2007 TACA East-West All-Star Basketball Weekend

Annual Event Hosted by Trevecca Nazarene University

 Trevecca Nazarene University will host the 2007 Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (TACA) East-West All-Star Basketball weekend. The annual games featuring the states top high school basketball talent will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. in Trevecca's Moore Gymnasium. Tickets for the contest are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.

The boy's game will feature players including Keith Dodd of Bradley Central, David Barnes of Blackman, Coty Sensabaugh of Dobyns-Bennett, Justin Walker of Austin-East, Kit Carlton of Murfreesboro Oakland, Jewuan Long and Josh Sain of Liberty Tech, Gerald Robinson of Martin Luther King, Jamie Graham of Whites Creek, Nick Luttrell of Independence, Jordan Miller of White Station.

The girl's game will feature players including Kayla Hudson of Gleason, Gwen Delk of Northside, K.C. Van Atta of Mount Juliet, Kerri Simpson of Cleveland, Ashley Dean of Greeneville, Savannah Hill of Lincoln County, Whitney Parkey of Clairborne County, Annie Kelly of Centennial, Mandy Mendenhall of Harpeth, and Teena Carter of Milan.

Coaches for the West boy's team will be Dexter Williams of Liberty and Shane Sisco of Union City. Charlie Morgan of Dobyns Bennett and Don Dodgen of Farragut will coach the East boy's team. On the girls side Tony Shutes of the University of Jackson and Terry Clement of Lexington will coach the West girl's team and Rachael Moore of Columbia Central will coach the East girl's team.

"Trevecca is excited to be awarded this premier basketball event for high school seniors," said Trevecca women's coach Gary Van Atta. "We plan to make this a memorable event for the players, coaches and fans and look forward to hosting this event for years to come at Moore Gym."

"Everyone associated with the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association is tremendously excited about Trevecca Nazarene University serving as our host for the East-West All-Star Basketball Weekend," said Bill Marbet of TACA. "Coach Gary Van Atta and the entire Trevecca staff have been very receptive to making sure this event is something our players, coaches and fans will have fond memories of and TACA is looking forward to building a strong relationship with Trevecca for the future of this event and making it bigger and better each year."

When: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Where: Trevecca Nazarene University
Girls Game: 3:00 p.m.
Boys Game: 5:00 p.m.
Website: Click Here - http://www.taca.net

For a complete schedule and rosters scroll down or click here to visit the website.

One of the highlights of the weekend will be the FCA breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. Jason Cline, a Westmoreland High School and Tennessee Tech graduate, will serve as the speaker for the breakfast. Cline is the Nashville/Middle Tennessee Fellowship of Christian Athletes Representative and was the FCA president while at Tennessee Tech. Cline has a Masters in Education Administration from Tennessee State University. Prior to joining the FCA staff in 2006, Cline coached high school football and taught matt for seven years. Jason and his wife Jamie live in Hendersonville and have one child, Kinley Rose, who was born in January. They attend First Baptist Church where Jason is a deacon and works with the Men’s Ministry.

TACA East/West All-Star Weekend Schedule

THURSDAY MARCH 22

6:00-9:00pm Out of Town Coaches and Players arrive at Trevecca Nazarene University 333 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN

 
FRIDAY MARCH 23

9:00 to 10:30 a.m. East girls practice

10:30 to 12 noon West girls practice

1:00 to 2:30 p.m. East boys practice

2:30 to 4:00 p.m. West boys practice

7:00 p.m. TACA Welcome dinner

SATURDAY MARCH 24

7:30 to 8:30 a.m. FCA Breakfast featuring Jason Cline as speaker

9:00 to 9:45 a.m. West girls Shoot-a-round

9:45 to 10:30 a.m. East girls Shoot-a-round

11:00am Girls team eat pre-game meal

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. West boys Shoot-a-round

11:15 to 12:00 noon East boys Shoot-a-round

12:30 p.m. Boys teams eat pre-game meal

2:30 p.m. Girls begin warm-up 

3:00 p.m. Game starts

Boy's teams will get 20 minutes to warm-up after the women’s teams have cleared the floor - 5:00 p.m. Boys game starts

EAST Boys Roster - if you know the college choice for any of these players feel free to pass that information along

Player                    High School          College

Antwaine Wiggins  Greenville             Unknown

Justin Walker        Austin East          Unknown

Omar Wattad        Science Hill          Unknown          

Robby Rowland      Shelbyville           Unknown

Kit Carlton        Murfreesboro Oakland     Unknown                

Kevin Smith       Murfreesboro Riverdale   Unknown                

Russell McNeill       Soddy Daisy          Junior College

Keith Dodd          Bradley Central     Middle Tennessee

David Barnes        Blackman              Unknown

Coty Sensabaugh   Dobyns Bennett    Unknown

Adam Woodrick      Pigeon Forge        Unknown

Head Coach        Charlie Morgan       Dobyns-Bennett

Assistant Coach   Don Dodgen          Farragut

WEST Boys Roster

Player                         High School             College

Jewuan Long            Liberty Tech           Murray State

Josh Sain                 Liberty Tech           Unknown

Ken Bingham             McNairy                 Unknown

Cordaro Staten         Lexington               Unknown

Sergio Kerusch         Memphis Overton      Unknown

Scott Newton           Harpeth                  Unknown

Gerald Robinson        Martin Luther King     TN State

Scott Saunders        Battle Ground            Rice

Jamie Graham           Whites Creek          Vanderbilt (Football)

Nick Luttrell              Independence          Unknown

LeRon Johnson         Crockett County        UT-Martin (Football)

Jordan Miller             Whites Station          Unknown

Head Coach             Dexter Williams          Liberty

Assistant Coach       Shane Sisco          Union City       

WEST Girls Roster

Player                      High School        College

Kayla Hudson          Gleason             Union University

Anna Trull              McKenzie           Bethel College

Gwen Delk              Northside           Central Arkansas

Annie Kelly             Centennial          Tennessee Tech

Mandy Mendenhall   Harpeth             Tennessee Tech

Kendra Owens        Westview            Unknown

Salem Richardson    Harpeth              Unknown

Teena Carter          Milan                  Bethel College

Whitney Johnson     Lexington            Unknown

Lakeya McGill          Lexington            Unknown

Head Coach    Tony Shutes   University School of Jackson

Assistant Coach    Terry Clement   Lexington

EAST Girls Roster

Player                  High School               College

Kerri Simpson      Cleveland                 Florida

Ashley Dean        Greeneville     Alabama-Huntsville

K.C. Van Atta      Mt. Juliet       Trevecca Nazarene

Savannah Hill       Lincoln County          Unknown

Andrea Bennett    Lawrence County      King College

Whitney Parkey    Claiborne County       Unknown

More to be confirmed...

Head Coach    Rachael Moore   Columbia Central High