Vote for the Gastonia, Shelby area boys and girls basketball preseason Players of the Year

Joe L Hughes II, Gaston Gazette

The NCHSAA winter sports season began last week for non-football playing schools, with those leaving the gridiron for basketball gyms, wrestling mats and swimming pools joining them as soon as Monday, Nov. 13.

As things get underway, here’s your chance to vote for the 2023 Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star Fan’s Choice boys and girls basketball Preseason Players of the Year.

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Thirty-three boys basketball players are part of the watch list, while 34 girls hoop standouts are up for nomination. Voting concludes on Sunday, Nov. 26, with a winner being announced the following afternoon on Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star Facebook pages.

Here’s a list of nominees.

Boys basketball

  • A.J. Adams, Crest

  • Nico Aguilar, Forestview

  • Gideon Allen, West Lincoln

  • Dylan Bradley, South Point

  • Deshawn Coulter, Gaston Day

  • Trimell Dunlap, Hunter Huss

  • Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln

  • Kelan Flowers, Lincoln Charter

  • Bradley Floyd, Kings Mountain

  • Darian Floyd, Cherryville

  • Zamarius “Z-Man” Gladden, Hunter Huss

  • Kenneth Greene, Ashbrook

  • Houston Hartsell, East Lincoln

  • Alex Helton, Forestview

  • Jonny Johnson, Burns

  • Kellen Karr, North Lincoln

  • Greyson Kines, South Point

  • Santana London, Shelby

  • Landen Lyerly, Lincolnton

  • Makoi Mabor Marier, Gaston Christian

  • Jayden Massey, Mountain Island Charter

  • Caleb Nesbitt, Mountain Island Charter

  • Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian

  • David Reed Jr., Lincoln Charter

  • King Rhodes, Crest

  • Tucker Robinette, Kings Mountain

  • Ty Sanders, North Lincoln

  • Elijah Sherrill, Highland Tech

  • Trenton Sherrill, East Gaston

  • L.J. Smith, Lincolnton

  • D’Various “Pluto” Surratt, Crest

  • Kamari Surratt, Burns

  • Taelan Whitley, Stuart Cramer

Girls basketball

  • Kiara “Kiki” Anderson, East Lincoln

  • Nykira Arrington, Ashbrook

  • Happy Arune, Gaston Christian

  • Lexi Boulware, East Gaston

  • Mia Bridges, Kings Mountain

  • Lyric Brown, Piedmont Community Charter

  • Maggie Earl, Burns

  • Sydnie Enste, Shelby

  • Maddie Frank, South Point

  • Amya Graham, South Point

  • Duraejah Hardin, Ashbrook

  • Camellia Holland, Lincolnton

  • Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer

  • Myla Hoover, Hunter Huss

  • Esynce Howze, Burns

  • Kari Lee, Crest

  • Jaleila Littlejohn, North Gaston

  • Kallie Lusk, Lincoln Charter

  • Bailey Maiers, Highland Tech

  • Farri Martin, Kings Mountain

  • Addie McCraw, Highland Tech

  • Breana McEntire, Shelby

  • Hailey McFadden, East Lincoln

  • Emma Montanari, East Lincoln

  • Amani Neely, Forestview

  • Zoey Owenby, West Lincoln

  • Kiona Pettus, Bessemer City

  • Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City

  • Blair Riley, Forestview

  • Brooklyn Swann, Hunter Huss

  • Symphani Stevens, Lincoln Charter

  • Monica Surratt, Crest

  • RaNya Watkins, North Gaston

  • Hadley Womack, Stuart Cramer

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NCHSAA basketball: Gastonia, Shelby area Players of the Year polls

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