East Hardy forward Gideon Good and Union guard Braylon Ward were named to the Class A All-State first team by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association this week.
Both juniors, they were joined on the squad by fellow locals in East Hardy senior guard Evan Hamilton and Paw Paw senior guard Taylor Carder on the second team.
The 6-foot-8 Good averaged 17 points and 11.7 rebounds a night on an East Hardy team that finished 21-5, won 16 consecutive games during the season and advanced to its third consecutive Class A state semifinal game.
Ward was a do-it-all standout for Union (11-12), racking up 24.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per contest.
Carder led the area averaging 25.7 points per game. He buried 52 3-pointers and converted on 134 of 174 free throws (77.0%).
Hamilton, a multi-time All-Area performer in baseball, was the Cougars’ second-leading scorer posting 13.2 points with 4.4 steals and 4.0 assists a night.