The Lancaster High School boys basketball team continues to accumulate the accolades with its leading scorer and head coach earning the Region A top honors announced last week.
Junior forward Troy Henderson, who set a new LHS career scoring record this year and averages over 26 points per outing, was chosen as the Region 1A player of the year and Red Devils head coach Dwayne Pinn was selected by peers as the coach of the year. Pinn has led Lancaster to the Northern Neck District and Region A tournament championships and the Virginia High School League Class 1 state title game with a 24-2 record. The Devils were set to defend their state title against Auburn at 8 p.m., today, March 7, in Richmond.
Henderson, along with teammates seniors Lamar Mattocks and Daveon Smith, were named to the eight-player first team. Seniors Malik Dandy, Ichi Layne and junior JaQuan Griffin represented Middlesex on the first team.
Northampton named two to the first team in seniors Ronyell Coston and Quayshawn Washington.
Henderson was the only underclassmen on the first team honor squad.
Second-team selections included Northumberland sophomore Tyreek Lundy, Mathews junior Jordan Cosby, Colonial Beach junior Cahil Johnson, Northampton junior Jalen Anderson, Westmoreland seniors Darrien Fauntleroy and Tyzjaun Thomas and Charles City seniors Taylor Bey and Jonlei Coles.
