South’s Cromer leads all-region team
Published 7:22 pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
<p>Harlan’s Jordan Akal went to the basket as South Laurel’s Matt Cromer gave chase during 13th Region Tournament action earlier this month. Cromer was first in the voting for the 13th Region Coaches Association Player of the Year award. Akal was a first-team selection on the all-region squad.</p>
<p>Harlan County’s Taylor Spurlock was a first-team selection on the 13th Region Coaches Association all-region team announced recently.</p>
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A four-year starter at guard for South Laurel, Matt Cromer helped the Cardinals with 101 games over the past four seasons, including a 28-5 mark this season. Cromer averaged 24.7 points per game this season to earn the 13th Region Coaches Association Player of the Year award. South Laurel’s Jeff Davis was named coach of the year after leading the Cardinals to a 28-5 mark this season.
Three players from the 52nd District were included on the first team, led by Harlan sophomore guard Jordan Akal, who averaged 25.8 points per game in leading the Dragons to the 13th Region All “A” Classic title. Harlan County senior Taylor Spurlock averaged 17.4 points and 6.0 rebound per game as the Bears won the 52nd District championship and advanced to the 13th Region Tournament finals. Middlesboro senior point guard Jabari Kyle averaged 16 points per game for the Jackets.
The remainder of the all-region squad includes:
First team:
Matt Cromer — South Laurel
Jordan Akal — Harlan
Reed Sheppard — North Laurel
Connor Robinson — Clay County
Taylor Spurlock — Harlan County
Jabari Kyle — Middlesboro
Jevonte Turner — Knox Central
Jacob Curry — Clay County
Cole Kelley — North Laurel
Brett Norvell — South Laurel
Second team:
Caleb Rose — Williamsburg
Matthew Taylor — Corbin
Slaht Hunter — Williamsburg
London Stephney — Bell County
Cameron Burnett — Bell County
Evan Langdon — Clay County
Max Burd — Lynn Camp
Shawn Vaughn — Barbourville
Ryan Davidson — North Laurel
Jacob Hall — Oneida Baptist
Trey Brock — Middlesboro
Senior academic all-region
Barbourville — Dylan Bingham, Austin Grubb, J.T. Hall and Joseph Smith
Bell County — Jonathan Wilson
Clay County — Jakob Begley, Jacob Curry and Evan Langdon
Corbin — Alex Byrley, Cole Hicks, Matthew Taylor, Ethan Wine and Caden Worley
Harlan County — Taylor Spurlock and Jacob Wilson
Jackson County — Cameron Parrott and Logan Rose
Knox Central — Jacob Abner and Zach Patterson
Middlesboro — Jabari Kyle
North Laurel — Noah Black, Isaiah Elmore, Cole Kelley and Jimmy Storm.
Red Bird — Austin Napier and Adolphe Onusumba
South Laurel — Jace Bowling, Ford Breeding, Alex Hostetler, Brett Norvell and Fischer Proffitt
Williamsburg — Tate Fields, Slaht Hunter, Caleb Rose and Caleb Young
