North-South Basketball Teams Named

St. Jude guard Charles Knight is one of 60 rising seniors selected to play in the annual North-South basketball game this summer.

            Sixty outstanding junior basketball players from all over the state have been named to the North-South teams for the 12th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week competition in Huntsville July 14-18, according to an announcement by Steve Bailey, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA).

            The two girls’ teams and two boys’ teams will square off in a Thursday doubleheader (July 17) beginning with the girls’ tip-off at 6 p.m. at the University of Alabama-Huntsville gym. The boys’ contest follows at 8 p.m.

            Sports Week, which also includes in-state all-star games in football, volleyball, baseball, softball and soccer, will feature clinics and special sessions for coaches, athletic directors, cheerleader coaches and officials. A product exposition and other related activities are scheduled throughout the week.

            The AHSADCA operates under the auspices of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Membership includes coaches of all AHSAA sports as well as administrators of member schools.

            Coaches will be announced at a later date.

            Members of the NORTH girls team are Kylie Black of Speake, Kellie Cook and Jala Harris of Bob Jones, Morgan Crawley of Brewer, Morgan Duncan of Red Bay, Karneshia Garrett of Wenonah, Danielle Johnson of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa;

            LaKenya Lowe of Midfield, Chelsi Matthews of Glencoe, Jessica Merritt of Talladega, Paige Parker of Cold Springs, Bailee Robinson of Elkmont, Alex Strickland of Clay-Chalkville, and Danielle Vaughn and Adrienne Webb of Sparkman.

            On the SOUTH girls roster are Teralesha Baity of St. Jude, Celiscia Farmer of Lee-Montgomery, Kasey Frazier of Northview, Ashley Grimes and Kamesha Strong of Selma, Christina Hayes of Alabama Christian, Dejah Heard of Smiths Station, Erica Henderson of Charles Henderson;

            Shelby Hunter of Handley, Lovie Love of Davidson, Meghan Perkins of Lee-Montgomery, Mercedes Scott of Reeltown, Jocelyn Shaw of LeFlore, Brittany Simmons of McIntosh, and Alannah Vincent of Northview.

            NORTH boys team members are Jermaine Bates of Russellville, Carlos Clayborn of Butler, Colby Cowen of Asbury, Antwon Jackson of J.O. Johnson, Kerron Johnson of Madison Academy, Tory Johnson of Wenonah, Verkenco Mann of Austin; Caleb Massey of Sulligent, Latraius Mosley of Tanner, Andy Pounders of Phillips, Jacobi Robertson of Homewood, Eric Russell of Huntsville, Jordan Swing of Vestavia Hills, Darnell Tuck of Talladega, and Torrean Walker of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa.

            Members of the SOUTH boys team are Herbert Brooks of Eufaula, DeMarcus Cousins of LeFlore, Demetrius Finklea of J.F. Shields, Marquis Glaze of Sidney Lanier, Marceice Jackson of Daphne, Nico Johnson of Andalusia, Charles Knight of St. Jude; Wendell Lewis and Jakobe Shannon of Selma, Dayton Mickens of Sunshine, Adrian Nelson of Lee-Montgomery, Devondrick Richardson of Barbour County, Edward Robinson of Houston County, Jerome Smith of Francis Marion, and Randi Tucker of Carver-Montgomery.

--AHSAA--