MENDOTA – All five starters from the Mendota varsity boys’ basketball team earned Three Rivers Conference East Division all-conference recognition for the 2024-25 season.
Freshman Cole Tillman headed the list by being voted a unanimous first-team selection. Senior Cam Kelly and junior Aden Tillman were named to the second team, while senior Braiden Freeman and junior Dane Doyle landed on the honorable mention squad.
FIRST TEAM
*Cole Tillman, Fr., Mendota; *Noah LaPorte, Sr., Princeton; *Jordan Reinhardt, Sr., Princeton; *Garret Matznick, Jr., Newman; Wyatt West, Sr., Hall; Connor Keegan, Jr., Erie-Prophetstown
(* indicates unanimous selection)
SECOND TEAM
Cam Kelly, Sr., Mendota; Aden Tillman, Jr., Mendota; Catrelle Reed Jr, Sr., Kewanee; George Jungerman, Jr., Newman; Braden Curran, Jr., Hall; Brayden Conley, Sr., Kewanee; Evan Bushman, Jr., Newman
HONORABLE MENTION
Braiden Freeman, Sr., Mendota; Dane Doyle, Jr., Mendota; Jayden Fulkerson, Sr., Princeton; Evan Steimle, So., Erie-Prophetstown; Colson Welgat, Sr., Kewanee; Keegan Winckler, Jr., Erie-Prophetstown; Jack Jablonski Sr., Hall
(Final conference standings: Mendota 9-1; Princeton 8-2; Newman 5-5; Kewanee 3-7; Erie-Prophetstown 3-7; Hall 2-8)