Taveion Hollingsworth, Kiara Pankins lead All-City voting for second year in a row
Given his string of higher-profile awards, winning Lexington Player of the Year honors was a matter of “by how much” rather than “if” for Taveion Hollingsworth.
How much turned out to be “a lot.” The Paul Laurence Dunbar star was selected unanimously by the city’s eight coaches as the top boys’ basketball player in town, taking that honor for the second year in a row.
Kiara Pankins, a Lafayette senior, was named Lexington Player of the Year in girls’ basketball for a second straight year. Pankins scored more than 2,000 points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds in her career with the Generals.
Hollingsworth was the only player from a Fayette County public school named to the first team by the coaches. He’s signed with Western Kentucky University. Luke Johnson, the Lexington Catholic standout who’s signed with Loyola-Maryland, finished second in the boys’ voting. Kyle Rode, a sophomore at Lexington Christian, was third overall and named to the first team for the first time. Sayre senior Jake Duby and Lexington Christian junior Carter Hendrickson joined Rode as first-time selections to the first team.
Mashayla Cecil, a Paul Laurence junior, was second in the girls’ vote and made the first team a second time. She was joined by Bryan Station senior Carah Burdette, another two-timer on the first team, teammate Autumn Herriford (a first-time selection) and Sayre sophomore Kaya Davis.
Boys’ All-City Basketball Teams
First team
Player (first-place votes) | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Taveion Hollingsworth (8) | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 6-3 | Sr. | 28.3 |
Luke Johnson | Lexington Catholic | 6-3 | Sr. | 20.9 |
Kyle Rode | Lexington Christian | 6-6 | So. | 14.5 |
Jake Duby | Sayre | 6-3 | Sr. | 21.8 |
Carter Hendricksen | Lexington Christian | 6-6 | Jr. | 15.3 |
Second team
Player | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Zan Payne | Lexington Catholic | 6-5 | Jr. | 15.1 |
Justin Mitchell | Henry Clay | 6-4 | Jr. | 14.5 |
Keaston Brown | Henry Clay | 5-11 | So. | 12.9 |
Javea Richardson | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 6-2 | Sr. | 12.5 |
Eric “Boss” Boone | Bryan Station | 6-1 | Jr. | 14.0 |
Honorable mention
Player | School | Class |
Isaiah Allen | Tates Creek | So. |
Jajuante Carpenter | Lafayette | Sr. |
Terrance Clayton-Murphy | Bryan Station | Jr. |
David Demarcus | Bryan Station | Sr. |
Jared Gadd | Paul Laurence Dunbar | So. |
Robbie Goodman | Sayre | Sr. |
JaQuice Gray | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Jr. |
Andreus Green | Henry Clay | Jr. |
Austin Hall | Lexington Christian | Jr. |
RJ Smith | Sayre | Jr. |
Blake Scott | Lexington Catholic | Sr. |
Chris Wharton | Lafayette | Sr. |
Peter Whitman | Lexington Catholic | Sr. |
GIRLS’ ALL-CITY BASKETBALL TEAMS
First team
Player (first-place votes) | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Kiara Pankins (5) | Lafayette | 5-11 | Sr. | 14.7 |
Mashayla Cecil | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 5-6 | Jr. | 18.0 |
Carah Burdette | Bryan Station | 5-6 | Sr. | 15.0 |
Autumn Herriford (1) | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 5-11 | Sr. | 14.4 |
Kaya Davis (1) | Sayre | 6-1 | So. | 17.3 |
Second team
Player | School | Height | Class | PPG |
J’lyn Martin | Bryan Station | 5-6 | Sr. | 16.1 |
Caroline Bennett | Lafayette | 5-9 | Jr. | 11.4 |
Terri Abram | Lafayette | 5-7 | Jr. | 7.4 |
Nave Winn | Tates Creek | 5-2 | Sr. | 8.7 |
Kiya Thompson | Henry Clay | 5-7 | So. | 11.0 |
Honorable mention
Player | School | Class |
Jay Ballard | Lexington Catholic | So. |
Grace Combs | Lexington Christian | So. |
Anaiyah Cotton | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Jr. |
Lindi DeBilzan | Lafayette | So. |
Tekiya Garr-Carter | Lafayette | Jr. |
Maylo Given | Lexington Catholic | So. |
Kyrah Hardin | Bryan Station | Jr. |
Peyton Humphreys | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Jr. |
Destyne Jackson | Henry Clay | So. |
Isabel Pergande | Sayre | Jr. |
Braxton Price | Henry Clay | Jr. |
Bethany Selby | Lexington Christian | So. |
Emoni Washington | Bryan Station | Sr. |
Dee Dee Wheeler | Sayre | Jr. |
Lataya Winn (1) | Tates Creek | Sr. |
Josh Moore: 859-231-1307, @HLpreps
This story was originally published March 23, 2017 at 6:58 PM with the headline "Taveion Hollingsworth, Kiara Pankins lead All-City voting for second year in a row."