By David Claybourn
Journal Sports
May 01, 2008 03:46 pm
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Commerce senior Anthony Henry was named the offensive most valuable player in basketball for the 2007-8 Herald-Banner Dream Team Basketball Team.
Henry shared the honor with Royse City senior Justin Crutchfield. Henry was the MVP of 10-3A and Crutchfield earned the offensive MVP award for that district.
Cameron Nelson, a Commerce sophomore, was also named a first team selection for the Dream Team, while Arin Henly and Derek Hines both received honorable mention.
Choosing a most valuable player off the No. 1 state-ranked Caddo Mills Foxes was nearly an impossible task this past basketball season.
The 26-2 Foxes had eight players who stepped up big throughout the season, taking turns leading the Foxes in scoring, rebounding, assists and big plays. Those eight shared most valuable player honors on the Dream Team.
The award goes to seniors Desmond Brigham, Eric Jeffery, Derrick Jeffery and Ryan Cooper along with juniors Ryan Calender, Demarcus Grant and Chris Mercer and sophomore Nathan Jeffery. Brigham earned all-state honors for the Foxes in each of the past two seasons and was selected as the MVP of District 12-2A. Eric Jeffery earned the offensive player of the year award in 12-2A and Derrick Jeffery earned defensive MVP honors. Cooper and Calender were first-team all-district selections. Nathan Jeffery made the second team and Demarcus Grant and Chris Mercer made the honorable mention list.
Caddo Mills coach Jeff Smith, who’s coached the Foxes to playoff wins in each of the past two seasons, claimed coach of the year honors for the Dream Team.
Justin Jacobs of Royse City captured the defensive MVP award for the Dream Team after claiming top defensive honors in 10-3A.
Two freshmen who made impacts on their team captured newcomer honors: Cooper Jones of Lone Oak and Kailob Wallace from Boles.
Players from Miller Grove, Campbell, Farmersville, Community, Commerce, Quinlan Ford, Cumby, Boles, Greenville, Lone Oak, Fannindel, Rains, Wolfe City and Bland were named to the top three teams. Players from Greenville Christian and Greenville Phoenix were among the players on the honorable mention list.
2007-8 Herald-Banner
Boys Basketball Dream Team
Most valuable players — Caddo Mills: Desmond Brigham, Sr; Eric Jeffery, Sr.; Derrick Jeffery, Sr.; Ryan Cooper, Sr.; Ryan Calender, Jr.; Nathan Jeffery, So.; Demarcus Grant, Jr.; Chris Mercer, Jr. Offensive MVPs — Anthony Henry, Commerce, Sr.; Justin Crutchfield, Royse City, Sr.
Defensive MVP — Justin Jacobs, Royse City, Jr.
Newcomers of the year — Cooper Jones, Lone Oak, Fr.; Kailob Wallace, Boles, Fr.
Coach of the year — Jeff Smith, Caddo Mills.
FIRST TEAM
Yan Heijilgers Miller Grove Sr.
Ryan Seale Campbell Sr.
Quincy Roberts Farmersville Sr.
Ross Hutchison Community Jr.
Cameron Nelson Commerce So.
SECOND TEAM
Matthew Hollien Community Sr.
Tyler Northcutt Quinlan Ford Sr.
Kris Stanford Cumby Sr.
Daniel Sanchez Boles Sr.
Corey Bosworth Greenville Jr.
THIRD TEAM
Josh Tignor Lone Oak Sr.
Corey Brown Fannindel
Colby Hoover Rains Jr.
Emmanuel Akers Wolfe City Sr.
Roy Peters Bland Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Campbell: David Higginbotham.
Celeste: Justin Wright.
Commerce: Arin Henly, Derek Hines.
Community: Nathan Miller.
Cumby: Brixx Hawthorne.
Fannindel: Keiston Champion, Victor Lewis.
Greenville: Cal Crabtree, Alton Dennis, Jarel Nelson.
Greenville Christian: Chris Wombaker.
Greenville Phoenix: Eric Haralson.
Leonard: Tyler Pannkuk.
Lone Oak: Clint Stokes.
Miller Grove: Andrew Steele.
Quinlan Ford: Michael Dooley.
Rains: Montrae Hobbs.
Royse City: Dustin Peterson, J.T. Thompson, Chris Smith.
Wolfe City: Kory Wilkinson.
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