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MAPLEWOOD, TN.- The Scott & Harriet Wallace Family Foundation put on their inaugural Scott C. Wallace All Star Weekend event this past Saturday at Maplewood High School located on the east side of Maplewood.
The Scott C. Wallace All-Star Committee
The event’s purpose was intended for allowing some of the top athletes in the area that went unnoticed by college recruiters to showcase their talents in basketball, a three point shooting contest and dunk contest. Twelve colleges from around the country from as far south as Alabama and north as Indiana were represented at the game. Because the NCAA is in their dead period, scouts from schools like Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt and Belmont could not attend.
JaQuan Johnson
“Our goal was to get these players looks from smaller schools with smaller budgets,” said Co-Chairperson Scott Wallace.” All the schools present were glad to be able to see the talent on the floor. Plus this is a fundraiser to raise money for two deserving Metro students to receive scholarships. We had some hiccups but all in all I would call this a success.”
East Nashville Mom’s Princess Washington and Vanessa Scott
High School Stars Defeats College Stars
The event started with the ladies taking the court. Eight recently graduated seniors coached by General Sessions Judge Rachel Bell defeated a group of former Metro players coached by Hillwood Assistant Principal Chierelle Hughes-Jefferson, 55-48. Judge Bell’s team was relentless in the first half taking a 30-14 lead. Hunters Lane’s DeMicia Munsey had nine points with Maplewood’s Terra’Lexus Roberts and Whites Creek’s Ashyla Stanberry scoring eight apiece. In the second half both teams turned it up a notch. Former Overton star Rashida Ademosu scored all of her game high 17 points in the half to spark a furious comeback for Hughes-Jefferson’s team. They closed the gap to two with 5:33 left on free throws by former Maplewood star and current Walters State player Tangela Crenshaw (10 points, 10 rebounds). But Judge Bell’s team was able to stem the tide as Roberts (14 points) and Stanberry (13 points) hit key three pointers down the stretch to seal the deal. Roberts was then voted the game’s Most Valuable Player.
“Mr. Wallace shared with me the roster from the other team and I got hyped up,” said Roberts. Those ladies I have heard and read about and I knew we had to play well to beat them. It was an honor to win the game and then to get the MVP. I had fun coming back to my old gym. There are a lot of memories here.”
Scott C. Wallace All Star Classic
College Stars vs. Girls Unsigned Seniors
College Stars 48
Chiquita Wilbert 0-0 0-0 0, Lex’andria Brools 0-0 0-0 0, Rontavia Hayes 2-9 0-0 4, Jaya Turner 2-10 -0 8, Camille Rucker3-12 2-4 8, LaQuesha Richardson 0-1 0-0 0, Rashida Ademosu 6-12 5-6 17, Tangela Crenshaw 3-13 4-4 10, Kristin ‘CoCo’ Daniel 2-4 1-2 5, Nikita Babb 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-64 12-16 48
Girls Unsigned Seniors 55
Terra’Lexus Roberts MAPLEWOOD 4-11 2-2 14, Tonika Moore MAPLEWOOD 0-0 0-2 0, Asia Gladney HUME-FOGG 1-7 5-10 7, Tamika Moore MAPLEWOOD 0-1 0-0 0, Mary Griffin HUNTERS LANE 3-5 0-0 6, DeMicia Munsey HUNTERS LANE 4-5 1-2 11, Ashyla Stansberry WHITES CREEK 4-8 2-3 13, Vicki Williams WHITES CREEK 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 18-41 10-21 55
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
College Stars 14 34 48
Girls Unsigned Seniors 30 25 55
College Stars 0-13 (Turner 0-4, Richardson 0-1, Ademosu 0-3, Crenshaw 0-2, Daniel 0-1, Babb 0-2), Girls Unsigned Seniors 9-19 (Roberts 4-9, Gladney 0-1, Munsey 2-2, Stansberry 3-5, Williams 0-2). Rebounds: College Stars 37 (Crenshaw 10), Girls Unsigned Seniors 35 (Stansberry 11). Assists: College Stars 4 (Wilbert 1, Hayes 1, Turner 1, Daniel 1), Girls Unsigned Seniors 10 (Roberts 3, Ton. Moore 3). Steals: College Stars 6 (Crenshaw 2), Girls Unsigned Seniors 9 (Roberts 3, Gladney 3). Blocked shots: College Stars 1 (Crenshaw 1), Girls Unsigned Seniors 0. Turnovers: College Stars 21, Girls Unsigned Seniors 16.
