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Which players earned Columbus City League basketball honors in 2025-26?
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Here are the City League boys and girls basketball honors for the 2025-26 season. League play concluded with Centennial defeating Africentric in the girls championship game and Africentric beating Centennial for the boys title .
BOYS
North Division
First team:Keon Bonner, jr., Centennial; Angelo Diedalis, sr., Centennial; Daeshawn Fiore, sr., East; Diante James, sr., Northland; Reuben Russell-Holmes, jr., Beechcroft; Emmanuel Towns, sr., Linden-McKinley
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Second team:Da'Marcus Butler, sr., East; Abdoulaye Coulibaly, sr., International; Myles Jarrett, jr., Mifflin; Cam Johnson, so., Centennial; Owan Mburugu, jr., Northland; Vandell Slade II, so., Northland
Honorable mention:Abdul Kamara, sr., Beechcroft; James Sellers, sr., Beechcroft; Tristian Moore, sr., Centennial; Khalifa Sow, sr., Centennial; Davion Davis, sr., East; Tony James, sr., East; Michael Tucker Jr., sr., International; Cahleel Willis, sr., International; Taj'ier Faulks, jr., Linden-McKinley; An'kveon Little, fr., Linden-McKinley; Davis McCluney, sr., Mifflin; Nashawn Mitchell, sr., Mifflin; Charle Johnson, so., Northland; Ke'Ondre Tubbs, sr., Northland; Jimon Alexander, sr., Whetstone; Julian Cotter, sr., Whetstone
Derron Gray Jr. helped Africentric defeat Centennial in the City League championship game Feb. 21 at East.
South Division
First team:Derron Gray Jr., sr., Africentric; Rohaun Harris-Hardy, sr., Africentric; Marquis Lucas, sr., Walnut Ridge; Dekar Moultry, jr., Eastmoor Academy; Joshua Smith, sr., Africentric; Neko Tuff, jr., South
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Second team:Gavin Griffin, sr., South; Deon Johnson, jr., Walnut Ridge; Abdoulaye Ndongo, sr., Independence; Lee'Sean Saunders, sr., Walnut Ridge; Stephon Simpkins, sr., Eastmoor Academy; Shawn Wilson, so., Marion-Franklin
Honorable mention:Marcus Deloney, fr., Africentric; Kiyaun Sherman, sr., Africentric; Brenden Brown, jr., Briggs; Darrick Hackney, jr., Briggs; Jaden Thomas, fr., Eastmoor Academy; Christopher Washington, sr., Eastmoor Academy; Mamadou Keita, sr., Independence; Darren White-Tyler, sr., Independence; Makhi Ali, jr., Marion-Franklin; Dapreece McDonald, sr., Marion-Franklin; Carmelo Penick-McDonald, sr., South; Nysean Pollard, so., South; Maurice Hamrick, jr., Walnut Ridge; Deiondre Thomas Reed, sr., Walnut Ridge; DaVeon Jackson, sr. West; Jeallen Lane, sr., West
Coach of the Year:Shawn Williams, Centennial
GIRLS
North Division
First team:Leila Carter, sr., International; Shamya Dukes, sr., Beechcroft; Javaya Harley, sr., Northland; Kennedy Houston, jr., Centennial; Christiana Towns, jr., Linden-McKinley; Isabel Tucker, jr., Centennial
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Second team:Shandrella Balima, fr., Beechcroft; Marley Benson, so., International; Noel Cannaday, fr., Linden-McKinley; Janessa Dawson, fr., Beechcroft; Genevieve Golding, sr., Whetstone; Naliyah Knight, sr., Centennial
Honorable mention:JaNiyah Bennett, sr., Mifflin; La'Crae Brooks, jr., Linden-McKinley; Brittany Castro Martinez, so., Whetstone; Javiah Dirke, jr., East; Zellah Ebert, fr., Whetstone; Anilah Ferguson, fr., East; Dereona Harris, sr., Northland; Janae Huntley, sr., Northland; Annai'Zai Ingram-Cross, jr., International; Jounri Irvin, sr., Beechcroft; Chyauna Jackson, jr., International; Karla Perez Garcia, jr., Mifflin; Chloe Perkins, sr., Centennial; Nileah Pollard, fr., Centennial; Ez'ra Towns, fr., Linden-McKinley
Kennedy Houston led Centennial past Africentric in the City League championship game Feb. 14 at East.
South Division
First team:Jeniya Bowers, sr., Africentric; Jae'Veyonna Brown, sr., Africentric; J'Khyla Foster, jr., Walnut Ridge; Fardawsa Hali, fr., West; ZaRiah Merriweather, sr., Eastmoor Academy; Mali Woods-Laws, so., Briggs
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Second team:Deja Briggs, sr., Walnut Ridge; Jamiyah Easley, sr., South; Jaslyn Gore, sr., Walnut Ridge; Paris Hook, jr., Marion-Franklin; TeAsia Ray, so., Briggs; Nevaeh White, jr., Africentric
Honorable mention:Hope Felts, jr., South; Sophia Fox, fr., West; Marcaela Glenn, jr., Eastmoor Academy; Tiera Gustus, so., Marion-Franklin; Victorius Hairston, fr., Eastmoor Academy; Nyajah Harris, sr., Africentric; Mariah Holt, jr., Walnut Ridge; Khloe Johnson, so., Africentric; Ni'osha Johnson, so., Briggs; Mi'Angel Lunsford Peterson, jr., Marion-Franklin; Makiah Robinson, fr., West; Nariyah Roddy, sr., Walnut Ridge; Tyesha Whatley, so., South; E'Quiera Woods-Laws, so., Briggs
Coach of the Year:Ernest Bell, Centennial
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus City League high school basketball honors 2025-26
