Domeier, Glover, Knowles lead All-Journal boys in 2021
First Team
Carson Domeier,
St. Mary’s, Jr., F
Domeier helped lead the Knights to 20-4 record and a state tournament appearance. He led the team in scoring, rebounds and assists with 22.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 4.8 apg.
Domeier, the Tomahawk Conference Player of the Year, also shot 55% from the floor, 45% from beyond the arc and scored his 1,000th career points earlier in the season.
Ja’Sean Glover,
Madelia, Jr., G
Glover finished his junior campaign averaging 30.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.1 apg and 2.5 spg. He also shot 59% from the floor and set a single-game school record of 51 points in a game this season, breaking a record he previously set.
The three-time Valley All-Conference player has 2,193 career points and was a member of last year’s All-Journal Boys’ Basketball First Team.
Sam Knowles,
Cathedral, Jr., F
Sam Knowles led New Ulm Cathedral this season with 21.5 ppg, 15.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.3 bpg and 2.7 spg. The 6-4 unanimous Tomahawk All-Conference forward was an All-Journal honorable mention last year and also an honorable mention in the conference last year. He has 674 career points and 585 career rebounds.
Trent Steffensmeier, St. Mary’s, Jr., G
Steffensmeier helped lead the Knights back to the state tournament in 2021, averaging 17.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 2.8 apg. The Tomahawk All-Conference selection also had 1.5 spg and shot 49 % from the floor. He also scored his 1,000th career point this season.
Kegan Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye, Sr., G
Heiderscheidt led the Tomahawk Conference in points, assists and blocks in his senior year. He averaged 23.5 ppg, 8 rebounds, 5 assists a game this year and he finished second on Sleepy Eye’s all-time scoring list for boys’ basketball with 1,487 career points.
The all-conference selection also holds the career assists record at Sleepy Eye with 434, breaking his sister Madi’s (407) mark. He will play at Southwest Minnesota State University next year.
Second Team
Kyreis Harrison,
MVL, Sr., G
Harrison was described by Minnesota Valley Lutheran head coach Craig Morgan as a consummate team player that didn’t take a play off. Harrison averaged 14.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg and 3.3 apg this season. The senior also shot 53% from the floor and had 2.3 spg.
A unanimous selection for the Tomahawk All-Conference Team this year, Harrison ends his career sixth all-time at MVL in offensive rebounds (206) and 10th in career rebounds (485). He ends his career at MVL with 713 points.
Johnnie Ambrose, GFW, Sr., G
A three-year starter for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, Ambrose averaged 16.7 ppg and shot 52 percent from the floor.
He averaged 9 rebounds and 2.5 assists along with 1.8 steals per game for the Thunderbirds and was a main reason why the team went 9-3 over their last 12 games.
Will Carlson,
Wabasso, Sr., G
A two-time Tomahawk All-Conference player, Carlson averaged 19.1 ppg for the Rabbits during his senior campaign. He also had 4.4 apg, 3.6 rpg and 1.8 spg.
Carlson finishes his career with 923 points and 150 assists. After this spring season, Carlson will attend Bethany Lutheran College and play baseball.
Charlie Osborne,
New Ulm, Jr., G
Osborne led the Eagles with 17.3 ppg this season and was a Big South All-Conference selection also. He also had 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game and was a key figure on defense, deflecting 5.8 passes per game.
Kaleb Wait,
St. Mary’s, So., G
The sophomore guard was one of the Knights’ top scorers during their run to the state tournament, averaging 14.2 ppg. He shot 46% from the floor, 34% from the 3-point line and also averaged 5.1 rpg, 3 apg and 1.7 spg.
He was also a member of the Tomahawk All-Conference Team this year.