March 24, 2016
Fred Thatch named MBCA Class 4 Player of the Year
The 6-3 sophomore averaged a double-double at 20 points and 10 rebounds and is already Sikeston's fifth-leading scorer with 1,106 points throughout his two-year career.
By Chris Pobst ~ Standard Democrat
Sikeston's Fred Thatch was named the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4 Player of the Year Wednesday after leading the Bulldogs to a fourth place finish at this year's Show-Me Showdown.
The 6-3 sophomore averaged a double-double at 20 points and 10 rebounds and is already Sikeston's fifth-leading scorer with 1,106 points throughout his two-year career. Thatch is also Sikeston's fifth all-time rebounder with 589.
"Being Class 4 Player of the Year is amazing," Thatch said. "Representing Sikeston and only being a sophomore and to receive this is an honor. I'm very thankful and to witness my hard work paying off, this motivates me to work even harder."
Sikeston finished the season as the fourth-ranked team according to the last MBCA Class 4 coaches poll and with a 28-3 record.
After being named Sikeston's first-ever recipient of the SEMO Conference's Bob Gray Award, Tyeshia Mitchell was also named to the MBCA Class 4 all-state girls team the same night.
Mitchell, a junior, is only the second Sikeston girls player to be named to an all-state team behind Tina Collins' selection in 1992.
Mitchell led Sikeston with 14 points and 12 rebounds per game and also chipped in 1.7 assists, 2.6 steals and shot 48 percent from the floor. She averaged 19 points in conference play and led her team to a school-record 22-5 record, which is the most wins in a single season. Sikeston also finished 10th in the last MBCA Class 4 state poll of the season, which is the first time any Sikeston girls team has been ranked in the Top 10.
In Class 2, Scott County Centra's Jeffery Porter, a senior, and Johneisha Daniel, a sophomore, were named all-state, as was Bloomfield senior Noah Vandiver.
Gideon seniors Kason Lawrence and Allen Earnheart were Class 1 selections as was Advance junior Dawson Mayo and Bell City junior Cole Nichols. On the girls' side, Oran freshman Leah Cauble was a first-time selection.
Malden senior Trevor Ison made the Class 3 all-state team along with Senath-Hornersville senior Kyle Moore.
A complete list of local players who made all-state can be found below:
BOYS
Class 1
Kason Lawrence -- Senior -- Gideon
Allen Earnheart -- Senior -- Gideon
Dawson Mayo -- Junior -- Advance
Cole Nichols -- Junior -- Bell City
Class 2
Jeffery Porter -- Senior -- Scott County Central
Noah Vandiver -- Senior -- Bloomfield
Class 3
Trevor Ison -- Senior -- Malden
Kyle Moore -- Senior -- Senath-Hornersville
Class 4
Player of the Year -- Fred Thatch -- Sophomore -- Sikeston
Al Young -- Senior -- Cape Central
GIRLS
Class 1
Callee Pickrell -- Sophomore -- Naylor
Leah Cauble -- Freshman -- Oran
Madison Gargac -- Senior -- Naylor
Class 2
Chelsey Petty -- Senior -- Neelyville
Shelby Moon -- Senior -- Neelyville
Johneisha Daniels -- Sophomore -- Scott County Central
Mackenzy Smith -- Senior -- Greenville
Class 3
Jaysea Morgan -- Senior -- Twin Rivers
Reagan Wieser -- Senior -- Saxony Lutheran
Brianna Mueller -- Senior -- Saxony Lutheran
Class 4
Tyeshia Mitchell -- Junior -- Sikeston
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For a full list of the boys' teams, go here.
For a full list of the girls' teams, go here.
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STATE POLL
BOYS
Class 1
1 Stanberry 31-0
2 Walnut Grove 30-3
3 Gideon 27-5
4 Glasgow 26-5
5 Winston 28-1
6 Mercer 23-5
7 School of Ozarks 22-3
8 Advance 24-6
9 Hardin-Central 19-9
10 North Andrew 23-6
Class 2
1 Hartville 29-4
2 Iberia 28-5
3 Wellington-Napelean 30-2
4 Bloomfield 28-5
5 Clopton 24-5
6 Skyline 17-12
7 Rich HIll 28-1
8 Penny 22-4
9 Thayer 25-5
10 Knox County 20-10
Class 3
1 Father Tolton Catholic 30-3
2 Barstow 27-4
3 Mountain Grove 28-5
4 Whitfield 27-5
5 Cardinal Ritter 24-7
6 Fair Grove 26-5
7 Southern Boone 23-2
8 Caruthersville 17-10
9 Hogan Prep 20-5
10 O'hara 21-4
Class 4
1 Vashon 26-4
2 Lafayette (St. Joseph) 28-4
3 Helias 28-4
4 Sikeston 28-2
5 Parkway West 23-6
6 Bolivar 24-5
7 Rolla 23-3
8 Westminster 20-6
9 Jennings 22-5
10 Glendale 19-10
Class 5
1 Chaminade 27-5
2 Kickapoo 29-3
3 SLUH 21-10
4 Lees Summit 29-2
5 Hazelwood Central 24-5
6 Webster Groves 26-2
7 CBC 20-9
8 Blue Springs South 17-12
9 Liberty North 25-4
10 Nixa 21-7
GIRLS
Class 1
1 Mound City 30-1
2 Naylor 23-7
3 Walnut Grove 23-9
4 Glasgow 24-7
5 Jefferson 26-3
6 Norborne 23-4
7 Drexel 25-5
8 Community 23-6
9 Mercer 26-1
10 Prairie Home 23-6
Class 2
1 Crane 32-1
2 Neelyville 26-5
3 Skyline 28-5
4 New Franklin 22-9
5 Gainesville 27-2
6 Crocker 25-3
7 Clopton 25-5
8 Santa Fe 26-3
9 Scotland County 28-2
10 Northeast (Cairo) 23-3
Class 3
1 Strafford 30-3
2 Saxony Lutheran 29-3
3 St. Pius X 26-4
4 Southern Boone 29-3
5 Park Hill Central 28-2
6 St. James 23-7
7 Chillicothe 25-4
8 Whitfield 25-4
9 Cardinal Ritter 19-7
10 Duchesne 25-5
Class 4
1 Benton 31-0
2 MICDS 25-5
3 Owensville 25-6
4 Incarnate Word 25-6
5 Carl Junction 26-3
6 Dexter 23-6
7 Grain Valley 21-6
8 St. Charles 21-8
9 Warrenton 21-6
10 Sikeston 22-5
Class 5
1 Kickapoo 29-3
2 Kirkwood 26-5
3 Liberty 27-4
4 Francis Howell 27-5
5 Republic 25-2
6 Parkway North 25-5
7 Washington 25-5
8 Branson 22-5
9 Jefferson City 22-5
10 Hazelwood Central 20-7
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