2022 McDonald's All American Games (Girls & Boys) March 29, 2022
Topic: Basketball
2022MCDGB
2022 McDonald’s All American Games (Girls & Boys)
Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 2022
Girls Rosters
East
Player,Height,Position,School,Location
Janiah Barker,6-2,F,Montverde Academy,Montverde FL
Paris Clark,5-8,G,Long Island Lutheran,Brookville NY
Talaysia Cooper,6-0,G,Clarendon,Turberville SC
Chance Gray,5-9,G,Winton Woods,Cincinnati OH
Ta’Niya Latson,5-8,G,American Heritage,Plantation FL
Indya Nivar,5-9,G,Apex Friendship,Apex NC
Kyla Oldacre,6-5,C,Mason,Mason OH
Ayanna Patterson,6-2,F,Homestead,Fort Wayne IN
Justine Pissott,6-2,F,Red Bank Catholic,Red Bank NJ
Kiki Rice,5-11,G,Sidwell Friends,Washington DC
Grace VanSlooten,6-3,F,IMG Academy,Bradenton FL
Ashlyn Watkins,6-3,C,Cardinal Newman,Columbia SC
West
Player,Height,Position,School,Location
Raegan Beers,6-2,C,Valor Christian,Highlands Ranch CO
Lauren Betts,6-7,C,Grandview,Aurora CO
Isuneh Brady,6-3,C,Cathedral Catholic,San Diego CA
KK Bransford,5-10,G,Mount Notre Dame,Cincinnati OH
Timea Gardiner,6-3,F,Fremont,Plain City UT
Aaliyah Gayles,5-9,G,Spring Valley,Las Vegas NV
Ashlon Jackson,5-10,G,Hardin-Jefferson,Sour Lake TX
Gabriela Jaquez,6-0,F,Camarillo,Camarillo CA
Flau’jae Johnson,5-10,G,Sprayberry,Marietta GA
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs,6-1,F,Classen SAS,Oklahoma City OK
Maya Nnaji,6-4,F,Hopkins,Minnetonka MN
Ruby Whitehorn,6-0,G,Edison Academy,Detroit MI
Coach Patty S. Evers East Bladen High School Elizabethtown NC
Coach Hilda Hankerson Westlake High School Atlanta GA
West vs. East (Girls)
The West team started 6-2 Raegan Beers, 6-0 Ruby Whitehorn, 6-7 Lauren Betts, 5-10 Ashlon Jackson, and 5-10 Flu’jae Johnson. The East team countered with 6-2 Janiah Barker, 6-2 Justine Pissott, 6-2 Ayanna Patterson, 5-9 Chance Gray, and 5-11 Kiki Rice.
East defeated West by the score of 95-75. East shot 36.8% from the field including 14 of 35 from the three point line. They connected on 11 of 14 free throws, pulled down 52 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 21 West turnovers. West shot 37.8% from the field including six of 19 from beyond the arc. They connected on 13 of 17 free throws, pulled down 56 rebounds, and scored nine points off 10 East turnovers.
Kiki Rice led the East team with 17 points, four rebounds, and five assists. 5-8 Ta’Niya Latson added 15 points including two three point baskets, three of three free throws and three rebounds. 6-0 Talaysia Cooper recorded 15 points including three three point baskets, and five rebounds. Chance Gray chipped in with 14 points including four three point baskets and two steals. Janiah Barker added 12 points 12 points including two three point baskets, six rebounds, and two steals.
6-0 Gabriela Jaquez led the West team with 17 points including two three point baskets, nine rebounds, and two assists. 6-1 Darianna Littlepage-Buggs added nine points and two rebounds. 6-3 Timea Gardiner recorded eight points including four of four free throws. Flau’jae Johnson chipped in with seven points, four rebounds, and two steals. Lauren Betts pulled down eight rebounds, and blocked two shots. 5-9 Aaliyah Gayles recorded five points, five rebounds, and four assists.
West,18,18,21,18,75
East,22,29,22,22,95
West (75) – Beers 5, Whitehorn 1, Betts 2, Jackson 7, Johnson 7, Gayles 5, Jaquez 17, Bransford 4, Brady 6, Gardiner 8, Littlepage-Buggs 9, Nnaji 4.
East (95) – Barker 12, Pissott 3, Patterson 2, Gray 14, Rice 17, Watkins 2, Nivar 4, VanSlooten 3, Clark 4, Cooper 15, Latson 15, Oldacre 4.
