ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BASKETBALL: Spartans’ Starnes, Patriots’ Abee named top players

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The co-champions in girls’ basketball and the second-place boys’ team lead selections for All-Northwestern 3A-4A, released by conference officials on Thursday.

All-conference teams are picked by a vote on conference head coaches.

Freedom and Watauga shared the league’s regular season girls title, and they each had three all-conference players – Blaikley Crooks, Adair Garrison and Sierra Davenport for the Patriots and Madie Darner, Rebekah Farthing and Brooke Byrd for the Pioneers.

Watauga’s Laura Berry was named Coach of the Year while the top player’s award went to Mackenzie Starnes of South Caldwell, who helped the Spartans (9-14, 5-9) to a sixth-place finish by averaging 16 points per game. She had 16 games in double figures with a season-high of 37 against Alexander Central.

The boys’ team is led by three picks from Freedom, including Fletcher Abee as Player of the Year. Jakari Dula and Michael Logan of the Patriots were also all-conference.

Abee’s season statistics are not available.

League champion Hickory had two all-league picks – Torey James and Jaquan Thurman – and the coaching award went to Brian Franklin of McDowell, whose team finished third (19-5, 11-3).

ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BASKETBALL

(as voted on by conference head coaches)

GIRLS

Alexander Central: Quirana (Keykey) Miller

Freedom: Blaikley Crooks, Adair Garrison, Sierra Davenport

Hickory: Shelby Darden

McDowell: Dezi Williams, Makayla Brewer

St. Stephens: Tori Tomlinson

South Caldwell: MacKenzie Starnes, Payton Kale

Watauga: Madie Darner, Rebekah Farthing, Brooke Byrd

West Caldwell: Annie Bean

Player of the year: Starnes, South Caldwell

Coach of the year: Laura Berry, Watauga

BOYS

Alexander Central: Jem Lowrance

Freedom: Jakari Dula, Fletcher Abee, Michael Logan

Hickory: Torey James, Jaquan Thurman

McDowell: Skyler McKinney, Kevin Silver

St. Stephens: Teavius Henry

South Caldwell: Kaden Anderson

Watauga: Bryant Greene

West Caldwell: Kaleb Dula, Tre Hall

Player of the year: Abee, Freedom

Coach of the year: Brian Franklin, McDowell

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