Braves receive all-state honors from Missouri coaches

The postseason honors are starting to roll in for the Scott County Central boys basketball team.

After the Braves cruised to the Class 1 state title, two players and the coach were named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's Class 1 all-state team.

Senior Drew Thomas, junior Bobby Hatchett and coach Ronnie Cookson made the boys first team.

Thomas averaged 30 points a game at the final four and finished with seven steals and eight rebounds. Hatchett put together a stellar title game, finishing with 29 points, 13 assists and five steals against Newtown-Harris.

Cookson led the Braves to a 29-2 record and won his state record 13th state championship.

Joining the trio from Scott County on the Class 1 boys team was Leopold senior Darren VanGennip. He averaged 29.7 points a game, shot 67 percent from the field and 65 percent on 3-pointers. He averaged three steals a game, and hit 88 percent of his free throws.

Notre Dame senior Austin Greer was honored on the Class 4 team. He averaged 19 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals a game for the Bulldogs this season.

Advance senior David VanGennip was named to the Class 2 team. He helped lead the Hornets to the Class 2 District 3 title game, where they came up just short against Bernie. VanGennip averaged 22.5 points, 12 rebounds and 2.5 assists a game.

A pair of local girls -- Kelly senior Debra Hall and Scott City junior Stephanie Essner -- were honored on the Class 3 team. Hall averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds a game for the Hawks. Essner averaged 13.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and three assists a game for the Rams.

The final local player honored was Delta senior Jodi Menz on the Class 1 team. She averaged 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds a game for the Bobcats, who lost in the quarterfinal round.

GIRLS

Class 5

Bethanie Funderburk, jr., Nixa; Drew Roberts, sr., Blue Springs; Danielle Bennett, sr., Springfield Central; Sydney Crafton, sr., Jefferson City; Morgan Smith, sr., Nixa; Chasity Prince, sr., Columbia Hickman; Katherine Harry, sr., Columbia Rock Bridge; Maddie Stock, fr., St. Joseph's Academy; Casey Carrol, jr., Springfield Kickapoo; Bri Anton, sr., Ozark; Kaley Lyons, sr., Glendale; Mary Beth Mathias, jr., Nerinx Hall; Jasmine Hitchens, jr., Incarnate Word; Amaya Williams, jr., Columbia Rock Bridge; Kyln Vlasin, so., Neosho; Chantiera Johnson, sr., Hazelwood Central.

Coach of the year -- Jim Middleton, Nixa

Class 4

Teresa Turner, jr., Notre Dame de Sion; Hailee Parks, sr., Sullivan; Katelyn Heil, sr., Dexter, Morgan Johnson, sr., Platte County; Holly Switzer, sr., St. Joseph Benton; Kaitlin Jaeger, so., Webb City; Nicole Hudson, sr., Webb City; Alisha Shipley, sr., West Plains; Najee Donson, jr., Rogersville; Molly Barnes, sr., Farmington; Rachel Conell, so., St. James; Talisha Washington, sr., Fulton; Polly Harrington, jr., Hickman Mills; Ashlee Taylor, sr., Dexter; Ciara Leak, sr., Miller Career Academy.

Coach of the year -- Chris Stubbs, Platte County

Class 3

Debra Hall, sr., Kelly; Macie Wisdom, sr., Skyline; Shelby Winkelmann, so., Hermann; Anne Marie Hartung, sr., Bowling Green; Rachelle Butner, so., Macon; Leigh Ann Lutz, jr., California; Tillie Bill, jr., Southern Boone; Kelsey Butler, sr., South Harrison; Tara Porter, jr., Greenville; Erin Gavin, so., Fair Grove; Hazaria Washington, jr., Cardinal Ritter; Jenna Mueller, jr., South Shelby; Abby Reith, sr., Springfield Catholic; Meridee Scott, jr., Maryville; Stephanie Essner, jr., Scott City.

Coach of the year -- Kevin Cheek, Skyline

Class 2

Kayla Coffer, jr., Sparta; Shelbee Cowart, sr., Laquey; Jordan Garrison, jr., Osceola; Jessie Logsdon, jr., Canton; Kelsea McClellan, jr., New Franklin; Laura McMullin, sr., Sacred Heart; Whitney Mills, jr., Couch; Cassy Nicolay, jr., Salisbury; Tori Niemann, jr., Canton; Brooke Stevens, jr., Sparta; Brooke Taylor, jr., Bismarck; Tashina Tennis, sr., Sparta; Lindsey Vollmer, so., Penny; Brittany Walker, sr., Portageville; Hannah Wilkerson, jr., Miller.

