All Conference Team: Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
Were in the middle of an exciting post-season here in Ohio which can only mean one thing, time for post-season awards and honors. And we begin our list of award-winners with our All-League/Conference teams in the Cincinnati area. The Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference is next up, and with the amount of talent in this conference maybe the most difficult to name.
First Team All-CMAC
F- Terry Durham/Woodward High School***- Prep Hoops pick for Conference POY, it was an amazing senior year for the Bulldog forward. Recently named Southwest Ohio District D-II POY, Durham averaged 23 and 12 during the regular season with 19 double-doubles. And he has turned it up a notch in the post-season averaging 29.2 along with 12 boards helping Woodward stay alive in tourney play. According to WCPO.com Durham is a D-I prospect in football and basketball.
F- Shawn Hawkins/Hughes High School- The versatility that this young man plays with on both ends cannot be overlooked. Shawn finished in the top 10 in the conference in assist, rebounds, steals, blocks and field-goal percentage. And his scoring average has gone from 11.3 in the regular season to over 18ppg in the post season.
W- Chris’seon Stringer/Taft High School- Taft finished the regular season winning 9 of there last 11 games, which is also when Stringer returned to the Senator line-up from injury. The junior averaged 21.7ppg (2nd in the CMAC) upon returning from injury and showed that he was the same player that he was before.
G/W- Dominic “DJ” Brewton/Hughes High School- Brewton was a scoring machine once becoming eligible for the Big Red in January, averaging 19.9ppg for the season. DJ also has shown a much- improved floor game this season averaging close to seven boards and three steals per game.
G- Brandon Doss/Shroder High School- This young man got it done on both ends for the Jaguars this season. Brandon finished in the top 10 in points (6th, 16.7) and steals (2th, 2.9) while also having a shooting split 51/44/73.
G- DeMarco Bradley Jr/Taft High School- Another one of the many reasons behind the Senators late-season surge to the conference title, Bradley averaged 16 points and 6 assists per game during the regular season. He also shot an impressive 39% from three-point range.
PG- Giovanni Santiago/Hughes High School- One of the best point men in the state, Santiago lead the CMAC in assist per game at 6.4 while also finishing in the top ten in points per game and steals. Gio also had two triple-doubles during his senior season as well.
Second Team All-CMAC
F- Nekhi Smith/Shroder High School
F- Arian “AJ” Smith/Hughes High School
G- Dwayne Rosado/Hughes High School
G- Dashawn Lawrence/Taft High School
G- D’Arris Dean/Aiken High School
Honorable Mention: Jakada Stone (Aiken), Blake Smith (Aiken), Demontez Cooper (Woodward), Gregory Marsh (Western Hills), Mahamadou Samassa (Taft), Donta’e Mosley (Taft)