CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The first-ever Montgomery County All-Star High School Games were held Saturday at Kenwood High School.
Student-athletes from around Clarksville came together to participate in the games. The event included a 3-point contest, dunk contest, girls’ all-star game and boys’ all-star game.
The first event was the 3-point competition. Each contestant participating had 30 seconds to make as many 3-pointers as they could off of 5 ball racks.
Participants were put into two groupings, boy and girl. There were 11 players for round one, but only six could advance into the quarterfinals.
Shakiah Vance (CHS), DaMonei Peterson (NEHS), Brystal Calhoun (CHS) and Jaida Brooks (NWHS) advanced in the girls’ bracket. Meanwhile, Giovanni Hernandez (KHS), Ahmad Harvey (NWHS) and CJ Middleton (NWHS) advanced for the boys.
When it was all said and done, Peterson and Harvey were the victors in the two brackets, but there could only be one champion. The two sides went head-to-head, and Peterson came away with the trophy after outscoring her opponent by 2 points.
Dunk contest
Following the 3-point contest, high-flyers from around the county were called to the court for the dunk contest.
Players were scored by a panel of five judges based off of the style and accuracy of their dunks. The highest score a dunk could receive was a 50 while 25 was the lowest.
Here’s who competed in the opening round of the competition: Chance Austin (NEHS), Marquis Crutcher (MCHS), Jarohn Johnson (CA), Tacarey Monday (NWHS), Sheldon Huber (CHS) and Jakoby Cox (KWHS).
While the creativity was there for each contestant, Monday stole the show. The Northwest junior guard scored 149 out of the 150 possible points, including a perfect score in rounds two and three to seal his victory.
All-star games
The girls’ all-star game had two teams playing 7 on 7: Team Jaliyah and Team Grace.
Defense was the name of the game early on. However, when shots began falling for each side, offense took over the ball game. Team Jaliyah was able to outscore their matchup in the end and won 74-62.
| Name | School | Team Name |
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| Jaliyah Miller | CA | Team Jaliyah |
| Annaliyah Deal | WCHS | Team Jaliyah |
| Brystal Calhoun | CHS | Team Jaliyah |
| Shakiah Vance | CHS | Team Jaliyah |
| DaMonei Peterson | NEHS | Team Jaliyah |
| Jada Brooks | NWHS | Team Jaliyah |
| Rihanna Rourk | NEHS | Team Jaliyah |
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| Grace Fuaau | NWHS | Team Grace |
| Bri Rice | KHS | Team Grace |
| Krista Brandon | NEHS | Team Grace |
| Z’riyah Reed | NWHS | Team Grace |
| Ivy Downs | NWHS | Team Grace |
| Sicily Robinson | CA | Team Grace |
| Shinae Johnson | CA | Team Grace |
Jada Brooks earned MVP recognition for dropping 31 points, which included hitting seven 3-point field goals.
Other notable performances include: Shinae Johnson – 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals; DaMonei Peterson – 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals; Brystal Calhoun – 12 points and 4 steals; Shariah Vance – 13 points; Jaliyah Miller – 6 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks; Grace Fuaau – 5 points an 12 rebounds; Z’riyah Reed – 8 points.
Boys all-star game
The boys’ game came down to the very end in a high-scoring matchup. Team Quez competed against Team Woo with 10 players in their rotations.
The game ended 122-121 as a bona fide scoring clinic. Tacarey Monday was labeled the MVP for scoring 28 points with four 3-pointers.
| Name | School | Team Name |
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| JaQuez Scott | NWHS | Team Quez |
| Tacarey Monday | NWHS | Team Quez |
| Jarohn Johnson | CA | Team Quez |
| Ahmad Harvey | NWHS | Team Quez |
| Chance Austin | NEHS | Team Quez |
| Xavier Moore | KHS | Team Quez |
| Justus Graves | NWHS | Team Quez |
| Jacob Edwards | RHS | Team Quez |
| Sheldon Huber | CHS | Team Quez |
| Devin Smith | WCHS | Team Quez |
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| Kymarion Johnson | KHS | Team Woo |
| Giovanni Hernandez | KHS | Team Woo |
| Davon Martin | KHS | Team Woo |
| Zi’kenon Hinton | KHS | Team Woo |
| Marcell Jackson | CA | Team Woo |
| Marquiese Crutcher | MCHS | Team Woo |
| CJ Middleton | NWHS | Team Woo |
| Jacoby Cox | KHS | Team Woo |
| Branden Dugger | WCHS | Team Woo |
| Kayden Pace | WCHS | Team Woo |
Other notable performances include: Zi’kenon Hinton – 31 points; JaQuez Scott – 23 points; Kayden Pace – 21 points; Jacob Edwards – 17 points and 5 rebounds; Davon Martin – 17 points; Sheldon Huber – 15 points; Marquiese Crutcher – 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks; Jarohn Johnson – 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks; Jakoby Cox – 12 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.
Event comments
Ed Wilkins said the event has been in the planning for several months. “The idea has been to get the all-star players from each selected sport, and the first one happened to be basketball. We gave the student-athletes the opportunity to play amongst one another and appreciate each other’s game while the whole city has the chance to come out.
“This event is something I wish was around when I was playing high school sports. It’s a unique opportunity to see who the best of the best is in the city. The overall idea is for each sport to build a player profile and send that information to colleges across the country,” said Wilkins.
“As times goes by, we’ll be reaching out to Montgomery County coaches to continue to build these all-star rosters. We also want everyone to feel included during this process too.”