The White All-Stars boys basketball team.
The Blue All-Stars girls basketball team.
The Blue boys All-Star team.
BOYS
- White 139
- Blue 133 FINAL
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9:15: And for the Blue: Brandon Bailey 28, Josh Jones 5, Drey Phillips 3, Drew Williams 9, Jamal Wheeler 24, Job Kennedy 8, Costa Poulos 14, Malik Alston 6, Brennan Howard 17, Brennan Hockaday 19.
9:14: Scoring breakdown for the White: Scott 34 points, Sage Turner 8, Jason McMillan 11, Trey Tritt 27, Jayce Wolfe 7, Zach Stroup 9, Damon Ledford 9, Jordan Valentine 12, Tarique Wynn 8, Braxton Cox 14
8:55: End of a very wild boys game. Damon Scott leads all scorers with 34 points and will be the MVP. Sam Olson is the MVP of the girls game.
8:52: Damon Scott has 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half. Timeout called with his team leading 128-124 with 2:21 to go.
8:50: Four-point lead for the White with 2:30 to play.
8:49: Blue had opened up a seven-point lead with 6:00 to go. White answered with a 6-0 run.
8:45: Blue holding a 109-107 lead with 8:39 to go.
8:42: Both teams have just surpassed 100 points.
8:40: Three-pointer by Reynolds’ Costa Poulos gives Blue the lead, 94-92. Scott ties it up on a layup the next trip down the floor.
8:37: Nine points for Asheville’s Damon Scott in the second half, including his first 3.
8:34: Mountain Heritage’s Job Kennedy has five early points for the Blue. Lead is down to two points.
8:25: Leading scorers at halftime for the White are Smoky Mountain’s Trey Tritt (13 points), Hayesville’s Braxton Cox (12) and Cherokee’s Jason McMillan (10). Polk County’s Jamal Wheeler has 12 for the Blue as does North Buncombe’s Brennan Howard.
8:16: Reynolds’ Josh Jones cuts the White lead to 65-63 with a 3-pointer.
8:11: Even for an all-star game, these guys are playing a crazy pace.
8:06: Only 5:57 to go in the first half. White team has a dozen 3-pointers. North Buncombe’s Brennan Howard (eight points) and East Rutherford’s Brandon Bailey (seven) lead the Blue in scoring.
8:00: Asheville High senior Damon Scott’s layup on a fast break at the 9:30 mark of the first half is the first two-point field goal for the White. First 10 were all 3’s
7:58: Make that nine. First nine field goals of the game for the White team are 3’s
7:52: First seven field goals of the game for the White are all 3-pointers. Smoky Mountain’s Damon Ledford just got in on the act.
7:49: Smoky Mountain’s Trey Tritt has nine early points for the White. North Buncombe’s Brennan Howard has eight for the Blue.
7:46: We’re gonna see some scoring. Three made 3-pointers in the first minute alone.
7:42: Starting lineups for the boys game taking place now. Looks like we’ll start a little early.
GIRLS
- White 103
- Blue 54 FINAL
And for the White: Tory Agrusa 3, Taylor Clark 14, Bree Stamper 11, Samantha Olson 22, Kendra Griffin 10, Kinsley Orr 11, Kaitlyn Wood 6, Kendall Gilliam 2, Brooklyn Allen 10, Erin Maennle 14.
7:25: Here is the scoring breakdown for the Blue: Lauren Guthrie 9, Sarah Swicegood 7, Jessica Hoilman 2, Cheyenne Matson 7, Kristin Davids 10, Callie Chappell 8, Hailey Crane 7, Ashlyn Wolfe 4.
7:24: Game over.
7:23: Steal and layup by Kaitlyn Wood with 15 seconds to go give the White team 101 points.
7:20: Now up to 96 points with 2:15 to go.
7:18: White team makes it last mass substitution of the game. The team has 91 points with 4:00 to go.
7:14: People continue to pour in here. Definitely looks like it was a good move to play these games on Saturday for the first time in recent memory.
7:08: White team now up by more than 40.
7:00: Enka’s Sam Olson now has 18 points. Pisgah’s Brooklyn Allen (five) has also scored her first points this half for the White team.
6:53: Cherokee’s Bree Stamper has come out on fire in the second half. Back-to-back 3s for her. White continues to stretch the lead.
6:45: North Buncombe’s Lauren Guthrie has nine points at the half for the Blue girls, followed by Mountain Heritage’s Hailey Crane (seven).
6:44: Leading scorers at halftime for White are Enka’s Sam Olson (13 points), Robbinsville’s Erin Maennle (nine) and Erwin’s Kendra Griffin (eight).
6:25: About a minute to go here in the first half. White up by 21 points.
6:24: Both teams have cooled off. Pair of free throws and then a 3-pointer by Robbinsville’s Erin Maennle gives her 10 points for the White.
6:22: Enka’s Sam Olson now up to 11 points for White. We’re only halfway through the first half.
