Bridgeport High School's boys basketball team ended in the quarterfinals of the Class AA state tournament to Chapmanville. The loss left the team with a 17-8 record after falling to the eventual state champions.

 

The season also helped the Indians land a trio of players on the Class AA all-state honorable mention list as chosen by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Senior Brayden Lesher and juniors Tanner Bifano and Jake Bowen both were chosen to the team.

 

No players from Harrison County made the first, second or third teams this year in Class AA.

 

Lesher led the Indians this year with 16.4 points per game. He was the only BHS player to average in double figures.

 

Bowen, a forward, finished with 9.5 points per game. Bifano, the Indians' center, closed the year averaging 9.2 points per game.

 

The enitre 2018 West Virginia Sports Writers Association All-State Basketball Team is as follows:

 

Class AA

First team

 

Taevon Horton, Fairmont Senior, Sr. (captain)

Drew Williamson, Chapmanville, Sr.

Zyon Dobbs, Fairmont Senior, Jr.

Obinna Anochili-Killen, Chapmanville, So.

Jalen Bridges, Fairmont Senior, Jr.

Jude Akabueze, North Marion, Sr.

Jeremy Dillon, Mingo Central, Sr.

David Shriver, Philip Barbour, Sr.

 

Second team

 

Mookie Collier, Bluefield, Sr. (captain)

David Early, Logan, So.

Shane Jenkins, Westside, Sr.

Braeden McGrew, Winfield, Sr.

Andrew Work, Oak Hill, Jr.

Joel Sweat, Nitro, Jr.

Corey Hatfield, Westside, Sr.

Luke LeRose, Nicholas County, So.

 

Third team

 

Cole Whited, Philip Barbour, Sr. (captain)

Cole Browning, Braxton County, Sr.

McQuade Canada, Wyoming East, So.

Colin Breeden, Berkeley Springs, Sr.

Qwailei Turner, Nitro, So.

McKinley Mann, James Monroe, Jr.

Keyshawn Faulks, Weir, Sr.

Tayton Stout, Braxton County, Sr.

 

Honorable Mention

 

Michael Beasley, Oak Hill; Tanner Bifano, Bridgeport; Caleb Bish, Grafton; Grant Bonner, Herbert Hoover; Jake Bowen, Bridgeport; Kyle Browning, Chapmanville; Terrance Chapman, Logan; Zach Cook, Man; Braden Crews, Bluefield; Jacob Ellis, Westsdie; Cory Fazalare, Lincoln; Jack Faulkner, Grafton; Jon Hamilton, Scott; Alex Harvey, East Fairmont; Jonathan Hatcher, River View; Drew Hatfield, Mingo Central; Devin Heater, Roane County; Cole Honaker, Shady Spring; R.J. Hood, Wyoming East; Jalen Hudson, Liberty Raleigh; Andrew Huff, Winfield; Tanner Huffman, Nicholas County; Triston Hulderman, North Marion; Dasilas Jones, Fairmont Senior; Tanner Kennedy, Robert C. Byrd; Chris Kokoski, Oak Glen; Broderick Lantz, Liberty Harrison; Jonathan Leep, Lincoln; Brayden Lesher, Bridgeport; Levi MacAdam, Philip Barbour; Jesse Maddox, East Fairmont; Andrew Mahairas, Nitro; Corey Marcum, Wayne; Darrick McDowell, Oak Hill; Evan McKneely, Poca; Peyton Meadows, PikeView; Khori Miles, Robert C. Byrd; Shawn Moran, Lewis County; Gunner Murphy, North Marion; Dino Noe, Logan; Nick Nutter, Nicholas County; Kade Oliver, Point Pleasant; Hunter Pool, Petersburg; Noah Price, Philip Barbour; Reed Reitter, Weir; Kolbe Rogers, Winfield; Nate Samples, Sissonville; Kyle Saunders, Independence; Ryan Shoemaker, Keyser; Dylan Smith, Chapmanville; Ethan Travis, Oak Glen; Tanner Walls, Lincoln County; Dalton Westfall, Liberty Harrison; Zack Whitacre, Frankfort; Eliot White, Elkins; Steven Williams, Shady Spring; Isaac Workman, Clay County