With basketball season complete, now come the post-season honors and nine North of the River players were named All-State.
Central Arkansas Christian had a total of three players while Maumelle had two and North Little Rock rounded it with a total of four players.
For CAC, fresh off one of its most impressive basketball runs, the Mustangs had Sam Maddox and Grayson Wilson named 3A All-State. Both players will be back next season as Maddox is a junior, and Wilson, who is also a football standout and had Division I offers to play quarterback at Arkansas among others, is a sophomore.
CAC’s Riley Bryant, a senior, was named All-State for the Lady Mustangs. Bryant has signed to play at Washington and Lee next season.
Maumelle’s Markalon Rachell and Jacob Lanier were both named 5A All-State. They’re both 6-foot-5 wings and underclassmen. Rachell is a sophomore, while Lanier is just a freshman.
North Little Rock’s Ja’Kory Withers and Tyler Frederick were also named All-State. Frederick, a senior, has signed with Arkansas-Fort Smith, while Withers is a junior.
For the 6A State runners-up, April Edwards and Jocelyn Tate were both named 6A All-State. Edwards, a senior, has committed to Pittsburg State in Kansas, while Tate is a junior
To see the All-State teams for all classifications, click here.
All state tournament teams
The all state tournament teams were also announced and there’s some familiar names as North Little Rock’s Edwards and Tate and CAC’s Wilson were all honored.
Joining them were Jaden Jones of the North Little Rock boys team and Addison Shelton of Maumelle.
Notes: Jonesboro’s win made it a three-peat as the Hurricane won the previous two season in 5A before moving up to 6A this season. … Conway and North Little Rock played for the third time this season with the Wampus Cats winning all three. … County Line won the 1A championship to cap 45-0 season. … The only state championship game sellout was in 5A boys with Pine Bluff and Lake Hamilton drawing a capacity crowd at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs.
All-State basketball players named
All-State basketball players named
All-State basketball players named
With basketball season complete, now come the post-season honors and nine North of the River players were named All-State.
Central Arkansas Christian had a total of three players while Maumelle had two and North Little Rock rounded it with a total of four players.
For CAC, fresh off one of its most impressive basketball runs, the Mustangs had Sam Maddox and Grayson Wilson named 3A All-State. Both players will be back next season as Maddox is a junior, and Wilson, who is also a football standout and had Division I offers to play quarterback at Arkansas among others, is a sophomore.
CAC’s Riley Bryant, a senior, was named All-State for the Lady Mustangs. Bryant has signed to play at Washington and Lee next season.
Maumelle’s Markalon Rachell and Jacob Lanier were both named 5A All-State. They’re both 6-foot-5 wings and underclassmen. Rachell is a sophomore, while Lanier is just a freshman.
North Little Rock’s Ja’Kory Withers and Tyler Frederick were also named All-State. Frederick, a senior, has signed with Arkansas-Fort Smith, while Withers is a junior.
For the 6A State runners-up, April Edwards and Jocelyn Tate were both named 6A All-State. Edwards, a senior, has committed to Pittsburg State in Kansas, while Tate is a junior
To see the All-State teams for all classifications, click here.
All state tournament teams
The all state tournament teams were also announced and there’s some familiar names as North Little Rock’s Edwards and Tate and CAC’s Wilson were all honored.
Joining them were Jaden Jones of the North Little Rock boys team and Addison Shelton of Maumelle.
For the complete teams, click here.
Basketball State Championships
Scores and Game MVPs
1A Girls: Mammoth Spring 45 Norfork 36; Brynn Washam
1A Boys: County Line 46 Marked Tree 44; Aundrae Milum
2A Girls: Mt. Vernon-Enola 55 Conway Christian 45; Dessie McCarty
2A Boys: Bigelow 59 Marshall 44; Bennett Wilson
3A Girls: Salem 56 Lamar 36; Marleigh Sellars
3A Boys: Manila 61 Bergman 57 (OT); Brayden Nunnally
4A Girls: Farmington 64, Nashville 61; Jenna Lawrence
4A Boys: LR Christian 65, Blytheville 45; Landren Blocker
5A Girls: Greenwood 58, Vilonia 35; Mady Cartwright
5A Boys: Pine Bluff 67, Lake Hamilton 51; Courtney Crutchfield
6A Girls: Conway 62 North Little Rock 52; Chloe Clardy
6A Boys: Jonesboro 48, Springdale 43; Deion Buford
Notes: Jonesboro’s win made it a three-peat as the Hurricane won the previous two season in 5A before moving up to 6A this season. … Conway and North Little Rock played for the third time this season with the Wampus Cats winning all three. … County Line won the 1A championship to cap 45-0 season. … The only state championship game sellout was in 5A boys with Pine Bluff and Lake Hamilton drawing a capacity crowd at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs.