Senior Eddie Burgess, holder of three school records, earned the Braves “Team Together” Award at the high school boys basketball program’s annual family dinner and awards event on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the school.
The award, which is voted on by the players, goes to the individual who was a “tremendous teammate and always put the team #1.”
Burgess set a school record for most rebounds in a single game with 24.
He had the most rebounds in one season (350).
Burgess is the all-time leader in career rebounds with 1,011.
Eddie also became the 12th player in school history to become a 1,000 point scorer (1,014).
Burgess was one of 8 players from Montezuma’s 19-school substate to be named first-team all-substate.
Four Braves were honored for their on-court skills by the South Iowa Cedar League.
Burgess was named to the all-SICL first team.
Masin Shearer was named to the league’s second team.
Owen Cook and Gavin Strong were all-SICL honorable mention picks.
A total of 14 Braves were named to the SICL All-Academic Team. They are:
Colton Benson
Alex Black
Eddie Burgess
Owen Cook
Maguire De Jong
Jack Erselius
Tod Geiger
Nik Kotar
Masin Shearer
Briar Simpson
Bryson Stockman
Sawyer Tindle
Garrett Watts
Jeremy Williams