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Editor’s note: The East girls roster was corrected on Sunday, May 20 — the original roster release switched the schools for Jada McMillan and Mahogany Matthews.
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GREENSBORO — Five star athletes from the Greater Hickory area and two of the area’s most successful basketball coaches are headed to Greensboro in July for the annual East-West All-Star games.
On Wednesday, the North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA), game sponsors, announced rosters for the boys’ and girls’ basketball games and the boys’ soccer match and they include:
- Hickory’s Torey James and Lincoln Charter’s Kody Shubert on a 10-player West roster for boys’ basketball, as selected by West head coach Casey Rogers of Freedom and his assistant coach, Brian Carver of Enka.
- Forwards Santiago Betancourt of Hickory and Franciso Tapai of Newton-Conover and defender Jordan Hall of Lake Norman Charter on a 16-player West boys’ soccer roster as selected by West head coach Matt Parrish of Salisbury.
- Hickory’s Barbara Helms is assistant coach for the West girls’ basketball team, working with head coach Rick Anderson of Mount Tabor.
JAMES
The basketball games are July 16 at the Greensboro Coliseum while the boys’ soccer match is July 17 at MacPherson Stadium at Greensboro’s Bryan Park.
Both area boys’ basketball player have signed to play in college, James recently choosing Ohio University http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20180516mz7z2x and Shubert committing before the season began to play this coming season at Presbyterian College http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=211677560e .
James averaged 21. 3 points, seven rebounds and five assists last season, helping Hickory go 13-1 in the Northwestern 3A-4A and win a regular season title and finish 27-3 overall after a fourth-round loss at Greensboro Smith.
Shubert finished with 2,487 career points, averaging 18.2 last season along with 3.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.3 steals last season. The Eagles won a South Piedmont 1A title and finished 26-5 overall, falling to Winston-Salem Prep in the West 1A Regional.
Lake Norman Charter won the state 1A title in Shubert’s junior season, and he averaged 19.1 points over a 69-game prep career.
Rogers guided Freedom to 23-4 record last season, a year ending with a second round 3A loss to Mount Tabor that left him with a 12-year coaching record – all at his alma mater – of 255-83.
Helms’ girls’ team at Hickory went 13-12, losing in the first round of the state 3A tournament at Rockingham County. She’s 415-93 in 18 years as a prep head coach and 377-56 after 15 seasons at HHS.
In soccer, Tapia led Newton-Conover to a state 2A title (27-0-2) as a senior captain, scoring 28 goals and providing 27 assists.
Statistics on Betancourt and Hall were not available.
EAST-WEST ROSTERS
BOYS BASKETBALL
WEST
Jaylen Alston, 6-3, Eastern Guilford
Isaiah Bigelow, 6-6, Greensboro Smith
Rechon Black, 6-8, Cox Mill
Josh Cottrell, 6-2, Hayesville
Jamarius Houston, 6-4, Carson
TOREY JAMES, 6-5, HICKORY
Caleb Mauldin, 6-8, W. Rowan
Andy Pack, 6-3, Northern Guilford
KODY SHUBERT, 5-11, LINCOLN CHARTER
Hunter Tyson,6-8, Piedmont
ROGERS
Head coach: CASEY ROGERS, FREEDOM
Assistant coach: Brian Carver, Enka
EAST
Jomaru Brown, 6-2, Southern School of Energy
J’Shin Brownlee, 6-6, W. Columbs
Kenny Dye, 6-o, Northside
Jayden Gardner, 6-7, Heritage
Dakari Johnson, 6-0, Hoke County
Dewan Lesesne, 6-3, Clinton
Dravon Mangum, 6-7, Roxboro Person
Marque Maultsby, 6-3, Garner Magnet
Jaylen Richard, 6-4, Durham Jordan
Ryan Shaffer, 6-5, Green Hope
Head coach: David Neal, Apex
Assistant coach: Thomas Johnson, Perquimans
GIRLS BASKETBALL
WEST
Jessica Beckner, 6-2, Murphy
Lauren Carter, 6-0, SW Guilford
Skylar Curran, 6-0, W. Forsyth
Rinnah Green, 5-8, Hickory Ridge
Madeline Hardy, 5-10, Rockingham County
Jazmin Harris, 6-4, Eastern Guilford
Mikaela Johnson, 6-0, N. Surry
Journey Muhamme, 5-3, Ardrey Kell
Gabby Smith, 6-0, Hickory Ridge
Jo Snow, 5-3, Mount Airy
HELMS
Head coach: Rick Anderson, Mount Tabor
Assistant coach: BARBARA HELMS, HICKORY
EAST
Robbi Allen, 5-8, Nash Central
Azariah Fields, 5-2, Wilmington New Hanover
Elana Ingram, 5-7, Roxboro Community School
Nyjanique Langley, 5-11, N. Pitt
Areon Laurant, 5-11, Jacksonville
Jada McMillian, 6-1, SE Raleigh
Mahogony Matthews, 5-8, Hoke County
London Thompson, 5-7, Lumberton
Hunter West, 6-0, S. Lenoir
Leah Williams, 5-6, Midway
Head coach: Kim Miller, Swansboro
Assistant coach: Jay Poole, N. Johnnston
BOYS SOCCER
WEST
Ben Baker, F, Ledford
SANTIAGO BETANCOURT, F, HICKORY
Andrew Brown, D, S. Mecklenburg
Pedro Cruz, D, Salisbury
William Curry, MF, Central Davidson
Dillon Donahue, GK, W. Forsyth
Izzy Garcia-Perez, MF, Asheville
JORDAN HALL, D, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER
Jack Hebert, MF, Independence
Matthew Kennedy, MF, A.C. Reynolds
Noah Lohr, D, NW Guilford
Chase Melton, MF, Forbush
Cole Schmidt, MF, Charlotte Catholic
FRANCISO TAPIA, F, NEWTON-CONOVER
Ross Whipkey, D, Ardrey Kell
A.J. Whisenant, F, Hough
Head coach: Matt Parrish, Salisbury
EAST
Jose Aguirre, M, Lee County
Trevor Berk, F, Heritage
Harry Cooper, D, Raleigh Enloe
Cesar Cruz, F, Wilmington Hoggard
Crewe Douglas, M, First Flight
Zach Hanson, D, Franlkin Academy
Jackson Hollenbach, M, Cardinal Gibbons
Paul Horning, M, Wilmington New Hanover
T.J. Hurd, M, Jacksonville
Harrison Martin, D, Dixon
Justin Mecham, F, Chapel Hill
Jesus Navarro, F, E. Duplin
Emir Sevim, GK, Raleigh Enloe
Peyton Shepard, D, Jacksonville
Dominic Toone, M, Wilmington Ashley
Adam Trickett, D, Cardinal Gibbons
Head coach: Paul Slater, Croatan