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Some of the best senior prep basketball players in the Tri-Parish area will get one more shot to strut their stuff this weekend before heading to the next level.
The Bayou vs. River All-Star Basketball Shootout will take place Saturday night at Thibodaux High School with festivities beginning at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest and slam dunk competition. Tip-off for the game is at 7.
The event is the third of its kind, and it is sponsored by the Sports Medicine Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and presented by the Thibodaux Lions Club.
Players from every high school in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes will represent the Bayou Team in the game, while players from multiple parishes will join together to create the River Team.
Terrebonne High School boys’ basketball coach Derek Szush will coach the Bayou Team, while East St. John headman Yussef Jasmine will lead the River squad.
“It’s a great event, and it’s a really good chance to reward the young men who gave their time and energy to our basketball programs in our area,” Szush said. “It’s fun for the kids, and it’s fun for the fans, so it’s truly a win-win for everyone involved, and I’m happy to be involved for another year.”
The event is fan friendly, and aims to get the young basketball players in the community involved. All Biddy Basketball players and Recreational League players will get into the gym free if they are wearing their league-issued uniform shirts. Tickets will cost $5 at the door for adults.
Proceeds for the night will go to college scholarships and also to the Thibodaux Lions Club’s causes, which as the Louisiana Lions Camp and Eye Foundation.
Below are the rosters for the Third-Annual Sports Medicine of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Bayou-River All-Star Basketball Shootout rosters.
2014 BAYOU All-STAR TEAM
Brodie Williams, South Lafourche
Caleb Ledet, CCA
Chandler Arceneaux, S. Terr.
Datren Williams, CCA
Davaugh Brown, Thibodaux
Dovante Dickerson, HLB
Guy Campbell, Houma Christian
Jared Turner, Ellender
Josh Joseph, Central Lafourche
Justin Johnson, Ellender
Logan Gravois, E.D. White
Marlin Bonvillain, H.L. Bourgeois
Natron Nora, Thibodaux
Raikwon Fluker, Terrebonne
Sherman Robinson, CL
Head coach: Derek Szush
Assistant coaches: Troy Jackson Mark Sanders
2014 RIVER ALL-STAR TEAM
Blake Benson, Destrehan
Da’Kwon Sandolph, St. James
Edwin Winston, East St. John
Jason Favorite, St. James
Jonathan Favorite, St. James
Jordan Andrew, Assumption
Juwan Green, Hahnville
Kenyatta Charles, Assumption
Kyle Patterson, East St. John
Malik Joseph, St. James
Marcel Kelly, East St. John
Monterio Cage, East St. John
Quan Scott, West St. John
Raylon Kennedy, St. James
Shaq Benson, Hahnville
Head coach: Yusef Jasmine
Assistant coaches: James Smith, Joe Williams, Ronnie Williams and Dale Savoie
Former Terrebonne High School standout James Raw throws down a two-handed flush during the 2012 Bayou vs. River All-Star Basketball Shootout. This year’s event will take place Saturday night at Thibodaux High School, beginning at 6 p.m.
