolades.
Below is the List of area players and coaches that earned post-season awards from the coaches group.
Class 2 Boys All-State:
Jaylen Edwards – Principia
Stephen Okoro – Principia
Class 3 Boys All-State:
Bryce Spiller – Lutheran North
Amari Foluke – Metro
Class 4 Boys All-State:
Trevor Reed – John Burroughs
Demetris Phillips – Lutheran St. Charles
Marcus Coleman – MICDS
Steven Bonner – Soldan
Kennard Davis Jr. – Vashon
Dierre Hill – Vashon
Jayden Nicholson – Vason
Player of the Year – Kennard Davis Jr. – Vashon
Coach of the Year – Tony Irons – Vashon
Class 5 Boys All-State:
Clayton Jackson – Cardinal Ritter
Ethan Fauss – Clayton
Justin Duff – De Smet
Blake Struemph – Fort Zumwalt South
Jack Steinbach – Ladue
Oliver Kokal – Parkway Central
Adam Rickman – Borgia
Zyree Collins – St. Mary’s
Luke Walsh – Vianney
Iziah Purvey – Webster Groves
Kobi Williams – Westminster
Coach of the Year – Ryan Johnson – Cardinal Ritter
Class 6 Boys All-State:
BJ Ward – Chaminade
Nilavan Daniels – Chaminade
Jarvis Moye – Kirkwood
Tyler King – Parkway West
Jack Fessenden – Troy
Charlie Nett – Troy
Class 4 Girls All-State:
Raychel Jones – Vashon
Chantrel Clayton – Vashon
Janayla Bush – Vashon
Julia Coleman – Westminster
Co-Player of the Year – Rachael Jones – Vashon
Coach of the Year – John Albert III – Vashon
Class 5 Girls All-State:
Jade Roth – Farmington
Mariah Dallas – Fort Zumwalt South
Allie Turner – John Burroughs
Jordan Speiser – Lutheran St. Charles
Megan Aulbert – Lutheran St. Charles
Tete Nelson – Whitfield
Coach of the Year – Erin Luttschwager
Class 6 Girls All-State:
Bailey Boulay – Eureka
Natalie Potts – IWA
Brooke Coffey – IWA
Neveah Caffey – IWA
Jasmine Gray – Pattonville
Leah Wilmsmeyer – Timberland
Coach of the Year – Dan Rolfes – IWA
Curtis Kerr Memorial Student Assistants of the Year
Sophia Edwards, Crystal City
Mr. Show Me Basketball Nominees
Kael Combs, Nixa
Kennard Davis Jr., Vashon
Kyan Evans, Staley
Kayden Fish, Staley
Kyle Pock, Bolivar
Brayden Shorter, Kickapoo
B.J. Ward, Chaminade
Miss Show Me Basketball Nominees
Kaemyn Bekemeier, Republic
Destiny Buerge, Carl Junction
Brooke Coffey, Incarnate Word Academy
Hannah Linthacum, Jefferson City
Macie Mays, El Dorado Springs
Reagan McCowan, Lebanon
Natalie Potts, Incarnate Word Academy
Grace Slaughter, Grain Valley
Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan