Women’s Basketball Standouts named for NCCA East-West All-Star Game
June 15, 2009 North Carolina
GREENSBORO - Twenty of the state's top female basketball seniors have accepted invitations to participate in the 35th North Carolina Cocahes Association East-West All-Star Game to be played in the Greensboro Coliseum on Monday, July 20, 2009 (6:30 tipoff).
Twelve NCPrep.com All-State selections, six of them also AP All-State selections, are expected to play in the all-star game.
West Charlotte High's Christal Caldwell and Stateville High's Keyrra Gillespie, both NCPrep.comp and AP 1st team All-State selections, are expected to play for the West team. A University of Florida signee, Caldwell averaged 17 points per game her senior season, leading West Charlotte High to its first state championship. Gillespie, who averaged 14 points and 10 assists her senior season at Statesville High, has signed with Clemson University.
They will be joined by AP All-State 2nd team selections Anna Freeman of East Davidson High, Eleisha Hairston of Reidsville High, and Nikki Burton of West Charlotte High. Parkland High's Jazmin Cromartie, Butler High's Celeste Stewart, and Dudley High's Helen Terry, all fellow NCPrep.com All-State selections, are also expected to play.
The East is expected to counter with five NCPreps.com All-State selections of its own, including AP All-State first team selection Asia Williams. A Wake Forest University signee and N.C's Gatorade Player of the Year, Williams averaged 21 points per game for Durham Hillside her senior season. Expected to join her are fellow NCPreps.com All-State selections LaKevia Boykin of Southeast Raleigh High, Kelsey Evans of Wakefield High, and Southview High teammates Amber Calvin and Jazmine Cooper.
Head coach Jamie Willoughby of Tarboro High will lead the East team, and head coach Ken Beaty of Forestview High will lead the West. The West won last year's competition 75-73, but the East leads the all-time series 19-15.
2009 NCCA East-West All-Star Games
Women's Basketball Rosters
East Team Name Pos. Ht. Hometown School LaKevia Boykin G 5-9 Raleigh Southeast Raleigh Amber Calvin G 5-7 Hope Mills South View Tierra Coleman C 6-1 Cameron Western Harnett Jazmine Cooper F 6-0 Fayetteville South View Kelsey Evans F 6-2 Raleigh Wakefield Alyssa Luebs F 6-0 Havelock Havelock Joan Shontel Mallory G 5-6 Roanoke Rapids Weldon Sasha Millington G 5-4 Clinton Clinton Asia Williams G - Durham Hillside Sarah Wollett G 5-10 Wake Forest Wakefield
Head Coach: Jamie Willoughby (Tarboro HS) Assistant Coach: Lewis Cummings (Western Harnett)
West Team
Name Pos. Ht. Hometown School Nikki Burton G/F 5-8 Charlotte West Charlotte Christal Caldwell G/F 5-9 Charlotte West Charlotte Jazmin Cromartie 6-0 Clemmons Parkland Ali Ford G 5-4 Morganton Freedom Jaquaria Forney G/F 5-9 Charlotte Butler Anna Freeman P 6-0 Thomasville East Davidson Keyrra Gillespie G 5-5 Statesville Statesville Eleisha Hairston 5-11 Reidsville Reidsville Celeste Stewart G 5-6 Charlotte Butler Helen Terry G 5-2 Greensboro Dudley
Head Coach: Ken Beaty (Forestview HS) Assistant Coach: Jerry Murray (Draughn HS) | 
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