All-NEW 6 basketball teams selected

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Sumler, a wing who averaged 23.6 points per outing this winter for the Bulldogs, has been selected as the NEW-6 Conference's Boys Co-Player of the Year. Sumler shares the award with Wilson Fike's Jeremy Atkinson.

Sumler helped the Bulldogs reach the Round of 16 of the Class 3-A State Playoffs, where they were edged in the final minute by defending state champion Kinston.

Sumler collected 36 points in that outing. He delivered 40 points during an early-season contest against Bunn.

For his career, Sumler offered 1,921 points and was a first-team All-Conference pick four times. He is also Nash Central's career leader in assists (405) and steals (260).

Sumler has been named to play in the annual North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game, scheduled for March 21 in Myrtle Beach.

Atkinson was fourth in the state in scoring this past year with a 26.4 points-per-game clip. Like Sumler, he is a four-time All-Conference honoree.

Four Nash County standouts were selected to the boys first team -- Sumler and teammate Fabian White, Northern Nash's Octavius Lyons and Rocky Mount's Tashawn Mabry.

NC's Michael Mosley was tabbed as the NEW-6's Boys Coach of the Year. Mosley guided the Bulldogs to the regular season conference championship.

Over the past four years, Nash Central has accumulated a strong 74-31 worksheet under its veteran mentor.

In the girls voting, SouthWest Edgecombe's Monique Williams was the Player of the Year recipient.

She was joined on the first team by Nash Countians Alyse Hall (Southern Nash), Jasmine Sessoms (Nash Central) and Dyonna Battle (Rocky Mount).

Rocky Mount's Pam Gainey was picked as the NEW-6 Girls Coach of the Year following another successful campaign,

The complete All NEW-6 Conference Basketball Teams are as follows:

Girls

First Team

• Dyonna Battle (Rocky Mount)

• Monique Williams (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• Tramicka James (Wilson Fike)

• Jasmine Sessoms (Nash Central)

• Alyse Hall (Southern Nash)

Second Team

• Tia Hudgins (Rocky Mount)

• Lakia Bynum (Rocky Mount)

• Ny'Neka Euwell (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• Jameka Thompson (Wilson Fike)

• Ashley Hughes (Northern Nash)

Honorable Mention

• Talaya Hall (Wilson Fike)

• Alexus Cooper (Nash Central)

• Danita Whitaker (Rocky Mount)

• Tamisha Walker (Northern Nash)

• Shante Neal (Southern Nash)

• Sara Norwood-Shaw (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• Player of the Year -- Monique Williams (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• Coach of the Year -- Pam Gainey (Rocky Mount)

Boys

First Team

• Jeremy Atkinson (Wilson Fike)

• Trey Sumler (Nash Central)

• Tashawn Mabry (Rocky Mount)

• William Young (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• Fabian White (Nash Central)

• Octavius Lyons (Northern Nash)

Second Team

• Michael Speight (Nash Central)

• Michael Davender (Wilson Fike)

• Philip Wilkins (Rocky Mount)

• Nick Harris (Southern Nash)

Honorable Mention

• Dominique Holloway (Nash Central)

• Darrus Parker (Wilson Fike)

• Alonzo Sharpe (Rocky Mount)

• Delano Jackson (SouthWest Edgecombe)

• T.J. Walker (Northern Nash)

• Josh Sessoms (Southern Nash)

• Co-Players of the Year -- Jeremy Atkinson (Wilson Fike) and Trey Sumler (Nash Central)

• Coach of the Year -- Michael Mosley (Nash Central)