FARMINGTON -- Several local boys and girls basketball players were honored on the 2012 Southeast Missouri Sportswriters All-Region Basketball team.
In Class 4, three players from Sikeston were named to the all-region squad. Terry Jamison (5-9, sr.) and Vashawn Ruffin (5-10, jr.) were both named to the first team while J.T. Jones (6-2, soph.) was an honorable mention.
Jamison averaged 12.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals while Ruffin was at 14 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Jones scored 10.5 points and grabbed 7 rebounds a contest.
Dexter's Jake Lee (6-2, sr.) and Tyler Miller (6-2, sr.) both were named to the second team with Lee at 14.9 points and 9 rebounds and Miller with 15.6 points and 5.5 rebounds.
In Class 4 girls, Dexter's Brittany Harris was named to the first team while Hannah Noe and Paige Patterson were both second team. Harris (5-11, sr.) scored 16.5 points per game while grabbing 9.4 rebounds. Noe was at 10.9 points and 4.4 assists while Patterson scored 11.3 points and grabbed 7.7. rebounds.
In Class 3, Charleston's Greg Tucker and Ryan Parham were selected to the first team along with Scott City's Zach Cotner.
Tucker (6-2, sr.) scored 20.6 points with 3 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.3 assists while Parham (5-11, jr.) scored 10.4 points and had 4.5 assists. Cotner (6-0, sr.) averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds.
In Class 3 girls, New Madrid County Central's Benesha Childress and Scott City's Katie Hogan were chosen for the first team while Charleston's Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing along with NMCC's Karen McGloson were named to the second team.
Childress (5-9, jr.) was at 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.6 steals while Hogan (6-2, sr.) put up 17.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 7.4 blocks.
Cooper (6-0, sr.) scored 18 points and had 12 rebounds while Ewing (5-10, jr.) scored 17 points and 10 rebounds. McGloson (5-10, jr.) finished with 17.9 points and 9 rebounds.
In Class 2, Portageville's Dominique Walker (6-2, jr.) was selected for the first team while Chaffee's Alex Crowe (5-11, sr.) and Oran's Kody Moore (5-10, jr.) were second team.
Walker averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists while Crowe was at 17.6 points, 4.4 assists, 3 rebounds and Moore poured in 18 points a contest.
In Class 1, Scott County Central was well represented with Dominique Porter (5-11, sr.) and LaMarcus Steward (5-9, sr.) making the first team and Larandis Banks (5-10, so.) earning second team honors.
Porter led the area in scoring with 24.5 points a game while grabbing 7.4 rebounds. Steward scored 14.9 points and dished 5.7 assists while Banks scored 14 points a contest.
Also honored was Risco's Chris Pavy and Luke Bixler. Pavy (5-10, sr.) was a first teamer with 18.6 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 steals and 4.6 rebounds. Bixler (5-11, sr.) scored 19.3 points with 4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 steals.
The complete list consists of:
Jamal Cox, 6-5, soph., Cape Central
Karson King, 6-5, soph., Jackson
Kendric McCain, 6-0, sr., Poplar Bluff
John Meyer, 6-9, sr., Jackson
T.J. Tisdell, 6-6, sr., Cape Central
Terry Jamison, 5-9., sr., Sikeston
Nathan Meystedt, 5-10., sr., Notre Dame
Vashawn Ruffin, 5-10, jr., Sikeston
Doug Warren, 6-4, sr., Farmington
Bryce Weibrecht, 6-3, sr., Perryville
