McKie, Gbinije, McGee are first-team all-state

By: | Times-Dispatch
Published: March 30, 2010

The Richmond area has representation on the public and private school all-state boys basketball teams.

Travis McKie of John Marshall, a two-time Central Region player of the year, has been selected to the Virginia High School Coaches Association Group AAA first team.

Mike Gbinije of Benedictine and Jake McGee of Collegiate are first-team picks for the Virginia Independent Schools Division I all-state squad, and Adjehi Baru of Steward and Kion Brown of Evangel Christian are Division III first teamers.

Jordan Burgess of Bishop O'Connell was named to the Division I first team. Burgess is from Chesterfield County and played at Benedictine with his brother Bradford (now at VCU) before heading to northern Virginia.

Du'Vaughn Maxwell of Central Region champion and state runner-up Petersburg and Jarvis Threatt of Highland Springs were named to the Group AAA second team. Trey Davis of Benedictine was named to the VIS, Division I second team.

VHSCA, GROUP AAA

First team : Melvin Henderson, Patrick Henry-Roanoke; Max Lenox, W.T. Woodson; Travis McKie, John Marshall; Dorian Finney-Smith, I.C. Norcom; Davante Gardner, King's Fork.

Player of the year : Dorian Finney-Smith, I.C. Norcom.

Coach of the year : Jack Esworthy, Patrick Henry-Roanoke.

Second team : Du'Vaughn Maxwell, Petersburg; Justin Burrell, Potomac; C.J. Barksdale, GW-Danville; Jarvis Threatt, Highland Springs; Dimitri Bolton, Kecoughtan.

Richmond area honorable mention : David Robinson, Cosby; Andrew White, Thomas Dale.

VISAA, Division I

First team : Kendall Marshall, Bishop O'Connell; Jordan Burgess, Bishop O'Connell; D.J. Covington, Norfolk Academy; Mike Gbinije, Benedictine; Xavier Holland, Fork Union; Malick Kone, Blue Ridge; Jake McGee, Collegiate; Arnaud Adala Moto, Episcopal; Mychal Parker, Miller; Hippolyte Tsafack, Miller.

Player of the year : Kendall Marshall, Bishop O'Connell.

Coach of the year : Joe Wooten, Bishop O'Connell.

Second team : Sadiq Abubaker, Episcopal; James Bourne, Bishop O'Connell; Kodie Critizer, St. Anne's Belfield; Trey Davis, Benedictine; Cullen Hamilton, Potomac; Patrick Holloway, Paul VI; Tom Hickey, Bishop Sullivan.

VISAA, Division II

First team : James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian; Terrell Allen, Cape Henry; Brandon Britt, Atlantic Shores; Corey Brown, Walsingham; Sam Dale, Covenant; James Ford, Christchurch; Mike Murray, Norfolk Christian; Demetrius Pollard, Cape Henry; Dontrell Silver, Norfolk Christian; Patrick Stevens, Seton.

Player of the year : James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian.

Coach of the year : Michael Allen, Norfolk Christian.

Second team: Pat Kelly, Highland; Darryl Smith, Norfolk Collegiate; Justin Watson, Atlantic Shores; Will Wentz, Atlantic Shores.

VISAA, Division III

First team : Casey Richmond, Tidewater Academy; A.D. Banks, North Cross; Adejehi Baru, Steward; Daniel Brown, Isle of Wight Academy; Kion Brown, Evangel Christian; Jerome Hairston, North Cross; LeVon Harper, Fuqua; Deron Powers, Williamsburg Christian; Tommie Starks, Tidewater Academy; Bobby Thomas, Hampton Christian.

Player of the year : Casey Richmond, Tidewater Academy.

Coach of the year : Walter Westbrook, Tidewater Academy.

Second team : Brandon Black, Isle of Wight Academy; Jeff Byrd, Wakefield School; Toles Hartman, North Cross; Brandon Privette, Isle of Wight; Jemell Rodgers, Alliance Christian; Andrew Smith, Wakefield Country Day; Kris Spicer, Quantico; Austin Westbrook, Tidewater Academy.