Category: Basketball All Metro Teams

2017-18 High School Basketball Awards
according to Stlprepsports.com

Team of the Year:
Belleville West

Players of the Year:
EJ Liddell Belleville West Gatorade IL POY
Torrence Watson Whitfield Gatorade MO POY

Coach of the Year:
Joe Muniz Belleville West

Conference of the Year:
Southwestern Conference

First Team All Metro:
Torrence Watson Whitfield G SR 6’4″ 2017-18 MO Gatorade Player of the Year, lead the Metro area with a 31.9 ppg. He is the whole package (Mizzou Recruit)
Courtney Ramey Webster Groves G SR 6’4″ 21.8 ppg/6.6 apg/ He might be the best rebounding guard I’ve seen in years. He wouldn’t let Webster Groves lose.
Mario McKinney Vashon G JR 6’2″He fills the stat sheet every night and has the heart of a lion. He is the best athlete on the first team.
Jericole Hellems Chaminade F SR 6’7″ 23.3 ppg/ 8.4 rpg. He can take control of the game and especially big games and one the best floppers in High School basketball. Great Player. (NC State Recruit)
EJ Liddell Belleville West F JR 6’7″ 20.8 ppg / 8.2 rpg/ 5.9 bspg IL Gatorade Player of the Year. He could be the video on how to block shots without committing a foul. We still have one more year to watch this guy

Second Team All Metro:
Shaun Williams Hazelwood Central G SR 6’3″ another one that fills the stat sheet. He wants the ball in crunch time. (Kansas State Recruit)
DeAndre Campbell Parkway Central G SR 6’1″ 24.0 ppg/ 4.9 apg He is the best driver to the basket in the area. Plays good defense and you know you’ve been in a war after a game with this one
Kale Catchings Liberty (Wentzville) 18.9 ppg He has a high basketball IQ and plays great Defense and doesn’t have to play on the blocks. Athlete (Harvard Recruit)
Terrance Hargrove Jr. East St. Louis F JR 6’7″ 18.2 ppg/ 9.5 rpg/ 2.4 bspg This guy can do it all and we also get to see him one more year. He is getting better and better
Carte’Are Gordon Webster Groves C SR 6’8″ 18.0 ppg/ 8.3 rpg/ 2.0 bspg its never dull with this guy around. He might be the best athlete on the all-metro team this year (St. Louis U Recruit)

Third Team All Metro:
Yuri Collins St. Mary’s G JR 5’11” 13.6 ppg/6.3 apg/ 2.5 spg This guy was the engine that kept one the best teams in the area going. My personal favorite player to watch
Jack Marinko Edwardsville G SR 6′ 26.0 ppg/ 3.3 3ptpg/ 5.7 apg This guy can flat out play. He moves without the ball better than anyone in the area
Leon Perry Confluence F SR 6’7″ 22.6 ppg/ 12.7 rpg/ 3.8 bspg He can fill the stat sheet. He doesnt have to play inside . He shoots pretty well. Confluence had a great year
Antonio Burks St. Mary’s G/F SR 6’3″ 13.0 ppg/ 4.9 rpg/ 2.6 spg This guy can play some defense and usually gets the other teams best player. He can play both sides of the ball.
Jamarr Williams Northwest Academy C SR 6’7″ 20.4 ppg/ 19.8 rpg/ 7.3 bspg He fills the stat sheet. Great all around player

Honorable Mention:
Brandon Fredrick Confluence G SR 5’10”
Cameron Williams Hazelwood Central G SR 6’4″
Kyle Younge JR Jennings G SR 5’9″
Mitch Fairless Duchesne F SR 6’5″
EJ Bellinger Fort Zumwalt South G JR 6’4″
Malachi Smith Belleville West G SR 6’3″
Gavin Pinkley Hillsboro C SR 6’8″

All Sophomore Team:
Caleb Love CBC
Jordan Nesbitt Lutheran North
Matt Schark Francis Howell
Cam’Ron Fletcher Vashon
RaySean Taylor Collinsville
Devion Harris Parkway Central
Luke Kasubke Chaminade
Jayce Catchings Liberty (Wentzville)

