Clark/Willow Lake, Miller players named to A team

BY MIKE CARROLL
OF THE PLAINSMAN
HURON — A pair of Clark/Willow Lake players and one from Miller were named to the Class A all-state team by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association.
Sophomore Sully Felberg of Clark/Willow Lake was named to the first team, while junior teammate Christ Bevers was name to the third team.
Senior Isaak Hunter of Miller received honorable mention.
Felberg, a 6-foot-8 forward led the Cyclones to a fourth-place finish in the Class A State Tournament. He averaged 15.6 points, 7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
“Sully is constantly getting better and is only going to get better. He has a ball in his hands everyday,” Clark/Willow Lake coach Jerome Nesheim said. “He has become more consistent and is able to play every position on the floor. We were able to move him around quite a bit to take advantage of mismatches.”
Bevers, a 6-3 guard, averaged 14.3 points, six rebounds and three assists this season for the Cyclones.
“Chris is also a true gym rat from putting up shots and working on his game to the weight room.  He has worked his tail off to get the point that he is now,” Nesheim said. “He is able to score at all levels, from posting up, to attacking the rim to 3-point shooting.  He uses his strength extremely well.  He has become a mismatch problem.”

Hunter, a 6-4 forward, averaged 18.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and three assists this season for the Rusters.
“Isaak had another great season for us. Offensively, he was a tough matchup with his ability to play in the post and on the perimeter at a high level,” Miller coach Dustin Lanke said. “He demanded a lot of attention and teams would often try to take him out of the equation. His effectiveness as a facilitator and on the defensive end of the floor allowed us to compete and stay in games.
“Isaak brought invaluable traits to our program, and we are going to miss him moving forward,” he said.
Junior Brant Wassenaar of Sioux Falls Christian was selected as the Class A Player of the Year. H
Also selected to the first team were senior Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, junior Connor Mebius of West Central, senior Trey Hansen of Vermillion and junior Jackson Wadsworth of Hamlin.
Selected to the second team were senior Will Kuhl of West Central, senior Wyatt Gylten of St. Thomas More, senior Ryder Johnson of Groton Area, senior Riley Casey of Little Wound, junior Boden Stevenson of Hamlin and senior Tatum Sorensen of Dakota Valley.
Joining Bevers on the third team were junior Eddie Duffy of Stanley County, senior Tate Gerdes of Lennox, junior Aiden Hanssen of Lennox, senior Zane Messick of Hill City and senior Cooper Goodbary of Sioux Falls Christian.
Also earning honorable mention were senior Luke Sheppard of Flandreau, senior Damien Clown of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, junior Carter Craven of Winner; junior Brady Hiltunen of Sioux Valley, senior Levi Elk Nation of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte and senior Paxton Deal of Stanley County.

Class A
First Team
Brant Wassenaar, SF Christian, 6-4, jr., G (22.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 5.5 apg)
Marvin Richard III, Pine Ridge, 6-3, sr., G (30.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.5 apg, 92 steals)
Connor Mebius, West Central, 5-10, jr., G (17.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.6 apg)
Trey Hansen, Vermillion, 6-4, sr., G (25.9 ppg, 8 rpg, 6.1 apg, 68 steals)
Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin, 6-3, jr., G (21.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.4 apg)
Sully Felberg, Clark-Willow Lake, 6-8, so., F (15.6 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Second Team
Will Kuhl, West Central, 6-10, sr., F-C (15.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.6 apg)
Wyatt Gylten, St. Thomas More, 6-4, sr., G-F (19.2 ppg, 7 rpg, 4.2 apg)
Ryder Johnson, Groton Area, 6-5, sr., G (16.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Riley Casey, Little Wound, 6-1, sr., G (26.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 5.8 apg, 75 steals)
Boden Stevenson, Hamlin, 6-5, jr., F (17.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.1 apg)
Tatum Sorensen, Dakota Valley, 6-2, sr., G (22.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 60 steals)
Third Team
Eddie Duffy, Stanley County, 6-2, jr., G-F (20.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Tate Gerdes, Lennox, 6-3, sr., G (15.5 ppg, 6 rpg, 4 apg)
Aiden Hanssen, Lennox, 6-0, jr., G (17.8 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 apg)
Chris Bevers, Clark-Willow Lake, 6-3, jr., G (14.3 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 apg)
Zane Messick, Hill City, 6-0, sr., G (19 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 59 steals)
Cooper Goodbary, SF Christian, 6-4, sr., F (12.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Honorable Mention
Luke Sheppard, Flandreau, 6-5, sr., F (16.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 5.2 apg)
Damien Clown, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 6-0, sr., G (15 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 apg)
Carter Craven, Winner, 6-6, jr., F (23.4 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.2 apg)
Brady Hiltunen, Sioux Valley, 6-2, jr., G (17 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.4 apg)
Levi Elk Nation, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 6-2, sr., G (13 ppg, 6 rpg, 5 apg)
Isaak Hunter, Miller, 6-4, sr., F (18.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3 apg)
Paxton Deal, Stanley County, 6-0, sr., G (16.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.9 apg, 47 steals)
• Player of Year — Wassenaar.
• Repeat Selections — 2025 (Richard and Wassenaar, first team; Hansen, Gerdes and Mebius, second team; Craven, Johnson, Hunter and Felberg, third team; Goodbary and Kuhl, honorable mention); 2024 (Richard, first team; Hansen, honorable mention).