Green earns top honor on all-district basketball
March 21, 2010

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE -- When you average 20.6 points per game, coaches notice.

That’s the story for Greenville senior Devonte Green, who earned one of the top honors on the All-District 10-4A basketball team. Green, who ranked fifth in the Metroplex among Class 4A scorers, shared offensive player of the year honors in 10-4A with Pierre Hayden of Royse City. Hayden averaged 19.6 points per game for the Bulldogs.

Green also averaged 8.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the 16-17 Lions, who qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

Three more Lions made the first or second teams.

Junior Byron Mack was selected to the first team, seniors Ladarrain Green and N.J. Mason earned second-team honors.

Lions Cal Crabtree, Alton Dennis, Dijoun Sheppard and Manon Steward were on the honorable mention list.

Newman Smith seniors Randall Joyner and Al Lasker, who helped the Trojans repeat as district champions, shared most valuable player honors.

Richardson Pearce senior Brooks Vehslage claimed the defensive player of the year award.

The newcomer of the year honor went to Richardson Pearce sophomore Darius Revels.

All-District 10-4A

Boys Basketball Team

Most valuable player -- Randall Joyner, Newman Smith, Sr.; Al Lasker, Newman Smith, Sr.

Offensive player -- Devonte Green, Greenville, Jr.; Pierre Hayden, Royse City, Jr.

Defensive player -- Brooks Vehslage, J.J. Pearce, Sr.

Newcomer of the year -- Darius Revels, J.J. Pearce, So.

Coach of the year -- Percy Johnson Jr., Newman Smith.

FIRST TEAM

Jalil Speed Newman Smith Sr.

Will Allen Newman Smith Sr.

Kenny Slocum J.J. Pearce Sr.

Cole Holland J.J. Pearce Sr.

Daniel Edwards Highland Park Sr.

Luke Turpin Highland Park Jr.

Byron Mack Greenville Jr.

Travis Cleghorn R.L. Turner Sr.

Hunter Jorgensen Rockwall Sr.

Jonathan Fuller Rockwall-Heath Jr.

Joey Landess Highland Park Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Trai Pickney Newman Smith Jr.

Jake Allen J.J. Pearce Sr.

Ed Williams Newman Smith Jr.

Ryan Massad Highland Park Sr.

Ladarrain Green Greenville Sr.

David Hernandez R.L. Turner Sr.

Luke Wardell Rockwall Sr.

Demi Leonard Rockwall-Heath Jr.

Todd Franza Rockwall-Heath Jr.

N.J. Mason Greenville Sr.

Cory Stapleton R.L. Turner Sr.

Bryan Wyrick R.L. Turner Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Greenville: Cal Crabtree, Alton Dennis, Dijoun Sheppard, Manon Steward.