Tipoff Club Names St. Pius' Durr Miss Georgia Basketball

St. Pius X Catholic High School junior Asia Durr was named Miss Georgia Basketball while McEachern High School’s Te’a Cooper, a junior, earned the Girls Metro Player of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced.

On the boy’s side, Effingham County High School senior JaKeenan Gant claimed Mr. Georgia Basketball and Isaiah Wilkins, a senior from Greater Atlanta Christian School, was named the Boys Metro Player of the Year.

All-Metro first, second and third teams also were announced, as were the players receiving Honorable Mention All-Metro accolades and the area coaches of the year.

The winners were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s board of selectors, comprised of leading basketball coaches and administrators from around the region, who based their criteria on player performances throughout the season. The honorees will be recognized at the Atlanta Tipoff Club Naismith Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 20, at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta.

THE WINNERS:

Miss Georgia Basketball: Asia Durr, St. Pius X Catholic High School

Mr. Georgia Basketball: JaKeenan Gant, Effingham County High School

Bobby Cremins Girls Coach of the Year (Class 4A – 6A): Phyllis Arthur, McEachern High School

Bobby Cremins Boys Coach of the Year (Class 4A – 6A): Markus Hood, Allatoona High School

Garland Pinholster Girls Coach of the Year (Class 1A – 3A): Tony Watkins, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Garland Pinholster Boys Coach of the Year (Class 1A – 3A): Eddie Martin, Greater Atlanta Christian School

Metro Atlanta Girls Player of the Year: Te’a Cooper, McEachern High School

Metro Atlanta Boys Player of the Year: Isaiah Wilkins, Greater Atlanta Christian School 

All-Metro Atlanta Girls First Team

·         Brianna Cummings, Greater Atlanta Christian School

·         Erykah Davenport, Tucker High School

·         Mackenzie Engram, Hillgrove High School

·         Amy Griffin, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy

·         Caliya Robinson, McEachern High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys First Team

·         TeMarcus Blanton, Luella High School

·         Phil Cofer, Whitewater High School

·         Eric Lockett, Whitefield Academy

·         Devin Mitchell, Collins Hill High School

·         Keith Pinckney, Miller Grove High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Second Team

·         Jasmine Carter, St. Pius X Catholic High School

·         Taylor Gordon, McEachern High School

·         Anriel Howard, Westlake High School

·         Andreona Keys, Roswell High School

·         Tynice Martin, Southwest DeKalb High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Second Team

·         Malik Beasley, St. Francis High School

·         Jaylen Brown Wheeler High School

·         Kyle Castlin, Hillgrove High School

·         Daniel Fowler, Allatoona High School

·         Paul Jackson, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Third Team

·         Camille Anderson, Buford High School

·         Maya Benham, Douglas County High School

·         Nikki McDonald, Wesleyan School

·         Katie Powell, Duluth High School

·         Amber Skidgel, Archer High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Third Team

·         Tobias Howard, North Gwinnett High School

·         Rakim Lubin, Buford High School

·         Avery Patterson, Wheeler High School

·         Marcus Sheffield, Chattahoochee High School

·         D'Marcus Simonds, Buford High School

All-Metro Atlanta Girls Honorable Mention

·         Sierra Butler, Norcross High School

·         Jada Byrd, Redan High School

·         Lexii Cassell, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

·         Mikayla Coombs, Wesleyan School

·         Nikira Goings, Osborne High School

·         Bria Elmore, Redan High School

·         Alexandra Frazier, Central Gwinnett High School

·         Victoria Harris, Parkview High School

·         Yaktavia Hickson, Columbia High School

·         Bree Horrocks, Buford High School

·         Sydni Means, Greater Atlanta Christian School

·         Genesis Perrymond, Parkview High School

·         Jenna Staiti, West Forsyth High School

·         Alexandria Williams, Woodward Academy

·         Candice Williams, St. Francis High School

All-Metro Atlanta Boys Honorable Mention

·         Andre Chatfield, Norcross High School

·         Kendall Crute, North Cobb Christian School

·         Alterique Gilbert, Miller Grove High School

·         Hassani Gravett, Alexander High School

·         Immanuel Griggs, Newnan High School

·         Nick Harris, St. Pius X Catholic High School

·         Ty Hudson, Pebblebrook High School

·         Shaun Jones, Central Gwinnett High School

·         Mo Lewis IV, Milton High School

·         Shembari Phillips, Tucker High School

·         Maurice Rivers, Columbia High School

·         Raymond Saunders, Westlake High School

·         Tyrius Walker, Grady High School

·         Elijah Weems, Walton High School

·         Tyler Williams, Westlake High School