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All-Scholastics for the 2024-25 winter season are right around the corner, but before that, we need some assistance from our readers.
This year, we will be leaning on our readership to help pick our players of the year in each sport.
Similar to past years with our Male and Female Athletes of the Year, readers will have a voice in who the players of the year are for this year under the new format. This year however, the pool of elite players has been narrowed down even farther, a challenge in and of itself. We limited each school to a maximum of one candidate.
Vote for our High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Reader votes will make up 20% of the tally, with our four staff reporters (Eric McHugh, Jason Snow, Ryan Vermette and Chris McDaniel) making up the rest of the vote.
More: A clear No. 1: South Shore high school boys basketball rankings
The junior guard already has the second-most points in program history with 1,519 for his career. After scoring 633 points this season, the 2,000-point mark is well within reach during his senior campaign. Brown averaged 28.8 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds per game.
After spending his junior season at Brimmer & May, Craffey returned home to lead the Tigers to the Div. 2 semifinals. Craffey was selected as the Hockomock League Davenport Division MVP as he led the Tigers to a league title. Craffey averaged 18.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 49% from the floor. He scored 33 points in a Sweet 16 win over Holyoke.
More: OA basketball stars Avery Gamble and Cole Craffey have bright futures on the court
The senior captain was a two-way star for the Sachems. The center averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game. The captain and South Shore League All-Star pulled down 21 rebounds in one game and was named the MVP of Foxboro's Warrior Classic Tournament. After helping Middleboro advance to the Div. 2 Elite Eight as a No. 38 seed in 2024, Davenport helped the No. 23 Sachems upset No. 10 North Quincy this winter.
The junior three-level scorer already has surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career. The guard averaged 22.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this winter. Maxwell was the South Shore League Tobin Division Player of the Year and scored at least 15 points in all but two of Abington's games. He's helped lead the Green Wave to back-to-back league titles and a trip to the Div. 3 Elite Eight this winter.
More: Mad Maxwell: Abington junior basketball player has made the leap this winter
The lone sophomore on this list, the guard is a fast-rising star. Miranda averaged 20.2 points, 10.6 assists and 3.9 steals per game this winter. He averaged 23 points and 10.5 assists per game in the Panthers' two state tournament game. He'll enter his junior season with 726 points in his career.
The Patriot League Keenan Division MVP might even be a bigger standout in the classroom. He boasts a 4.8 GPA and is a three-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete. On the floor, he averaged 18.5 points per game while pulling down a total of 177 rebounds on the season. Perrault led W-H to 18 wins this winter and the program's third consecutive league title.
The junior came into the season known primarily as a shooter, but he expanded his game to starring as a three-level scorer. Rideout averaged 16.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. The Hockomock League All-Star scored a career-high 34 points in a win over Malden.
Voting ends on April 1.
This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: VOTE: Enterprise High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Continue reading...
This year, we will be leaning on our readership to help pick our players of the year in each sport.
Similar to past years with our Male and Female Athletes of the Year, readers will have a voice in who the players of the year are for this year under the new format. This year however, the pool of elite players has been narrowed down even farther, a challenge in and of itself. We limited each school to a maximum of one candidate.
Vote for our High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Reader votes will make up 20% of the tally, with our four staff reporters (Eric McHugh, Jason Snow, Ryan Vermette and Chris McDaniel) making up the rest of the vote.
More: A clear No. 1: South Shore high school boys basketball rankings
The poll
The candidates
Allen Brown, Holbrook
The junior guard already has the second-most points in program history with 1,519 for his career. After scoring 633 points this season, the 2,000-point mark is well within reach during his senior campaign. Brown averaged 28.8 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds per game.
Cole Craffey, Oliver Ames
After spending his junior season at Brimmer & May, Craffey returned home to lead the Tigers to the Div. 2 semifinals. Craffey was selected as the Hockomock League Davenport Division MVP as he led the Tigers to a league title. Craffey averaged 18.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 49% from the floor. He scored 33 points in a Sweet 16 win over Holyoke.
More: OA basketball stars Avery Gamble and Cole Craffey have bright futures on the court
Jackson Davenport, Middleboro
The senior captain was a two-way star for the Sachems. The center averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game. The captain and South Shore League All-Star pulled down 21 rebounds in one game and was named the MVP of Foxboro's Warrior Classic Tournament. After helping Middleboro advance to the Div. 2 Elite Eight as a No. 38 seed in 2024, Davenport helped the No. 23 Sachems upset No. 10 North Quincy this winter.
Kingston Maxwell, Abington
The junior three-level scorer already has surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career. The guard averaged 22.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this winter. Maxwell was the South Shore League Tobin Division Player of the Year and scored at least 15 points in all but two of Abington's games. He's helped lead the Green Wave to back-to-back league titles and a trip to the Div. 3 Elite Eight this winter.
More: Mad Maxwell: Abington junior basketball player has made the leap this winter
Nyisah Miranda, Avon
The lone sophomore on this list, the guard is a fast-rising star. Miranda averaged 20.2 points, 10.6 assists and 3.9 steals per game this winter. He averaged 23 points and 10.5 assists per game in the Panthers' two state tournament game. He'll enter his junior season with 726 points in his career.
Dylan Perrault, Whitman-Hanson
The Patriot League Keenan Division MVP might even be a bigger standout in the classroom. He boasts a 4.8 GPA and is a three-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete. On the floor, he averaged 18.5 points per game while pulling down a total of 177 rebounds on the season. Perrault led W-H to 18 wins this winter and the program's third consecutive league title.
Aiden Rideout, Stoughton
The junior came into the season known primarily as a shooter, but he expanded his game to starring as a three-level scorer. Rideout averaged 16.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. The Hockomock League All-Star scored a career-high 34 points in a win over Malden.
Voting ends on April 1.
This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: VOTE: Enterprise High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Continue reading...
