Auburndale’s Willfahrt, Columbus Catholic’s Konieczny earn honorable mention status on WBCA boys basketball all-state teams

Auburndale’s Alex Willfahrt was a Division 4 all-state honorable mention selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. (Photo by Paul Lecker/MarshfieldAreaSports.com)
Columbus Catholic junior Emmitt Konieczny was a Division 5 all-state honorable mention pick by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. (Photo by Paul Lecker/MarshfieldAreaSports.com)

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Auburndale senior Alex Willfahrt and Marshfield Columbus Catholic junior Emmitt Konieczny were chosen as honorable mention recipients on the 2022-23 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State Boys Basketball Teams.

Ten players were named first-team selections in five divisions.

Willfahrt, a unanimous first-team Marawood Conference South Division selection, was among the honorable mention choices on the Division 4 team. Willfahrt led Auburndale in scoring at 14.5 points per game this season with 32 3-pointers as the Eagles finished third in the conference at 13-3 and ended up 24-4 overall after reaching the Division 4 sectional final.

Konieczny, a repeat first-team all-Cloverbelt Conference East Division performer, was an honorable mention selection on the Division 5 team. Konieczny led Columbus Catholic in scoring at 15.5 points per game, while shooting 77 percent from the free throw line and making 62 3-pointers. He also topped the Dons in assists with 112.

Pewaukee’s Milan Momcilovic and De Pere’s John Kinziger were named Co-Mr. Basketball for the state.

A number of other Central Wisconsin players also earned all-state honors. D.C. Everest’s Marcus Hall was a Division 1 first-team pick, Marathon’s Grant Warren was a first-team selection in Division 4, and Wausau Newman Catholic’s Mason Prey and Stevens Point Pacelli’s Jaydon Awe were Division 5 first-team picks.

Newman Catholic’s Conner Krach and Isaac Seidel were Division 5 honorable mention choices, and Neillsville’s Andrew Brown was a Division 4 honorable mention pick.

