Myrtle Beach's Khadijah Sessions and Georgetown's Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard have been named Region VII-AAA Players of the Year.
Gadsden-Gilliard, a senior forward, averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 four assists and two blocks per game, leading the Bulldogs a third-place finish in the region. Sessions, a freshman guard, averaged 18.4 points, 5.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 5 steals per game, leading the Seahawks to the regional championship and a 23-2 record.
Here are the rest of the all-region teams:
Boys first team
Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard, Sr., Georgetown
Corey Baker, Jr., Lake City
Desmond Haygood, Sr., Lake City
Michael Fisher, Sr., Socastee
Brad Spive, Sr., Myrtle Beach
Boys second team
Jeremy McCrea, Sr., Lake City
Everett Golson, So., Myrtle Beach
Dayshawn Butler, Sr., Lake City
Chris Gore, Sr., Myrtle Beach
Bobby Belair, Sr., Socastee
Boys third team
Devin Grant, Sr., Georgetown
Tammerrick Hemingway, So., North Myrtle Beach
Jamere Valentine, Sr., Myrtle Beach
Greg Wilson, Fr., North Myrtle Beach
Jamal Allston, So., St. James
Boys Newcomer of the Year
Greg Wilson, Fr., North Myrtle Beach
Boys Coach of the Year
Willie Thomas, Lake City
Girls first team
Khadijah Sessions, Fr., Myrtle Beach
Alisha Graham, Sr., Lake City
Keyaurna Wilson, So., Myrtle Beach
Shanice Cooper, Jr., Lake City
Jasmine Greene, So., Socastee
Girls second team
Chelsea Grate, Sr., Georgetown
DJ Hunter, So., Myrtle Beach
Molly Waxenfelter, Jr., Socastee
Shateria Keel, Sr., North Myrtle Beach)
Keisha Cooper, Sr., Lake City
Girls third team
Ciara Edwards, Jr., Myrtle Beach
Sherina Singletary, Jr., Lake City
Ariel Reaves, Jr., Socastee
Janelle Walls, Fr., North Myrtle Beach
Marketa Smalls, So., Saint James
Girls Coach of the Year
Brian Kiper, Myrtle Beach
