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All-State Teams

Anniston scores big, getting three first-teamers and boys 4A Coach of the Year

By East Alabama Sports Today

It was another good year for basketball in Calhoun County and the all-state teams released Sunday morning reflected it.

The county had 20 players on the first, second, third and honorable mention teams and a coach of the year. There were six boys first-teamers and one girls first-teamer.

Anniston had the big haul. The state champion Bulldogs placed Antonio Kite and Final Four MVP Malcolm Carlisle on the first team, and Torry Brown was Coach of the Year. The Lady Dawgs placed Allasha Dudley on the girls first team.

The classification Players of the Year and Mr./Miss Basketball will be announced next week. Highly anticipating Kite and Dudley will be 4A Players of the Year.

Here are the Calhoun County players who made All-State:

BOYS
First team
6A: Rylan Houck, Oxford
5A: Landan Williams, Alexandria
4A: Antonio Kite, Anniston; Malcolm Carlisle, Anniston; Brody Baker, White Plains
3A: Alex Odam, Piedmont

Second team
3A: Josh Ballew, Pleasant Valley

Third team
6A: Justin Moore, Oxford
5A: D’Anthony Walton, Alexandria

Honorable mention
3A: Trey Pesnell, Ohatchee

Coach of the Year
4A: Torry Brown, Anniston

GIRLS
First team
4A: Allasha Dudley, Anniston

Second team
6A: Kaleah Taylor, Oxford
4A: Asia Barclay, Anniston
3A: Tori Vice, Ohatchee

Third team
5A: Ashley Phillips, Alexandria
3A: Jorda Crook, Ohatchee; Haley Homesley, Weaver
1A: Victoria O’Neal, Donoho

Honorable mention
6A: Xai Whitfield, Oxford
4A: Kayla Broom, Jacksonville

Here are the players from around the area who made All-State teams:

BOYS
First team
1A: Josh Phillips, Ragland

Second team
5A: Crews Proctor, Sylacauga
2A: Weston Kirk, Spring Garden; Cade Phillips, Westbrook Christian

Honorable mention
5A: Keontae Funderburg, Talladega; Brian Garrett, Lincoln
1A: C.J. Lawler, Ragland

GIRLS
First team
2A: Ace Austin, Spring Garden

Second team
1A: Bella Millirons, Coosa Christian

Third team
7A: Camille Jenkins, Gadsden City
4A: Karlee Perry, Cherokee County; Grace Rittenhouse, Handley
2A: Neely Welsh, Spring Garden
1A: Faith Johnson, Talladega Co. Central

Honorable mention
1A: Chloe Davidson, Coosa Christian

Cover photo: Anniston’s all-state first-teamers Malcolm Carlisle (L) and Antonio Kite share a moment after the Bulldogs won the Class 4A state championship earlier this month.

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