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Brittany Avancini, Alan Cantrell, and Lindsey Thompson were named all-state.

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Buffs make post season teams

On the heels of the Group A, Division 2 state championship, Floyd County’s girls’ basketball program is piling up post-season honors. The Lady Buffs have a trio of all-state honorees.
In the Virginia High School Coaches’ Association All-State team, Alan Cantrell was named Coach of the Year. Brittany Avancini and Lindsey Thompson were first team selections, and Avancini was the state Player of the Year.
The VHSCA first team:
Brittany Avancini, Floyd County
Lindsey Thompson, Floyd County
Jenny Logan, Luray
Timia Hobbs, Franklin
Andrea White, Lancaster
Second team
Rosalyn Presley, Appomattox Regional
Elante Payton, Clarke County
Ashley Buckhannon, George Wythe
Rachel Artrip, Honaker
Hannah Shankel, Virginia
Honorable mention
Brianna Miales, Matthews
Teaira Harmon, Northampton
Valerie Yeakle, Strasburg
Raven Fuller, Chatham
Nicole Jackson, Amelia County
Michaela Anders, Grayson County
Lyndsey Gilbert, Parry McCluer
Katie Jo Lester, Twin Valley
Kristen Mullins, Clintwood
Chelsea Cluesman, Lee
Player of the Year: Brittany Avancini, Floyd County
Coach of the Year: Alan Cantrell, Floyd County
The trio was also recognized by the Virginiapreps.com all-state team:
First team:
Rachel Artrip, freshman, Honaker
Brittany Avancini, junioir, Floyd County
Ashley Buckhannon, junior, George Wythe
Sara Lamneck, junior, Buffalo Gap
Jenny Logan, senior, Luray
Holly Morgan, sophomore, Buffalo Gap
Kristin Mullins, senior, Clintwood
Roslyn Presley, sophomore, Appomattox Regional
Lindsey Thompson, senior, Floyd County
Andrea White, sophomore, Lancaster
Honorable mention:
Jolisa Williams, senior, Charles City
Briana Mailes, junior, Mathews
Nicole Jackson, senior, Amelia
Michaela Anders, senior, Grayson County
Lindsay Gilbert, senior, Parry McCluer
Elante Payton, senior, Clarke County
Kalen Collins, senior, J.J. Kelly
Hannah Shankel, senior, Virginia
Katie Jo Lester, freshman, Twin Valley
Coach of the Year: Alan Cantrell, Floyd County, Division 2
Chad Coffey, Buffalo Gap, Division 1
Co-Players of the Year: Lindsey Thompson, Floyd County, Brittany Avancini, Floyd County.
Avancini and Thompson were also named to the All-Timesland first team. Cantrell was the Timesland Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year.
Tyler Beckner was also named All-Timesland in wrestling.
In boys’ basketball, Tucker Crawford was a rare freshman named All-Three Rivers District.
First team:
Cody Griffith, senior, Giles
Jon Thompson, junior, Radford
Michael McCown, senior, Radford
Nathan Vaughn, junior, Auburn
Ben Chester, senior, Glenvar
Second team
Jeremy Smith, senior, Eastern Montgomery
Richard Ramsey, junior, Auburn
Chris Ferguson, senior, Glenvar
Tucker Crawford, freshman, Floyd County
Allen Dickerson, junior, Radford
Honorable mention
Henry Hall, junior, Eastern Montgomery
Dakota Barlow, junior, Glenvar
Brad Wooten, freshman, Eastern Montgomery
Brandon Musick, junior, Auburn
Zach Atkins, senior, Giles
In football, four players were named to the VHSCA Group A All-State Team:
Luke Harris, first team, defensive back
Luke Harris, honorable mention, quarterback
Kaleb Gallimore, second team, tight end
Travis Bolt, honorable mention, linebacker