The 2021-22 SVM Boys Basketball All-Area Team

Dixon's Jacob Gaither

FIRST TEAM

Jake Gaither, Dixon sr. G/F – Averaged 21.4 points (3rd in area), 6.9 rebounds (6th in area), 3.9 assists (5th in area) & 3.2 steals (2nd in area) per game as a first-team all-Big Northern pick; he was also third-team IBCA 3A All-State & honorable mention AP 3A All-State

Kellen Henze, Eastland sr. G – Averaged 24.6 points (led area), 9.8 rebounds (led area), 4.2 assists (tied for 3rd in area) & 3.0 steals (3rd in area) per game as a unanimous all-NUIC South pick; he was also first-team IBCA 1A All-State & first-team AP 1A All-State

Carter Salisbury, Bureau Valley sr. G – Averaged 22.9 points (2nd in area), 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists (tied for 6th in area) & 2.6 steals (7th in area) per game as a unanimous all-Three Rivers East pick; he was also special mention IBCA 2A All-State & honorable mention AP 2A All-State

Sterling's JP Schilling scores against Quincy on Friday, Jan. 27, 2022.

JP Schilling, Sterling jr. G – Averaged 18.1 points (5th in area), 4.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists (led area) & 2.7 steals (tied for 5th in area) per game as a first-team all-Western Big 6 pick; he was also special mention IBCA 3A All-State & honorable mention AP 3A All-State

Newman's Marcus Williams puts up a shot against Scales Mound in the sectional final Friday, March 4, 2022.

Marcus Williams, Newman sr. G/F – Averaged 16.4 points (7th in area), 5.7 rebounds (tied for 15th in area), 3.1 assists (9th in area) & 3.3 steals (led area) per game as a unanimous all-Three Rivers West pick; he was also first-team IBCA 1A All-State & second-team AP 1A All-State

SECOND TEAM

Booker Cross, Rock Falls sr. G – Averaged 12.2 points (11th in area), 4.5 rebounds (20th in area), 3.0 assists (tied for 10th in area) & 2.2 steals (tied for 9th in area) per game as a second-team all-Big Northern pick

Baylen Damhoff, Fulton so. F – Averaged 18.7 points (4th in area), 7.3 rebounds (5th in area), 1.8 steals (tied for 18th in area) & 1.1 blocks per game as a unanimous all-NUIC South pick; he was also second-team IBCA 1A All-State & honorable mention AP 1A All-State

Kolby Franks, Erie-Prophetstown sr. G/F – Averaged 16.0 points (8th in area), 5.7 rebounds (tied for 15th in area) & 1.8 assists (18th in area) per game as a unanimous all-Three Rivers West pick

Kieren Harris, Milledgeville sr. G – Averaged 17.4 points (6th in area), 6.9 rebounds (tied for 6th in area), 2.4 assists (tied for 14th in area) & 2.1 steals (12th in area) as a unanimous all-NUIC South pick

Lucas Simpson, Newman so. F – Averaged 11.9 points (13th in area), 5.9 rebounds (13th in area), 1.1 assists & 2.8 steals (4th in area) per game as a second-team all-Three Rivers East pick

THIRD TEAM

Alex Anderson, Morrison sr. G – Averaged 11.8 points (14th in area), 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists (tied for 14th in area) & 1.7 steals (tied for 22nd in area) per game as a second-team all-Three Rivers West pick

Lucas Austin, Sterling so. F – Averaged 13.0 points (10th in area) & 6.3 rebounds (11th in area) per game

Ayden Goff, Rock Falls so. G – Averaged 13.3 points (9th in area), 3.9 rebounds & 1.2 assists per game as an honorable mention all-Big Northern pick

Ethan Price, Fulton jr. G – Averaged 12.0 points (12th in area), 5.7 rebounds (tied for 15th in area), 1.7 assists (19th in area) & 1.8 steals (tied for 18th in area) per game as a first-team all-NUIC South pick

Adam Johnson, Bureau Valley sr. F – Averaged 11.7 points (15th in area), 7.6 rebounds (3rd in area) & 1.9 steals (17th in area) per game as a second-team all-Three Rivers East pick

