A strange and difficult high school basketball season has wrapped up for Savannah area teams, and given the COVID-19 complications most every squad faced in 2020-21, it should be considered a successful season because it was a completed season.
The Prep Sports Report has chosen the following All-Area teams made up of players from Savannah’s public and private schools, as well as Richmond Hill. Players were selected and placed on the first or second-teams. The Honorable-Mention squad is organized by school and players listed are in no specific order.
These teams were compiled by PSR contributor Travis Jaudon (@JaudonSports).
FIRST TEAM
Emondre Bowles — Johnson — Sr.
Bowles led Johnson to the Class 3A Elite 8 in his final season as an Atom Smasher. The four-year starter averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while being named to the Region 3-3A first team for a third consecutive season.
Shamar Norman — Windsor Forest — Sr.
Norman will leave behind a legacy at Windsor Forest after his Knight teams
advanced to the state Final 4 in two of his final three seasons on Savannah’s southside.
The Region 3-3A Player of the Year, Norman averaged 17.3 points per game in his senior campaign.
D’ante Bass — Windsor Forest — Jr.
One of the more athletic players to come through Savannah in recent history, Bass showcased his incredible abilities around the rim all season long for head coach Aaron Clark and Windsor Forest (12-4).
He averaged 16.4 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior.
Deandre Smart — New Hampstead — Sr.
One of the best big-men in the area, Smart led the Phoenix to a Region 3-4A undefeated record while securing the region championship.
In head coach Jeffrey Williams’ first season, Smart led New Hampstead (14-5) in points per game (17.1) and rebounds per game (8.6).
Alaris Wall — New Hampstead — Sr.
Named the Region 3-4A Co-Player of the Year (Jerrell Floyd), Wall was one of the purest scoring guards in the city this season. He averaged 16.7 points and 4.1 steals while also contributing 3.2 assists per contest.
Jaeden Marshall — Richmond Hill — Sr.
The Co-Region 2-6A Player of the Year, Marshall was the leader of the Wildcats, who spent much of the year in the Class 6A Top-10 polls before falling in the Elite 8 of the state playoffs.
The forward averaged 15.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists for head coach Bill Henderson’s squad which finished 21-4.
Javonte Landy — Beach — Jr.
A first team All Region member within a talented Region 3-3A, Landy was
a dependable source of production for Beach and head coach Simon Heyward.
He posted per-game averages of 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals.
Tremaine Johnson — Groves — Jr.
Johnson was a big reason for the turnaround season under first-year head coach Kevin Evans over at Groves. He averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.3 steals as a junior for the Rebels, who figure to be one of the top teams in the area next season.
Jerrell Floyd — Jenkins — Sr.
After Jenkins suffered a mid-season roster change resulting in a thinner backcourt rotation, Floyd took off.
The senior won the region’s Co-Player of the Year (Alaris Wall) award after averaging 17.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for first-year HVJ head coach Terry Hines.
Trent Broadnax — Benedictine — Sr.
A star receiver headed to Duke this fall on a football scholarship, Broadnax was no slouch on the hardwood either.
He was named to the Region 3-4A first team after posting per-game averages of 16.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals during his senior season for the Cadets (7-11).
George White — Memorial Day School — Sr.
White was one of the area's most potent scorers all season, averaging 24 point per game and leading the Matadors to the Elite 8 of the GISA Class AA state tournament. White also averaged six reboudns per game, four assists per game and two steals per game while shooting 81 percent from the free throw line and 42 percent from behind the 3-point line. White propelled Memorial to a region championship and an final ranking of #3 in GISA Class AA.
SECOND TEAM
Antonio Baker — Johnson — So.
A first team All Region 3-3A member, Baker averaged 14.2 points per game alongside first-teamer Emondre Bowles in the Johnson backcourt. Baker also chipped in 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per night.
Erik Brown - Savannah Country Day - Sr.
Brown was the Region 3-A Private Co-Player of the Year as a junior, and was a first-team All-Region selection this season. The best scoring option on head coach Demetrius Smith’s deep team of solid players, Brown was able to take over games for the Hornets in stretches.
It was no coincidence that SCDS (17-11) won its first Region Championship in 50 years during Brown’s senior season.
Charles Williams III — Jenkins — Sr.
Part of a lethal HVJ (13-9) backcourt tandem with PSR first-teamer Jerrell Floyd, Williams posted per-game averages of 15.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 steals.
Parker All — Savannah Christian — Sr.
The reigning Region 3-A Private Player of the Year from 2019-20, All took home the region’s POTY honors for a second straight year in his senior campaign for head coach Robert Walsh (Region Coach of the Year) and the Raiders.
The stretch forward averaged 12.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while leading SCPS to the A-Private Sweet 16.
Larry Johnson — Beach — Fr.
Perhaps the best freshman in the city this year, Johnson averaged 12.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Bulldogs (7-11). He was a second team All Region 3-3A selection.
Ikeen Johnson — Groves — Jr.
The junior did a little bit of everything for the Rebels (9-9). He averaged 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals.
Jerald Colonel — Groves — Jr.
A throwback big-man, Colonel was one of the top shot-blockers and rebounders in the state as a junior. He posted more blocks per game (7.8) than points (7.3) while hauling in 14.6 rebounds per contest.
Antonio Hunt — Woodville-Tompkins — Jr.
The first team All-Region 2-2A selection averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game for the Wolverines (16-8) and head coach Lenny Williams.
Cooper George — SCPS — Sr.
One of the better sharp-shooters in the area, the Region 3-A Private first-team member averaged 13 points per game and made 78 three-pointers for the Raiders (16-10).
He tallied 149 3’s over his final two seasons.
Leighton Finley — Richmond Hill High School — Jr.
Averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game. Was selected to the Region 2-6A first team.
HONORABLE MENTION
Beach — Jaylin Nabor, Ronald Polite, James Leach
Benedictine — Christaan Neely, Hunter Lanier
Bethesda — Antjuan McKay, Donte Dorman, Josh Quarterman, Ivan Gooding
Calvary Day — Juwuan Johnson, Dayyan O'Neal, Riley Bragg
Groves — Rasheen Johnson, Alexander Williams
Islands — Jeremiah Gabriel, Jadon Adams, Jordon Cave
Jenkins — Jerrod Finney, Rayqwon Allen
Johnson — Jaheim Robinson, Micah Johnson, Ted Hurst
Memorial Day — George White, Sean Stoddard
New Hampstead — Darian Sewell, Brysen Nunn
Richmond Hill — Brayden Baker, Liam Markgraf, Nijajuan Youmans
Savannah Christian — Thomas Davidson, Charles Moore
Savannah Country Day — Gray Grayson, Ethan Myers
Savannah High — Michael Washington
The Habersham School — Thomas Tift, Wils Childress, Ed Beck Yannett
Windsor Forest — Ray Williams, Mike Cabellero, Abasi Scott
Woodville-Tompkins — Lukas Platuna, Antonio Hunt, Zion Powers
Follow Travis Jaudon on Twitter @JaudonSports and contact him at travisLjaudon@gmail.com.
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