2023 LSWA Class C All-State Basketball Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(LSWA, Written By Daniel Green)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairview sophomore Reesie Jinks and Gibsland-Coleman senior [player_tooltip player_id='1213567' first='Terrance' last='James'] headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class C All-State basketball teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jinks and her Lady Panther teammates reached the nonselect girls final, while James and his squad lost in overtime to nonselect champion Zwolle in the semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jinks averaged 19 points, 10 assists and three rebounds per game as she helped guide Fairview to another LHSAA title game. Along the way, Jinks and her teammates defeated multiple tate champions, including giving Division I nonselect champion Parkway its only loss of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James dominated in every facet of the game for Gibsland-Coleman by averaging 24 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocked shots per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairview head coach Kyle Jinks, who picked up his 950th career victory with a win in the semifinals, was chosen as the girls' Coach of the Year, while Hornbeck veteran Charlie Alexander is the boys' Coach of the Year. Alexander's team advanced to the quarterfinals and won 30 games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 LSWA CLASS C ALL-STATE CHARTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BOYS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player School Ht Cl Avg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1213567' first='Terrance' last='James'] Gibsland Coleman 6-4 Sr. 24.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1213621' first='Brady' last='Alexander'] Hornbeck 6-2 Sr. 23.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chance Martin Family Christian 5-10 Sr. 21.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1273367' first='Landon' last='Strother'] Fairview 6-2 Sr. 24.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1213623' first='Derwin' last='Ancar'] Phoenix 6-3 Jr. 22.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player School Ht Cl Avg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joshua Adams Gibsland-Coleman 5-10 Sr. 15.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bret Jinks, Fairview 5-8 Sr. 15.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2196965' first='Kado' last='Collins'] Ebarb 6-4 Jr. 20.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aiden Sandifer Singer 6-0 Jr. 21.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quay Seaberry St Joseph's 5-11 Sr. 22.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Outstanding Player: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1213567' first='Terrance' last='James'], Gibsland-Coleman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the Year:</strong> Charlie Alexander, Hornbeck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2692416' first='Cole' last='Doucet'], Starks; Matthew Paul Hackberry; Treyen Johnson, Plainview; [player_tooltip player_id='2677853' first='Parker' last='Alexander'], Hornbeck; John Bradley Griffin, Calvin; Jordan Jones, Family Christian; [player_tooltip player_id='2677865' first='Kaleb' last='Gregory'], Claiborne Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GIRLS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Ht Cl Avg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reesie Jinks Fairview 5-5 So. 19.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samora Sampson Gibsland-Coleman &nbsp;6-1 So. 22.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isabella Smith, Fairview&nbsp; 5-11 Sr. 17.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Faith Cauthron, Reeves 6-0 Sr. 15.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ella Reeves, Fairview 5-8 Jr. 22.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player Ht Cl Avg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baleigh Haulcey Gibsland-Coleman 5-11 So. 16.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maddi Ford, Reeves 5-5 Sr. 12.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lauren Rachal, Family Christian&nbsp; 5-5 Jr. 15.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sadie Jeane, Evans 5-7 Jr. 16.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Serenity McClenon, Phoenix 6-0 So. 14.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most Valuable Player: </strong>Reesie Jinks, Fairview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the Year:</strong> Kyle Jinks, Fairview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> Riley Haus, Evans; Becky Peters, Calvin; Jaida Davis, Hornbeck; Tayla Holloway, Starks; Kearra Wilson, Summerfield; Aaliyah Gaddis, Family Christian; Allie Wainwright, Claiborne Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->