WJG SPORTS ALL-WAGREENE COUNTY BASKETBALL TEAMS
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It was another good year of Wayne County boys hoops as four teams from the public schools made the playoffs and Wayne Country Day made it to the NCISAA 2-A State Championship game. It was a different story for girls basketball as only one piblic school team — Southern Wayne — fielded a winning record but the Saints and C.B. Aycock did make the playoffs. Wayne Country Day girls made the Final Four once again and finish as the best team in Wayne/Greene County otherwise known as “WaGreene.” In Greene County, the Lady Rams ended a long losing streak to finish 5-19. The boys basketball team made it back to the playoffs but ended their three-year streak of making it to the East Regional Finals. Wayne Country Day and Goldsboro both had 20 win seasons, but with Goldsboro winning the head to head — the Cougars will finish as the top team in the WAGREENE area. Here are the boys and girls who had the 15 best seasons in the area. Selections were based on the eye test, coaches’ nominations, team success and stats on MaxPreps.
WJG SPORTS ALL-WAYNE / GREENE COUNTY
BOYS
FIRST TEAM
G — Goldsboro senior Christian Bullock
13.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 52% FG, 49% 3FG, 68% FT
G — Wayne Country Day junior Jaden Cooper
14.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.3 SPG
G — Goldsboro junior Xavion Atkinson
16.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 64% FG, 38% 3FG, 61% FT
F — Goldsboro freshman Ta’korrie Faison
14.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 60% FG, 24% 3FG, 67% FT
F — Eastern Wayne senior Devin Brown
17.7 PPG, 12.8 RPG,1.9 BPG, 61% FG, 52% FT
SECOND TEAM
G — Wayne Country Day sophomore Mike Best
12.7 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG
G — Wayne Christian sophomore Jayquan Curry
28.2 PPG, 73% FT
G — Eastern Wayne senior Wesley Case
15.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.1 SPG, 41% FG, 34% 3FG, 78% FT
G — C.B. Aycock senior Charles Walker II
15 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 52% FG, 40% 3FG, 60% FT
F — Wayne Country Day senior Linwood Grandy
13.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.9 SPG
THIRD TEAM
G — Rosewood sophomore Otis Coley
14.8 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.1 APG, 3.1 SPG
G — Wayne Country Day junior Carlos Raven
11.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, 48% FG, 29% 3FG, 75% FT
G — Greene Central senior BJ Corbitt
15.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2 SPG, 49% FG, 46% 3FG, 63% FT
F — Rosewood junior Roderick Benjamin
15.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.3 SPG, 43% 3FG
F — Spring Creek senior Tyrese Artis
22 PPG, 12 RPG, 4 APG, 47% FG, 37% 3FG
GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
G — Wayne Country Day freshman Ja’Kea Brunson
19.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.9 SPG, 48% FG, 37% 3FG, 65% FT
G — Greene Central senior Jaanasia Edwards
19.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2.8 SPG, 33% FG, 30% 3FG, 74% FT
F — Southern Wayne freshman Ta’Niyah Glaspie
7.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.9 SPG, 29% FG, 42% FT
F — Spring Creek senior Belinda Carson
11.7 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 2 APG, 3 SPG, 52% FG, 47% FT
F — Wayne Country Day senior Lexi Jeffreys
13.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1 APG, 1.2 SPG, 49% FG, 69% FT
SECOND TEAM
G — Goldsboro junior Mary Archibald
11.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.8 APG, 3.2 SPG, 30% FG, 21% 3FG, 58% FT
G — Southern Wayne junior Aleesha Boyette
9.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.8 SPG, 24% FG, 22% 3FG, 55% FT
G — C.B. Aycock junior Abbey Thomas
11 PPG, 11 RPG, 1.3 APG, 2.4 SPG, 1.8 BPG, 42% FG, 57% FT
F — C.B. Aycock junior Kaitlyn Parrish
8 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 SPG, 33% FG, 22% 3FG, 54% FT
F — Wayne Christian sophomore Brianna Verme
15.7 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 47% FG, 56% FT
THIRD TEAM
G — Wayne Christian sophomore Brittany Butts
10.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.5 APG, 4.9 SPG, 39% FG, 39% 3FG, 57% FT
G — C.B. Aycock junior Kaitlyn Smith
8.6 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.3 APG, 2.6 SPG, 29% FG, 24% 3FG, 54% FT
G — Southern Wayne junior Ty’lisha Maye
8.3 PPG, 2 RPG, 2.1 APG, 3.5 SPG, 21% FG, 16% 3FG, 50% FT
G — Wayne Country Day junior Kimora Cox
7.1 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.6 SPG, 47% FG, 35% 3FG, 51% FT
F — Wayne Country Day senior Katie Strickland
6.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 41% FG, 38% 3FG, 46% FT
