5 area basketball players named to SCBCA All-State teams
Five area basketball players — four boys and one girl — were named Wednesday to the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association’s All-State teams.
The boys honored were Bluffton sophomore Jermaine Patterson, Beaufort junior Matt Garay, Battery Creek senior Markell Smalls and Ridgeland-Hardeeville senior Trenard Ferrell.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville senior Ny’Jae Boozer was the area girl honored.
Beaufort’s Garay was the biggest surprise. After averaging three points and three rebounds a year ago, he exploded this season, averaging 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.
“He has exceded our expectations,” Beaufort head coach Nate Livesay said of the Region 8-AAA Player of the Year.
On Tuesday, Garay scored 16 leading the Eagles to their firts postseason win since 2014.
“He posted his biggest numbers earlier (in the season) when other guys were figuring out their roles and we needed him to be our go-to-guy,” Livesay said. “Now he’s drawing so much attention, that it creates opportunities for others.”
Patterson is an all-around player, even as a sophomore. The 5-foot-9 point guard averages 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.7 steals a game.
Ferrell is the top player on the No. 1 Class 2-A team in the state. One of the Jaguars’ top shooters, he also plays the role of de facto big man, averaging 14.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
Smalls is one of Antoine Youmans’ stable of senior guards. The Dolphins’ leader averages 11.4 points, 5.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds a game.
Boozer, the Region 5-AA Player of the Year, is the top-scorer on the third-ranked Jaguars. She scored 26 in Ridgeland-Hardeeville’s 85-14 playoff-opening rout of Academic Magnet.
2015-16 S.C. Basketball Coaches Association All-State Teams
BOYS
Class 4-A
Player of the year: Jordan Davis, Dutch Fork, Junior
Austin Walker, Westside, Senior
Preston parks, Wade Hampton, Senior
Quise Robbins, Clover, Junior
Darius Bryant, Lexington, Junior
Cartier Diarra, West Florence, Senior
Vincent Coles, James Island, Junior
Jermaine Patterson, Bluffton, Sophomore
Chance Prandy, South Aiken, Senior
Jordan Bruner, Spring Valley, Senior
Eli Lake, Blythewood, Senior
Justin Ford, South Florence, Senior
La’Darius Williams, Laurens, Senior
Tavaris Scott, Spartanburg, Senior
Tanner Mitchell, Fort Mill
Quinterious Jones, TL Hanna, Senior
Class 3-A
Play of the Year: Xzavier Barmore, Seneca, Senior
Kendale Hampton, AC Flora, Senior
Daniel Carr, Midland Valley, Senior
Temetrius Morant, Crestwood, Junior
Josh Livingston, North Myrtle Beach, Senior
Matt Garay, Beaufort, Junior
Dorian Hashim, Berea, Senior
Malik Williams, Chester, Junior
Demetrius Knox, Marlboro County, Senior
Ja’Cor Nelson, Lower Richland, Junior
Brevin Galloway, Seneca, Senior
Reggie Wright, Southside, Senior
AJ Oliver, Daniel, Junior
Frankie Johnson, Darlington, Senior
Alex Caldwell, Richland Northeast, Sophomore
Quay Brown, South Pointe, Senior
Class 2-A
Player of the Year: Joseph Battle, Abbeville, Senior
Malique Parker, Blacksburg, Senior
Tariq Simmons, Keenan, Junior
Zach Sellers, Cheraw, Senior
Dontarius James, Andrew Jackson, Sophomore
Randall Buxton, Barnwell, Junior
Jalek Felton, Mullins, Junior
Brendan McHale, Bishop England, Junior
Markell Smalls, Battery Creek, Senior
Wanyae Moore, Andrews, Senior
Ja’Quan Knowlin, Dillon, Senior