Top 10 Big Schools Final Ranking: 
1.) Belleville West (32-2) won the Illinois Class 4 State Championship
2.) Webster Groves (22-9) won the Missouri Class 5 State Championship
3.) Chaminade(25-5) beat in the Class 5 Championship by Webster Groves
4.) Hazelwood Central (27-3) lost to Chaminade in Class 5 Quarters and had a Great Year was #1 most of the year
5.) Francis Howell (25-4) lost in the Sectionals to Chaminade and Took Hazelwood Central to triple overtime
6.) Parkway Central (24-6) all losses were good losses and lost to Jennings in the Class 4 Quarterfinals
7.) Edwardsville (18-9) in the toughest conference in the area. All but one loss were to teams in rankings or out of town teams.
8.) Fort Zumwalt South(24-5) lost to Webster Groves in the Quarterfinals. They were not ready for primetime but had a great year.
9.) CBC (13-14) had the toughest schedule other than Webster Groves
10.) East St. Louis(16-11) in the toughest conference in the area. The fourth team in the conference in the top ten.

Top 10 Small Schools Final Ranking :
1.) St. Mary’s (27-4) beat Vashon in the Sectionals and Chaminade by 42 points
2.) Vashon (20-6) lost to St. Mary’s sectionals but beat Webster Groves and played a very tough schedule.
3.) Jennings (28-4) won 3rd place in Missouri Class 4. They didn’t play the top 2 teams but had a good run this year.
4.) Northwest Academy (22-8) made it to state again and lost to the eventual state Champion Hogan Prep, The only losses locally Webster Groves and St. Mary’s
5.) Okawville(27-8) won the Illinois Class 1A State Championship Competition?
6.) Alton Marquette (29-1) lost in the second round of the Playoffs to Columbia but gets credit for going undefeated in the regular season.
7.) Confluence (23-5) lost to St. Mary’s in the Districts by 27 points. The only other local loss was to Belleville West
8.) Whitfield (21-8) played a tough schedule. They had some quality losses and made it to the Quarterfinals
9.) Wesclin (26-5) lost to a very good Pinckneyville team in the playoffs and lost to #7) Confluence
10.) Duchesne(18-9) had some quality wins St. Mary’s, Trinity, Parkway Central. Played a real tough schedule

Mike Waldo is retiring from being the head coach at Edwardsville High School this year. Waldo is an institution in Southern Illinois with a record of 727-266 and a record at Edwardsville with a 646-215.His team won 10 Southwestern Conference championships, 21 regional titles, seven sectional championships and had five state finals trips. I have a feeling he will show up coaching somewhere else.

Rick Kirby is stepping down from being the Head Coach at Parkway Central High School. He is one of the best coaches in the area and always scouting the other team. Over the course of his two tenures, Kirby has won more than 440 games and guided the Colts to five district titles and four state semifinal appearances. He’s the all-time wins leader for the entire Parkway School District. In 2012, he was inducted into the Missouri High School Coaches Hall of Fame.

