Three area players and one coach will suit up for the South boys and girls teams in the North-South All-Star basketball game in Huntsville this summer, the AHSAA announced Thursday.
Opelika’s Jacoby Payne and Auburn High’s Jeremy Nolen made the boys squad, while Central’s Monique Jackson made the girls team.
Edward Bell’s Mitch Joiner will be part of the South boys’ two-coach staff, along with Johnny Mitchell of Brantley.
Payne averaged 13.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this year for the 28-6 Bulldogs, who finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A poll and came up just short of making it to the Final Four thanks to an overtime buzzer-beater by Central at the Central Region final.
The 6-foot-5 Nolen was one of a rotating cast of post players for the 19-13 Tigers, who bowed out to Prattville in the sub-regionals.
Jackson averaged nearly 18 points and 19 rebounds per game this season for the 21-9 Red Devils, who made it to the Central Region finals before losing to Jeff Davis.
Joiner led the Bears to a 27-2 record and the 1A state championship this season, the first title in any sport at Edward Bell.
The two girls teams and two boys teams will square off in a Thursday doubleheader (July 15) at The University of Alabama-Huntsville’s Scogin Hall, beginning with the girls game at 5 p.m. The boys contest following at 7 p.m.
The 14th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week runs from July 12-16 and features all-star teams of rising seniors in volleyball, baseball, softball and soccer, and a football game for graduated seniors.
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