Williams selected as finalist for player of year
Published 5:00 am Tuesday, March 22, 2022
- Escambia County's Sheldon Williams attempts a jumper today during the Class 4A Southwest Regional Semifinal against Holt. | Andrew Garner/Atmore Advance
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Escambia County’s Sheldon Williams is a finalist for the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A boys basketball player of the year award.
Williams averaged a double double (22.3 points, 12.2 rebounds) this season. The senior forward helped lead the Blue Devils to a state championship appearance, their first in program history.
Additionally, ECHS’s Connor McPherson was selected as an honorable mention on the 4A team.
The winners will be announced March 31 at the Renaissance in Montgomery.
The full list of finalists by classification is below:
Class 7A girls
Aniya Hubbard, Hoover
Reniya Kelly, Hoover
Kelsey Thompson, Davidson
Class 6A girls
Masyn Marchbanks, Hartselle
Samiya Steele, Hazel Green
XaiOnna Whitfield, Oxford
Class 5A girls
Shaniah Nunn, Fairfield
Je’Nyiah Silas, Lee-Huntsville
Olivia Vandergriff, Guntersville
Class 4A girls
Chloe Siegel, Deshler
Emma Kate Tittle, Deshler
Chardai Watkins, Sumter Central
Class 3A girls
Ella Jane Connell, Prattville Christian
Jorda Crook, Ohatchee
Cali Smallwood, Susan Moore
Class 2A girls
Ace Austin, Spring Garden
Iamunique Bowie, St. Luke’s
Molly Heard, Pisgah
Class 1A girls
Erin Culp, Marion Co.
Amonei Cunningham, McIntosh
Timya Thurman, Linden
AISA girls
Lindsey Brown, Edgewood
Jasmyn Burts, Glenwood
Grace Davis, Clarke Prep
Class 7A boys
Jordan Frazier, James Clemens
Labaron Philon, Baker
Elijah Terry, Enterprise
Class 6A boys
Christopher Blount, Huffman
Barry Dunning Jr., McGill-Toolen
Corey Stephenson, Hueytown
Class 5A boys
Kerrington Kiel, Ramsay
Jacari Lane, Lee-Huntsville
Martavious Russell, Sipsey Valley
Class 4A boys
John Broom, Jacksonville
Antonio Kite, Anniston
Sheldon Williams, Escambia Co.
Class 3A boys
Ja’borri McGhee, Winfield
Cole Millican, Plainview
Alex Odam, Piedmont
Class 2A boys
Emmanuel Henderson, Geneva Co.
Anthony Johnson, Midfield
Logan Patterson, Section
Class 1A boys
Will Bonner, Belgreen
Brayden Kyle, Decatur Heritage
Reed Trapp, Covenant Christian
AISA boys
Austin Cross, Pike Liberal Arts
Walker McKee, Tuscaloosa Academy
Robert Rose, Autauga Academy