Gresham Community High School senior Christian Haffner has been named the boys basketball Player of the Year and first-team All-Central Wisconsin Conference-10.
Haffner led the Wildcats to a 15-3 mark and second place in the CWC-10.
“Christian probably had a good enough year to win it last year, too, but he’s been a big reason we’ve had the kinds of seasons we’ve had since he’s been here,” Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck said. “He’s a shooter first of all, but over the years he’s developed to where he can get to the basket and score, too.”
Haffner, a 6-foot-1 guard, averaged 24.9 points and 4.9 rebounds for Gresham, whose 15-3 conference mark was good enough for second place. Haffner, whose 449 points in league play were 167 more than the conference’s second-leading scorer, has been at the center of the Wildcats’ 57 wins over the past three seasons.
Gresham sophomore Neal Cerveny was named to the all-conference second team. Cerveny averaged 12.3 points and 3.3 assists as the Wildcats compiled a 21-4 overall mark.
“Neal took a big step for us this year,” Zobeck said. “He’s a good shooter with good quickness who can get to the rim. He’s also a heady player who I can trust guarding the opponent’s best player.”
Senior guards Michael Pecore, of Menominee Indian, and Chase Nueske, of Bowler, were also second-team All-CWC-10 selections. Pecore’s 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists led the Eagles, whose 10-8 record was good enough for a first-division finish, while Nueske was the league’s leading rebounder with 10.8 per game. His 13.4 scoring per game gave him a double-double average for the season.
Honorable mention awards went to Bowler senior Cody Montez (14.1 points per game), Tigerton senior Jacob Minniescheske (league second-best 9.5 rebounds per game) and Marion senior Jared Sawall (15.9 points per game).
CENTRAL WISCONSIN CONFERENCE-10
ALL-CONFERENCE
BOYS BASKETBALL
First team: Josh Schraeder, Port Edwards, senior; Chris Montag, Port Edwards, senior; Jared Joslin, Port Edwards, junior; Tanner Hudziak, Wild Rose, junior; Aaron VandeCastle, Wild Rose, senior; Christian Haffner, Gresham, senior.
Second team: Austin Bunders, Almond-Bancroft, junior; Dylan Bunders, Almond-Bancroft, sophomore; Chase Nueske, Bowler, senior; Michael Pecore, Menominee Indian, senior; Christian Baker, Rosholt, senior; Neal Cerveny, Gresham, sophomore.
Honorable mention: Cody Montez, Bowler, senior; Collin McCarville, Port Edwards, senior; Sawyer Fleming, Rosholt, freshman; Dayton Jones, Tri-County, senior; Kasey Zdroik, Tri-County, senior; Jacob Minniecheske, Tigerton, senior; Jared Sawall, Marion, senior.
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