Brainerd's Kentrell Evans heads past Christ Presbyterian Academy's Rylan Harris in this 2014 file photo. Twelve area players are included among the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's all-state basketball teams, including two each from the Brainerd, Central and McCallie state-tournament teams.
In boys' Class AA, Central's Tre Tiller and Ryan Montgomery are joined by Brainerd's Kentrell Evans and Da'V Moore. Tiller averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks per game, and Montgomery averaged a team-leading 18 points and nine rebounds. Evans ran the show for the Panthers at the point, averaging 12 points and eight assists per game, and Moore averaged a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four steals per game.
The Division II-AA all-state team includes McCallie's Adrian Thomas and Junior Clay, who each averaged around 12 points and seven rebounds per game. Eric Baynard represents St. Andrew's-Sewanee on the Division II-A team.
In girls' Division II-AA, Baylor's Miss Basketball award winner Kaleigh Clemons is joined by GPS's Akia Harris, who averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.3 steals per game.
Signal Mountain's Aryn Sanders, who averaged 22 points, six rebounds and 3.6 steals per game, is joined on the Class AA list of honorees by McMinn Central's Jacobi Lynn, who helped the Chargerettes reach the state tournament with a team-leading 18 points per game.
Van Buren County's Lakelyn Bouldin, a Miss Basketball finalist who averaged 23 points, 9.4 rebounds, three assists and 2.7 steals per game, is the only area girl on the Class A team.
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TSWA all-state basketball teams
GIRLS Class A Lakelyn Bouldin (Van Buren); Abbey Dew (Houston County); Averyale Joy (Middleton); Sarah Pierce (Community); Brittany Cooper, Kara Meadows, Cheyenne Shaver (Clarkrange); Taylor Lamb, Ashton Wykle (South Greene); Rachel Griffith, Emily Griffith (Oliver Springs); Breanna Boggs (Houston County); Brittany Peoples (Greenfield); Derenisha Taylor (Mitchell); Kassidy Allen (Jackson County); Jayna Ferrell, Tristan McClellan, Abbi Buck (Pickett County); Ashlynd Wilkerson (Middle Tennessee Christian). Class AA Callie Hackett (Smith County); Anna Hammaker (CAK); Kayla Marosites, Kelci Marosites (Elizabethton); Jordan Majors (MLK); Ola Obi, Claudia Smith (Murfreesboro Central); Jacobi Lynn (McMinn Central); Kalee Johnson (Happy Valley); Andi Lamb (Chuckey-Doak); Syndi Lollar (Greeneville); Blake Lamb (Grainger); Harris Price (Gatlinburg-Pittman); Isabella Franco, Kennedi Hambrick (CPA); Karley Smith (Westmoreland); Myah Taylor (Dyersburg); Gazmyne Herndon (Douglass); Danielle Conley (Craigmont); Aryn Sanders (Signal Mountain). Class AAA Brandi Beasley, Eryn Foster (Ridgeway); Crystal Dangerfield, Alex Johnson, MeMe Jackson (Blackman); Lea Lea Carter (Dickson County); Ronjanae DeGray (Mt. Juliet); Kendall Spray (Wilson Central); Kristen Cupples (Anderson County); Sasha Morrisette (Dobyns-Bennett); Savannah Felgemacher (Vounteer); Lakeisha Gregory (Science Hill); Anajae Stephney (Bearden); Bella Taylor (White County); Mika Wester (Cocke County); Charity Savage (Bartlett); Emanye Robertson (White Station); Jaida Roper (Houston); Anastasia Hayes (Riverdale); Shelby Gibson, Abby Wright (Oakland); Jenny Roy (Brentwood). Division II-A Kaylan Pugh (St. Mary's); Anna Jones (USJ); Micah Scheetz, Katie Collier (Knoxville Webb); Briana Porter (USN); Allison Cowie (BGA); Kennedi Bell (FRA); Emily Lytle (ECS); Antoinette Lewis (Harding). Division II-AA Kaleigh Clemons (Baylor); Jordyn Cambridge (Ensworth); Sydni Harvey, Bria Dial, India Hall, Bre Jackson (Brentwood Academy); Lauren Ransom (Pope John Paul II); Brynn Holden, Elise Holden (Briarcrest); Akia Harris (GPS). BOYS Class A Tucker Campbell (Adamsville); Marcus Deberry (Union City); Jeremiah Martin, Naba Echols (Mitchell); Connor Arnold, Kobe Kelley (Knoxville Grace); John Payne (Goodpasture); Demarco Jackson (LEAD Academy); Tyreke Key (Clay County); Conner Hall (Jackson County); Tyree Beason (B.T. Washington); Jordan Brown (Middle College); Jared Phillips (Monterey); Jordan Self, Kyal Clevenger (Cosby); Jacob Cawood (Midway). Class AA Kentrell Evans, Da'V Moore (Brainerd); Braxton Blackwell, Tyger Campbell (CPA); Chris McNeal (Jackson South Side); LeGarald Vick (Douglass); Tyger Campbell (CPA); Ross Cummings (Creek Wood); Thomas Booker (East Nashville); Jordan Bowden, Kelvin Jackson (Carter); Kentell Williams, Joe Kimber (Fulton); Colton Blevins (York); Wade Eldridge (Livingston Academy); Kaleb McKinnie (Bolivar Central); Teverette Cain (Craigmont); Tre Tiller, Ryan Montgomery (Central). Class AAA Donte Dorsey (Southwind); Dedric Lawson, K.J. Lawson (Hamilton); Grant Teichmann, Jalen Lawson (Brentwood); Thomas Smith (Hillsboro); Kordell Henderson (White County); Tee Higgins (Oak Ridge); Jonathan Bowlan (Bartlett); Marlon Hunter (Houston); Brett Warner (Collierville); Elijah McCoin (Clarksville NW); JaRyan Young (Clarksville NW); Khalil Spencer (Ridgeway); Jaylen Fisher (Bolton); Nych Smith (White Station); Jy'lan Washington (Stewarts Creek); Isaiah Hart (Blackman); Patrick Good (David Crockett). Division II-A Justin Wertner, Chase Hayden (St. George's); Kenny Cooper (FRA); Dakota Quinn (Davidson Academy); Eric Baynard (SAS); Justin Jenkins, Troy Whiteside (Knoxville Webb); Marcus Lytle (ECS); Anthony Yarbrough (Harding); Will Howell (Fayette Academy). Division II-AA Micah Thomas, Will Hrubes (Briarcrest); Jordan Bone (Ensworth); Darius Garland, Jeremiah Oatsvall (Brentwood Academy); Frederick Douglas, William Douglas, Undra Wilson (Christian Brothers); Adrian Thomas, Junior Clay (McCallie).