All-NWKL Basketball Team Selected
Two Indians Selected for All-Star Game
The All-Northwest Kansas League boys basketball team has been selected by a vote of the NWKL head coaches. Indians Matt Raile and Trent Raile were both honored for their play during the 2009-2010 season. Matt and Trent have also both been selected to play in the Northwest Kansas All-Star Basketball game in Colby on April 18th. Matt and Trent both received honorable mention All-State honors in the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal as well. Matt also received honorable mention All-State by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Matt Raile (6'6" senior) averaged 17.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game for the Indians this season. He shot 34% from 3-point range, 57% from 2-point distance, and 73 percent from the free throw line. He also led the Indians in blocks (64), steals (45) and assists (70).
Trent Raile (6'2" senior) averaged 14.6 points and 6 rebounds per game. Trent shot 34% from 3-point range, 50 % from 2-point distance, and 65% from the free throw line. Trent was second on the team in steals with 34 and third in assists with 38.
Coach Jeff Beims made the following comments about Matt and Trent, "I’d like to say that we found a glitch in their transcripts that will require them to start over as freshmen next year, but unfortunately that is not the case. Both of these gentlemen are an invaluable asset to whatever sport they play. They carry themselves with class, and a competitive spirit that have made them stellar athletes in our program for years. More importantly they are young men of good character. Someone once said that you can tell a lot about the character of a man by the way he treats people who can do nothing for him. I have never seen them treat anyone, even the lowliest among us, as anything but a full fledged member of our team. Both Matt and Trent have earned my respect and my gratitude for their contributions during my tenure and they will truly be missed."
Others selected to the All- NWKL mens team were: Matt Bird – Quinter, Taylor Rall – Hoxie, Patrick Loftus – Oakley, Scott Ochs – Quinter, Brady McKee – Colby, Corbin Stephens – Colby, Jaxsen Moss – Hoxie, and Brady Reed – Quinter.
Those players receiving Honorable Mention were: Patrick Ahrens – Oakley, Dakota Soderlund – Oberlin, Ryan Hillmer – Goodland, Brandon Rutherford – Atwood, Tad Parsons – Oakley, Brock Wilkens – Goodland, Zach Nemechek – Quinter, and Keaton Argabright - Atwood.
Congratulations, Matt and Trent!
