Daily Chronicle 2022 All-Area Boys Basketball Team

Player of the Year

Lane McVicar, DeKalb, sr., G

First team

Sean Reynolds, DeKalb, fr., G – He averaged 10 points a game and shot 40% from 3-point range. He made the All-DuPage Valley Conference first team in his first high school season.

DeKalb's Tyler Westberg hits a 3-pointer against St. Charles North in the Class 4A Hampshire Regional final Feb. 25 in Hampshire. (Karen Naess for Shaw Local )

Tyler Westberg, DeKalb, sr., G – Westberg averaged 10 points a game, shot 38% from 3-point range and was special mention for the second straight year on the All-DVC team. He had a career-best 29 points in a win against St. Charles North that gave the Barbs their first regional title since 2010.

Kaneland’s Troyer Carlson (10) drives to the hoop against Plano’s Carion Hale (5) during a basketball game at Plano High School on Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022. (Sean King for Shaw Local)

Troyer Carlson, Kaneland, so., G – Carlson averaged two assists a game and knocked down 38% of his 3-pointers in earning All-Interstate 8 Conference first-team honors. He averaged 14.4 points and four rebounds a game.

Hinckley-Big Rock's Judson Scott gets by DePue's Sean Fitzgerald during their game Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Judson Scott, Hinckley-Big Rock, sr., F – Scott averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds a game, helping the Royals achieve 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2012. He was a unanimous selection to the All-Little Ten Conference team.

Genoa-Kingston's Colin Nesler snares a rebound over Dixon's Sky Goral last month in Lancaster Gym. The Dukes won the game 52-36. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)

Colin Nesler, Genoa-Kingston, sr., C – The single-season and career leader in blocks for the Cogs, Nesler averaged three a game this season. He also averaged 11 points and eight rebounds a game this season.

Sycamore's Brody Armstrong goes by Kaneland's Troyer Carlson during their Class 3A regional game Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at Sycamore High School. — Sycamore's Brody Armstrong drives by Kaneland's Troyer Carlson during a Class 3A Sycamore Regional game Feb. 23. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Second team

Brody Armstrong, Sycamore, sr., G

Alec Golembiewski, Genoa-Kingston, sr., G

Ben Hintzsche, Hinckley-Big Rock, jr., G

Darrell Island, DeKalb, jr., G

Parker Violett, Kaneland, so., F

Indian Creek's Grant Schlorff drives around Lisle's Tyrese Watson during their game Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Honorable mention: Tyler York, Sycamore, sr., G; Cole Oelson, Indian Creek, sr., F; Grant Schlorff, Indian Creek, sr., G; Jake Oates, Genoa-Kingston, sr., G