Second Team:
Roper Garrett, 6-3, sr., Farmington
Jake Lee, 6-2, sr., Dexter
Tyler Miller, 6-2, sr., Dexter
Brock Mills, 6-8, sr., Fredericktown
Brendan Weiler, 6-0, sr., Ste. Genevieve
Honorable Mention:
J.T. Jones, 6-2, soph., Sikeston
Andy McGraw, 5-10, sr., North County
Jared Thieret, 6-4., sr., Perryville
Zach Cotner, 6-0, sr., Scott City
Derek Hutchins, 6-4, sr., Doniphan
Darrell Monroe, 6-2, soph., Caruthersville
Ryan Parham, 5-11, jr., Charleston
Greg Tucker, 6-2, sr., Charleston
Second Team:
Steven Barnett, 6-4, jr., West County
Kevonte Mitchell, 6-3, soph., Kennett
Brian Patterson, 6-7, jr., Doniphan
Ethan Roach, 6-0, jr., Clearwater
Michael Snider, 6-0, jr., Twin Rivers
Honorable Mention:
Elbie Fonda, 5-10, sr., Caruthersville
Matt McCoy, 6-3, sr., Kingston
Jackson Conaway, 6-1, sr., Viburnum
Jamie Massey, 6-7, jr., Holcomb
Cody Rector, 6-4, sr., Van Buren
Jerome Thomas, 6-2, sr., Hayti
Dominique Walker, 6-2, jr., Portageville
Second Team:
Lane Below, 5-10, soph., Advance
Logan Blunt, 6-2, jr., Bismarck
Ethan Boyer, 5-11, jr., East Carter
Alex Crowe, 5-11, sr., Chaffee
Kody Moore, 5-10, jr., Oran
Honorable Mention:
David Baker, 6-0, jr., Bernie
Austin Crane, 5-8, sr., Greenville
Trevor Cunningham, 6-0, sr., Lesterville
Demetrius Luster, 6-2, soph., Hayti
James Macklin, 6-3, sr., North Pemiscot
Chris Pavy, 5-10, sr., Risco
Dominique Porter, 5-11, sr., Scott County Central
Andy Rinehart, 6-3, sr., Gideon
LaMarcus Steward, 5-9, sr., Scott County Central
Second Team:
Larandis Banks, 5-10, soph., Scott County Central
Ryan Below, 6-3, soph., Oak Ridge
Luke Bixler, 5-11, sr., Risco
Corey Goin, 5-10, jr., Gideon
Kyle Stroder, 6-5, jr., Leopold
Honorable Mention:
Trevor Ruble, 6-1, sr., South Iron
First Team:
Alayah Cooper-Johnson, 5-7, jr., Cape Central
Dru Haertling, 5-8, sr., Jackson
Connor King, 6-1, sr., Jackson
Chelsea Vinson, 5-10, jr., Cape Central
Marissa Webb, 5-9, sr., Poplar Bluff
Honorable Mention:
Danielle Farmer, 5-11, jr., Poplar Bluff
First Team:
Brooke Bohnert, 5-8, sr., Notre Dame
Brittany Harris, 5-11, jr., Dexter
Brittany Collins, 6-0, sr., North County
Riley Owens, 5-5, sr., Park Hills Central
Rachel Williams, 6-1, jr., Farmington
Second Team:
Summer Burger, 5-6, sr., Notre Dame
Natalie Gremaud, 5-9, jr., Perryville
Jordan Martin, 5-7, soph., Farmington
Hannah Noe, 5-9, soph., Dexter
Paige Patterson, 6-1, soph., Dexter
Honorable Mention:
Mackenzie Jones, 5-3, fr., Park Hills Central
Hanna Klein, 5-10, sr., Ste. Genevieve
First Team:
Benesha Childress, 5-9, jr., NMCC
Tori Cole, 6-1, jr., Twin Rivers
Katie Gettinger, 5-7, sr., West County
Katie Hogan, 6-2, sr., Scott City
Lexi Morris, 5-8, fr., Clearwater
Second Team:
Kasuela Cooper, 6-0, sr., Charleston
E'Neikqua Ewing, 5-10, jr., Charleston
Karen McGloson, 5-10, jr., NMCC
Kendra Pinkley, 5-10, sr., Woodland
Audrey Wynne, 6-0, sr., Kennett
First Team:
Erin Bollmann, 5-9, sr., Meadow Heights
Taylor Cook, 5-10, sr., Lesterville
Kayla Maupin, 5-10, jr., Neelyville
Carrie Shephard, 5-8, soph., South Pemiscot
Whitney Welker, 5-9, sr., Meadow Heights
Second Team:
Hannah Adams, 5-4, jr., Viburnum
Courtney Heberlie, 5-7, sr., St. Vincent
Brettnie Henson, 6-1, sr., Bismarck
Brooke Sheppard, 5-9, jr., Neelyville
Kelen Smith, 5-8, jr., East Carter
First Team:
Tori Burton, 5-8, sr., Delta
Taylor Colyott, 5-10, sr., South Iron
Darby Pruett, 5-5, soph., Naylor
Andrea Sullivan, 5-3, jr., Naylor
Machela VanGennip, 5-7, sr., Delta