HONORABLE MENTION

Amboy – Brennan Blaine, Tucker Lindenmeyer, Connor Simpson

AFC – Lane Koning, Carson Rueff

Bureau Valley – Layton Britt

Dixon – Riley Abell, Sky Goral, Lucas Healy, Wyatt Wetzell

Eastland – Andy Anderson, Jaxson Sturtevant

Erie-Prophetstown – Caleb Naftzger, Connor Sibley

Forreston – Tommy Appel, Cole Becker, Owen Greenfield, Joseph Snyder

Fulton – Jacob Jones, Brock Mason, Ian Wiebenga

Milledgeville – Bryce Aude, Kacen Johnson, Connor Nye, Izaac Toms-Smith

Morrison – Andre McQueen, Danny Mouw, Trey Strating

Newman – Nolan Britt, Ethan Van Landuit

Oregon – Jameson Caposey, Noah Johnson, Isaac Reber

Polo – Brock Soltow, Tyler Merdian, Kahlil Sankey

Rock Falls – Chevy Bates, Gavin Sands

Sterling – Kyle Billings, Tyree Kelly, Andre Klaver

2021-22 Final Stats Leaderboard

Points per game

Kellen Henze, Eastland sr. 24.6

Carter Salisbury, Bureau Valley sr. 22.9

Jake Gaither, Dixon sr. 21.4

Baylen Damhoff, Fulton so. 18.7

JP Schilling, Sterling jr. 18.1

Kieren Harris Milledgeville sr. 17.4

Marcus Williams, Newman sr. 16.4

Kolby Franks, Erie-P’town sr. 16.0

Ayden Goff, Rock Falls so. 13.3

Lucas Austin, Sterling so. 13.0

Booker Cross, Rock Falls sr. 12.2

Ethan Price, Fulton jr. 12.0

Lucas Simpson, Newman so. 11.9

Alex Anderson, Morrison sr. 11.8

Adam Johnson, Bureau Valley sr. 11.7

Connor Sibley, Erie-P’town sr. 10.7

Trey Strating, Morrison sr. 10.3

Connor Nye, Milledgeville so. 10.1

Gavin Sands, Rock Falls so. 10.1

Carson Rueff, AFC jr. 10.0

Riley Abell, Dixon sr. 9.5

Brennan Blaine, Amboy so. 9.5

Andre McQueen, Morrison sr. 9.5

Owen Greenfield, Forreston jr. 9.3

Andy Anderson, Eastland sr. 9.0

Caleb Naftzger, Erie-P’town jr. 8.9

Andre Klaver, Sterling so. 8.8

Tyler Merdian, Polo sr. 8.4

Bryce Aude, Milledgeville jr. 7.8

Brock Soltow, Polo so. 7.6

Joseph Snyder, Forreston sr. 7.5

Danny Mouw, Morrison jr. 7.3

Nolan Britt, Newman jr. 7.2

Kacen Johnson, Milledgeville jr. 7.2

Kyle Billings, Sterling jr. 7.1

Jaxson Sturtevant, Eastland sr. 7.0

Ian Wiebenga, Fulton sr. 6.8

Tyree Kelly, Sterling sr. 6.7

Ethan Van Landuit, Newman sr. 6.6

Tucker Lindenmeyer, Amboy jr. 6.5

Kahlil Sankey, Polo sr. 6.5

Tommy Appel, Forreston sr. 6.4

Jacob Jones, Fulton sr. 6.4

Cole Becker, Forreston sr. 6.2

Brock Mason, Fulton sr. 6.2

Cooper Blake, Polo sr. 5.8

Izaac Toms-Smith, Milledgeville sr. 5.8

Chevy Bates, Rock Falls jr. 5.7

Carter Merdian, Polo so. 5.6

Carson Jones, Polo jr. 5.3

Ayden Batten, Newman jr. 5.2

Layton Britt, Bureau Valley sr. 5.2

Mason Dykstra, Morrison sr. 5.1

Carson Heeren, Eastland jr. 5.0

