{"id":10125,"date":"2012-02-22T11:01:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2012-02-22T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:02:04","slug":"alex-poythress-and-bashaara-graves-finalists-for-mr-and-miss-basketball-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2012\/02\/22\/alex-poythress-and-bashaara-graves-finalists-for-mr-and-miss-basketball-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Poythress and Bashaara Graves finalists for Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Tennessee-Secondary-School-Athletic-Association.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-108876\" title=\"Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Tennessee-Secondary-School-Athletic-Association.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA)\" width=\"158\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong>Hermitage, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the championship game awards presentation for each class, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Poythress from Northeast High School is a finalist for the Class AAA Mr. Basketball. Bashaara Graves from Clarksville High School is a finalist for the Class AAA Miss Basketball.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-Mr-and-Miss-Basketball-Finalists.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-108882\" title=\"Alex Poythress and Bashaara Graves finalists for Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-Mr-and-Miss-Basketball-Finalists-480x258.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Poythress and Bashaara Graves finalists for Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards\" width=\"480\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><!--more-->A statewide committee of sportswriters selected winners based on performance during the 2011-2012 regular season. Academics and character were also taken into consideration. High school head basketball coaches and members of the media nominated the finalists.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation of the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards for Division II, Class A and Class AA will be given on Saturday, March 3rd at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation of the Miss Basketball Awards for Division I, Classes A, AA, and AAA will be given during the championship awards ceremony for each class on Saturday, March 10th at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation of the Mr. Basketball Awards for Division I, Classes A, AA, and AAA will be given during the championship awards ceremony for each class on Saturday, March 17th at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n<h3>Class A Miss Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>T.T. Flowers, Lake County<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Garland, Moore County<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Risner, Wayne County<\/p>\n<h3>Class AA Miss Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Rachel Bell, Creek Wood<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Masengil, McMinn Central<\/p>\n<p>Abbey Sissom, Cannon County<\/p>\n<h3>Class AAA Miss Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Shacobia Barbee, Riverdale<\/p>\n<p>Nina Davis, Memphis Central<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bashaara Graves<\/strong>, Clarksville<\/p>\n<h3>Division II-A Miss Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Kaylah Keys, Harding Academy<\/p>\n<p>Kaylan Pugh, St. Mary\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Derica Wyatt, Franklin Road Academy<\/p>\n<h3>Division II-AA Miss Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Chadarryl Clay, Girls Preparatory School<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Douglas, Briarcrest<\/p>\n<p>Christina Slay, Ensworth<\/p>\n<h3>Class A Mr. Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Fountain, Wartburg Central<\/p>\n<p>Martavious Newby, Booker T. Washington<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Tyler, Lake County<\/p>\n<h3>Class AA Mr. Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Craig Bradshaw, Christ Presbyterian Academy<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Cole, Stone Memorial<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Lindsey, Christ Presbyterian Academy<\/p>\n<h3>Class AAA Mr. Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Cameron Golden, Ridgeway<\/p>\n<p>Jajuan Johnson, Southwind<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Poythress<\/strong>, Northeast<\/p>\n<h3>Division II-A Mr. Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>John Ross Glover, University School of Jackson<\/p>\n<p>Skal Labissiere, Evangelical Christian School<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Payne, Lausanne<\/p>\n<h3>Division II-AA Mr. Basketball Finalists<\/h3>\n<p>Cornelius Elder, Ensworth<\/p>\n<p>David Howard, Montgomery Bell Academy<\/p>\n<p>Austin Nichols, Briarcrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermitage, TN &#8211; The Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the championship game awards presentation for each class, respectively. Alex Poythress from Northeast High School is a finalist for the Class AAA Mr. Basketball. 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