State All Tournament Team

I know it has been a few days since the state tournament has ended but here is my all tournament team. I decided to go with 10 players in no particular order. The players I'm choosing either had to have one extremely impressive game or two pretty good games.

Brendan Ortiz 6'1 sophomore Madison Memorial- Honestly didn't have the greatest state tournament but, his clutch play in the three overtime state championship game gives him the nod.

Cody Hanke 6'3 senior Marathon- Just an impressive player in both of their two games. May of been MVP of the tournament had Ortiz not had his heroics. Has got to be closer to 6'5 or 6'6. Love the way he plays at the top of the 1-3-1 defense which allowed him two get three big dunks and just extremely solid in the post where he's impossible to stop.

Reece Zoelle 6'4 senior De Pere- Moves extremely well without the ball in his hands, comes off the screens looking to shoot immediately. Isn't afraid to take the big shot and usually makes it.

Ron Patten Jr 6'6 senior Whitefish Bay- Early on I thought he was taking some bad shots from three point range but, then he started dropping them. High energy player that loves to play on the perimeter but, is pretty solid in the post as well.

Brent Myers 6'0 senior Grantsburg- Was the sole reason that Grantsburg made the huge comeback win against Blair Taylor. Just kept knocking down the threes with his pretty shot and then in the game against Marathon guarded the much bigger Hanke.

TJ Huzienga 6'4 senior Randolph- Very very tough in transition with the ball in his hands. Grabs the rebound or loose ball and gets to the other end of the court as quick as any one in the state. Didn't have a great championship game but, took it upon himself to take Tyler Ketz out of his game and still had enough left in the tank to have a big finish scoring late in the game.

Tyler Ketz 6'0 senior Clayton- Love how he lets the game come to him and doesn't force things. Kind of just sits back and then makes a strong cut and comes off the screen ready to shoot immediately. Had one of the best mid range jumpers at state.

Paul Jesperson 6'7 senior Merrill- I knew he was a shooter coming in but, I didn't realize how well he handled the ball, particularly for a kid that is 6'7. Had the size to get his shot off at anytime he wants.

Bronson Koenig 6'2 sophomore Lacrosse Aquinas- Shows flashes of the player that North Carolina thinks he will be. Handles the ball extremely well and really zips the passes into his teammates in the post. Can really get his shot anytime he wants and just seems he settles for the assist many times. Can be too fancy at times causing turnovers or settling for difficult shots, which he will make half the time.

Brett Vanden Bergh 6'6 junior De Pere- A good shooter that can handle the ball as well. Didn't really stick out a lot but, at the end of every game he had some of the best stat lines in the game. Has another year to go and will only get better.

There is my all tournament team and there were probably about 15 to 20 more players that could easily be mentioned as there were some great games at state and the stars really showed up. One last note is that you have to feel some what sorry for Blair Taylor's Hank Kujak and Lucas Howe who have been to state three years straight and didn't get a gold ball let alone a silver ball and this year really was suppose to be their chance after going undefeated throughout the year but, they just couldn't hold on in the semi final against Grantsburg.