FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 A.M.
CONTACT: Susan James 515-244-2145 ext. 129
INA Announces 2006 All-State Selections for Boys Basketball
DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Newspaper Association announced its 2006 All-State Boys Basketball teams for Class 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A Wednesday, naming Linn-Mar senior Jason Bohannon as ñMr Basketball.î
Bohannon, a three-time Iowa Newspaper Association
All-State first team selection averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists
per game. He posted 89 three-point goals and had a field goal percentage of 56%
and free throw percentage of 80%. In his three-year career, he scored nearly
1,700 points, the most in Cedar Rapids-Marion metro history, breaking a mark
that had stood for 33 years. Bohannon scored 45 points in a single game,
setting a school record. Highlights include a 28-point scoring effort between
the fourth quarter and overtime period in a win over Cedar Rapids Xavier and an
18-point effort in the fourth quarter in a substate semifinal win over Cedar
Rapids Kennedy.
Sports writers in attendance included: Lori Wiser, Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News; Jim Gries, Oskaloosa Herald; Matt Gengler, Missouri Valley Times; Ashley Schable, Carrol Daily Times Herald; Doug Rieder, Jefferson Herald; Rick Deines, Marshalltown Times Republican; Kirk Hardcastle, Mason City Globe Gazette; Jim Sullivan, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; Mike Oeffner, Harlan Newspapers; Kevin White, Omaha World Herald; Scott Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat; Dearrel Bates, Davenport Quad-City Times; Roger Bates, Muscatine Journal; Beth Lutgen, Dyersville Commercial; Adam Wilson, Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index; Greg Grabinowski, Algona Upper Des Moines; Jeff Dahn, Cedar Rapids Gazette; Mike Falco, Creston News Advertiser; Terry Hersom, Sioux City Journal.
Coaches also in attendance: Clay Tarbell, Grandview Park Baptist; Tom Betz, Bishop Heelan; Art Sathoff, Pekin; Chad Carlson, Bondurant-Farrar; Craig Douma, South OÍBrien; Hugh DeBerg, Jesup; Doug Newton, Elk Horn-Kimballton; Russ Banzhaf, AGWSR; Aaron Thomas, Union; Larry Carlson, Benton Community, Clay Nass, Central Lee; Don Logan, Iowa Basketball Coaches Association.
Class 1A – First Team
Front Court Jordan Eglseder Bellevue Marquette Sr. 7'0"
Front Court Garett Wirtz West Bend-Mallard Sr. 6'2"
Front Court Tyler Fluth George-Little Rock Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Keith Kuenstling Dunkerton Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Brad Renze Manning Jr. 6'2"
Back Court Brad Payne Alta Sr. 5'10"
Back Court Blake McGriff North Mahaska Sr. 6'2"
Back Court Derek Floerchinger Treynor Sr. 6'1"
Class 1A – Second Team
Front Court Zach Westrum Grandview Park Baptist Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Preston Davidson Northwood Kensett Sr. 6'6"
Front Court Brian Metz Tri-County Sr. 6'8"
Front Court Matt Paul North Kossuth Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Josh Wilms Walnut Ridge Sr. 6'7"
Back Court Dan Bestul Northwood Kensett Jr. 6'3"
Back Court Ryan Hoogeveen Boyden Hull Sr. 6'3"
Back Court Chad Buchholz Newell Fonda Sr. 6'0"
Class 1A – Third Team
Front Court Ryan Shelman WACO Sr. 6'6"
Front Court Zack Ryerson Lone Tree Sr. 6'4"
Front Court David Erickson Pomeroy Palmer Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Ryan Stock S-C-M-T Soph. 6'4"
Front Court Brad Van Weihe Treynor Jr. 6'6"
Back Court Travis Temple WACO Sr. 5'10"
Back Court Mitch Peterson Preston Sr. 5'9"
Back Court Thomas Davis Iowa Mennonite Sr. 5'10"
Class 2A –First Team
Front Court Corey Viet AGWSR Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Casey Harriman Battle Creek-Ida Grove Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Mark Holan Nodaway Valley Sr. 6'2"
