Eight DeKalb County High School basketball players were named last week with All-District Honors.
The Tigers' Evans Jones was named to the 2nd Team All-District, while Brayden Antoniak was named to the All-District Defensive Team. Jordan Young and Elishah Ramos were presented as Honorable Mentions.
The Lady Tigers' Kadee Ferrell was named to the 1st Team All-District and the All-District Defensive Team, while Ella VanVranken was named the District’s Freshman of the Year as well as the 3rd Team All-District. Cadee Griffith was named to the District’s All-Freshman Team, while Megan Cantrell and Watertown’s Brittni Allison were named as the District’s Co-Most Improved Players of the Year.
All of the District 8 AA All-District honors are as follows:
District 8 AA All-District Selections (Boys)
Player of the Year - Alex Rush - Upperman
Coach of the Year - Bobby McWilliams - Upperman and Roy Whited - York Institute
Defensive Player of the Year - Alex Rush - Upperman
All Defensive Team - Collin Gore - Upperman, Nick Smith - York Institute, Eli Melton - Livingston Academy, Q. Hughes Malone - Watertown, and Brayden Antoniak - DeKalb County.
Freshman of the Year - Bryson Bilbrey - York Institute and Miles Leffew - York Institute
All Freshman Team - A.J. Armstrong - Cannon County, Peyton Hix - Smith County, Theo Winters - Cannon County, and Zach Byrd - York Institute
Most Improved Player - Jonathan Heddings - York Institute
1st Team All-District - Collin Gore - Upperman, Matthew Sells - Livingston Academy, Riley Cooper - York Institute, Nick Smith - York Institute, and Gus Davenport - Cannon County
2nd Team - Q. Hughes Malone - Watertown, Evan Jones - DeKalb County, Jonathan Heddings - York Institute, Eli Scarlett - Watertown, and Jace McWilliams - Upperman
3rd Team - Jaxon Fox - Upperman, Lavell Rogers - Cannon County, Braydee Brooks - Macon County, Eli Melton - Livingston Academy, and Nick Choate - Livingston Academy
Honorable Mention - A.J. Armstrong - Cannon County, Jordan Young - DeKalb County, Elishah Ramos - DeKalb County, Conner Johnson - Macon County, Dennis West - Smith County, Matthew Sinclair - Smith County, Brayden Holliman - Smith County, A.J. Nash - Upperman, Brayden Cousino - Watertown, Miles Leffew - York Institute, and Bryson Bilbrey - York Institute
District 8 AA All-District Selections (Girls)
Player of the Year - Reagan Hurst - Upperman
Coach of the Year - Dana McWilliams - Upperman
Defensive Player of the Year - Brooklyn Crouch - Upperman
All Defensive Team - Abby Shoulders - Macon County, Haylee Johnson - York Institute, Kadee Ferrell - DeKalb County, Reagan Hurst - Upperman, and Jaylnn Gregory - Macon County
Freshman of the Year - Ella VanVranken - DeKalb County
All Freshman Team - Merissa Spivey - Smith County, Mallie Gene Coleman - Livingston Academy, Kierah Maklary - Watertown, Cadee Griffith - DeKalb County, and Madison King - Watertown.
Most Improved Player - Megan Cantrell - DeKalb County and Brittni Allison - Watertown
1st Team All-District - Jaylnn Gregory - Macon County, Haylee Johnson - York Institute, Kadee Ferrell - DeKalb County, Brooklyn Crouch - Upperman, and Emma Christensen - Watertown
2nd Team - Abby Shoulders - Macon County, Aleah Melton - Livingston Academy, Torie Brooks - Upperman, Aiyana Levy - Upperman, and Gabby Beaty - York Institute
3rd Team - Brittni Allison - Watertown, Keaton Webb - Livingston Academy, Ella VanVranken - DeKalb County, Ellie Leffew - York Institute, and Abigail Johnson - Upperman
Honorable Mention - Shelby Smithson - Cannon County, Hailey Cronk - Livingston Academy, Allie Qualls - Livingston Academy, Saranda Woodson - Macon County, Emma Enoch - Smith County, Addie Hawkins - Smith County, Anna Vinning - Smith County, Merissa Spivey - Smith County, Anna Grace McClain - Upperman, Jayla Cobb - Upperman, Daejah Maklary - Watertown, Sage Smith - York Institute, and MiKaela Reagan - York Institute
