White Station, Southwind standouts win fan vote for player of the week
After suffering from injury, Stevelen Morris has stepped up as an essenital player for White Station High School's boy's basketball team. (John Varlas/The Daily Memphian)
The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Stevelen Morris and TaShawn Hubbard as The Daily Memphian’s boys and girls basketball players of the week.
Morris, from White Station, won nearly 47% of this week’s vote to defeat Brandon Nicholson of MUS. Morris has battled back from a long spell on the sidelines due to injury and he played a key role in his team’s victory over Houston on Nov. 28, scoring 21 of his 27 points after halftime in a 78-73 double-overtime victory.
He followed that with a 13-point effort as the Spartans downed Arlington, 43-32, on Dec. 1.
Nicholson finished at 33.1% after shooting 5 of 8 from the floor, 8 of 8 from the line and scoring 20 points as the Owls downed ECS, 51-41, on Dec. 1. Jacob Walker of FACS finished third, followed by Hillcrest’s Jordan Allen and Nazir Allen of Power Center Academy.
Hubbard garnered 42.2% of the girls vote following a good, all-around performance against rival Ridgeway on Dec. 1. She finished with 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals as the Jaguars won, 41-38.
St. Benedict’s Gracie Lamey took second with 28.7% after averaging 19.5 points in victories over Cordova and MASE. Aaliyah Converse of St. George’s was third, followed by Trezevant’s Shelby Gray and Allison Irby of Lewisburg.
A new round of voting begins on Monday.
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TSSAA MSCIAA High School Boys Basketball High School Girls Basketball Southwind High White Station High TaShawn Hubbard Stevelen MorrisJohn Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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