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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