Nevada’s Logan Applegate and Mount Vernon’s Lacy Stokes have been recognized as the area’s prep basketball players of the year by the 4-States Basketball Coaches Association.
A high-scoring senior shooting guard, Applegate led Nevada to the quarterfinal round of the Class 5 state tournament.
The 6-foot-1 Applegate averaged 23 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.3 steals a game. Applegate hit 107 3-pointers this season. He made 58.5 percent of his 2-point field goal attempts, 37 percent of his 3-point attempts and 77.5 percent at the charity stripe.
A do-it-all senior point guard who has signed with Missouri Southern, the 5-4 Stokes has directed the Mountaineers to the Class 4 semifinals.
Stokes is currently averaging 25.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.2 steals and 5.1 assists per game. She’s shooting 51 percent from the floor and 83 percent from the foul line for Grant Berendt’s 27-3 Mountaineers, who meet Vashon (17-1) at 6 on Friday night at JQH Arena.
The entire boys and girls teams, which were voted on by area coaches, are listed below.
After releasing the all-area teams, Webb City boys basketball coach Jason Horn told SoMo Sports that all-area team pictures will not be taken this year due to COVID.
4-STATES BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
BOYS ALL-AREA TEAM
Player of the Year: Logan Applegate, Nevada
FIRST TEAM
Nickhai Howard, Webb City (Sr.)
Landon Austin, Neosho (Sr.)
Javon Grant, Pittsburg (Sr.)
Connor Killion, East Newton (Sr.)
Kyson Lahman, East Newton (Sr.)
Mason Ballay, Mount Vernon (Sr.)
Lane Dunlap, Golden City (Sr.)
Max Schnelle, Lockwood (Sr.)
Always Wright, Joplin (Jr.)
Brett Sarwinski, Galena (Jr.)
SECOND TEAM
Dhruv Gheewala, Thomas Jefferson (Sr.)
Logan McNeley, Nevada (Sr.)
Alex Baker, Carl Junction (Sr.)
Kyle Renkoski, Pierce City (Sr.)
Cohl Vaden, Webb City (Jr.)
Jaiden Carrasquillo, Verona (Jr.)
Miller Long, College Heights (Jr.)
Jordan Fudge, Frontenac (Jr.)
Tyler Little, Galena (So.)
Max Templeman, Carthage (So.)
All Wright, Joplin (Fr.)
GIRLS ALL-AREA TEAM
Player of the Year: Lacy Stokes, Mount Vernon
FIRST TEAM
Paige Bauer, Verona (Sr.)
Annette Ramirez, Sarcoxie (Sr.)
Destiny Buerge, Carl Junction (So.)
Aliya Grotjohn, Seneca (Jr.)
Jaydee Duda, Webb City (Sr.)
Hailey Fullerton, Carthage (Sr.)
Ellie Johnston, Mount Vernon (Sr.)
Kayleigh Teeter, McAuley Catholic (Jr.)
Grace Bishop, College Heights (Sr.)
Marlie Wright, Greenfield (So.)
SECOND TEAM
Tylin Heathman, Nevada (Sr.)
Olivia Hixson, Neosho (Sr.)
Alexis Durman, Jasper (Sr.)
Kianna Yates, Carthage (So.)
Kennedy DeRuy, McAuley Catholic (Jr.)
Taaron Drake, Diamond (Fr.)
Elizabeth Martin, Aurora (Sr.)
Sydney Stamps, Thomas Jefferson (Sr.)
Jessa Hylton, Carl Junction (Jr.)
Sydney Killion, McDonald County (Sr.)
Sierra Kimbrough, Webb City (Sr.)
Emma Floyd, Joplin (Jr.)
