West Takes 10th Annual BCAT All-Star Game; Abernathy Nets MVP

The 10th annual BCAT All-Star game tipped off last Saturday before a boisterous crowd at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro. The new format allow for teams representing the East, Middle, West and Memphis areas with two semi-final games and a championship. Lets see how the action flowed.

 

BCAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 85

BCAT MIDDLE TENNESSEE 71

 

Kyree Cunningham (Munford) led four double digit scorers with 15 as the Memphis All-Stars advanced to the title game of the BCAT All-Star game with an 85-71 win over their compatriots from the Middle portion of the state.

 

Antavion Collum (Bartlett) and Ashton Smith (Southwind) added 14 each in the victory while Jeff Walker (Bartlett) pitched in 13.

 

K.J. Johnson (Marshall County) led Middle Tennessee with 15. The two-time reigning Class AA Mr. Basketball was joined in the scoring column by Deron Perry (Riverdale) with 14 and Julius Dixon (Fayetteville) with 12 markers.

 

The remainder of the Middle Tennessee roster included:

Alec Kegler (Northeast)

Nate Bloedorn (Nolensville)

Elijah Cobb (Riverdale)

Caleb Grimes (East Nashville)

Dontavious Brown (Columbia Central)

Sky Polk (Columbia Academy)

Trey Trotter (Summertown)

 

 

 

BCAT WEST TENNESSEE 73

BCAT EAST TENNESSEE 55

 

Anthony Jones (Humboldt) put on a show for the folks with several crowd pleasing dunks en route to 15 points as the West All-Stars distanced themselves from the East All-Stars 73-55.

 

Dontae Williamson (Sacred Heart) added 11 for the West as every player on the roster scored in the game.

 

Justin Headrick (Stone Memorial) and Jaden Jamison (Oakland) were the one double digit scorers for the East with 10 points each.

 

The remainder of the East Tennessee roster included:

Connor Jordan (Morristown East)

Marcus Smith (Oak Ridge)

Makai Olden (Morristown West(

Blake Atwood (Johnson County)

Dominique Oggs (Sweetwater)

Cameron Welch (Macon County)

Anthony Watkins (McCallie)

 

 

BCAT WEST TENNESSEE ALL-STARS 74

BCAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE ALL-STARS 68

 

R.J. Abernathy (Humboldt) dropped a game high 18 and took home MVP honors as West Tennessee bested Memphis 74-68 in the championship game of the 10th annual BCAT All-Star game.

 

A hard fought contest throughout, the intensity level was high as each team certainly wanting to be called the champion.

 

Jones again had a outstanding day with 10 markers for the West.

 

Christian Campbell (Ridgeway) led Memphis with 14 points while Smith and Sylvester Thompson (Bartlett) added 11 and 10 respectively in the tough loss.

 

Final scoring numbers for both squads:

West Tennessee

R.J. Abernathy (Humboldt) 18pts

Anthony Jones (Humboldt) 10pts

Cortez Thomas (Chester County) 9pts

Jamari Bostic (Ripley) 9pts

Phenix Street (Bradford) 8pts

Dontae Williamson (Sacred Heart) 7pts

Jermaine Bonds (Ripley) 5pts

Hunter Klutts (Millington Central) 3pts

Jusino Prather (Chester County) 2pts

Tarreq Williams (Sacred Heart) 2pts

 

Memphis All-Stars

Christian Campbell (Ridgeway) 14pts

Ashton Smith (Southwind) 11pts

Sylvester Thompson (Bartlett)

Antavion Collum (Bartlett) 9pts

Jeff Walker (Bartlett) 8pts

Kylan Cunningham (Munford) 7pts

Wynne Brown (Bartlett) 6pts

Kyree Cunningham (Munford) 2pts