Voting is open and will run through midnight Sunday for our next Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois in Mt. Vernon Prime Time Performer.
Here are your early season basketball nominees:
Emma Behrmann, Nashville: The senior was named to the All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Hornettes to the championship of the Nashville Invitational. Behrmann scored 18 points in the championship game win over Freeburg.
Kendall Cleland, Pinckneyville: The junior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Lady Panthers to the championship of the Du Quoin Lady Indian Tip-Off Tournament. Cleland scored 17 in the championship game win over Salem.
Kinley Glover, Benton: The junior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Rangerettes to the championship of the Sparta Tournament and to the All-Tournament Team after helping the Rangerettes finish second at the Herrin Lady Tiger Invitational.
Jamisen Green, Harrisburg: The senior was named to the All-Tournament team after helping the Lady Bulldogs finish second at the Harrisburg Preview Tournament. Green also scored 33 in a win over Carbondale.
Jude Harmon, Massac Co.: The junior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Patriots to the championship of the Vienna Classic. Harmon scored 29 in a win over Eldorado and 24 in the win over Vienna in the championship game.
Noah Kennedy, Crab Orchard: The senior was named to the All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Trojans to the championship of the Elverado Turkey Tournament.
Kynadei Martin, Meridian: The sophomore was named Tournament MVP after helping the Lady Bobcats finish second at the Lady Bobcat Classic.
Gage Peterson, Waltonville: The senior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Spartans to the championship of the Christopher Turkey Tournament. Peterson scored 22 in the win over Marissa/Coulterville and 19 in the championship win over Webber.
Rayci Phelps, Hamilton Co.: The senior was named to the All-Tournament Teams after helping lead the Lady Foxes to the championship of their own Invitational. Phelps scored 68 points over 4 games to be the tournament’s high scorer.
Caroline Simmons, Carmi-White Co.: The senior was named to the All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Lady Bulldogs to the championship of the Harrisburg Preview Tournament. Simmons scored 21 in the win over Anna-Jonesboro in the championship game.
Adam Taake, Century: The senior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Centurions to the championship of the Gene Dammerman Cobden Classic.
Jenna Waters, Vienna: The senior was named Tournament MVP after helping lead the Lady Eagles to the championship of the Herrin Lady Tiger Invitational. Waters averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 steals in the 3 tournament games including 33 points in a win over Herrin and 22 points/14 rebounds in the win over Benton in the championship game.
