The 2012-2013 Press-Register boys Sweet 16 basketball team
Posted April 4, 2013
The Press-Register Sweet 16 is compiled from nominations from coaches as well as staff insights from the season.
Player of the Year: T.J. Lang, McGill-Toolen, 6-6, junior … Led McGill-Toolen to a 25-7 record and a berth in the South Regional final. Averaged 17.1 points and 4.9 rebounds a game and hit 53 of his 100 3-point attempts.
Coach of the Year: John Price, Faith Academy … Led the Rams back to the Final 48 in Birmingham for the second straight season despite losing Press-Register Co-Player of the Year Petey McClain as well as Kyle Cumlander.
FIRST TEAM
Phillip Rankin, Murphy, 6-7, senior … Honorable Mention All-State selection averaged 17.8 points and 10.4 rebounds for the Panthers this season.
Greg White, St. Paul’s, 5-11, junior … First-team Class 5A All-State selection averaged 22.6 points a game for the Saints.
Divine Myles, Blount, 5-7, junior … Averaged 15 points and 12 assists as the Leopards reached the Final 48 for the first time since 2001. He was a second-team Class 6A All-State selection.
Jamal Harris, Clarke County, 6-1, senior … Averaged 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists this season. He was a second team Class 4A All-State selection.
Dylan Brown, Faith Academy, 6-2, senior … Came out of nowhere to become Faith’s leader. The senior averaged 18.4 points and five rebounds a game.
SECOND TEAM
Matthew Scelsi, Cottage Hill
Xavier Dortch, Baldwin County
Fred Knight, Escambia County
Reagan Eubanks, Spanish Fort
Jason Smith, McGill-Toolen
THIRD TEAM
Shauka Reese, Linden
Demarcus Holcombe, Washington County
Demetrius Caldwell, Blount
Jkorei Preyer, Baker
Glenn Bryant, Jackson
HONORABLE MENTION: Derrick Griggs (Faith Academy), Tony Toni Wright (Davidson), Antonio Chapman (Blount), Deion Dozier (McGill-Toolen), Tevin Crenshaw (Murphy), Cedric Thrash (Murphy), Andre Cox (Baldwin County), Justin Mayes (Baldwin County), Imoras Agee (Linden), Chris Sain (Daphne), Nate Andrews (Fairhope), Rushing Watson (Fairhope), Spencer Newman (Bayside Academy), Aaron Bryant (St. Luke’s), Tre Williams (St. Paul’s), Trayon Tate (St. Paul’s), Tavares Bingham (Williamson), Sammie Sanders (Baker), Chris Enger (St. Luke’s), Desmond Williams (Escambia County), Malcolm Cozie (Jackson), Tyler French (B.C. Rain), Terrance Nelson (B.C. Rain), Niles Davis (Monroe County), Rodney Gill (Theodore), Chance Morton (LeFlore), Alphonso Stewart (Robertsdale), Darrel Lynch (Vigor), Jonathan Johnson (Cottage Hill), Walter Massey (LeFlore), LaKeith Watkins (Davidson), Isaac Ronan (Gulf Shores), Javan Hackworth (Alma Bryant), Rashad Hobby (Robertsdale), Jalen Henry (Foley), Tyler Rogers (Mobile Christian), Fred Jackson (Saraland), Alphonso Stewart (Robertsdale), Stephen Hyde (UMS-Wright), Trey Finlen (UMS-Wright), Dallas Kirksey (MGM), Dakota Brodie (Bayside Academy).