Front Court Kerwin Dunham Bondurant-Farrar Sr. 6'6"
Front Court Sam Condon St. Edmond Fort Dodge Sr. 6'3"
Back Court Mike Eekhoff Hull Western Christian Sr. 6'2"
Back Court Grant Burns PCM Sr. 5'8"
Back Court Matt Lesan Solon Jr. 6'3"
Class 2A – Second Team
Front Court Ronnie Wright Jefferson-Scranton Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Kyle Swanson Ogden Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Stephen Kirschbaum Sheldon Jr. 6'4"
Front Court Tom Koenen Aplington-Parkersburg Sr. 6'3"
Front Court James Larson Nodaway Valley Jr. 6'5"
Back Court Bobby Geelan Bishop Garrigan Sr. 6'2"
Back Court Jordan Eberline North Butler Sr. 6'2"
Back Court Logan Kingma Unity Christian Sr. 6'6"
Class 2A – Third Team
Front Court Alex Kramer Nashua-Plainfield Jr. 6'8"
Front Court Kiel Merfeld Cascade Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Keith Worner Denver Sr. 6'6"
Front Court Justin Green Eldora-New Providence Jr. 6'8"
Front Court Jordan Sathoff Pekin Soph. 6'6"
Back Court Justin Madsen St. Edmond Fort Dodge Sr. 6'1"
Back Court Timon Brooks Northeast Goose Lake Jr. 6'0"
Back Court Matt Banzhaf AGWSR Sr. 6'3"
Class 3A – First Team
Front Court Greg Schulz Carroll Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Kelly McCarville Crestwood Sr. 6'3"
Front Court Clayton Vette Waverly-Shell Rock Sr. 6'8"
Front Court Clint Sargent Bishop Heelan Jr. 6'4"
Front Court Woody Orne Fairfield Jr. 6'6"
Back Court Josh Molstead Charles City Sr. 5'8"
Back Court Dale De Jong MOC-Floyd Valley Sr. 6'1"
Back Court Ross Timmerman Vinton
Shellsburg Sr. 6'3"
Class 3A – Second Team
Front Court Dane Wardenburg Creston Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Neil Gross Harlan Jr. 6'6"
Front Court Kevin Andrews Xavier Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Cole Block DeWitt Central Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Ryan Mahaffey Grinnell Sr. 6'4"
Back Court Kaleb Korver Pella Jr. 6'5"
Back Court Jared Clement LeMars Jr. 6'3"
Back Court Zach Davis Washington Jr. 6'2"
Class 3A – Third Team
Front Court Logan Masters Storm Lake Sr. 6'3"
Front Court B.J. Hermsen West Delaware Soph. 6'6"
Front Court G.G. Harris Creston Sr. 6'2"
Front Court Nick Wagner Grinnell Jr. 6'6"
Front Court Michael Jiskoot MOC-Floyd Valley Sr. 6'5"
Back Court Spencer Shelman Mt. Pleasant Sr. 6'1"
Back Court Kirby Pettitt Carroll Soph. 6'0"
Back Court A.J. Arkfeld Harlan Sr. 5'10"
Class 4A – First Team
Front Court Roman Gentry Sioux City East Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Ben Lamaak Cedar Rapids Kennedy Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Ray Miller Des Moines Hoover Sr. 6'7"
Front Court Bryant Kucera Cedar Rapids Jefferson Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Mitch Eslick Fort Dodge Sr. 6'5"
Back Court Jason Bohannon Linn-Mar Sr. 6'4"
Back Court Brian Larson Pleasant Valley Sr. 6'1"
Back Court Ali Farokhmanesh Iowa City West Sr. 6'0"
Class 4A - Second Team
Front Court Nate David Dubuque Hempstead Sr. 6'8"
Front Court Brent Barz Johnston Jr. 6'9"
Front Court Adam Palmer Sioux City North Sr. 6'5"
Front Court Ethan Freeman Urbandale Jr. 6'5"
Front Court Keaton Frye North Scott Sr. 6'4"
Back Court Tyler Sash Oskaloosa Jr. 6'1"
Back Court Taylor Blum Dubuque Senior Sr. 5'6"
Back Court Matt Gatens Iowa City High Soph. 6'4"
Class 4A – Third Team
Front Court L.A. Pomlee Davenport Central Soph. 6'7"
Front Court Jordan Printy Linn-Mar Jr. 6'5"
Front Court Pat Mitchell West Des Moines Dowling Jr. 6'7"
Front Court Sean Johnson Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Sr. 6'4"
Front Court Nate Curran Cedar Falls Sr. 6'0"
Back Court DeAnthony Zanders Des Moines Hoover Sr. 6'0"
Back Court Josh Collins Sioux City West Sr. 6'0"
Back Court Jordan Stoermer Iowa City West Soph. 6'1"
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