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2016-17 Stlprepsports.com High School Basketball All Metro
Team of the Year:
Webster Groves
Player of the Year:
Mark Smith Edwardsville
Coach of the Year:
Jay Blossom and his Asst. Coaches
Conference of the Year:
Southwestern Conference
Dunker of the Year:
Kale Catchings  CBC  F  Jr  6’6″
First Team All Metro:
Mark Smith Edwardsville  G   Sr  6’4″   IL Gatorade Player of the Year
Courtney Ramey Webster Groves  G  Jr  6’4″  Louisville Recruit
Javon Pickett Belleville East  G  Sr  6’4″ 25.9 ppg Illinois Recruit
Jericole Hellems  Chaminade  F  Jr 6’7″  21.6 ppg Scorer
Jordan Goodwin  Althoff  G/F  Sr  6’4″  SLU Recruit  (1st half of season)
Carte’Are Gordon  Webster Groves  C  Jr  6’9″ SLU Recruit (2nd half of season)
Second Team All Metro:
Karrington Davis  Chaminade  F  Jr  6’6″  18.7 ppg  1st team All Defense
Javonte Perkins  Miller Career   G/F  Sr  6’6″  Fills up the box score
Daniel Farris  Vashon  G  Sr  6′  runs the show for the two time champion
*Jamarr Williams  Northwest Academy  F  Jr  6’7″  fills up the stat sheet (15 games)
*Ryan Warren  G  Sr  5’7″ Quickest player in area state champion
Torrence Watson  Whitfield  G  Jr  6’4″ Leading scorer in metro 27.9 ppg
*they’re going to share one spot Jamarr only played 15 games
Third Team All Metro:
EJ Liddell Belleville West  F  So  6’7″  19.6 ppg  force 1st team All Defense
Brandon McKissic  SLUH G  Sr  6’3″  good all around player Shooting? UMKC Recruit
AJ Epenesa  Edwardsville  C  Sr  6’6″  probably should be higher he is a beast
Jeremiah Tilmon  East St. Louis  F  Sr  6’11”  soft? Not a big fan I’m in the  minority
Destan Williams  Pattonville  G  Sr  5’10”  20+ ppg  6+ apg Hustler no fear
All Sophomore Team:
Yuri Collins  St. Mary’s  PG  5’11”  Floor General  6+ apg
EJ Liddell  Belleville East  F  6’7″  See 3rd team All Metro
Mario McKinney  Vashon  G  6’2″  All around good player stats don’t do justice
Terrance Hargrove  East St. Louis  F  6’6″  he had 18 games with 10+ rebounds
Malek Davis  Cardinal Ritter  G  5’10  Defense, assist/turnover ratio+
All Freshman Team:
Jordan Nesbit  Lutheran North  G  6’5″  has all the tools
Matt Schark  Francis Howell  F  6’2″  Basketball IQ  sky high
Luke Kasubke  Chaminade F  6’6″  Very aggressive on offensive
Tahj Patterson  Lutheran North  G  5’10”    got a lot playing time for Crusaders
Jaylen Boyd  Ladue  G  5’6″  a lot of PT and had a couple games with 5+ assists
Top 10 Big Schools  Final Ranking
1. Webster Groves- won Class 5 state by 35 points didn’t lose a game since Carte’Are Gordon started playing
2. Edwardsville- made it to the Super Sectionals and met a buzz saw in Simeon. They only loss 2 games all year
3. Chaminade- made it to Columbia. They were solid all year except for a little span
4. Belleville West- gave Edwardsville only local loss and made it to the Sectional against Edwardsville
5. East St. Louis- only local losses were to Althoff, Edwardsville, Belleville West
6. Belleville East- played one of the toughest schedules in the area
7. SLUH- also played a tough schedule and had some wins including Webster Groves before Gordon
8. CBC- made a run in the state tournament before losing to eventual state champion Webster Groves
9. Pattonville- right below the top level but did make a little run late including a win over Hazelwood Central
10. Hazelwood Central- lost 11 games but can make a case for playing the toughest schedule in the area.
