Coach of the Year

Tracy Fendley, Warner Robins

Best Offensive Player

Jasmine Larry, Macon County

Best Defensive Player

Jada Clowers, Central-Macon

Senior of the Year

Kezia Holmes, Warner Robins

Junior of the Year

Daishai Almond, Peach County

Sophomore of the Year

Asia Harrell, Perry

Freshman of the Year

Avrie Grayer, Southwest-Macon

Most Improved Player

Jada Brown, Rutland-Macon

Most Improved Team

Central-Macon

HYPESOUTH FIRST TEAM

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HYPESOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sr. | F/C | 6'3 | Lakaitlin Wright
(Wheeler County)

2016-17 STATS: 10.6 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 3.9 BPG, 3 APG, 2.1 SPG

Wright is skilled player that has soft touch around the basket offensively and protects the rim on the defensive end. Over the past two seasons, the 6-foot-3 forward has reeled off 35 double-doubles and 2 triple-doubles. In addition, she is back-to-back Region 3-A Co-Player of the Year. Wright has been a model of consistency for Wheeler County throughout her high school career. The multi-talented senior has posted career averages of 12.8-points, 13.6-rebounds, and 4.8-blocks per game over a four year span.

The Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season at 23-3 en route to winning the region 3-A crown 50-46 over Calvary Day. In addition, Wheeler County county finished the 2016-17 season with a 25-4 overall record and reached the GHSA Class A-Public Final 4 before being topped 81-67 by eventual state champion Pelham.

Offer(s): Mercer University Signee

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Jr. | G | 5'5 | Jasmine Larry
(Macon County)

2016-17 STATS: 22.5 PPG, 5.3 APG, 5.1 RPG, 4.3 SPG

Larry is an ultra-talented scorer that can get hot at the drop of a dime. She is undoubtedly the sparkplug that gets Macon County going. The 5-foot-5 point guard had several 40-point outbursts during the 2016-17 season and was a centerpiece for the Lady Bulldogs. At this point, Larry is receiving low major college interest, but after a having a breakout season expect offers to start coming in at a high rate between now and next season.

Macon County finished the regular season at 17-7 and earned a state playoff berth, where they advanced to the GHSA Class A-Public Sweet 16 before being eliminated 63-47 by Treutlen.

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Sr. | G | 5'9 | Kezia Holmes
(Warner Robins)

2016-17 STATS: 17.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.3 SPG, 2.5 BPG

Holmes is a very physical player that can shoot the cover off of the ball from the mid-range area as well as beyond the arc. The 5-foot-8 combo guard shot the 3-ball at a 37% clip this season. She also brings a high motor and competitive edge with her and is cool, calm, and collected in crunch time. The talented senior earned Region 1-AAAAA Player of the Year honors.

Warner Robins finished the regular season at 23-1 and a No.5 ranking in the sandysspiel.com poll. In addition, they earned a state playoff berth after winning the region championship 56-51 over Bainbridge. The Demonettes reached the GHSA Class AAAAA Elite 8 before being eliminated by the eventual state champions Buford Lady Wolves.

Offer(s)- Chattahoochee Valley, Florida Southwestern, Southern Union

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Jr. | G | 5'9 | Daishai Almond
(Peach County)

2016-17 STATS: 16 PPG, 9 RPG, 5 SPG, 4 APG

Almond is an all-around talent that only knows one way to play, HARD! She has a motor that won’t stop and possesses both speed and athleticism, which makes her a tough cover for just about any opposing defender in the state. In addition, she has a very tight handle on the ball, great court vision, and rebounds well from the guard position. The 5-foot-9 junior led the way for the Lady Trojans during the 2016-17 season and was named Region 4-AAA Player of the Year.

Peach County finished the regular season at 22-4 and earned a state playoff berth after finishing as the No.2 seed in the region tournament. The Lady Trojans were eliminated in the GHSA Class AAA Elite 8 by Johnson-Savannah.