All Star Coaches Judge Rachel Bell, Avery Patton and Chierelle Hughes- Jefferson
West Boys Stars Route North Stars
The boy’s game was exciting from start to finish as the West Team coached by East Assistant Coach Avery Patton defeated the North Team coached by former Fisk Men’s Coach Jay Smith 104-89. Both teams had some good natured trash talking throughout. Maplewood graduate Donald Clendening (16 points) felt right at home at the gym he used to play his home games in, as he drove through the lane, dunked and was fouled. The game stopped as the crowd rose to their feet and Clendening flexed his muscles.
North Team during lineups
“I had a lot of fun out there,” said Clendening whose nickname is Woo. “Every time Mr. Wallace announces me I get hyped. He holds that Wooooooooo for a long time. I appreciate him for asking me to play. He has done a lot for guys like me that are trying to play somewhere. My hole is I will be able to latch on with a school. I want to do better in my life and I am ready to take the next step.”
Stratford’s Tyquez Itiat took home the MVP honors scoring 19 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
Pearl-Cohn’s Michael Battle with MVP Tyquez Itiat
Sharp shooter Chris Scott of East Nashville scored 16, and late edition to the game Montez Dumas of Hunters Lane scored 12 and lead his team with eight rebounds. All everything forward Terry Holt of East Nashville led his team with 15 points. He and Maplewood’s Tarrion Jordan (11 points) shared games honors with 11 rebounds. Jordan’s schoolmate Kenny Robertson also scored 11.
West Team
Scott C. Wallace All Star Classic
West Stars vs. North Stars
West Stars 104
Michael Battle PEARL-COHN 3-8 0-0 6, Chris Scott EAST 6-7 0-0 16, Anthony Mason HUNTERS LANE 5-12 0-0 11, Wells Alex EAST 1-3 0-0 2, Kenny Jones STRATFORD 2-7 0-0 4, Tyquez Itiat STRATFORD 8-16 3-4 19, Kevon Green MAPLEWOOD 2-5 0-0 4, Donald Clendening MAPLEWOOD 7-15 1-2 16, Slate Rider FATHER RYAN 3-6 0-0 9, Eric Hall MAPLEWOOD 2-6 0-0 4, Brandon Cody HILLSBORO 1-4 1-2 4, Walt Daniels STRATFORD 0-2 0-0 0, Montez Dumas HUNTERS LANE 5-12 2-4 12. Totals 44-107 7-13 104
Terry Holt goes for a dunk
North Stars 89
Ben Williams WHITES CREEK 3-4 0-0 7, Jason Bender McGAVOCK 1-3 0-0 3, Kenny Robertson MAPLEWOOD 4-11 3-4 11, Terry Holt EAST 7-11 0-2 15, Adrian Scott CANE RIDGE 2-4 1-2 5, William Owens LEAD ACADEMY 4-9 0-0 8, Devine Howard HUNTERS LANE 0-2 0-0 0, Tarrion Jordan MAPLEWOOD 6-10 1-2 11, KeVaughn Russell HUNTERS LANE 2-9 2-2 6, Jalen Ross McGAVOCK 0-2 0-1 0, Ladarius Malone MAPLEWOOD 2-5 0-0 5, Michael Phillips STRATFORD 4-4 0-0 8. Totals 39-87 8-14 89
East Nashville’s Terry Holt win dunk contest
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
West Stars 55 49 104
North Stars 42 47 89
3-pt FG:West Stars 9-19 (Battle 0-3, Scott 4-5, Mason 1-1, Jones 0-1, Itiat STRATFORD 0-1, Clendening 1-1, Rider 3-4, Hall 0-2, Cody 1-2, Daniels 0-2), North Stars 4-7 (Williams 1-3, Bender M 1-1, Holt 1-4, Howard 0-1, Jordan 1-2, Russell 0-1, Malone 1-2). Rebounds: West Stars 52 (Dumas 8), North Stars 58 (Holt, Jordan 11). Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: West Stars 22 (Battle 12), North Stars 10 (Williams 7). Steals: West Stars 5 (Battle 5), North Stars 3 (Williams 3). Blocked shots: West Stars 7 (Itiat 2), North Stars 7 (Holt, Jordan 2). Turnovers: West Stars 28, North Stars 31..
Father Ryan’s Slate Rider
Nashville Venom Cheerleaders judged the dunk contest
Co-Chairperson Harriet Vaughan-Wallace with Father of the Year Reggie English