Chyna Cornwell, shown with a basketball celebrating after reaching 2,000 career points earlier this season, has been named the North Carolina Basketball Coaches (NCBCA) girls’ state player of the year. She also won District 10 Player of the Year and her coach, Sylvia White (left in background), was selected as the District 10 girls’ coach of the year./NEWTON-CONOVER HIGH PHOTO
Rutgers signee with more than 2,000 career
points and rebounds also leads District 10 team
HobbsDailyReport.com
The North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) has selected Newton-Conover High senior Chyna Cornwell as the state’s top girls’ basketball player in 2020.
Cornwell, who averages 26.7 points, 16.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game for the West 2A champions, also won District 10 Player of the Year from the NCBCA.
Newton-Conover’s state 2A title game, scheduled March 14 against Farmville Central, has been postponed by the coronavirus.
Only players whose coaches are members of the NCBCA are eligible for selection to the group’s all-district and all-state teams.
Cornwell, a 6-foot-3 post player who has signed with Rutgers, is joined on the all-state first-team by Saniya Rivers (Wilmington Ashley), Anya Poole (Southeast Raleigh), Kennedy Todd-Williams (Jacksonville) and Jessica Timmons (North Mecklenburg).
The District 10 girls’ first-team also includes Blaikley Crooks of Freedom, Addison Wray of Bunker Hill and Brianna Tadlock of East Lincoln.
Dee Hardy of Fayetteville E.E. Smith was named the state girls’ coach of the year.
The boys’ state player of the year pick was Tristan Maxwell of North Mecklenburg and Larry Williford of Farmville Central was selected as the coach of the year.
In the District 10 girls’ voting, Newton-Conover head coach Sylva White was named Coach of the Year.
Senior Justin Kuthan of East Lincoln was named District 10’s boys’ player of the year and James Freeman of Freedom joins him as a first-team pick.
Shelby’s Aubrey Hollifield was recognized as coach of the year in District 10.
ALL-STATE TEAMS: https://046bfe0a-5c30-4a01-9ff0-35ca8ce6b34e.filesusr.com/ugd/9b2c11_19d6926be2b14a298d1869059bde3c2f.pdf
ALL-DISTRICT 10 GIRLS
FIRST-TEAM
Chyna Cornwell, Sr., Newton-Conover (POY)
Blaikley Crooks, Sr., Freedom
Kate Hollifeld, Soph., Shelby
Addison Wray, Jr., Bunker Hill
Brianna Tadlock, Sr. E. Lincoln
SECOND-TEAM
Riley Haas, Sr., E. Burke
Maddie Gillie, Jr. R-S Central
Josie Hise, Sr., Freedom
Adair Garrison, Jr., Freedom
Saniya Wilson, Soph., Kings Mountain
THIRD-TEAM
Zoey Ward, Soph., Ashbrook
MaKena Parkins, Sr., McDowell
Shelby Darden, Sr., Hickory
Ally Hollifield, Fr., Shelby
Jayda Glass, Sr. Freedom
Coach of the Year: Sylvia White, Newton-Conover
Justin Kuthan (22) of East Lincoln has been named the District 10 Player of the Year by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA)./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
ALL-DISTRICT 10 BOYS
FIRST-TEAM
Justin Kuthan, Sr., E. Lincoln (POY)
Lane Harrill, Sr., Cherryville
James Freeman, Sr., Freedom
Logan Threatt, Jr., South Point
Logan Botts, Sr., Forestview
Deneil Mackins, Sr., Hunter Huss
SECOND-TEAM
Trent Ostrander, Sr., Hunter Huss
Bradley Davis, Sr., Freedom
Davis Amos, Sr., Hickory
Tyrese McNeal, Sr., Hunter Huss
THIRD-TEAM
Will Kelly, Soph., Stuart Cramer
Isaiah Tate, Soph., Kings Mountain
Kobe Christian, Sr., Highland Tech
Dashaun Carpenter, Sr., Shelby
Jackson Vance, Sr., Patton
Ty Watkins, Sr., R-S Central
Coach of Year: Aubrey Hollifield, Shelby
NOTES
The District 11 girls’ team includes Watauga’s Brooke Byrd on second team and third-teamers Rebekah Farthing of Watauga, Jaleah Battle of West Caldwell and Lariyah Clark of West Iredell… The District 11 boys team includes first-teamer Avery Keller of Hibriten and second-teamer Anthony Isbell of West Caldwell.
COMPLETE ALL-DISTRICT BOYS TEAMS: https://046bfe0a-5c30-4a01-9ff0-35ca8ce6b34e.filesusr.com/ugd/9b2c11_f923505acf9b40b897c20a7f6cb2dfb2.pdf
COMPLETE ALL-DISTRICT GIRLS TEAMS: https://046bfe0a-5c30-4a01-9ff0-35ca8ce6b34e.filesusr.com/ugd/9b2c11_e8feab23a52744ebb1bd2e86223813d3.pdf