2022-23 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State Teams
Division 1
First team:
Demarion Burch, sr., Milwaukee Hamilton; Tyran Cook, sr., Waukesha South; Jamariea Dalton, sr., Fond du Lac; Marcus Hall, sr., D.C. Everest; Will Hornseth, sr., De Pere; Gavyn Hurley, sr., Middleton; John Kinziger, sr., De Pere; Nolan Minessale, jr., Milwaukee Marquette; Xzavion Mitchell, so., Oshkosh North; Luther Smith, jr., Sussex Hamilton; Mac Wrecke, sr., Hartland Arrowhead.
Honorable mention: Bennett Basich, jr., Hartland Arrowhead; Steven Clark, jr., Oshkosh North; Brady Corso, jr., Neenah; Jack Daugherty, jr., Brookfield Central; Will Gardner, sr., Franklin; Solomon Garrison, sr., Mequon Homestead; Caleb Glaser, sr., Appleton East; Cal Klesmit, sr., Neenah; Arhman Lewis, sr., Madison La Follette; Collin Madson, sr., Mukwonago; Sam Mickelson, jr., Madison Memorial; Seth Miron, sr., Kimberly; Jon O’Neill, jr., Kaukauna; Robert Peters, sr., West Allis Hale; Connor Pytleski, sr., Green Bay Southwest; MJ Stackhouse, jr., Kenosha Indian Trail; Mason Stoik, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; William Whorton, sr., Milwaukee King.
Division 2
First team:
Jamiir Allen, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Evan Anderson, jr., Onalaska; Logan Baumgartner, sr., Medford; Jake Dunham, sr., South Milwaukee; Davion Hannah, so., Glendale Nicolet; Nick Janowski, jr., Pewaukee; Jaquan Johnson, jr., Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic; Kon Knueppel, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Milan Momcilovic, sr., Pewaukee; Kai Rogers, so., Wauwatosa West; Nic Williams, sr., La Crosse Central.
Honorable mention: Anthony Carter, sr., Greenfield; Devin Davenport, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran; Ty Fernholz, jr., Stoughton; Bennett Fried, sr., La Crosse Central; Juan Guererro Hernandez, so., Grafton; Jaden Guyton, sr., Whitefish Bay; Austin Herro, sr., Whitnall; Keagan Jirschele, jr., Mosinee; Matthew Kirk, sr., Milton; Emmett Lawton, sr., Green Bay Notre Dame; JR Lukenbill, sr., Burlington; Michael McNabb, jr., Grafton; Michael Metcalf-Grassman, sr., Shawano; Tyler Orr, sr., Rice Lake; TJ Stuttley, so., Onalaska; Prentice Young, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran.
Division 3
First team:
Levi Birkholz, sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Brayden Bradway, sr., Osceola; Devin Brown, so., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Drew Daoust, so., Southern Door; Dupree Fletcher, jr., Milwaukee Carmen Northwest; Carson Koepnick, sr., West Salem; Peter Lattos, sr., West Salem; Jeremy Lorenz, sr., Brillion; Amari McCottry, jr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Alex Sherwood, sr., Appleton Xavier; Aaron Uttech, sr., Columbus.
Honorable mention: Pierce Arenz, jr., Kiel; Chandler Batchelor, sr., Dodgeville; Jarmarion Batemon, so., Milwaukee Academy of Science; AJ Bender, so., Lake Mills; Riley Brooks, sr., Ripon; Al Deang, sr., Madison Edgewood; Sekou Konneh, jr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Cole Lahti, sr., Northwestern; Jordan Malmlov, sr., Prescott; Brock Massey, jr., Mauston; Mitch McCarty, sr., Campbellsport; Braden McGlothlin, sr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial; Adison Mittlestadt, sr., Mayville; Cody Schmitz, jr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau; Domanyck, Schwartzenberger, jr., Bloomer; Dallas Wallin, jr., Prescott; Carter Wollan, so., Amery; Aaron Womack III, so., Whitefish Bay Dominican; Jaylen Woodland, sr., Milwaukee Audobon Technology.
Division 4
First team:
Cal Fischer, sr., Deerfield; Tanner Jones, sr., Bangor; Eric Kenesie, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Brady Larson, sr., Fennimore; Tyson Lucas, jr., Cameron; Max Lucey, sr., Cuba City; Kodi Miller, sr., Onalaska Luther; Dawson Schmidt, sr., Shiocton; Tanner Schumacher, sr., Howards Grove; Isaiah Schwichtenberg, sr., Onalaska Luther; Cole Uhlenbrauck, sr., Neenah St. Mary Catholic; Bo Vollrath, jr., Fall Creek; Grant Warren, jr., Marathon.
Honorable mention: Logan Bahr, jr., Onalaska Luther; Luke Beighley, sr., Whitehall; Walter Berns, jr., La Crosse Aquinas; Andrew Brown, sr., Neillsville; Braden Crubel, sr., River Ridge; Isaiah Deitz, sr., Chequamegon; Jax Effertz, sr., Cumberland; LeTrevion Fenderson, so., Racine The Prairie School; Carver Fitzsimons, sr., Darlington; Brady Ingersoll, sr., Ladysmith; Devon McCune, sr., Whitehall; Matt Merlo, sr., Random Lake; Will Murray, jr., Darlington; Lucas Rameker, sr., Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs; Alex Willfahrt, sr., Auburndale.
Division 5
First team:
Jaydon Awe, so., Stevens Point Pacelli; Seth Bunders, sr., Wauzeka-Steuben; Isaiah Kastern, jr., Solon Springs; Tristian Lynch, sr., Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran; Eddie Mittermeyer, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell; Ayden Phillips, so., Almond-Bancroft; Ryan Popowich, jr., Bruce; Mason Prey, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Cullen Rauls, sr., Fall River; Eli Talsma, sr., Hurley.
Honorable mention: Ahmad Badwan, jr., Milwaukee Salam; Rex Blaine, sr., Benton; Mike Bowen, jr., Milwaukee Heritage Christian; Jacob Gagna, sr., Elkhart Lake; Nathan Gibbs, sr., Port Edwards; Canan Huss, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell; Aiden Janke, sr., Athens; Emmitt Konieczny, jr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Conner Krach, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Anthony Martin, sr., Southwestern; Elijah Meerstein, sr., Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran; Evan Payne, sr., Seneca; Diego Perez, jr., Wayland Academy; Ashton Pfaff, sr., New Lisbon; Isaac Seidel, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Sam Udelhofen, sr., Potosi; Colin Vieth, sr., Fall River; Gavin Wunderlin, jr., Potosi; Tommy Zakovec, sr., Mellen.