Halifax All-Star Classic Set for Saturday in Panama City

By: Kim Allen - Email

Posted: Fri 8:54 PM, Apr 05, 2013

By: Kim Allen - Email

PANAMA CITY, FL -- The top high school basketball players in the Panhandle of Florida will hit the court in Panama City on Saturday. The 9th Annual Halifax All-Star Classic will feature 48 of the area's top players.

The Girls All-Star Game will be played at 11 a.m. at Gulf Coast State College, followed by the Boys All-Star Game at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for students ages 5-up and children under 5 are free.

The East teams are selected by The News Herald from players in an eight-county coverage area, including Bay, Gulf, Washington and Jackson. The West teams are selected by the Northwest Florida Daily News from a three-county area of Walton, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa.

The East boys lead the series 5-3 with two straight wins over the West. The West girls lead 6-2, but the East won last year's meeting.

Rosters for the East and West boys and girls basketball teams for the ninth annual Halifax All-Star Classic to be played at Gulf Coast State College April 6:

East boys

Ty Baker, F, Malone

Jerodd Blount, G/F, Cottondale

Keyman Borders, G, Marianna

Austin Boyd, F/C, Bethlehem

Herbie Harrell, G, Bozeman

Jai Jencks, F/C, Rutherford

Ryan Norwood, G, Bay

D.J. Roulhac, G, Cottondale

Chris Walker, C, Holmes County*

Marquis White, G, Graceville

Austin Williams, G, Malone

Kiki Williamson, G, Rutherford

Raheem Wright, F, Wewahitchka

*Thirteen players were chosen, as one was needed as a replacement for Walker, who is expected to play in two higher profile all-star games before and after the Halifax Classic, which would exhaust his exhibition eligibility.

Coaches: Matt Anderson, Graceville; Steve Welch, Malone

East girls

Jasmine Belser, G, Chipley

JoJo Booker, F, Arnold

JoJo Carlson, G/F, Ponce de Leon

Aaliyah Coleman, C, Chipley

Segovia Goodin, F/C, Mosley

Ashley Harper, G, Ponce de Leon

Anissa Martin, C, Bay

Mikayla Moore, G, Holmes County

Jessica Smith, G/F, Wewahitchka

Rakeia Sorey, G, Chipley