Team Rosters Announced for Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games Top High School Basketball Players from North Carolina and South Carolina to Face Off
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Team Rosters Announced for Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games Top high school basketball players from North Carolina and South Carolina to face off WILMINGTON, NC—February 12, 2020: The North Carolina Coaches Association and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association have announced the team rosters for the 2020 Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games , sponsored by House of Raeford Farms FLOCK , the non-profit arm of House of Raeford Farms . On Saturday, March 28, the top public high school boys and girls from North Carolina and South Carolina will face off during the Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games at John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington. “We are honored to have the best high school basketball student-athletes from our states come to Wilmington for the third consecutive year. They will not only compete at a high level in their respective games, but they will be involved in outreach activities that touch youth and adults in the community,” said Shell Dula and Phil Weaver, executive directors of the South Carolina and North Carolina Coaches’ Associations, respectively. When the student-athletes are not practicing or playing basketball, they will be participating in community service events, including visiting the children’s hospital and rehab center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center and four New Hanover County elementary schools . In addition, they will provide vocal and emotional support to children and adults with disabilities playing baseball at the Miracle League field in Wilmington. The following players and coaches will be representing their states at the 2020 Carolinas Classic All-Star Games: North Carolina Boy’s Roster Head Coach: Brad LeVine – Shelby, NC Crest High School Assistant Coach: Chris Cherry – Winterville, NC South Central High School Team: Silas Mason – Greensboro, NC Ben L. Smith High School Height: 6'7” Weight: 180 Nick Farrar – Apex, NC Apex Friendship High School Height: 6'7” Weight: 240 Dean Reiber – Greensboro, NC Northwest Guilford High School Height: 6’10” Weight: 230 Tristan Maxwell – Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg High School Height: 6’3” Weight: 195 Trayden Williams – Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg High School Height: 6’1” Weight: 165 Samage Teel – Farmville, NC Farmville Central High School Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 Justin Wright – Farmville, NC Farmville Central High School Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Keishon Porter – Pinetops, NC SW Edgecombe High School Height: 6’5” Weight: 190 Traymond Willis-Shaw – Fayetteville, NC Westover High School Height: 6’6” Weight: 205 Kalib Matthews – Henderson, NC Henderson Collegiate High School Height: 6’4” Weight: 180 North Carolina Girl’s Roster Head Coach: Barbara Nelson – Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School Assistant Coach: Jamie Willoughby – Tarboro, NC Tarboro High School Team: Evan Miller – Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell High School Height: 5’11” Nevaeh Brown– Charlotte, NC Mallard Creek High School Height: 5’9” Anya Poole – Raleigh, NC Southeast Raleigh High School Height: 6’2” Jamia Hazell – Raleigh, NC Southeast Raleigh High School Height: 5’8” Kennedy Todd-Williams – Jacksonville, NC Jacksonville High School Height: 6’0” Chyna Cornwell – Newton, NC Newton-Conover High School Height: 6’3” Jacee Busick – Kernersville, NC Robert B. Glenn High School Height: 6’2” Kennedy Heath – Cary, NC Panther Creek High School Height: 5’9” Aniya Finger – Huntersville, NC Hopewell High School Height: 6’1” Skylah Travis – Weldon, NC Weldon High School Height: 6’3” South Carolina Boy’s Roster Head Coach: Zeke Washington – Blythewood, SC Blythewood High School Assistant Coach: Thomas Ryan – Roebuck, SC Dorman High School Team: Emorie Knox – Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach High School Height: 6’0” Weight: 165 Kelton Talford – Great Falls, SC Great Falls High School Height: 6’7” Weight: 194 Patrick Iriel – Columbia, SC AC Flora High School Height: 6’10” Weight: 240 Myles Tate – Roebuck, SC Dorman High School Height: 6’0” Weight: 160 P. J. Hall – Roebuck, SC Dorman High School Height: 6’9” Weight: 235 Nick Pringle – Seabrook, SC Whale Branch Early College High School Height: 6’8” Weight: 200 Latavian Lawrence – W. Columbia, SC Gray Collegiate Academy Height: 6’6” Weight: 190 Ja’von Benson – Columbia, SC Ridge View High School Height: 6’8” Weight: 240 Kaleb Mack – Mauldin, SC Mauldin High School Height: 6’2” Weight: 183 Raekwon Horton – Columbia, SC W. J. Keenan High School Height: 6’6” Weight: 200 South Carolina Girl’s Roster Head Coach: Sherer Hopkins – Clover, SC Clover High School Assistant Coach: Monica Williams – Columbia, SC Irmo High School Team: D’Mya Tucker – Orangeburg, SC Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School Height: 6’0” Jada Burton – Duncan, SC Byrnes High School Height: 5’9” Kelci Adams – Fort Mill, SC Nation Ford High School Height: 5’9” Nyah Leveretter – Blythewood, SC Westwood High School Height: 6’3” Loyal McQueen – Florence, SC Wilson High School Height: 5’8” Taniah Wilkins – Spartanburg, SC High Point Academy Height: 5’9” JMani Ingram – North Augusta, SC North Augusta High School Height: 5’7” Maleia Bracone – Anderson, SC TL Hanna High School Height: 5’9” Augusta Dixon – Charleston, SC James Island Charter High School Height: 6’1” Lauryn Taylor – Columbia, SC Spring Valley High School Height: 6’0” Tickets to the games will be available in March for purchase online and are $10 for adults and $5 for children and students. Proceeds from the event will benefit Camp Corral , a non-profit organization providing summer camp experiences across the nation for children of wounded, injured, ill, and fallen service members. For more information, click here . About the North Carolina and South Carolina Coaches’ Associations The North Carolina Coaches Association, established in 1948, exists to promote and improve athletics in North Carolina public schools and to foster high standards of ethics and sportsmanship. Likewise, the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association, founded in 1946, promotes, protects, and teaches the student-athletes of South Carolina through effective leadership and professional development of coaches. Both organizations have over 6,000 members each. Since 1998, the two associations have collaborated to host the Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games. The event features the top senior basketball players from North and South Carolina in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. About House of Raeford Farms House of Raeford Farms, Inc. is one of the nation’s top ten largest chicken processors, providing ready-to-cook and further processed chicken products to the foodservice, retail, and export markets. The company is family-owned and operated and based out of Rose Hill, North Carolina with additional facilities in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. House of Raeford Farms FLOCK is the company’s non-profit arm with a mission to help people in the communities in which House of Raeford operates through youth development, hunger relief and other programs. ### Contact: Dave Witter [email protected] 910-289-6895 (office) 910-282-7179 (mobile) .