2013 All Journal Boys Basketball
The following is the 2013 All-Journal boys basketball team, as voted on by The Journal’s sports writers. The players are nominated by their coach and The Journal staff writers rank their top 10 players based on all of the nominees and circle an additional five. Points are as follows: 15 points for first-place vote, 14 for second, etc. First-place votes are in parentheses.
First Team
1. Sean Mathiowetz, St. Mary’s – 135 (9)
2. Sam Pendleton, CM/C – 117
3. Jeff DeCock, RRC – 116
4. Zach Brandts, St. James – 96
5. Neil Eichten, Wabasso – 90
Second Team
6. Kansas Adams, St. Mary’s – 82
7. Henry Rogotzke, RRC – 79
8. Mason Clark, BLHS – 71
9. Tyler Bates, Sibley East – 66
10. Brandon Polesky, Sleepy Eye – 42
Third Team
11. Cole Milbrath, Springfield – 30
12. Zach Kerkhoff, CM/C – 29
13. Christopher Kretsch, Springfield – 28
T14. Jordan Anderson, St. Mary’s -24
T14. Kyle Kubesh, BLHS – 24
Honorable Mention
Brett Rickheim, GFW; Matt Christenson, Nicollet; Walker Froehling, St. James; Jeff Osborne, Cathedral; Brody Rodning, Sibley East.
Editor’s Note: Nominations were not submitted from Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Madelia and Redwood Valley.
St. Mary’s basketball player Sean Mathiowetz was named the 2012 All-Journal Player of the Year. Mathiowetz averaged 17 points and nine rebounds in leading his team to a sub-section championship. READ JOURNAL STORY>>>
Sleepy Eye had three other representatives on the squad including Knights Kansas Adams (second team) and Jon Milliard (third team), Indians Brandon Polesky (third team) and Tyler Hadley (Honorable Mention.)
FIRST TEAM
Sean Mathiowetz, St. Mary’s
Alex Fink, Springfield
Mike Busack, Red. Valley
Nate Siemers, MVL
Kendall Peterson, Madelia
SECOND TEAM
Brian Nosbush, Cathedral
Sam Pendleton, CMC
Zach Brandts, St. James
Kansas Adams, St. Mary’s
Jeff DeCock, RRC
THIRD TEAM
Ben Wolf, Cathedral
Henry Rogotzke, RRC
Andy Hawkins, NUHS
Jon Milliard, St. Mary’s
Brandon Polesky, Sleepy Eye
HONORABLE MENTION: KT Farasyn, New Ulm; Tyler Hadley, Sleepy Eye; Marcus Heiling, CMC; Ryan Pendleton, CMC
