92.9 The Ticket’s 2023-24 All-State H.S. Basketball Teams (929theticket.com)
For decades, Ernie Clark was instrumental in compiling the All-Maine high school basketball selections for the Bangor Daily News.
Now, he’s all ours and he’s put together The Ticket’s 2023-24 All-State High School Basketball Teams, featuring a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team for both boys and girls basketball, as well as honorable mentions and two Coaches of the Year.
Boys teams –
First team:
Merrick Smith – Jr. 6-9 F Messalonskee
(25.6 ppg, 14.4 rpg, 3.8 bpg, .781 FT%)
Zach McLaughlin – Sr. 6-2 G Hampden Acad.
(23.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.2 spg, 1.8 bpg)
Chance Mercier – Sr. 6-1 F Ellsworth
23.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.3 spg, Mr. Maine Basketball)
Pierce Walston – Sr. 6-0 G Orono
(17.4 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.6 sig, MaxPreps Player of the Year, Class B state champion)
Nate Hebert – Sr. 6-1 G Gray-New Gloucester
(22.4 ppg, 4 rpg, Class A state champion)
Second team:
Evans Sterling – Sr. 6-3 G Mt. Blue
(25.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.8 spg, 1.3 bpg)
Carter Galley – Sr. 5-11 G Oceanside
(30.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.8 spg, .459 FG%, .798 FT%)
Jamier Rose – Jr. 6-1 G Noble
(21.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 7.1 apg, 4.1 spg)
Chris Simonds – Sr. 6-8 C Falmouth
(18.1 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.7 bpg)
Jeissey Khamis – Sr. 6-4 C/F Portland
(13.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 2.3 spg, 1.1 bpg)
Third team:
Gabe Galarraga – Sr. 6-6 C South Portland
(16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
Emmitt Byther – Jr. 6-5 F Old Town
(15.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg)
Cohen Galley – Sr. 6-0 G Oceanside
(23.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 5.6 apg)
Ashton Leclerc – Sr. 6-0 G Gorham
(21.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, .827 FT%)
Leo McNabb – Jr. 6-0 G Cheverus
(16.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.1 spg)
Coach of the Year: Chad Pulkkinen, Windham (Class AA state champion)
Honorable mention: Sammy Calder (Monmouth Acad.), Kory Donlin (Medomak Valley), Will Duke (Camden Hills), Creighty Dickson (Windham), Gabe Hagar (Lincoln Acad.), Gabe Michaud (Gorham)
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