Photos Courtesy of Hillcrest Academy Yearbook
After a successful season, the Hillcrest Academy Raven boys basketball team has started to see the hardware fill up their trophy cases. Four Ravens were selected to All-Conference teams this week by the Southeast Iowa Superconference.
Raven junior Seth Ours was a first team All-Conference pick. The Hillcrest guard piled up a team leading 16 points per game, registering three assists, two steals and two boards per night. He was third in Class 1A at 86% from the free throw line, knocking down 43 of 50 attempts at the stripe on the season. The Hillcrest sharpshooter was impressive from downtown. Ours was fourth in 1A, shooting 49.3% from distance. He went 69 of 140 from long range this season. His 69 makes are most in the Superconference and ninth in 1A. Ours was third in the conference in total scoring at 370 points and his 70 assists were 10th in conference.
Sophomore guard Rowan Miller was a second team Superconference selection. He put up nine points per game with a team best five assists and just over two steals to go with three boards per night. Miller is one of the most efficient players in the state, finishing third in assist to turnover ratio this season in 1A, posting 3.08 helpers for every giveaway. He led the Superconference North Division with 114 total assists. Miller’s 51 steals were seventh most in the league. He was 42% from the three point line, third in conference play, and his 70% from the free throw line was sixth best in the Superconference.
Hillcrest had a pair of honorable mention choices in juniors Bryce Bailey and Mason Bender. Bailey posted nine points, four rebounds, one steal and an assist per night. Bailey’s 28 made three point shots are the eighth most in the Superconference this season. Bender averaged 10 points, a team best five rebounds, three assists and two steals per game. Bender’s 73 total assists this season were eighth in the conference, his 47 total steals were 10th. Bender shot 51.2% from the floor, eighth best in conference.
The Ravens ended the season with a 15-8 overall record.