Four Braves earn SICL honors

Four members of Montezuma’s South Iowa Cedar League champion Braves basketball team have been honored on the all-conference team.

Eddie Burgess was a first team choice, Masin Shearer made the second team, and Owen Cook and Gavin Strong were given honorable mention.

Burgess starts the week as the leading rebounder in all classes of play in Iowa, at 16.0 per game.

He also leads the Braves in scoring average (16.6), total blocks (46), steals (49) and field goal percentage (.647). He’s also a .723 free throw shooter.

Shearer is the Braves’ second-leading scorer at 14.1 points per game, and is the leader in assists at 4.5 per contest.

Gavin Strong averages 11.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Owen Cook averages 3.4 rebounds and 8.8 points per game, and is known for his tough defense.