Timmy Heald, Rock Falls fr. 4.8

Beau Brackemeyer, Morrison sr. 3.9

Payton Encheff, Forreston jr. 3.7

Owen McBride, Newman sr. 3.7

Jacob Donald, Newman sr. 3.6

Eric Ebersole, Milledgeville jr. 3.6

Brock Smith, Forreston jr. 3.6

Alex Wigginton, Newman sr. 3.4

Gage Wilk, Milledgeville sr. 3.1

Carson Heckman, Eastland sr. 3.0

Max McCullough, Eastland jr. 3.0

Rebounds per game

Kellen Henze, Eastland sr. 9.8

Brock Soltow, Polo so. 8.6

Adam Johnson, Bureau Valley sr. 7.6

Tyree Kelly, Sterling sr. 7.5

Baylen Damhoff, Fulton so. 7.3

Jake Gaither, Dixon sr. 6.9

Kieren Harris Milledgeville sr. 6.9

Kahlil Sankey, Polo sr. 6.8

Cole Becker, Forreston sr. 6.4

Connor Nye, Milledgeville so. 6.4

Lucas Austin, Sterling so. 6.3

Caleb Naftzger, Erie-P’town jr. 6.3

Lucas Simpson, Newman so. 5.9

Trey Strating, Morrison sr. 5.8

Kolby Franks, Erie-P’town sr. 5.7

Ethan Price, Fulton jr. 5.7

Marcus Williams, Newman sr. 5.7

Bryce Aude, Milledgeville jr. 5.3

Andre McQueen, Morrison sr. 5.3

Booker Cross, Rock Falls sr. 4.5

Chevy Bates, Rock Falls jr. 4.4

Tyler Merdian, Polo sr. 4.4

Gavin Sands, Rock Falls so. 4.3

Joseph Snyder, Forreston sr. 4.3

Andre Klaver, Sterling so. 4.2

JP Schilling, Sterling jr. 4.2

Ian Wiebenga, Fulton sr. 4.2

Carter Salisbury, Bureau Valley sr. 4.1

Andy Anderson, Eastland sr. 4.0

Beau Brackemeyer, Morrison sr. 4.0

Jaxson Sturtevant, Eastland sr. 4.0

Ayden Goff, Rock Falls so. 3.9

Jacob Jones, Fulton sr. 3.9

Brennan Blaine, Amboy so. 3.8

Mason Dykstra, Morrison sr. 3.8

Owen Greenfield, Forreston jr. 3.7

Tommy Appel, Forreston sr. 3.5

Tucker Lindenmeyer, Amboy jr. 3.5

Ethan Van Landuit, Newman sr. 3.5

Cayden Webster, Polo jr. 3.4

Alex Anderson, Morrison sr. 3.3

Cooper Blake, Polo sr. 3.1

Izaac Toms-Smith, Milledgeville sr. 3.1

Eric Ebersole, Milledgeville jr. 3.0

Brock Mason, Fulton sr. 3.0

Carson Rueff, AFC jr. 3.0

Gage Wilk, Milledgeville sr. 3.0

Connor Sibley, Erie-P’town sr. 2.8

Brock Smith, Forreston jr. 2.7

Carson Heeren, Eastland jr. 2.5

Carter Merdian, Polo so. 2.5

Nolan Britt, Newman jr. 2.3

Mason Fox, Forreston sr. 2.3

Diego Hernandez. Rock Falls jr. 2.3

Devin Schultz, Rock Falls sr. 2.3

Payton Encheff, Forreston jr. 2.2

Owen McBride, Newman sr. 2.2

Timmy Heald, Rock Falls fr. 2.1

Johnny Kobler, Forreston jr. 2.1

Dylan Greenfield, Forreston sr. 2.0

Max McCullough, Eastland jr. 2.0

Isaac Melton, Morrison sr. 2.0

Assists per game

JP Schilling, Sterling jr. 4.9

Brock Mason, Fulton sr. 4.5

Kellen Henze, Eastland sr. 4.2

Connor Sibley, Erie-P’town sr. 4.2

Jake Gaither, Dixon sr. 3.9

Andre Klaver, Sterling so. 3.6