6:20: Pair of free throws by Erwin’s Kendra Griffin gives the White a 31-17 lead.
6:17: Back-to-back 3s by Enka’s Taylor Clark. White has opened up a double-digit lead and is on pace for a 100-point game as a team.
6:16: Make that eight-point lead on the first basket of the game by Smoky Mountain’s Kaitlyn Wood.
6:15: North Buncombe’s Lauren Guthrie (four points) is leading the Blue early on in scoring. White has opened up a six-point lead.
6:10: Enka senior Sam Olson looks like she is playing in her home gym. Eight early points for her to lead the White team. The Blue team leads 11-10 as White coach Terry Gossett makes his first big substitution.
6:03: Format is a little different to these games. Teams play two 20-minute halves instead of four quarters.
6:02: Good crowd here. Doesn’t hurt that the Duke men played their NCAA tournament game earlier today and North Carolina doesn’t play until 9:40 p.m.
6:01: Here are rosters for the annual charity event which benefits local children with developmental disabilities.
2016 Blue-White All-Star Game Rosters
White Girls
33 Brooklyn Allen, 5’8”, 25 PPG, Pisgah High School
21 Samantha Olson, 5’5”, 21.2 PPG, Enka High School
22 Kendra Griffin, 5’9”, 12.4 PPG, Erwin High School
30 Kaitlyn Wood, 5’7”, 10.7 PPG, Smoky Mountain High School
3 Tory Agrusa, 5’7”, 14.6 PPG, Franklin High School
5 Bree Stamper, 5’3”, 10 PPG, Cherokee High School
32 Kendall Gilliam, 5’7”, 8.2 PPG, West Henderson High School
23 Kinsley Orr, 5’5”, 17.5 PPG, Robbinsville High School
4 Taylor Clark, 5’6”, 10 PPG, Enka High School
34 Erin Maennle, 5’9”, 16.3 PPG, Robbinsville High School
Head Coach – Terry Gossett, Erwin High School
Assistant Coaches – Rikki Carpenter, Michelle Gossett, Bobby Duckett
White Boys
22 Jayce Wolfe, 5’9”, 6 PPG, Smoky Mountain High School
30 Damon Ledford, 6’0”, 17 PPG, Smoky Mountain High School
21 Trey Tritt, 6’4”, 15.7 PPG, Smoky Mountain High School
32 Jordan Valentine, 6’4”, 13 PPG, Tuscola High School
3 Damon Scott, 5’10”, 20 PPG, Asheville High School
33 Tarique Wynn, 6’4”, 12.3 PPG, Erwin High School
5 Jason McMillian, 5’11”, 20.6 PPG, Cherokee High School
34 Braxton Cox, 6’1”, 16.2, Hayesville High School
4 Sage Turner, 6’1”, 16 PPG, Enka High School
23 Zach Stroup, 6’0”, 20.1 PPG, Rosman High School
Head Coach – Nathan Messer, Tuscola High School
Assistant Coaches – Brandon Brooks, Will Valentine, Aaron Fernandez
Blue Girls
21 Jessica Hoilman, 6’1”, 6.1 PPG, Avery High School
23 Kristin Davids, 5’10”, 12 PPG, Madison High School
22 Cheyenne Matson, 5’8”, 12.3 PPG, McDowell High School
32 Hailey Crane, 6’3”, 6 PPG, Mountain Heritage High School
3 Lauren Guthrie, 5’7”, 13 PPG, North Buncombe High School
4 Sarah Swicegood, 5’7”, 11.1 PPG, AC Reynolds High School
00 Taylor Lovci, 5’2”, 5.6 PPG, Owen High School
33 Ashlyn Wolfe, 5’9”, 7.5 PPG, McDowell High School
30 Callie Chappell, 5’10, 15 PPG, Rosman High School
Head Coach – Tim Raines, Owen High School
Assistant Coach – Chasity Simpson, Mike Parham, Allyssa Hensley
Blue Boys
00 Brandon Bailey, 6’2”, 14 PPG, East Rutherford High School
4 Drey Phillips, 6’3”, 9.7 PPG, Mitchell High School
30 Malik Alston, 6’3”, 17 PPG, East Henderson High School
5 Drew Williams, 5’11”, 13 PPG, North Henderson High School
21 Jamal Wheeler, 6’0”, 21.8 PPG, Polk High School
3 Josh Jones, 6’0”, 15 PPG, AC Reynolds High School
22 Job Kennedy, 6’3”, 13.5 PPG, Mountain Heritage High School
23 Costa Paulos, 6’1” 14 PPG, AC Reynolds High School
34 Brennan Hockaday, 6’5”, 17.3 PPG, North Buncombe High School
32 Brennan Howard, 6’2”, 20.7 PPG, North Buncombe High School
Head Coach – Justin Parris, North Henderson High School
Assistant Coaches – Kevin Rhodes, Chuck Bratu
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