DUNCANVILLE, Texas – Athletes on the rosters of high school programs in nine states were among the players in the Top 30 Cream of the Crop Game that wrapped up the 15th annual Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Camp Sunday afternoon in the Duncanville Fieldhouse.
Sophomores from Texas (Robert Jones Jr.), Louisiana (Christopher Lockett Jr.) and Oklahoma (Brandon Garrison/pictured) shared camp Most Outstanding Player honors as determined by event director Dinos Trigonis and his advisory committee.
Five-foot-eleven sophomore point guard TJohnn Brown (South High in Garland, TX), with 10 points, four assists and three steals, was selected the Top 30 contest’s Most Outstanding Player after lead the white jerseys to a 103-95 victory.
Six-five K. Annor Boateng (Little Rock Central), with 12 points and six rebounds, was the MOP for the black jerseys.
In the Top 60 game that preceded the Top 30 clash, Exodus Ayers, a sophomore point guard from Albuquerque La Cueva, secured game MOP kudos with 13 points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals while pacing the dark jerseys past their white counterparts, 112-89.
Six-seven sophomore Jacob Crow (Tulsa NOAH), with 12 points and five rebounds, was the MOP for the losing squad.
There were 219 players, from 13 states, spread among the 24 teams that played three times (before the all-star games) over the two-day event.
The first of the four regional All-Frosh/Soph camps was played Sept. 26&27 in St. George in Utah.
The Midwest version of the event is set for Oct. 17&18 in Chicago, with the East camp scheduled for Oct. 24&25 in the Philadelphia area.
Top 30 All-Star Game roster
2023
Dean Balo 6-3 Richardson, TX (Pearce)
Finley Bizjack 6-4 Trophy Club, TX (Byron Nelson)
Layden Blocker 6-2 Little Rock (Christian Academy)
TJohnn Brown 5-10 Garland, TX (South)
Jacolb Cole 6-7 Bellaire, TX (Bellaire)
Brandon Garrison 6-8 Del City (OK) Del City
Tristan Gross 6-4 Clearwater, FL (Calvary Christian)
Robert Jones Jr. 6-3 Aubrey, TX (Braswell)
Jamyron Keller 6-2 Killeen, TX (Ellison)
K.J. Lewis 6-4 El Paso (Chapin)
Christopher Lockett Jr. 6-5 New Orleans (Isidore Newman)
Justin McBride 6-6 Mouth of Wilson, VA (Oak Hill Academy)
Mier Panoam 6-2 Norcross (GA) Norcross
Kevin Paul 6-9 Dallas (Universal Academy)
Drew Steffe 6-5 Frisco, TX (Frisco)
Shane Douma-Sanchez 6-0 Albuquerque (Del Norte)
Brayln Smith 6-5 Dallas (TACA Home School)
Ernie Smith II 6-1 Memphis (East)
Ja’Kobe Walter 6-5 McKinney, TX (McKinney)
2024
Amier Ali 6-8 Plano, TX (Spring Creek Academy)
Deontrell Barrett 6-0 Dallas (Faith Family Academy)
K. Annor Boateng 6-5 Little Rock (Central)
Dalen Fuller 6-4 Tulsa (Union)
Todd Jones 6-7 New Orleans (Isidore Newman)
Liam McNeeley 6-6 Richardson, TX (Pearce)
Doryan Onwuchekwa 6-9 Dallas (Faith Family Academy)
Prince Oseya 6-8 Frisco, TX (Premier Academy)
Dink Pate 6-6 Dallas (LG Pinkston)
Chiang Ring 6-8 Minneapolis (South)
2025
Carl’sheon Young 6-4 Oklahoma City (Hefner Middle School)
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