Means and Griffin named to HDN Teams

Ethan Means and Shae Griffin received additional post-season basketball honor when the Hays Daily News announced their all-area teams.

Means, a junior, was named to the boys’ Third Team, while Griffin, a senior, was an Honorable Mention selection on the girls’ side.

The complete teams are as follows:

All-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

Coach of the Year: Alex Hutchins, Hays High

Player of the Year: Jared Casey, Plainville

First Team

Jared Casey, 6-1, Sr., Plainville; Brady Frickey, 5-11, Jr., Ellis; Carson Jacobs, 6-7, Sr., TMP-Marian; Harlan Obioha, 6-11, Jr., Hoxie; Dalyn Schwarz, 6-6, Jr., Hays High.

Second Team

Zachary Eck, 6-2, Sr., Ellis; T.J. Nunnery, 6-2, Sr., Hays High; Dylan Ruder, 6-10, sr., Hays High; Jackson Schulte, 6-1, Jr., TMP-Marian; Ty Sides, 5-8, Jr., Phillipsburg.

Third Team

Brady Dinkel, 6-2, Sr., St. Francis; Carson Kieffer, 6-1, Sr., Hays High; Ethan Means, 6-1, Jr., Stockton; Kade Melvin, 6-1, Sr., Norton; Steele Wolters, 5-10, Sr., Osborne.

Honorable Mention

Brennan Brumbaugh, Jr., Goodland; Taylor Cable, So., Ness City; Henry Cole, Sr., Goodland; Jesse Baxter, Jr., St. Francis; Jaden Boone, So., Quinter; Trenton Colby, Sr., Smith Center; Wyatt Eberle, Jr., Lakeside; Kyler Haffner, Sr., Wheatland-Grinnell; Darrien Holloway, Sr., Osborne; Jonah Huehl, Jr., Sylvan-Lucas; Dalen Journigan, Sr., Hill City; Fabian Loya, Sr., Northern Valley; Jace Mackley, Sr., Weskan; Colton McCarty, Jr., Cheylin; Austin Miller, Sr., Phillipsburg; Carter Minson, Sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Hunter Morgan, Sr., La Crosse; Jonah Ruder, Jr., Norton; Charlie Russell, So., WaKeeney-Trego; Cody Seader, Sr., Wallace County; Andrew Schields, Jr., Cheylin; Calvin Stapp, Sr., Colby; Dylan Van Laeys, So., Logan; Harley Weese, Sr., Golden Plains; Taylor Zarybnicky, Jr., Wheatland-Grinnell.

ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

Coach of the Year: Rachel Miller, Phillipsburg

Player of the Year: Lili Shubert, Trego

First Team

Aubree Dewey, 5-8, Sr., Plainville; Taryn Sides, 5-6, Fr., Phillipsburg; Lili Shubert, 5-8, Jr., WaKeeney-Trego; Jordyn Lowrie, 5-9, Sr., Oakley; Maddie Wiltse, 6-2, Sr., Otis-Bison.

Second Team

Grace Eck, 5-5, Jr., Ellis; Libby Frost, 5-8, Sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Tessa Hauser, 6-2, Jr., Norton; Brennan Kirchhoff, 5-3, Sr., Thunder Ridge; Jill Stephens, 5-9, Sr., Colby.

Third Team

Addi Campbell, 5-4, Sr., Hoxie; Tallon Rentschler, 5-11, So., Smith Center; Emilee Lane, 6-0, So., TMP-Marian; Hallie Vaughn, 5-6, Sr., Colby; Taighe Weeter, 5-6, Sr., Goodland.

Honorable Mention

JC Allen, Jr., Weskan; Cora Anderson, Sr., Otis-Bison; Hannah Bailey, Jr., Norton; Shaylee Benoit, Sr., Palco; Jessi Bernbeck Sr., Wheatland-Grinnell; Jaden Boden, Sr., Thunder Ridge; Rhyann Brown, Sr. Osborne; Anna Carter, Sr., Oberlin; Bree Frieling, Sr., Smith Center; Grace Grady, Sr., Lakeside; Shae Griffin, Sr., Stockton; Melany Huser, So., Victoria; Brooklyn Jones, So., Colby; Keeli Knobbe, Fr., Sylvan-Lucas; Trinity Luetters, Fr., Osborne; Kassie Miller, Sr., Golden Plains; Ryland Reeves, So., Russell; Aleyia Ruder, So., Hays High; Grace Sabatka, Sr., Cheylin; Ashley Stoll, Jr., Golden Plains; Emily Schneider, Sr., Phillipsburg; Brooke Stoll, Jr., Golden Plains; Kristen Wells, Sr., Phillipsburg; Rylee Werth, Sr., Ellis; Alyssa Van Vleet, Sr., Oberlin.