Top 10 Small Schools Final Ranking
1. Vashon- Class 4 returning state champion and was loaded
2. Okawville- lost in overtime in the IL Class 1A state final. Il basketball better than MO.
3. St. Mary’s- had Vashon and let them off the hook in the sectional and Won the Coaches for Cancer Holiday Tournament
4. Northwest Academy – won the MO Class 3 State Tournament. They were really tough at the end of the year.
5. Breese Central- lost to a tough Centralia team in the state tourney and then a loss to Okawville and then a 21 game winning streak
6. Cardinal Ritter- was ranked #1 in Class 3 most of 2017 but caught the eventual state champion in the sectionals
7. Whitfield- made a run in the Class 3 state tournament to the final against Northwest
8. Jennings- went to the quarterfinals and met the hot/cold Parkway Central team only lost 5 games. No marquis wins though.
9. Alton Marquette- loss to Mt. Carmel that went to the Il Class 2A championship, they lost 4 games 2 to Mt. Carmel, Breese Central, Civic Memorial
10. Althoff- showed some heart by only losing by 2 points to East St. Louis in the state tournament.  Probably should be higher but not the same team without Goodwin
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STLPREPSPORTS.WORDPRESS.COM 2015-16 ALL METRO TEAM
POS.	NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	COLLEGE
FIRST TEAM
G/F/C	JAYSON TATUM	12	CHAMINADE	DUKE
C	TYLER COOK	12	CHAMINADE	IOWA
G/F/C	XAVIER SNEED	12	HAZELWOOD CENTRAL	KANSAS STATE
G	JORDAN BARNES	12	CBC	INDIANA STATE
G/F	JORDAN GOODWIN	11	ALTHOFF	UNCOMMITTED
SECOND TEAM
G	MIKE LEWIS ii	12	CHAMINADE	DUQUESNE
G	AARON COOK	12	WESTMINISTER	SIU-C
G/F	CHRISTIAN WILLIS	12	CBC	ARKANSAS STATE
G/F	ZEKE MOORE	12	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	ST. LOUIS U
F	JAVON PICKETT	12	BELLEVILLE EAST	ILLINOIS
THIRD TEAM
G/F	BRANDON MCKISSIC	11	SLUH	UNCOMMITTED
G/F	TORRENCE WATSON	10	WHITFIELD	UNCOMMITTED
F/C	MARK ROGERS	12	LADUE	TRUMAN STATE
C	DOMINIQUE DOBBS	12	HAZELWOOD CENTRAL	UNCOMMITTED
G	DANIEL FARRIS	11	VASHON	UNCOMMITTED
2015-16 ALL- METRO SOPHOMORE TEAM
G/F	TORRENCE WATSON	10	WHITFIELD
G	COURTNEY RAMEY	10	WEBSTER GROVES
G	DEANDRE CAMPBELL	10	PARKWAY CENTRAL
F	KALE CATCHINGS	10	CBC
F	JERICOLE HELLUMS	10	CHAMINADE
G	DARIUS THOMAS	10	FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH
F	TONY BURKES	10	ST. MARY’S
F/C	YAHUZA RASAS	10	ST. MARY’S
G/F	KALEB OVERALL	10	LIBERTY/WENTZ
G/F	DOMINIC MITCHELL	10	MICDS
2015-16 ALL-METRO FRESHMAN TEAM
G	MARIO MCKINNEY	9	VASHON
G	CAMERON TESON	9	ST. CHARLES
G	URI COLLINS	9	ST. MARY’S
F/C	E J LIDDELL	9	BELLEVILLE WEST
2015-16 TEAMS THAT I SEEN IN PERSON TEAM
FIRST TEAM
G/F/C	JAYSON TATUM	12	CHAMINADE	DUKE
G	CHARLIE MOORE	12	MORGAN PARK	MEMPHIS
G/F	DA MONTE WILLIAMS	12	PEORIA MANUAL	ILLINOIS
G/F/C	MICHAEL PORTER JR.	11	FATHER TOLTON	UNCOMMITTED
C	TYLER COOK	12	CHAMINADE	IOWA
SECOND TEAM
G/F	XAVIER SNEED	12	HAZELWOOD CENTRAL	KANSAS STATE
F	JORDAN GOODWIN	11	ALTHOFF	UNCOMMITTED
G	JORDAN BARNES	12	CBC	INDIANA STATE
C	NICK RAKOCEVIC	12	ST. JOSEPH/WINCHESTER	UNCOMMITTED
F/C	BARRETT BENSON	12	HINSDALE SOUTH	NORTHWESTERN
ALL SOPHOMORE TEAM
G/F	FRED HATCH	10	SIKESTON
F/C	JONTAY PORTER	10	FATHER TOLTON	WASHINGTON
G/F	TORRENCE WATSON	10	WHITFIELD
G	COURTNEY RAMEY	10	WEBSTER GROVES
G/F/C	CARTE’ARE GORDON	10	???
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
G	MARIO MCKINNEY	9	VASHON
G	MARQUIS WALKER	9	ST. JOSEPH/WESTCHESTER
F/C	E J LIDDELL	9	BELLEVILLE WEST
G	KEVIN JONES	9	SIKESTON
G	URI COLLINS	9	ST. MARY’S