Leader Staff
Bonduel High School junior center Peyton Czarapata was a first-team selection to the All-Central Wisconsin Conference-8 boys basketball team announced this week.
Czarapata averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds a game for the third-place Bears.
“Peyton played mostly junior varsity last year, so most of the teams didn’t know much about him this season,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. “The biggest turnaround for him this season was in his confidence. It’s nice that he’s coming back for another year.”
The Bears landed two on the second team — senior guards Connor Rosin and Colton Dobratz.
“Connor did everything for us,” Copp said of Rosin, a three-year starter. “He sacrificed scoring to pass the ball and play defense. We’ll miss him big time.
“And Colton carried us many times from about mid-season on. He had games of 24, 27 points. We’ll miss his experience.”
Wittenberg-Birnamwood freshman Trevor Groshek’s 10.4 points and 2.4 assists were enough to earn him honorable mention all-conference honors.
Pacelli’s James Gollon, who averaged 30.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in league play, was named the conference Player of the Year.
CENTRAL WISCONSIN-8
ALL-CONFERENCE
BOYS BASKETBALL
First team: Kristian Welch, Iola-Scandinavia, junior; James Gollon, Pacelli, senior; Nate Schmidt, Shiocton, sophomore; Tyler Biadasz, Amherst, junior; Garrett Groshek, Amherst, junior; Peyton Czarapata, Bonduel, junior.
Second team: Braiden Garbe, Iola-Scandinavia, senior; Gavin Braun, Shiocton, senior; Gage Kamp, Shiocton, junior; Dylan Pankow, Weyauwega-Fremont, junior; Connor Rosin, Bonduel, senior; Colton Dobratz, Bonduel, senior.
Honorable mention: Evan Fuhs, Iola-Scandinavia, senior; Matthew Radloff, Manawa, senior; Shane Manthy, Manawa, junior; Colin Jamison, Pacelli, senior; Trevor Groshek, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, freshman; Connor Zblewski, Amherst, senior; Amaziah McCall, Amherst.