Each Monday, we’ll post several candidates from the previous week’s games, and we’d like for you — our readers — to select the winner. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.
Here are the candidates from Week 10:
Anna Lee Avery, Houston: The senior will be remembered as one of the better players in Houston history, thanks to performances like the one she had against Cordova on Feb. 6. Avery tallied 27 points, six rebounds, four assists and eight steals as the Mustangs won, 76-28, and she then closed out the regular season with 20 points in a 57-27 victory over Southwind on Feb. 9.
Jayla Dorsey, Hutchison: Ava Jones led the scoring against Briarcrest on Feb. 9 with 16. But it was the long-range shooting of Dorsey that was perhaps even more impressive; she scored all 15 of her points from behind the arc as the Sting improved to 22-2 with a 70-35 victory.
Allison Irby, Lewisburg: You’d be hard-pressed to find a better performance than the one Irby put up against Oxford in the semifinals of the Region 1-7A tournament on Feb. 7. The senior scored 28 points — connecting on all seven of her 3-point attempts — while adding six rebounds and five steals in a 52-45 win.
Curnesha Taylor, Memphis Business Academy: Taylor did a little bit of everything in the MSCIAA Class 2A championship game on Feb. 10, finishing with 28 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, three steals and four blocks as MBA downed Bluff City, 67-34.
Alana Whiten, Millington Central: Coach Jason Nichols’ girls were on fire from the 3-point line against Brighton on Feb. 6, hitting 12. Whiten had five of them and ended up with 21 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals in her te... Click here to read full article
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