Offer(s): Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, Mercer University, UL-Monroe

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Jr. | F | 6'2 | Jada Clowers
(Central-Macon)

2016-17 STATS: 14 PPG, 10 RPG, 4.2 BPG

Clowers surprised many in the Middle Georgia area with her development over a one year span. This season she nearly tripled her season averages from a year ago. She is arguably the best interior defender and rebounder in the entire state. The 6-foot-2 forward is a very long and rangy player that is super active around the rim on both ends of the court. In fact, she helped lift the Central-Macon Lady Chargers (47-46) to a Region 4-AAA Championship over Peach County after sinking an offensive put back layup as time expired. In addition to powering her team to a region championship, she was selected 1st Team All-Region.

Prior to the season, Clowers was one of Georgia’s best kept secrets on the girl’s side. However, as the season progressed and she consistently put up big performances, coaches began to take notice of her unique abilities. At the time being, Clowers has seen a substantial uptick in her recruitment and is receiving major interest from several mid-major programs. Expect offers to start pouring in very soon for the talented post player out of Macon, Ga.

This season, the Lady Chargers finished the regular season at 18-5 and made history by winning theschool’s first girl’s region championship. In addition, they advanced to the GHSA Class AAA Elite 8 before losing a 46-45 heartbreaker at the buzzer to eventual state champion Beach. The Lady Chargers finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-6 overall record.

HYPESOUTH 2ND TEAM

Guard- (Jr.) 5'7 Nijeria Jordan,
Washington County (GHSA Class AA)

19.7ppg, 5.1rpg, 2.2spg

Guard- (Jr.) 5'7 JeNya Wilder,
Central-Macon (GHSA Class AAA)

13ppg, 8.8rpg, 5.1spg, 2.7apg

Guard- (Sr.) 5'8 Kidronia Smith,
Perry (GHSA Class AAAA)

15.7ppg, 4apg, 3.4rpg, 2spg

Forward- (Jr.) 6'2 Eryka Skinner,
Macon County (GHSA Class A-Public)

10.6ppg, 12.3rpg, 2.5spg, 2.2bpg

Center- (Sr.) 6'5 Abby Rouse,
Tattnall Square Academy (GHSA Class A-Private)

10ppg, 8rpg, 4bpg Offer(s): Valdosta State University Signee

HYPESOUTH 3RD TEAM

Guard- 5'5 (So.) Asia Harrell,
Perry (GHSA Class AAAA)

14.8ppg, 4spg, 3.5apg, 2.6rpg

Guard- 5'7 (Jr.) Rykia Pennamon,
Putnam County (GHSA Class AA)

17ppg, 8.6rpg, 3.5apg, 1.6spg

Forward- 6'0 (Jr.) Tamia Sapp,
Northside-WR (GHSA Class AAAAAA)

12.2ppg 3rpg

Forward- (Jr.) 6'1 Shynia Jackson,
Warner Robins (GHSA Class AAAAA)

12.7ppg, 7.4rpg

Forward- (Sr.) 6'3 Brianna Reeves,
Howard (GHSA Class AAAA)

14ppg, 13rpg

HYPESOUTH HONORABLE MENTION

Bleckley County- Jahnaria Brown, Aliyah Whitehead

Central-Macon- Jada Jackson, Tyleia Williams

Houston County- Autumn Ring, Maddie Slappey

Northeast-Macon- Ashanty Hightower

Northside-WR- Alexia Galloway, Jaliyah Lynch, Kaliyah Little

Macon County- Ashley Furlow

Peach County- Danasia Shaw, Deja Holland, Eboni Steele

Rutland- Bre’Asia Davis, Jada Brown

Stratford Academy- Carey Woodcock

Southwest-Macon- Avrie Grayer

Taylor County-  Destiny Mathis, Mickelle Green

Telfair- NyAsia Howard, India Wells

Treutlen- Kayla Blackshear, Le’Andrea Gillis

Veterans- Alleyah Ingraham, Carrington Kee

Warner Robins- Le’terria Mathis, Victoria Brown

Westside-Macon- Acacia Ricks, Jamesia Holliman

Wheeler County- Brianna Hinton

Wilcox-County- Trajata Colbert