The 2012-13 season has faded into a memory for many and a focus has already begun for the next season with open gyms and camps planned for the summer months.  But few will forget the great times of watching these high school athletes as they filled area gymnasiums with the excitement of competition.

The Stoddard County Athletic Association continues to provide some of the best basketball in the area.  Countless hours spent shooting and conditioning all wraps up in only a few shorts months of games.  But all the effort extended by these young athletes will remain a great memory for a lifetime.

The SCAA has met to honor a few of the many athletes from the area with the naming of the All-Conference teams from their association.  The are three teams honored of 1st, 2nd and Honorable Mention teams, as well as a Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. 

Coach of the Year for the 2012-13 season is the head coach of the Bernie Mules, Brad Botsch.  Even more of an honor to a coach is when your own players are offered the highest award for the season.  Thus is the case for Coach Botsch with David Baker receiving the Player of the Year award and Landon Baker awarded the Defensive Player of the Year.

The Advance Hornets gathered in two positions of the SCAA First Team honors with Ethan Barr and Lane Below.  David Baker of Bernie was also named to the First Team along with Brett Ruch of the Bloomfield Wildcats.  Rounding out the honors was the dominant center for the Richland Rebels, Richard Forshe.

D.J. Dowdy of the Dexter Bearcats was named to the SCAA Second Team, along with B J Jennings of Bernie, Caleb Baker of Bloomfield and Jacob Plunkett of Puxico.  The final position on the 2nd Team was a tie between the Bernie Mules' Landon Wood and Puxico's Zach Tucker.

Dexter's Chase Young and Brad Potts received honorable mention for their performances during the 2012-13 season.

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