ALL-WJG SPORTS BASKETBALL TEAMS
2 min readThe best boys team in the area was Clayton at 26-3, the best girls team was Wayne Country Day at 23-5. The awards will be out next week! Here are the 30 players in the area who had the best seasons regardless of county.
BOYS
FIRST TEAM
G — Wayne Country Day junior Jaden Cooper
14.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.3 SPG
G — Princeton sophomore Nayshin Waller
16.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2 SPG, 56% FG, 33% 3FG, 63% FT
F — South Johnston senior CJ Ray
20.1 PPG, 10 RPG, 3.1 APG, 2 SPG, 1 BPG, 43% FG, 35% 3FG
F — Clayton junior BJ Freeman
20.6 PPG, 11 RPG, 1.7 APG, .9 SPG, .9 BPG, 47% FG, 23% 3FG, 66% FT
C — Eastern Wayne senior Devin Brown
17.7 PPG, 12.8 RPG,1.9 BPG, 61% FG, 52% FT
SECOND 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 — Clayton senior Mason Rusch
13.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 51% FG, 39% 3FG, 71% FT
G — Wayne Country Day sophomore Mike Best
12.7 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG
F — 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
THIRD TEAM
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
G — Cleveland junior Walter Ghaffar
13 PPG, 4 RPG, 2 APG
F — Princeton junior Tyrese Whitley
14.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.4 SPG, 49% FG, 31% 3FG, 69% FT
F — Wayne Country Day senior Linwood Grandy
13.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.9 SPG
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 — Neuse Charter freshman Anna Taylor
21.6 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.8 APG, 2.1 SPG, 57% 3FG
G — Princeton junior Meredith Wooten
18 PPG, 4 RPG, 4 APG, 3 SPG, 44% FG, 35% 3FG
F — Clayton freshman Darrionna Howard
15.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 3.7 SPG, 1.4 BPG, 42% FG, 44% 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 — Greene Central senior Jaanasia Edwards
19.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2.8 SPG, 33% FG, 30% 3FG, 74% FT
G — North Johnston junior Arial Pearce
13 PPG, 3 RPG, 1.2 APG, 2 SPG, 35% FG, 30% 3FG, 71% FT
F — Smithfield-Selma junior Khaliyah Peacock
15.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1 SPG, 50% FG, 44% 3FG, 66% 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
THIRD TEAM
G — Corinth Holders senior Deonna Adams
11.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.8 APG, 3.2 SPG, 30% FG, 21% 3FG, 58% FT
G — Clayton senior Ciasia Washington
7.2 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG, 2 SPG, 41% FG, 13% 3FG, 54% 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 — Neuse Charter senior Dargan Harris
12.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 3.3 APG, 2.6 SPG, .9 BPG
F — Wayne Christian sophomore Brianna Verme
15.7 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 47% FG, 56% FT
