Tribune's midseason Player of the Year candidates for boys basketball
Evan Abbott talks joining the Ballard boys basketball program Ballard junior Evan Abbott, an Ankeny Centennial transfer, talks joining the Bomber boys basketball team to pursue a state title. In Iowa high school boys basketball, teams from the Ames area are off to a great start. The Ballard boys basketball team is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Class 3A according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Ames is ranked No. 6 in 4A, Nevada is atop the Heart of Iowa Conference standings and Gilbert, Roland-Story and Colo-NESCO each has a winning record through the first half of the season. There have been several outstanding individual players who have stood out so far in the...