HELENA — Boys basketball programs from Bozeman, Great Falls CMR and Kalispell Flathead each led Class AA with a pair of all-state athletes, according to coaches around the state. The all-state and all-conference teams were released on Monday.
Garrison Rothwell, the weekend’s state tournament MVP, and teammate Sam Vining paced state champion CMR on the Eastern AA’s all-state team. Rothwell and Vining led the Rustlers to an 81-69 victory over Bozeman on Saturday, clinching the program’s first championship since CMR won consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010.
Bozeman’s Mack Anderson and Ryan Lonergan were each named all-state, as were Sam Elliott and Tyler Johnson of Kalispell Flathead in the Western AA. Gatorade player of the year Sam Beighle paced the Western AA’s all-state selections, while Connor Kieckbusch (Billings Senior), Kendall Kynett (Great Falls High) and Jesse Owens (Billings West) rounded out the Eastern AA selections.
The complete list of Class AA all-conference and all-state selections are listed below.
2017-2018 Class AA boys basketball
Eastern AA
First-team all-conference (* denotes all-state selection)
*Garrison Rothwell, Great Falls CMR
*Connor Kieckbusch, Billings Senior
*Mack Anderson, Bozeman
*Sam Vining, Great Falls CMR
*Kendall Kynett, Great Falls High
*Jesse Owens, Billings West
*Ryan Lonergan, Bozeman
Second-team all-conference
Braxton Haws, Billings Senior
Blake Thelen, Great Falls High
Clay Ferguson, Butte
Zach Schacht, Billings Skyview
Cade Tyson, Billings West
Honorable mention all-conference
Jake Olsen, Great Falls CMR
Logan DeHaven, Billings Skyview
Brooks Zimmer, Billings Senior
Kevin Boes, Great Falls High
Western AA
First-team all-conference (* denotes all-state selection)
*Sam Beighle, Missoula Sentinel
*Rollie Worster, Missoula Hellgate
*Sam Elliott, Kalispell Flathead
*Tyler Johnson, Kalispell Flathead
Second-team all-conference
Connor Murgel, Helena High
Eric Seaman, Kalispell Flathead
Brec Rademacher, Kalispell Glacier
Bridger Deden, Missoula Hellgate
Gaige DeShazer, Missoula Sentinel
Bridger Grovom, Helena Capital
Kade Lunday, Missoula Hellgate
Caden Harkins, Kalispell Glacier
Kody Jarvis, Kalispell Glacier
Camdyn Larance, Missoula Big Sky
Drew Engellant, Kalispell Glacier
