TSWA Class AA All-StateBoysReginald Gilmore (Tyner), Kedren Johnson (Marshall County), Jalen Steele (Fulton), Lester Wilson (Carter), Robert Wade (Maplewood), T.J. Smith (Livingston Academy), Robert Boyd (Fulton), Rob Pointdexter (White House), E.J. Perry (Westmoreland), Jay Murphy (Bolivar), Ricky Tisdale (Bolivar), Tarius Johnson (Liberty), Chris Crawford (Sheffield), Martavious Newby (Washington), Cartrell Peterson (Manassas).GirlsHollie German (Polk County), Jenna Adams (McMinn Central), Madison Lee (McMinn Central), Heather Butler (Gibson County), Chassidy Fussell (Obion County), Taylor Mills (Gibbs), Aubrey Reedy (Gibson County), Heather Griffin (Gibson County), Artavia Bryant (Marshall County), Chynna Helton (Lewis County), Amber Rechis (Westview), Emily Sissom (Cannon County), Erica Ousley (Fairley), Alesa Hammaker (CAK), Bre Hall (Fulton).
The inside/outside combination of Jenna Adams and Madison Lee nearly helped McMinn Central claim the program’s first state basketball championship. Although the Chargerettes narrowly lost in the title game, those two players have been named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class AA all-state team.
Another area player on the girls’ team is Polk County’s Hollie German, while Tyner’s Reginald Gilmore earned a spot on the boys’ all-state team.
Adams, a junior post, averaged 17.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals a game for McMinn Central, which finished 32-3 and lost by three to defending state champion Gibson County. Lee, a senior guard who scored a career-high 30 points in the state tournament quarterfinals, averaged 11 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals for the season.
The 5-foot-10 German was the Times Free Press area player of the year after helping the Wildkittens return to the state tournament for the first time in 25 years. She averaged 16 points, eight assists, 3.5 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game.