Basketball: Indians Play for 3rd Place Tonight-All-Region Teams Announced

The Stephens County Indians boys’ basketball team will play for 3rd place in region-8 AAA tonight when they face Monroe Area at 5 P.M. at Currahee Arena. The Purple Hurricanes swept the two previous meetings with the Indians. Airtime on WNEG is set for 4:45 P.M.

The girls’ 3rd place game will tip off 4 games today at Currahee Arena with Hart County vs. Franklin County meeting at 3:30 P.M., and the championship games following the Indians-Purple Hurricanes with the Hebron Christian girls facing Oconee County at 6:30 P.M., and the Hebron Christian boys facing Hart County at 8 P.M.

Also, the 2023-2024 region-8 All-Region team has been announced and includes two Indians: Javin Gordon and Nuri Winters. Jet Black was named honorable mention.

The Lady Indians A’Niya Mayweather was named to the girls’ All-Region team and Aleria Faulkner was named honorable mention.

The region-8 player of the year for the boys’ team is Hebron Christian Academy’s Blake Wilson and Co-player of the year honors for the girls’ included Hebron’s Aubrey Beckham and Hart County’s Dakota Phillips.

Both all-region teams are listed below:

Girls

Co-Players of the Year: Dakota Phillips – Hart County; Aubrey Beckham – Hebron Christian

All-Region
JaKerra Butler – Hebron Christian
Julie Azeltine – Oconee County
Ta’kiaha Winffield – Franklin County
Danielle Osho – Hebron Christian
Aniya Mayweather – Stephens County
Mia James – Hebron Christian
Amiya Porter – Hebron Christian
Alexis Walker – Hart County
Jazania Shealer – Hart County

Honorable Mention
Eliza Oechsle – Oconee County
Elizabeth Wynn – Oconee County
Lydia Gay – Oconee County
Madison McLane – Hart County
Takarria Smith – Hart County
Ta’Kiyah Merriett – Franklin County
Emiyah Strange – Franklin County
Avery Burton – Franklin County
Nykhia Johnson – Franklin County
Nickyia Daniel – Hebron Christian
Camryn Register – Hebron Christian
Aniya Moodie – Hebron Christian
Alanna Beckham – Hebron Christian
Addie Ray – Monroe Area
Aleria Faulkner – Stephens County

 

Boys

Player of the Year: Blake Wilson – Hebron Christian

 

All-Region
Vonte Newell – Monroe Area
Trip Griffith – Monroe Area
MaTaj Glover – Hebron Christian
Jelani Mason – Hebron Christian
Avery Strickland – Hart County
Nuri Winters – Stephens County
Javin Gordon – Stephens County
Levi Slaten – Oconee County
Bentley Huff – Franklin County
Mylan Roebuck – Franklin County

Honorable Mention
Jaiven Todd – Monroe Area
KD Dawson – Monroe Area
Carrington Coombs – Hebron Christian
Devon McField – Hebron Christian
Jet Black – Stephens County
Kurston Curry – Hart County
O’Brian Evans – Hart County
JR Dickens – Oconee County
Mason Hall – Oconee County
Carson Coulter – Franklin County
DJ Appleby – Franklin County
Jordan Ardister – Franklin County