Three Spartans named to Illini Prairie Conference team
By FRED KRONER
Boys’ basketball coaches in the Illini Prairie Conference selected six players to the all-conference first team, another six for the second team and a third set of six to the honorable mention list.
St. Joseph-Ogden had one representative on each of the three units.
Every player chosen for the first and second teams were seniors.
SJ-O scoring leader Tanner Jacob was one of four unanimous first-team choices. Point guard Logan Smith was a second-team pick.
The third group included SJ-O’s Tanner Siems, one of two juniors recognized on the honorable mention list.
Jacob hit the 500-point mark for the season, averaging 14.7 points per game for the 27-7 Spartans. He also led the team in three-pointers (78) and free throw accuracy (76.5 percent).
Smith averaged 10.1 points per game and was the team-leader in assists. Siems averaged 11.3 points per game and also led SJ-O in rebounding with 195 (5.7 per-game average).
All three had games where they eclipsed the 20-point mark. Collectively, they led the team in scoring in 28 games.