Jacob Corn, Landrum, Senior
Andrew Weir, Ninety-Six, Senior
Brandon Adams, Fairfield Central, Senior
Trenard Ferrell, Ridgeland-Hardeeville, Senior
Robert Ripley, Johnsonville, Senior
Justin Busby, Waccamaw, Junior
Class 1-A
Player of the Year: Ozante Fields, Denmark-Olar, Senior
Tevin Richardson, Calhoun Falls, Senior
Roy Ellis, Hannah-Pamplico, Senior
Micah Banks, Christ Church, Junior
Sydney Robinson, Burke, Junior
Arkel Williams, Carvers Bay, Senior
Willie Ferguson, Blackville-Hilda, Senior
Tajh Green, CA Johnson, Senior
Patrick Wright, Denmark Olar, Senior
Raekwon Parris, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Senior
Mike Hill, Lewisville, Junior
Marcus Reid, CE Murray, Junior
Carter Powell, St. Joseph, Senior
Jordan Porchea, Hemingway, Senior
Tra’vion McCray, Timmonsville, Sophomore
Logan Witherspoon, Allendale-Fairfax, Senior
GIRLS
Class 4-A
Player of the year: Kionna Jeter, Spartanburg, Senior
Madisen Smith, Greenville, Sophomore
Asiah Jones, Woodmont, Senior
Brooke Jordan-Brown, Riverside, Senior
RiKoya Anderson, Rock Hill, Sophomore
MiKayluh Walker, Gaffney, Junior
Christian Hithe, Spring Valley, Senior
Lauren Harley, Blythewood, Senior
Amari Young, North Augusta, Sophomore
Destinee Langsford, Lexington, Senior
Jessica, Harris, Sumter, Senior
Kyra Wilson, Sumter, Senior
Haliyah Sumter, West Ashley, Sophomore
Mariah Linney, Goose Creek, Junior
Shamaria Myers, Ashley Ridge
Jordan Sprueill, Summerville, Senior
Class 3-A
Player of the Year: Jhileiya Dunlap, Dreher, Senior
Nakol Franks, Wren, Senior
Jessica Garlington, Eastside, Senior
Malia Rivers, Lancaster, Senior
Danae McNeal, Swansea, Freshman
Shaquanda Miller McCray, Crestwood, Senior
Nia Sumpter, Myrtle Beach, Junior
Erin Houser, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Senior
Ajah Taylor, West Oak, Senior
Jhayniqua Graham, Aiken, Senior
Aquera Johnson, North Myrtle Beach, Junior
Dejah Williford, Lower Richland, Senior
Brandi Rivers, Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Diamon Shiflet, Greer, Junior
De’Ja Marshall, Chester, Senior
Ca’Washa Ceasar, Crestwood, Senior
Class 2-A
Player of the Year: Elizabeth Scott, Andrew Jackson, Senior
Ny’Jae Boozer, Ridgeland-Hardeeville, Senior
Jo Jo Tompkins, Bishop England, Senior
Rhetta moore, Bishop England, Junior
Breia Jackson, Keenan, Senior
Gabrielle Davis, Buford, Senior
Tamia Grate, Pendleton, Sophomore
Alexis McMillian, Lee Central, Junior
Chesnee Robinson, Strom Thurmond, Senior
Star Ergle, Saluda, Sophomore
Samiya Scott, Timberland, Senior
Zakiyah Jeter, Woodruff, Sophomore
Nigeria Davis, Newberry, Junior
Khamele Manning, Dillon, Junior
Brittani McDonald, Mullins, Junior
Tanise Davis, Fairfield Central, Senior
Class 1-A
Player of the Year: Justice Gee, Timmonsville, Senior
Zarhria Fuller, McCormick, Senior
Shayla Bennett, Christ Church, Senior
Kaitlin Pickens, CA Johnson, Senior
Crystal Preston, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Sophomore
Shanaissa White, Calhoun County, Senior
Roche Brown, Estill, Junior
Jayla Ravenell, Cross, Junior
Karimah Jenkins, Burke, Junior
Ta’keria Legette, Latta, Senior
Anatashia Bromell, Carvers Bay, Senior
Ashley Williams, Lamar, Senior
Keosha Simpson, Bethune Bowman, Senior
Alaya Woods, Timmonsville, Senior
Samantha Ferguson, Dixie, Senior
Taylor Toney, Gray Collegiate, Senior
This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 9:23 PM with the headline "5 area basketball players named to SCBCA All-State teams."