VHSL Junior All State Team
At Vantage, we try to do some things differently so our readers can see things from different perspectives. With the high school season over and AAU right around the corner, we thought it would be a good time to release our All State teams. While there are VHSL and VISAA All State teams already released, we decided to do things differently by splitting up our All State teams by class instead of classification.
Below is our choices at Vantage Hoops for the VHSL Junior All State team. It includes names from every classification 1-6A, and were chosen through research and debate by the Vantage team. We have divided them up into First through Third Team, with 10 players in each, and an honorable mention list for the kids who were considered and deserve recognition for their terrific season as well.
Enjoy, and let the debate begin!
First Team
MVP: Jordan Miller | Loudoun Valley
Miller was the best player on a Loudoun Valley team that has gone 56-2 over the last two seasons, and won the 4A State Championship, the first in school history. In the championship game, Miller was dominant going for 26 points on 11-for-12 shooting from the field and adding six rebounds as well. The multidimensional wing is still under the radar as of now, but his play in March has him ready to shine this summer.
Jonathan Norfleet | Salem (VB)
Mac McClung | Gate City
Dereon Seabron | Lake Taylor
Antwan Miles | Phoebus
Nick Price | Northside
Jordan Gibson | Stonewall Jackson
Jarvis Vaughan | Robert E. Lee (Staunton)
Second Team
Chris Rogers | East Rockingham
Shawn Saunders | Green Run
Joe Bryant | Lake Taylor
Michael Brown | Handley
Darien Allison | IC Norcom
Matt Urbach | WT Woodson
Demariyea Sills | Gloucester
Nyzaiah Chambers | Oscar Smith
Third Team
Jaquan Anderson | Albemarle
Zyan Collins | Freedom (South Riding)
Daniel Ouderkirk | Spotswood
Shey Webb | Northside
Ramon Hampton | William Fleming
Timon Jones | Henrico
Tyson Hancock | Brookville
Malik Jefferson | Hopewell
Honorable Mention
Darrell Purdie | George Wythe (Richmond); Eugene Williams | George Wythe (Richmond); Noah Atwood | George Wythe (Wytheville); Bassirou Diop | Bayside; Tyrek Williams | LC Bird; Ben Horsford | Wakefield; Nate Spurlock | WT Woodson; Amari Cooper | Wakefield; Emmanuel Aghayere | South Lakes; CJ Rosser | Heritage (Lynchburg); William Steger | Norview; Lamont Edmonds | Booker T. Washington; Hunter Oakford | Freedom (South Riding); Nathaniel Pollard | Highland Springs; Braeden Johnson | Oakton; Alex Bailey | Tuscarora; Kobe Tigney | Handley; Antonio Warner | Stonewall Jackson; Chandler Brooks | James Wood; Gus Wise | Handley; Robbie Beran | JR Tucker; Anthony Douglas | Robinson; Gabriel Kier | West Springfield; Malik Jordan | Kempsville