Warrenton basketball players Jenny Jansen and Rylie Cox were named to the Gateway Athletic Conference all-conference teams, the school announced.

For Jansen, a junior forward, it was the third consecutive first-team selection.

Jansen averaged 17.1 points to lead the Warriors to a 21-6 record and second consecutive district championship.

“We walked into the all-conference meeting, and I didn’t have to do much convincing,” Warrenton Head Coach Greg Williams said. “I just mentioned her name and everyone immediately agreed.”

Williams credited Jansen — who is predominately a softball player and committed to Southern Illinois-Carbondale — with a strong work ethic for being able to be among the best basketball players in the conference.

“We want to work on some defense and shooting over the summer, but she is always improving,” he said. “She has really progressed as a shooter and she’ll only get better because she is always working.”

Jansen led Warrenton with a 56 percent shooting percentage while averaging a team-high 8.1 rebounds.

She scored in single digits twice in 27 games, and finished with at least 20 points 10 times.

“I was expecting that of myself since I’ve been there the last two years, so it’s a personal goal of mine every year,” she said. “To be able to reach those goals the last few years has been nice.”

Cox, a sophomore guard, earned second-team honors after finishing seventh in overall voting.

Cox was third on the team in scoring with 6.7 points, but made her mark on the defensive end.

“She plays so hard, and it’s funny to watch another team put in their press-break for one person,” Williams said. “If you don’t have somebody who can bring the ball up, you’re going to be in for a long night.”

Cox led the Warriors with 63 steals, and believes her defensive prowess helped her offensive game, which improved throughout the season.

“I wasn’t the best offensive player early in the year, but my defense helped me stay focused and brush off bad offensive games,” she said. “At the beginning of the season, I was more timid, and most of our conference  games were at the beginning of the season. But once I became less timid and started shooting more, I started doing better. I think I would have had a chance at first team if I played like that all year, but we can always try for next season.”

Williams said Cox’s improvements from November to March has him excited for the future.

“As a sophomore, you’re usually just trying to get reps, but she got thrown into the fire and it was sink or swim,” he said. “She really kept improving over the year. We had some turnover problems, but that happens. Her scoring really improved to the point where could score 14 or 16 a night by the end of the year.”