Carter Salisbury, Bureau Valley sr. 3.6

Nolan Britt, Newman jr. 3.5

Marcus Williams, Newman sr. 3.1

Bryce Aude, Milledgeville jr. 3.0

Booker Cross, Rock Falls sr. 3.0

Carson Rueff, AFC jr. 3.0

Connor Nye, Milledgeville so. 2.6

Alex Anderson, Morrison sr. 2.4

Kieren Harris Milledgeville sr. 2.4

Gavin Sands, Rock Falls so. 2.1

Izaac Toms-Smith, Milledgeville sr. 1.9

Kolby Franks, Erie-P’town sr. 1.8

Ethan Price, Fulton jr. 1.7

Riley Abell, Dixon sr. 1.6

Carter Merdian, Polo so. 1.6

Tyler Merdian, Polo sr. 1.6

Logan Dyson, Forreston sr. 1.5

Isaac Melton, Morrison sr. 1.5

Caleb Naftzger, Erie-P’town jr. 1.5

Brock Soltow, Polo so. 1.5

Andy Anderson, Eastland sr. 1.4

Timmy Heald, Rock Falls fr. 1.4

Carson Heckman, Eastland sr. 1.4

Ayden Batten, Newman jr. 1.3

Payton Encheff, Forreston jr. 1.3

Danny Mouw, Morrison jr. 1.3

Mason Dykstra, Morrison sr. 1.2

Ayden Goff, Rock Falls so. 1.2

Dylan Greenfield, Forreston sr. 1.1

Owen McBride, Newman sr. 1.1

Andre McQueen, Morrison sr. 1.1

Lucas Simpson, Newman so. 1.1

Brock Smith, Forreston jr. 1.1

Ethan Van Landuit, Newman sr. 1.1

Max McCullough, Eastland jr. 1.0

Jaxson Sturtevant, Eastland sr. 1.0

Steals per game

Marcus Williams, Newman sr. 3.3

Jake Gaither, Dixon sr. 3.2

Kellen Henze, Eastland sr. 3.0

Lucas Simpson, Newman so. 2.8

Nolan Britt, Newman jr. 2.7

JP Schilling, Sterling jr. 2.7

Carter Salisbury, Bureau Valley sr. 2.6

Bryce Aude, Milledgeville jr. 2.5

Booker Cross, Rock Falls sr. 2.2

Connor Nye, Milledgeville so. 2.2

Brock Soltow, Polo so. 2.2

Kieren Harris Milledgeville sr. 2.1

Layton Britt, Bureau Valley sr. 2.0

Brock Mason, Fulton sr. 2.0

Carson Rueff, AFC jr. 2.0

Izaac Toms-Smith, Milledgeville sr. 2.0

Adam Johnson, Bureau Valley sr. 1.9

Baylen Damhoff, Fulton so. 1.8

Tucker Lindenmeyer, Amboy jr. 1.8

Ethan Price, Fulton jr. 1.8

Gavin Sands, Rock Falls so. 1.8

Alex Anderson, Morrison sr. 1.7

Ian Wiebenga, Fulton sr. 1.7

Andy Anderson, Eastland sr. 1.6

Tyler Merdian, Polo sr. 1.6

Ethan Van Landuit, Newman sr. 1.6

Jacob Jones, Fulton sr. 1.2

Isaac Melton, Morrison sr. 1.2

Jaxson Sturtevant, Eastland sr. 1.2

Brennan Blaine, Amboy so. 1.1

Payton Encheff, Forreston jr. 1.1

Kacen Johnson, Milledgeville jr. 1.1

Tyree Kelly, Sterling sr. 1.1

Andre Klaver, Sterling so. 1.1

Tommy Appel, Forreston sr. 1.0

Mason Dykstra, Morrison sr. 1.0

Carson Jones, Polo jr. 1.0

Carter Merdian, Polo so. 1.0

Danny Mouw, Morrison jr. 1.0

Ty Reynolds

Ty Reynolds

Ty is the Sports Editor at Sauk Valley Media, and has covered sports in the Sauk Valley for more than two decades.