Cubs, Lady Cubs collect Big 8 honors

By Jared Lankford [email protected]

The high school basketball season has officially ended in Missouri, but the time for award has just begun.

For the Monett Cubs and Lady Cubs, their hard work on the hardwood has paid off with a pair of Big 8 All-Conference awards.

On the boys’ side Monett’s Jack Stephens earned Honorable Mention accolades.

On the girls’ All-Big 8 team Kilee Wilson landed a Second Team nod, with Meredith Merriman named to the Honorable Mention team.

The Big 8 All-Conference boys team is as follows: 

First Team

Nevada: Mason Majors, senior

McDonald County: Cael Carlin, senior

East Newton: Caden Youngblood, senior

Mt. Vernon: Hunter Conway, senior

Nevada: Kellen Braden, senior

 Second Team

Aurora: Thomas Lara, senior

East Newton: Kaden Cole, junior

Lamar: Talon Timmons, senior

Mt. Vernon: Hunter Dawson, senior

Cassville: Tyson Bohmke, senior

Honorable Mention

East Newton: Ethan Bales, junior

Monett: Jack Stephens, junior

Nevada: Sean Simmons, senior

Mt. Vernon: Griffin Cordray, sophomore

Lamar: Jude Harris, junior

Coach of the Year: Shaun Gray, Nevada

Player of the Year: Mason Majors, Nevada

The Big 8 All-Conference girls team is as follows: 

First Team

McDonald County: Dakota O’Brien, junior

McDonald County: Jamie Washam, senior

Nevada: Grace Anderson, sophomore

Nevada: Cora Braden, sophomore

Cassville: Alex Holycross, sophomore

Mt. Vernon: Ellie Eddington, freshman

Second Team

McDonald County: Carlie Martin, senior

Monett: Kilee Wilson, senior

Nevada: Lucy Swearingin, junior

Cassville: Audrey Kennedy, junior

East Newton: Sylvia Larsen, sophomore

Honorable Mention

Aurora: Brooke Blevins, senior

Lamar: Chrislyn Dixon, sophomore

Mt. Vernon: Emmie Schubert, junior

Seneca: Olivia Haase, senior

Cassville: Aubrey Stoufer, senior

Monett: Meredith Merriman, senior

Coach of the year: Brad Shorter, McDonald County

Player of the Year: Dakota O’Brien, McDonald County