History-making Rayville, North Caddo, St. Katharine Drexel headline Class 2A All-State hoops teams

By LAMAR GAFFORD
Written for the LSWA

The Rayville Hornets completed a quest of perfection. The North Caddo Lady Rebels winning their fourth title in five years. The St. Katharine Drexel Lady Jackets earning their first title against a New Orleans rival.

The 2018 season can be summed up in one word for those three programs.

Historic.

Those three schools added some more extraordinary honors as they headline the Class 2A boys and girls LSWA All-State teams.

The Hornets swept the Class 2A boys individual top honors as junior Mylik Wilson and Damon West were named Class 2A boys MVP and Coach of the Year, respectively.

West guided the Hornets to a 35-0 record, thanks to players such as Wilson (18 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds per game) leading the way in the rare perfect season.

On the girls side, North Caddo returned to the top of the mountain in Class 2A behind the playmaking abilities of Rice (26 points and 11 rebounds per game), as it continues its dynasty, while Rice earns the Class 2A girls MVP.

While the Lady Rebels were the best Class 2A non-select team, St. Katharine Drexel was the best select school as Terry Wilson earned Class 2A girls Coach of the Year by helping the school go 19-8 en route to its first championship win after a thriller with crosstown rival St. Mary’s Academy.

Wilson leads the boys first team, which has Dunham junior Jordan Wright (25.4 PPG), Episcopal senior Cameron Dumas (18.4), Riverside senior Jared Butler (28.0) and North Caddo senior Chris Thomas (20.0).

Rayville senior Nashaun Ellis (15.0 PPG), Country Day junior Kaleb Jenkins (21.0), Avoyelles Charter junior Aaron McGhee (15.6), Newman senior Riley Demps (15.6) and Dunham senior Oddyst Walker (19.2) earned second-team honors.

The girls first team is comprised of Rice, Northlake Christian sophomore Kyren Whittington (17.6 PPG), Lake Arthur senior Jamara Levy (17.0), Red River junior McKayia Hallmon (23.4) and Oakdale sophomore Sanaa St. Andre (21.3).

Rapides junior Naomi Lewis (17.8 PPG), Dunham senior Hannah Barrow (17.6), Notre Dame senior Alyssa Williams (15.6), St. Mary’s Academy freshman Tomyree Thompson (17.5) and Oakdale junior KaMaesha St. Andre (16.1) make up the girls second team.

LSWA CLASS 2A CHARTS
CLASS 2A
BOYS
First Team
Name School Ht. Class Avg.
Mylik Wilson Rayville 6-3 Jr. 25.0
Jordan Wright Dunham 6-5 Jr. 25.4
Cameron Dumas Episcopal 5-8 Sr. 18.4
Jared Butler Riverside 6-2 Sr. 28.0
Chris Thomas North Caddo 6-5 Sr. 20.0

Second Team
Name School Ht. Class Avg.
Nashaun Ellis Rayville 6-6 Sr. 15.0
Kaleb Jenkins Country Day 5-9 Jr. 21.0
Aaron McGhee Avoyelles Charter 6-0 Jr. 15.6
Riley Demps Newman 6-1 Sr. 15.6
Oddyst Walker Dunham 6-2 Sr. 19.2
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: MYLIK WILSON, RAYVILLE
COACH OF THE YEAR: DAMON WEST, RAYVILLE

Honorable mention
Jourdain Dishman, Menard; Zarious Lewis, Lakeview; Dorian Blue, Rapides; Brock Booker, Many; Jude Hopewell, Menard; Kevin Anderson, Vinton; Torell Tevias, Lake Arthur; Re’Chard Hill, North Caddo; Eli Mouton, Ascension Episcopal; Jalen Banks, Riverside, Sr.; Justin Ibieta, Country Day, Soph.; Garland Robertson, Riverside, Sr.; Javon Ruffin, Newman, Fr.; Norris Williams, Hannan, Jr.

GIRLS
First Team
Name School Ht. Class Avg.
Kyren Whittington Northlake Christian 5-9 So. 17.6
Jamara Levy Lake Arthur 5-5 Sr. 17.0
Destiny Rice North Caddo 5-9 Jr. 26.0
Makayia Hallmon Red River 5-5 Jr. 23.4
Sanaa St. Andre Oakdale 5-6 So. 21.3

Second Team
Name School Ht. Class Avg.
Naomi Lewis Rapides 5-7 Jr. 17.8
Hannah Barrow Dunham 5-5 Sr. 17.6
Alyssa Williams Notre Dame 6-0 Sr. 15.6
Tomyree Thompson St. Mary’s 5-9 Fr. 17.5
KaMaesha St. Andre Oakdale 5-8 Jr. 16.1
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: DESTINY RICE, NORTH CADDO
COACH OF THE YEAR: TERRY WILSON, ST. KATHERINE DREXEL

Honorable mention
Tashunna Neal, Rayville; Darlynetta Martin, Rapides; T’Kira Fuller, Rayville; Tiliah Davis, Winnfield; Cheyanne Vander, Rosepine; Shunderika Browder, Lakeview; Madison Beinvenu, Catholic-NI; Tera Small, Episcopal; Jadah Martin, North Caddo; ShaKahia Warmsley, Mansfield; Oksonna Williams, Red River; Diamond Brister, Lake Arthur; Brooklyn Fontenot, Kinder; Bria Neal, Riverside; Tyra Vaughn, St. Katharine Drexel; Kia Batiste, St. Mary’s; Natalie Newberry, Northlake Christian.