Dyersville Beckman’s Padraig Gallagher, Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf boys’ basketball players of the year in Wamac Conference

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Wamac Conference has announced its all-conference boys’ basketball teams, with Padraig Gallagher of Dyersville Beckman is the East Division Player of the Year and Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg is the West Division POY.

A junior, Gallagher led the East Division in scoring (20.4 points per game) and rebounding (8.5 per game). Just a sophomore, Weisskopf helped Williamsburg go undefeated in conference play, averaging 15.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

Gallagher was joined by teammate Logan Goedken on the East Division all-conference team. Marion also had two members selected in guards Brayson Laube and Alex Mota.

West Delaware’s Blake DeMoss, Solon’s Kinnick Pusteoska and Maquoketa’s Tye Hardin also were picked. All were unanimous choices by conference coaches.

Goedken, DeMoss and Pusteoska are seniors, Laube and Mota juniors and Hardin a sophomore.

In the West Division, joining Weiskopff on the first team are Williamsburg’s Ethan Harman and Jake Weber, Clear Creek-Amana’s Kyle Schrepfer and Ben Swails, Independence’s Michael Kascel and Benton Community’s Aiden Harris. All are seniors, with the exception of Harman, who is a junior.

All-Wamac Conference boys’ basketball 2021-22

*=Unanimous selection

EAST DIVISION FIRST TEAM

Brayson Laube, jr., Marion*

Alex Mota, jr., Marion*

Kinnick Pusteoska, sr., Solon*

Padraig Gallagher, jr., Dyersville Beckman* – Player of the Year

Logan Goedken, sr., Dyersville Beckman*

Blake DeMoss, sr., West Delaware*

Tye Hardin, soph., Maquoketa*

EAST DIVISION SECOND TEAM

Boede Rahe, sr., Marion

Jacob Timmons, sr., Solon

Joey Rhomberg, soph., Mount Vernon

Brady Erickson, jr., Mount Vernon

Luke Kehrli, sr., West Delaware

Hayden Lyness, jr., West Delaware

Carter Meyer, soph., Maquoketa

WEST DIVISION FIRST TEAM

Derek Weisskopf, soph., Williamsburg* – Player of the Year

Ethan Harman, jr., Williamsburg*

Jake Weber, sr., Williamsburg*

Ben Swails, sr., Clear Creek-Amana*

Kyle Schrepfer, sr., Clear Creek-Amana*

Michael Kascel, sr., Independence*

Aiden Harris, sr., Benton Community

WEST DIVISION SECOND TEAM

Will DeSmet, sr., Williamsburg

Trey O’Neil, jr., Williamsburg

Grant Kruse, sr., Clear Creek-Amana

Daniel Brock, sr., Independence

Easton Tupa, jr., Center Point-Urbana

Evan Daugherty, jr., Benton Community

Osceola Tyon, sr., South Tama

WAMAC RECOGNITION

Benton Community – Blake Daugherty, jr., Isaac Cretin, sr.

Center Point-Urbana – Gabe Hansen, sr., Kanon Tupa, sr.

Clear Creek-Amana – Harrison Rosenberg, sr., Gage Freeman, sr.

Dyersville Beckman – Logan Burchard, sr., Cayden Gassmann, jr.

Independence – Nick Homan, sr., Sawyer Wendling, sr.

Marion – Payton Hodges, soph., Jordan Fischer, soph.

Maquoketa – Kasey Coakley, jr., Ethan Combs, sr.

Solon – Jake Benzing, soph., Jake Quillin, sr.

South Tama – Trusten Rosenberger, sr., Kendall Balderas, sr.

Vinton-Shellsburg – Benett Rickels, jr., Cameron Dunbar, soph.

West Delaware – Raub Loecke, sr., Tyrus Werner, jr.

Williamsburg – Madox Doehrmann, jr., Landon Jepson, jr.

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