Kiki Rice (East) and Gabriela Jaquez (West) was named Co-MVPs.
Boys Rosters
East
Player,Height,Position,School,Location
Jaden Bradley,6-2,G,IMG Academy,Bradenton FL
Dereck Lively II,7-1,C,Westtown,West Chester PA
Chris Livingston,6-7,W,Oak Hill Academy,Mouth of Wilson VA
Brandon Miller,6-7,F,Cane Ridge,Nashville TN
Dillon Mitchell,6-7,F,Montverde Academy,Montverde FL
Arterio Morris,6-3,G,Kimball,Dallas TX
Julian Phillips,6-8,F,Link Academy,Branson MO
MJ Rice,6-5,G,Prolific Prep,Napa CA
JJ Starling,6-3,G,La Lumiere,La Porte IN
Ernest Udeh Jr.,6-10,C,Dr. Phillips,Orlando FL
Jarace Walker,6-8,F,IMG Academy,Bradenton FL
Dariq Whitehead,6-6,G,Montverde Academy,Montverde FL
Cam Whitmore,6-6,W,Archbishop Spalding,Severn MD
West
Player,Height,Position,School,Location
Amari Bailey,6-4,G,Sierra Canyon,Chatsworth CA
Anthony Black,6-6,G,Duncanville,Duncanville TX
Adam Bona,6-9,C,Prolific Prep,Napa CA
Gradey Dick,6-7,W,Sunrise Christian Academy,Bel Aire KS
Keyonte George,6-3,G,IMG Academy,Bradenton FL
Mark Mitchell,6-8,F,Sunrise Christian Academy,Bel Aire KS
Nick Smith,6-4,G,North Little Rock,Little Rock AR
Cason Wallace,6-3.G,Richardson,Richardson TX
Jordan Walsh,6-7,W,Link Academy,Branson MO
Kel’el Ware,7-0,C,North Little Rock,Little Rock AR
Kijani Wright,6-9,F,Sierra Canyon,Chatsworth CA
Coach Tom Bosley South Garrett High School Oakland MD
Coach Michael Thomas Jr. Thomson High School Thomson GA
East vs. West (Boys)
The East team started the following lineup: 6-8 Jarce Walker, 6-7 Dillon Mitchell, 7-1 Dereck Lively, 6-6 Dariq Whitehead, and 6-7 Chris Livingston. The West team countered with 6-7 Jordan Walsh, 6-4 Nick Smith Jr., 7-0 Kel’el Ware, 6-3 Keyonte George, and 6-3 Cason Wallace.
The East team raced out to a 58-38 halftime lead on their way to a 105-81 victory over the West squad. The East team shot 59.2% from the field including nine of 25 from the three point line. They connected on six of 22 free throws, pulled down 53 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 12 West turnovers. West shot 37.8% from the field including eight of 28 from beyond the arc. They connected on five of 10 free throws, pulled down 45 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 15 East turnovers.
6-6 Cam Whitmore led the East team with 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Dariq Whitehead added 13 points including three three point baskets, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Chris Livingston recorded 13 points including two three point baskets, six rebounds, and five assists. 6-3 Arterio Morris chipped in with 12 points including three three point baskets. Jarace Walker added 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Dereck Lively recorded 10 points on five of five from the field, four rebounds, and three blocked shots.
6-8 Mark Mitchell led the West team with 19 points including two three point baskets. Keyonte George added 13 points including three three point baskets. 6-4 Amari Bailey recorded 10 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Kel’el Ware chipped in with eight points and 10 rebounds.
East,58,47,105
West,38,43,81
East (105) – Walker 11, Mitchell 9, Lively 10, Whitehead 13, Livingston 13, Whitmore 19, Morris 12, Phillips 9, Miller 4, Udeh 5.
West (81) – Walsh 4, Smith 8, Ware 8, George 13, Wallace 7, Mitchell 19, Bailey 10, Black 4, Dick 3, Wright 5.
Dariq Whitehead (East) was named MVP in this game.
Powerade Jam Fest winners were Ashlyn Watkins Overall Dunk Contest Winner, 3-Point Champion (Boys) Keyonte George and Ashlon Jackson (Girls), Skills Contest Mark Mitchell (Boys) and Indya Nivar (Girls).
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