The Georgia High School Association 4A-Region 3 all-region team for boys basketball has been announced.
New Hampstead's Toland Daughtry III was named the Player of the Year. He had an impressive season, averaging 16 points, six rebounds, and four assists per game, leading his team to an undefeated regional championship.
Jeffrey Williams, the coach of New Hampstead who led the Phoenix to an overall record of 21-5 (10-0 region), has been named the Coach of the Year. Williams has led his team to an impressive turnaround from last year's 12-14 record to an undefeated region record this year. The team also won the GHSA Class 4A Region 3 tournament by defeating Benedictine in the finals with a score of 68-64. As voted by the region coaches, the following are the first, second, and honorable mention teams. Coach Williams has fought an uphill battle building the program while battling health issues. He feels blessed to win this award.
"This award means a lot because I have faced an uphill battle trying to build the program in the right way," said Williams. "The life lesson I want my players to take away from this is that not everyone will believe in your vision, but you have to do what you feel is right to achieve the goal you have set for yourself. I am blessed to be here after being in the hospital this time last year with a stroke and COVID."
1st team all-region:
Caleb Jones: Benedictine
Bryce Wemberly: Burke County
Braylen Butterworth: Islands
Zach Wells: Southeast Bulloch
AJ Williams: New Hampstead
Antoine Youmans: New Hampstead
Ladon Bryant: Benedictine
2nd team all-region:
Jordan Cave: Islands
Kelly Williams: Burke County
Dwayne Smith: Wayne County
Brendan O'Dowd: Southeast Bulloch
Rashawn Truell: New Hampstead
Ja'Cari Glover: New Hampstead
Laquinton Morgan: Burke County
Honorable Mentions:
Robert Shoffler: Wayne County
DJ Hills: Islands
Ejay Washington: Benedictine
Houston Jackson: Benedictine
Kentavious Woodberry: New Hampstead
Oliver Hoffman: New Hampstead
Carlos Lambert: Burke County
Trey Jones: Southeast Bulloch
Gavin Hilton: Wayne County
Photo credit: New Hampstead High School Athletics
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