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PORTSMOUTH — The Southern Ohio Conference has released its all-league boys basketball honors and a trio of familiar names headlines the lists.
Green’s Jon Knapp, Eastern’s Tucker Leist and Minford’s Bennett Kayser have been named the SOC I, II and III Players of the Year, respectively, and each have impressive resumes.
Knapp collected his 1,000th career point, leading his Bobcats to 12 wins this season.
Leist led his Eagles to a conference and district title, alongside a regional final appearance and a 23-win season that included a 10-0 mark in league play.
Kayser, who scored his 1,000th career point this season, led his Falcons to 24 wins and a regional title alongside a state semifinal appearance — the program’s first.
Here’s a complete look at the SOC’s all-league boys basketball teams, broken down by divisions.
SOC I
Joining Knapp with first-team honors is his teammate Landon Kimbler, as well as Notre Dame’s Myles Phillips, Landon Barbarits, Brady Davis and Aaryn Bradford, Ironton St. Joe’s Landon Rowe and Wesley Neal, Clay’s Isaiah Whitt and East’s Kaiden Huston.
The second-team is made up of New Boston’s Lamarcus Parker, Wyatt McNeil and Levigh Cooper, Green’s Brody Stapleton and Kamren Russell, Ironton St. Joe’s Aiden DeBord and Beckham Waginger, Clay’s Ryan McCullough and East’s Keegan Barker.
The division’s Defensive Player of the Year is Notre Dame’s Aaryn Bradford while the Coach of the Year is Notre Dame’s Matt Mader.
SOC II
Alongside Leist with first-team recognition are teammates Boston Webb and Declan Davis, Symmes Valley’s Ethan Smith and Will Jones, Western’s Drew Haggy and Kameron Janes, Northwest’s Brenden Vice, Oak Hill’s Colben Beucler and South Gallia’s Carson Stowers.
The second-team list is comprised of Symmes Valley’s Tanner Corn and Bronx Carpenter, Eastern’s Aiden Werner and Wyatt Richardson, Northwest’s Aidden Armbrister, South Gallia’s Caleb Frazee, Oak Hill’s Ethan O’Connor and Western’s Landon Owens.
The division’s Defensive Player of the Year is Western’s Drew Haggy while the Coach of the Year is Eastern’s Ethan Leist.
SOC III
Kayser is joined on the first-team list by teammates Myles Montgomery and Jackson Shoemaker, South Webster’s Eli Roberts and Dylan Shupert, Wheelersburg’s Landon McGraw and Braylon Rucker, Valley’s Christian Copen and Chase Davis, Waverly’s Kage Alexander and West’s Will Kegley.
The second-team list includes Minford’s Kade Glockner and Ashton Reeder, South Webster’s Christian White and Hunter Barnard, Wheelersburg’s Xander Mowery, West’s Corbin Miller, Valley’s Blake Lundy, and Waverly’s Teagan Hurt.
The division’s Defensive Player of the Year is Minford’s’s Myles Montgomery while the Coach of the Year is Minford’s Josh Shoemaker.
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