Basketball season came to an end early for most of our area boys' teams this year. As competitive and suspenseful as the regular season was, the year ended without a single public school team in the state playoffs.
Despite a less-than-stellar postseason, our Columbia County News-Times 2006-07 All-County basketball team holds some quality players. As I said last week, this was by far the toughest all-county team to select since I came to this newspaper a year and a half ago. Ashley Brown and I put the teams together after speaking with coaches and reviewing all the reported statistics.
ALL-COUNTY FIRST TEAM
G - Jim Hull,
Augusta Prep, So.
Hull led the entire Georgia Independent Schools Association with a 26.1 points per game average. He scored 43 points in one game this year and has 756 career points with two years of high school ball remaining.
G - Brandon Durr,
His 16.4 points per game led Evans to another winning season. Durr's four fourth-quarter 3-pointers in the Knights' win at Greenbrier were one of the highlights of his career.
G - Bryan Andrews,
He averaged 16.5 points per game and more than five assists per game. Two more years on the Wolfpack court should bring even better numbers.
F - Anthony Williams,
Williams nearly averaged a double-double with 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. One of the few county athletes who could play any position on the floor.
F - Jonathan Nicely,
He'll be remembered for his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat Greenbrier on the road. His long-distance shooting made him a more complete player and gave Evans an edge at the post position.
ALL-COUNTY SECOND TEAM
G - DeMarcus Morris,
Morris almost single-handedly carried the Bulldogs this season. He finished the year with a 15 points per game average and 68 steals.
G - Tyler Bourdo,
Augusta Christian, Jr.
Bourdo got the job done on offense (13.7 points per game) and defense (56 steals).
F - Matt Clark,
The Citadel-bound senior's numbers were down because of a broken nose, but his 57 blocked shots altered entire game plans for opposing offenses.
F - Fred Auston,
Augusta Christian, Jr.
Auston led the Lions with 14.2 points per game and shot a mind-blowing 55.9 percent from the field.
F - Josh Dailey,
Dailey led the entire county with 12.2 rebounds per game and was one of the unsung heroes who kept Greenbrier in the race for a top spot in the region until the end of the season.
Lakeside: Blake Brandenburg, Rosbie Mutcherson, Tad Holder, Cason Gordy, Cody Marsh
Evans: Wes Wuchte, Trey Henderson, Brandon McCladdie, Brandon Skinner
Greenbrier: John Hunter, Nolan Belcher, Andy Gray
Harlem: Cedric Boatner, Mike Leverett, Kenny Stampley
Augusta Christian: Travis Cerasuolo
Augusta Prep: Ajay Sethi, Spencer Morgan
2006-07 Player of the Year
Brandon Durr, Evans
2006-07 Coach of the Year
Kevin Kenny, Evans
After losing two of the best players in the county from last season's team, the Knights stumbled early in the 2006-07 season with a loss to Greenbrier. Kenny rallied the troops and battled back to claim the top spot in the county with a pair of unforgettable wins over Greenbrier and season sweeps over Lakeside and Harlem.
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