Dutch Fork’s Jordan Davis, Dreher’s Jhileiya Dunlap earn state player of year honors
Dutch Fork’s Jordan Davis and Dreher’s Jhileiya Dunlap have been honored as two of the state’s best players by the South Carolina High School Basketball Coaches Association.
Davis was named the boys Class 4A Player of the Year and Dunlap the girls’ Class 3A Player of the Year on the all-state teams were released Wednesday.
Davis, a guard, is having a breakout junior season and leads the Midlands in scoring at 22.6 points a game. He has offers from Charlotte, Cincinnati and East Carolina.
It is the second straight all-state honor for Dunlap, a North Carolina signee. The senior is averaging 20.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.9 steals this season for the top-ranked team in Class 3A.
Dunlap also has been selected to play in the Carolinas Classic All-Star game and was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American game. She is the 20th best forward for the Class of 2016, according to ESPN.
Davis and Dunlap are two of 21 Midlands players named to the all-state teams.
Joining Davis on Class 4A boys team were Lexington’s Darius Bryant, Spring Valley’s Jordan Bruner and Blythewood’s Eli Lake. It is Bruner’s second straight all-state selection.
In Class 3A boys, top-ranked A.C. Flora placed Kendale Hampton on the team. Lower Richland’s Ja’Cor Nelson and Richland Northeast’s Alex Caldwell also were on the team.
In Class 2A boys, Keenan’s Tariq Simmons and Fairfield Central’s Brandon Adams were on the team. C.A. Johnson’s Tajh Green was the lone Midlands player on Class A team.
Spring Valley’s Christian Hithe and Lexington’s Destinee Langford earned Class 4A girls all-state honors for the second straight year and were joined by Blythewood’s Lauren Harley.
In addition to Dunlap, Lower Richland’s Dejah Williford and Swansea freshman Denae McNeal were on the Class 3A girls team.
Keenan’s Brea Jackson, Newberry’s Nigeria Davis and Fairfield Central’s Tanise Davis were on the Class 2A team.
In Class A, Kaitlin Pickens earned her second straight selection and was joined by Gray Collegiate’s Taylor Toney, the school’s first all-state pick.
SCBCA All-State Teams
BOYS Class 4A
Player of the year: Jordan Davis, Dutch Fork
Austin Walker, Westside; Preston Parks, Wade Hampton, Quise Robbins, Clover; Darius Bryant, Lexington; Cartier Diarra, West Florence; Vincent Coles, James Island; Jermaine Patterson, Bluffton; Chance Prandy, South Aiken; Jordan Bruner, Spring Valley; Eli Lake, Blythewood; Justin Ford, South Florence; La’Darius Williams, Laurens; Tavaris Scott, Spartanburg; Tanner Mitchell, Fort Mill; Quinterious Jones, TL Hanna
Class 3A
Play of the Year: Xzavier Barmore, Seneca
Kendale Hampton, A.C. Flora; Daniel Carr, Midland Valley; Temetrius Morant, Crestwood; Josh Livingston, North Myrtle Beach; Matt Garay, Beaufort; Dorian Hashim, Berea; Malik Williams, Chester; Demetrius Knox, Marlboro County; Ja’Cor Nelson, Lower Richland; Brevin Galloway, Seneca; Reggie Wright, Southside; AJ Oliver, Daniel; Frankie Johnson, Darlington; Alex Caldwell, Richland Northeast; Quay Brown, South Pointe.
Class 2A
Player of the Year: Joseph Battle, Abbeville
Malique Parker, Blacksburg; Tariq Simmons, Keenan; Zach Sellers, Cheraw; Dontarius James, Andrew Jackson; Randall Buxton, Barnwell; Jalek Felton, Mullins; Brendan McHale, Bishop England; Markell Smalls, Battery Creek; Wanyae Moore, Andrews; Ja’Quan Knowlin, Dillon; Jacob Corn, Landrum; Andrew Weir, Ninety-Six; Brandon Adams, Fairfield-Central; Trenard Ferrel, Ridgeland-Hardeeville; Robert Ripley, Johnsonville; Justin Busby, Waccamaw.
Class A
Player of the Year: Ozante Fields, Denmark-Olar
Tevin Richardson, Calhoun Falls; Roy Ellis, Hannah-Pamplico; Micah Banks, Christ Church; Sydney Robinson, Burke; Arkel Williams, Carvers Bay; Willie Ferguson, Blackville-Hilda; Tajh Green, CA Johnson; Patrick Wright, Denmark Olar. Raekwon Parris, Ridge Spring-Monetta; Mike Hill, Lewisville; Marcus Reid, CE Murray; Carter Powell, St. Joseph; Jordan Porchea, Hemingway; Tra’vion McCray, Timmonsville; Logan Witherspoon, Allendale-Fairfax.
GIRLS Class 4A
Player of the year: Kionna Jeter, Spartanburg
Madisen Smith, Greenville; Asiah Jones, Woodmont; Brooke Jordan-Brown, Riverside; RiKoya Anderson, Rock Hill; MiKayluh Walker, Gaffney; Christian Hithe, Spring Valley; Lauren Harley, Blythewood; Amari Young, North Augusta; Destinee Langsford, Lexington; Jessica, Harris, Sumter; Kyra Wilson, Sumter; Haliyah Sumter, West Ashley; Mariah Linney, Goose Creek; Shamaria Myers, Ashley Ridge; Jordan Sprueill, Summerville.
Class 3A
Player of the Year: Jhileiya Dunlap, Dreher
Nakol Franks, Wren; Jessica Garlington, Eastside; Malia Rivers, Lancaster; Danae McNeal, Swansea; Shaquanda Miller McCray, Crestwood; Nia Sumpter, Myrtle Beach; Erin Houser, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Ajah Taylor, West Oak; Jhayniqua Graham, Aiken; Aquera Johnson, North Myrtle Beach; Dejah Williford, Lower Richland; Brandi Rivers, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Diamon Shiflet, Greer; De’Ja Marshall, Chester; Ca’Washa Ceasar, Crestwood.
Girls 2A
Player of the Year: Elizabeth Scott, Andrew Jackson
Ny’Jae Boozer, Ridgeland-Hardeeville; Jo Jo Tompkins, Bishop England; Rhetta Moore, Bishop England; Breia Jackson, Keenan; Gabrielle Davis, Buford; Tamia Grate, Pendleton; Alexis McMillian, Lee Central; Chesnee Robinson, Strom Thurmond; Star Ergle, Saluda; Samiya Scott, Timberland; Zakiyah Jeter, Woodruff; Nigeria Davis, Newberry; Khamele Manning, Dillon; Brittani McDonald, Mullins; Tanise Davis, Fairfield Central.
Class A
Player of the Year: Justice Gee, Timmonsville
Zarhria Fuller, McCormick; Shayla Bennett, Christ Church; Kaitlin Pickens, CA Johnson; Crystal Preston, Ridge Spring-Monetta; Shanaissa White, Calhoun County; Roche Brown, Estill; Jayla Ravenell, Cross; Karimah Jenkins, Burke; Ta’keria Legette, Latta; Anatashia Bromell, Carvers Bay; Ashley Williams, Lamar; Keosha Simpson, Bethune Bowman; Alaya Woods, Timmonsville; Samantha Ferguson, Dixie; Taylor Toney, Gray Collegiate
This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 5:31 PM.