Four Mustangs score all-HOIAC basketball recognition

All four players from the PCM boys basketball team who made the all-conference squad ranked in the top 10 of at least one statistical category in the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference this past season.

Seniors Gavin Van Gorp and Cutler VandeLune did a lot of their damage from behind the 3-point line, senior Kaleb DeVries ranked in the top five in assists per game and junior Chase Wagaman was in the top 10 in both rebounds and blocks per contest.

All four Mustangs earned all-conference recently as Van Gorp was a first-team choice, VandeLune scored a second-team nod and DeVries and Wagaman both were honorable selections.

All-conference honors are based on statistics inside conference play only.

The all-HOIAC teams were released to the public after the completion of Grand View Christian’s season on Thursday. The Thunder won the HOIAC title with a 16-0 record and were eliminated in the Class 2A semifinals at the boys state basketball tournament.

Van Gorp, who ended his career eighth all time in program history in career points, ranked 12th in the HOIAC with a 13.8 points per game average.

He also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shot 36.2 percent from 3-point range and tied for fourth in the HOIAC with 38 made 3s.

Van Gorp ranked 10th with a free-throw percentage of 71 and was 11th in the league with 32 made free throws.

VandeLune, who set a new school record with nine made 3s in a game this season, averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game and ranked tied for sixth in the league with 34 made 3s. He also ranked 11th in the HOIAC with a free-throw percentage of 70.6.

Wagaman ranked fifth in the conference with a 7.6 rebounds per game average and was eighth with a 1.0 blocks per tilt average. He also averaged 9.3 points, 1.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest, shot 44.8 percent from the floor and made 23 free throws.

DeVries, who finished his career with the seventh most assists in school history, had the fifth-highest average in the conference for assists per game at 4.6.

He also averaged 3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest and shot 64.3 percent from the free-throw line.

PCM also set team school records in 3-pointers made and attempted this winter.

Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference

Boys Basketball

Final Standings

Team   Conference   Overall

Grand View Christian 16-0  23-1

Nevada  14-2  19-5

PCM 9-7 12-12

Perry 9-7 13-10

West Marshall 8-8  12-11

Saydel 8-8  11-12

Roland-Story  6-10  7-15

Greene County  2-14  4-19

South Hamilton 0-16  0-22

All-Conference

First Team

Gavin Van Gorp, sr., PCM; Emiliano Barrantes, sr., Grand View Christian; James Scharnberg, jr., Grand View Christian; Easton Gray, sr., Nevada; John Nelson, jr., Nevada; Brady Hicks, so., Saydel; Geren Kenney, sr., Perry; Owen Myers, sr., Perry.

Second Team

Cutler VandeLune, sr., PCM; Lucas Barnes, sr., West Marshall; Jake Berggren, sr., Roland-Story; Gavin Egeland, jr., Nevada; Drake Hinson, jr., Nevada; Brayden Hoben, jr., Grand View Christian; Gage Moreno, jr., Saydel; Luke Thoreson, so., Roland-Story.

Honorable Mention

Kaleb DeVries, sr., PCM; Chase Wagaman, jr., PCM; Thomas Childs, jr., Grand View Christian; Isaac Carman, sr., Greene County; Camden Jacobs, sr., Greene County; Adam Smeenk, sr., Nevada; Kane Williams, sr., Nevada; Gustavo Drahos, jr., Perry; Jacobo Cerna, jr., Perry; Eli Van Hove, so., Roland-Story; Jack Birkland, sr., Roland-Story; Trevor Goode, sr., Saydel; Hunter Reed, sr., Saydel; Grant Larson, sr., South Hamilton; Benjamin Swenson, fr., South Hamilton; Noah DeSotel, sr., West Marshall; AJ Dee, sr., West Marshall.