2021 All Area Boys Basketball

Welcome to the 2021 All Area Basketball Team, presented by Mainstreet Daily News and The Prep Zone. We convened a panel of local sports writers and coaches to select the best of the best from the 2020-21 high school basketball season, taken from within Mainstreet’s nine-county coverage area in North Central Florida.

The team is broken into four squads: small school (1A-3A) girls and boys and big school (4A-7A) girls and boys. It includes 44 players and two coaches, each of whom is receiving a commemorative plaque in recognition of their outstanding season. We’ve also recognized another 14 players as honorable mentions. Each of our stories is listed below, followed by the full roster with photos. Congratulations to each of these student athletes and coaches on a job well done!

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All Area: Trenton puts pair on boys small school quad

Small School - Team One

Ashton Lovette

Ashton Lovette

Guard
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SFCA
Sr.
Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry

Guard
|
Trenton
Sr.
Issacc Williams

Issacc Williams

Forward
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Williston
Sr.
Aiden Newman

Aiden Newman

Guard
|
SFCA
Sr.
Curran Webb

Curran Webb

Forward
|
Union County
Sr.

Small School - Team Two

Perrion Sylvester

Perrion Sylvester

Guard
|
Newberry
Sr.
Yarnell McCray

Yarnell McCray

Guard
|
Hawthorne
Sr.
Daniel Pittman

Daniel Pittman

Forward
|
Bell
Sr.
Xavier Jones

Xavier Jones

Guard
|
Trenton
Sr.
Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Forward
|
Bronson
Sr.

Big School - Team One

Don'Trell Jenkins

Don'Trell Jenkins

Guard
|
Santa Fe
Sr.
Charleston Ponds

Charleston Ponds

Forward
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Columbia
Sr.
Marcus Peterson

Marcus Peterson

Center
|
Columbia
Sr.
Jarviel Gainey

Jarviel Gainey

Guard
|
Eastside
Sr.
Ernest Ross

Ernest Ross

Forward
|
Santa Fe
Sr.

Big School - Team Two

Quay Broadus

Quay Broadus

Guard
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Eastside
Sr.
A'donte Balfour

A'donte Balfour

Guard
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Bradford
Sr.
Justus Wilburn

Justus Wilburn

Forward
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Gainesville
Sr.
Omar Brown

Omar Brown

Guard
|
Eastside
Sr.
Brian Fuery

Brian Fuery

Forward
|
Suwannee
Sr.

Coaches of The Year

Cedric Booth

Cedric Booth

Small School Coach
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Trenton
Elliot Harris

Elliot Harris

Big School Coach
|
Santa Fe

Honorable Mentions

Small School

Austin Arban – Bell | Forward/Center
Xavier Guyton – Bronson | Guard
Richard Smith – Hawthorne | Guard
Steven Nelson – Newberry | Guard
Keith McGuire – Williston | Guard

Big School

Gage Stevens – Keystone Heights | Guard
Matthew McKinney – Oak Hall | Guard
Adrian Bloodworth – PK Yonge | Guard
Palmer Pressley – PK Yonge | Forward

Coaches

Greg Bowie – Hawthorne
Herman “Pop” Williams – Eastside