2024 LSWA Class B All-State Basketball Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(LSWA, Written By Daniel Green)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Avoyelles Charter junior [player_tooltip player_id='1560448' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] and Hicks senior Reese Stephens were selected as the Outstanding Player award winners on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class B all-state basketball teams selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown was voted the Class B Outstanding Player for the second straight year. He led the Vikings to a win over J.S. Clark in the Division V select final at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the season, Brown averaged 21 points, five steals, four rebounds and four assists per outing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stephens, a first-team all-state performer in 2023, guided Hicks back to the Division V nonselect final and a runner-up finish to Fairview. She averaged 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals per contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Negreet's Gary Henry (boys) and Ross Rix of J.S. Clark (girls) grabbed Coach of the Year honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henry guided Negreet to the LHSAA tourney for the first time since 1997. Rix coached both the boys and girls at J.S. Clark to the Division V select state championship games, winning the girls championship over defending champion Oak Hill. J.S. Clark was the runner-up to Avoyelles Charter in the boys title game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LSWA CLASS B ALL-STATE BASKETBALL 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='1560448' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] Avoyelles Charter 5-8 Jr. 21.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1347266' first='Preston' last='Sanders'] Zwolle 6-2 Jr. 23.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Le'Damien George J.S. Clark 6-3 So. 18.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1218221' first='Dustin' last='Welch'] Anacoco 6-4 Sr. 20.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2132640' first='Johnathan' last='Holmes'] Negreet 6-4 Sr. 22.3</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>[player_tooltip player_id='1492960' first='Kane' last='Broussard'] Lacassine 6-4 Jr. 20.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael Jones Choudrant 6-1 Sr. 25.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2218441' first='Armonii' last='Benjamin'] Avoyelles Charter 6-1 So. 16.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2295271' first='Hayden' last='Doyle'] Hicks 6-2 Sr. 15.6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeMarion McClendon Doyline 5-9 Jr. 15.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING PLAYER: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560448' first='Jalen' last='Brown'], AVOYELLES CHARTER</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR:</strong> GARY HENRY, NEGREET</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable mention:</strong> Howard Ethridge, Zwolle; [player_tooltip player_id='1208576' first='Jacob' last='Vilar'], Episcopal of Acadiana; Itavus Brown, Simsboro; Logan Ponder, Quitman; [player_tooltip player_id='2382783' first='Christopher' last='Newton'], Rapides; Dalton Miller, Holden; Kayden Bourque, Midland.</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 School Ht. Cl Avg.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reese Stephens Hicks 5-4 Sr. 20.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor Barnaba J.S. Clark 5-1 So. 18.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gracie Miller Midland 5-9 Sr. 20.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shyanne Phillips Hicks 6-1 Sr. 21.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alexis Dyer Oak Hill 5-10 Sr. 17.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player School Ht. Cl Avg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bailey Davis Anacoco 5-9 Sr. 12.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison Suire Hathaway 5-4 Sr. 15.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Payton Herpin Bell City 5-9 So. 20.2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ambree Collinsworth Castor 5-6 Sr. 12.8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaiya Miller Negreet 5-7 So. 12.7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING PLAYER:</strong> REESE STEPHENS, HICKS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR:</strong> ROSS RIX, J.S. CLARK</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable mention:</strong> Cali Deal, Quitman; Reese Brown, Choudrant; Lily Rousseau, Avoyelles Charter; Tora Savoy, Midland; Hayzlyn Granade, Maurepas; Preslye Rivers, Converse; Abbilee Dowden, Anacoco.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->