King’s Fork’s Yasmine Brown named player of the year, Maurice Fofana coach of the year
Published 12:03 pm Wednesday, March 23, 2022
King's Fork senior Yasmine Brown was named the Class 4 girls basketball player of the year.
King's Fork girls basketball coach Maurice Fofana was named the Class 4 coach of the year after guiding the Bulldogs to a 21-3 record this season and a state championship.
Lakeland’s Ke’monye Canady was named first-team, all-state in Class 3.
King's Fork sophomore Cyriah Griffin was named second-team, all-state in Class 4 girls basketball.
King's Fork junior Niyah Gaston was named second-team, all-state in Class 4 girls basketball.
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King’s Fork senior guard Yasmine Brown has been named the Class 4 player of the year and girls basketball coach Maurice Fofana the Class 4 coach of the year.
The 5-foot, 8-inch Brown, also a Class 4 first-team all-state selection, averaged 19.5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 steals per game as Fofana guided the Bulldogs to a 21-3 record and the Class 4 state championship with a 71-67 win over Millbrook at the Siegel Center in Richmond, the first state girls basketball championship in program history.
Smithfield senior Jayla Hearp was also named first-team, all-state.
The Bulldogs also had two second-team, all-state selections in Niyah Gaston and Cyriah Griffin.
Eight players make up the first and second teams, regardless of position. Only players selected to all-region first-teams were eligible to be selected to the all-state team.
Lakeland senior Ke’monye Canady was a first-team, all-state selection in Class 3 in helping lead the Cavaliers to the Class 3 state semifinals. Teammate Jaelyn Brown, a junior, was named second-team, all-state.
The Class 4 boys basketball all-state team has yet to be named.