Coach of the year -- Jerry Songer, Sparta

Class 1

Whitney Ede, sr., Exeter; Destani Strensrod, so., Exeter; Chelsey Merrigan, so., Jefferson; Brooke Lair, sr., Bakersfield; Jessica Redd, fr., Marion County; Morgan Eye, so., Montrose; Kristan Jordan, sr., Lesterville; Jodi Menz, sr., Delta; Lindsi Jackson, sr., South Nodaway; Kallie Schoonover, sr., Mound City; Kelsey Williams, fr., Eminence; Hanna Vette, sr., Rock Port; Amanda Geib, sr., Fairfax; Brittany Early, sr., Leeton; Cheyenne Shipps, sr., Fair Play.

Coach of the year -- Jason Cole, Exeter

BOYS

Class 5

Tyler Griffey, sr., Lafayette; Michael Dixon, sr., Lee's Summit West; Jordan Dressler, sr., Columbia Rock Bridge; Ivo Baltic, sr., Park Hill South; Bradley Beal, so., Chaminade; Bryce Foster, sr., Hazelwood Central; Lonnie Boga, sr., McCluer; Keith Pickens, sr., Oakville; Mike Wiebe, sr., Branson; Jordan Nuckolls, sr., Ozark; Alec Burks, sr., Grandview; Josh Gibbs, sr., Raytown; Rian Pearson, sr., Raytown South; Justin Clark, sr., William Chrisman; Shaun Adams, sr., Liberty.

Coach of the year -- Randy Farris, Grandview

Class 4

Nathan Scheer, jr., St. Francis Borgia; Michael Porter, sr., Sikeston; Preston Guiot, jr., Bolivar; Brennan Hughes, jr., Moberly; Austin Greer, sr., Cape Girardeau Notre Dame; Bryston Williams, sr., St. Joseph Lafayette; Jeromone Jones, sr., Miller Career Academy; DeShaun Cooper, sr., Jennings; Alex Bazzel, sr., St. Charles West; Danny Feldman, jr., Jefferson City Helias; Ryan Carmichael, sr., Aurora; Trey Laveroni, sr., Webb City; Cortez Barrett, sr., Kansas City Center; Dillon Starzl, jr., Kearney; Lance Miller, sr., Farmington

Coach of the year -- Dave Neier, St. Francis Borgia.

Class 3

Bryant Allen, sr., Maplewood; Julian Johnson, sr., Whitfield; Brandon McCann, sr., Bowling Green; Matt Webb, sr., Lee's Summit Community Christian; Logan Decker, sr., Blue Eye; Jayme Donnelly, sr., Linn; Cullen Rosine, sr., Knob Noster; Donald Dixon, sr., Charleston; Adam Chesser, sr., California; Cameron Yates, sr., Skyline; Jonathan Nutt, sr., Palmyra; Zack Kleine, jr., Mt. Vernon; Andrew Treat, sr., East Buchanan; Josh Minner, sr., New Madrid; Matt Patterson, sr., South Shelby.

Coach of the year -- Corey Frazier, Maplewood-Richmond Heights

Class 2

Justin Jack, so., Miller; Jordan Hubbard, sr., Laquey; Cory Via, sr., Harrisburg; Byron Wright, sr., Portageville; Blake Kimrey, sr., Plato; TJ Brown, jr., Crossroads; Ben McLemore, so., Wellston; Billy Cross, sr., Summersville; David VanGennip, sr., Advance; Jeremy Dressler, jr., Clever; Roscoe Robinson, sr., Westran; Ryan Sherman, sr., Fayette; Jake Owens, jr., Bernie; Will Sutton, sr., South Iron; Lance Schneider, sr., Thayer.

Coach of the year -- Jim Bidwell, Portageville

Class 1

Craig Mattson, sr., Jefferson; KJ Cool, sr., Newtown-Harris; Jay Lee, sr., Glasgow; Dustin Ferguson, sr., Clarkton; Travis Thomas, sr., Naylor; Drew Thomas, sr., Scott County Central; Bobby Hatchett, jr., Scott County Central; Darren VanGennip, sr., Leopold; Canaan Fairley, sr., Newtown-Harris; Chris Wade, sr., St. Elizabeth; Zach Dady, sr., Leeton; Kyle Schieber, sr., Jefferson; Miles Clifton, sr., Mound City; Patrick Holt, sr., Chadwick; Austin Leitzow, sr., Chamois.

Coach of the year -- Ronnie Cookson, Scott County Central