2016 Lexington All-City basketball teams
Taveion Hollingsworth and Kiara Pankins, both juniors, were the Lexington Players of the Year based on All-City voting by the boys’ and girls’ coaches.
Hollingsworth, the Paul Laurence Dunbar star who was named MVP of the boys’ Sweet Sixteen this season, received 74 of a possible 80 points in the polling of boys’ coaches. Pankins, who nearly averaged a double-double at 20.7 points and 9.2 rebounds this season for Lafayette, earned 75 of a possible 80 points in the girls’ vote.
Complete All-City teams are listed below. First- and second-team players are listed in order of number of votes received. Coaches were asked to nominate players and then asked to vote on their top 10 players based on that pool of individuals
Boys’ All-City Team
First team
Player (first-place votes) | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Taveion Hollingsworth (4) | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 6-3 | Jr. | 21.0 |
Isaiah “Pun” Tisdale (2) | Henry Clay | 6-0 | Sr. | 19.0 |
Darius Williams (1) | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 6-4 | Sr. | 16.3 |
Jordan Lewis | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 6-1 | Sr. | 11.1 |
Luke Johnson (1) | Lexington Catholic | 6-4 | Jr. | 23.2 |
Second team
Player | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Ross Jenkins | Lafayette | 6-6 | Sr. | 14.6 |
Kyle Rode | Lexington Christian | 6-7 | Fr. | 17.8 |
Leander Ridgeway | Henry Clay | 6-4 | Sr. | 14.0 |
Tim Dunn | Bryan Station | 6-3 | Sr. | 15.2 |
Jake Duby | Sayre | 6-3 | Jr. | 24.1 |
Zan Payne | Lexington Catholic | 6-5 | So. | 11.4 |
Honorable mention
Player | School |
Isaiah Allen | Tates Creek |
Eric Boone | Tates Creek |
Dontell Brown | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Andre Davis | Bryan Station |
Deandre Dishman | Bryan Station |
Rafael Few | Bryan Station |
Robbie Goodman | Sayre |
Jaelin Jenkins | Lafayette |
Tre King | Lexington Christian |
Harrison Lane | Lafayette |
Donovan Morris | Lexington Catholic |
Isaiah Patterson | Tates Creek |
Peter Whitman | Lexington Catholic |
Girls’ All-City Team
First team
Player (first-place votes) | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Kiara Pankins (4) | Lafayette | 5-10 | Jr. | 20.7 |
T’laya Lyvers (3) | Henry Clay | 5-6 | Sr. | 18.0 |
Mashayla Cecil | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 5-6 | So. | 19.8 |
Carah Burdette | Bryan Station | 5-5 | Jr. | 12.4 |
Destiny Cozart | Bryan Station | 5-8 | Sr. | 13.3 |
Second team
Player (first-place votes) | School | Height | Class | PPG |
Ezhaunaai “Ezzy” Ighodaro (1) | Bryan Station | 5-4 | Sr. | 12.0 |
Caroline Osbourn | Lexington Catholic | 5-7 | Sr. | 10.2 |
Sydney Weeks | Lexington Christian | 5-7 | Jr. | 14.0 |
Autumn Herriford | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 5-8 | Jr. | 12.2 |
Caroline Bennett | Lafayette | 5-8 | So. | 9.5 |
Honorable mention
Player | School |
Terri Abram | Lafayette |
Sarah Bonn | Lexington Catholic |
Lindi DiBilzan | Lafayette |
Nakeisha Green | Henry Clay |
Hannah Hartley | Lexington Christian |
Destyne Jackson | Henry Clay |
Zariah Kavanaugh | Bryan Station |
J’lyn Martin | Bryan Station |
Kiya Thompson | Henry Clay |
Shania Taylor | Tates Creek |
Dee Dee Wheeler | Sayre |
Shaytara Wilson | Tates Creek |
Josh Moore: 859-231-1307, @HLpreps
This story was originally published April 7, 2016 at 6:58 PM with the headline "2016 Lexington All-City basketball teams."