Bozarth headlines Newton boys on all-LHC basketball squad

Newton senior Landon Bozarth ranked in the top 10 in scoring during the Little Hawkeye Conference season. And he finished in the top 10 in four other statistical categories.

That earned him a spot on the all-conference boys basketball first team recently.

Joining Bozarth on the squad were second-team selections Cade Bauer and Caden Klein and honorable mention pick Creighton Andrew. All four Cardinals landed on the all-conference basketball team for the first time in their careers.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only.

The all-LHC boys basketball teams were released to the public after Dallas Center-Grimes was eliminated from the Class 4A postseason on Tuesday.

Bozarth ranked seventh in the conference at 11.3 points per game. He was 10th in rebounds per game at 4.6, eighth in assists per contest at 2.4 and ninth with 17 made 3-pointers.

Bozarth also averaged 1.0 steals per game, shot 35.4 percent from 3 and led Newton with a field goal percentage of 45.6 and a free throw percentage of 65.

Klein, a junior, averaged 8.2 points per game in conference play and ranked seventh in the league in rebounds at 5.2 per contest. He also ranked fifth in the LHC in assists at 3.2 per tilt, 10th in steals at 1.1 per game and seventh in blocks at .5 per contest.

His 42.3 percent shooting from 3 was seventh-best in the conference and he made 11 3s total.

Bauer, a senior, averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and ranked sixth in the conference in steals at 1.2 per contest.

His 21 made 3s ranked sixth in the league, and Bauer shot 31.8 percent from 3.

Andrew, a senior, averaged 5.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest and shot 30.4 percent from long range.

Little Hawkeye Conference

Boys Basketball

Final Standings

Team Conference Overall

Dallas Center-Grimes 12-0 19-6

Pella 9-3 18-7

Norwalk 8-4 11-12

Indianola 5-7 7-15

Newton 4-8 12-11

Pella Christian 2-10 10-14

Oskaloosa 2-10 7-15

All-Conference

First Team

Landon Bozarth, sr., Newton; *Kyle Cason, sr., DCG; *Tate Perrin, sr., DCG; *Jack McGuire, jr., Pella; *Austin Schulte, jr., Pella; *Grady Sigrist, sr., Norwalk; *George Blake, so., Indianola; Cameron Thomas, sr., Norwalk; Mateo Dzolota, sr., DCG.

*denotes unanimous selection

Second Team

Caden Klein, jr., Newton; Cade Bauer, sr., Newton; Brayden Traetow, sr., Pella; Kaleb Foltz, sr., Norwalk; Easton McGraw, so., Indianola; Andrew DeWall, sr., Indianola; Tommy North, so., Oskaloosa; Landon Fransman, sr., Pella Christian.

Honorable Mention

Creighton Andrew, sr., Newton; Hudson Heidgerken, jr., DCG; Chase Perrin, fr., DCG; Tyson Barnes, sr., Pella; Colin Kerndt, sr., Pella; Timothy Koerselman, sr., Norwalk; Mason Johnson, sr., Norwalk; Hayden Schulte, so., Indianola; Bryant Ritchie, jr., Indianola; Xavier Edwards, sr., Oskaloosa; Ethan Stek, jr., Oskaloosa; Deacon Branderhorst, sr., Pella Christian; Gilbert Flagel, jr., Pella Christian.