Two McDonald’s All-Americans to face off at NC private all-star game in Charlotte
The annual N.C. boys private school all-star game at Providence Day School will feature two McDonald’s All-Americans and 14 college signees.
McDonald’s All-Americans Coby White and Devon Dotson will play on opposite teams in the boys game March 3. White has signed with UNC; Dotson to Kansas. More than 100 players statewide were considered.
Observer-area boys players include Stephen Edoka (Concord First Assembly); Jon Hicklin (Northside Christian); KC Hankton (United Faith); Dotson, Isaac Suffren and Trey Wertz (Providence Day), MJ Armstrong, Nate Hinton and Quan McCluney (Gaston Day); Madison Monroe (SouthLake Christian); and Cannon School’s Qon Murphy and Jairus Hamilton.
The girls game will feature McDonald’s All-American Izabela Nicoletti, who has signed with Florida State. Observer-area stars playing include four from Concord First Assembly (Shamani Stafford, Jessyka Leak, Courtney Meadows and Camille Small); Providence Day’s Kennedy Boyd; Charlotte Latin’s Claudia Dickey; Carmel Christian’s Sherise Jones; and Hickory Grove’s Ellie Johnson.
In addition to the games, the players will participate in a community service project March 2. The girls game will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, followed by the boys at 2:30. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students. Kids under 8 are admitted free.
East Boys Roster
Jersey # Player School College Commitment:
1 Stephen Edoka Concord First Assembly
2 Greyson Collins Caldwell Academy
3 Will Dillard Greensboro Day Georgia Southern
4 Jonathan Hicklin Northside Christian
5 Josiah Jeffers Burlington School Longwood
10 Elijah McCadden Greenfield School Georgia Southern
11 KC Hankton United Faith Christian
12 Trey Murphy Cary Academy Rice
14 John Newman Greensboro Day Clemson
15 Milos Stajcic Freedom Christian
20 Coby White Greenfield School UNC- Chapel Hill
23 Kris Wooten Parrott Academy Elon
Head Coach: Rob Salter (Greenfield School)
Assistant Coaches: Glen Taylor (Carolina Day)
West Boy’s Roster
Jersey# Player School College Commitment
1 Devon Dotson Providence Day School Kansas
2 MJ Armstrong Gaston Day
3 Trey Wertz Providence Day School Santa Clara
4 Elochukwu Eze Asheville Christian Academy
5 Isaac Suffren Providence Day School
10 Nate Hinton Gaston Day Houston
11 Quan McCluney Gaston Day College of Charleston
12 Madison Monroe Southlake Christian Army-West Point
14 Qon Murphy Cannon School
15 Tai Giger Carolina Day School
20 Tomas Butkus Rabun Gap School UNCW
23 Jairus Hamilton Cannon School Boston College
Head Coach: Andy Ray (Asheville Christian)
Assistant Coaches: Jonathan Bennett (Asheville Christian)
East Girls Roster
Number Player High School College Commitment
20 Shamani Stafford Concord First Assembly Presbyterian
21 Jessyka Leak Concord First Assembly
32 Courtney Meadows Concord First Assembly Georgetown
13 Camille Small Concord First Assembly
22 Izzy Strigel Durham Academy
11 Madison Taylor Ravenscroft College of Charleston
23 Nikki Cook Trinity Christian
10 Mackenzie Wilder Neuse Christian
33 Izabela Nicoletti Neuse Christian Florida State
42 Arielle Wilson Northwood Temple
12 Shenell Davis Northwood Temple
14 Chloe Brewington Geensboro Day Montreat
Head Coach: Shane Wilder (Neuse Christian)
West Girls Roster
Number Player High School College Commitment
21 Josie Earnhardt Rabun Gap
0 Kennedy Boyd Providence Day North Carolina
30 Claudia Dickey Charlotte Latin North Carolina
14 Sherise Jones Carmel Christian
2 Kasey Kidwell Carolina Day Austin Peay
1 Zaria Joyner Carolina Day
5 Shaniya Jones Wesleyan Christian Virginia Tech
23 Makayla Williams Wesleyan Christian
25 Ellie Johnson Hickory Grove Christian
20 Tori Huggins Forsyth Country Day Emory University
22 Braelyn Whiteside
Asheville Christian
Academy
24 Maleeah Langstaff
Asheville Christian
Academy Winthrop
Head Coach: Matt McCarthy (Wesleyan Christian)
This story was originally published February 12, 2018 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Two McDonald’s All-Americans to face off at NC private all-star game in Charlotte."