Concordia Boys Have Four Players Receive All-North Central Kansas League Recognition

The Concordia High School Boys Basketball team had four players recognized on the 2023-2024 All-North Central Kansas League team, which was announced by the league on Friday, March 8th.  Senior Guards Payton Breese and Joey Henderson both earned a spot on the All-NCKL First Team, while Junior Guard Peyton Retter and Sophomore Forward Chane Parker received honorable mention recognition.

Henderson led the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game on 40.8 percent shooting from the field.  Henderson, who also shot 86-of-119 (72.3 percent) from the foul line, also finished his senior season with 3.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Breese, the best outside shooter on the team, knocked down 44 three-pointers and shot 40.7 percent from behind the arc on his way to averaging 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Retter made 41 three-pointers on the year and finished as one of the top free-throw shooters on the club at 82.5 percent.  Retter averaged 10.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Parker, who played in 19 of the team's 22 games this season, averaged 7.9 points per game on 58.4 percent shooting from the floor while pulling down a team-best 133 rebounds, an average of 7 rebounds per game.

Concordia ended the year at 13-9 overall and 7-3 in the NCKL, finishing second in the league standings.