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April 27, 2021

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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2021 UCW 17 ree Fayetteville Tech men's basketball players were named to the All-Region 10 Division II team for the 2021 season. Tyreik McCallum earned second-team honors, while Donte Johnson and JeKael Gay made third team. All sophomore forwards, the trio played a key part in the Trojans' success this season, which ended April 3 with the program's second straight appearance in the regional quarterfinals. "Tyreik has been an all- around producer for us," head coach Brian Hurd said. "Donte turned into a consis- tent presence on offense and defense. And JeKael has really made the most of his experi- ence at the two-year level, on the court and in the classroom." McCallum and Johnson each landed in the top five among all NJCAA Division II players in field-goal percentage, with McCallum's 68.8 percent land- ing him third on the list and Johnson holding the No. 5 spot at 65.5 percent. McCallum led the Trojans in scoring and rebounding for the season, averaging 14.5 points and 7.5 boards per game. e 6-foot-4 Lumberton na- tive's totals came despite an abbreviated 11-game season, cut short due to injury with five games left to play. Johnson scored 10.8 points and pulled down 5.1 rebounds per game. Late in the sea- son, the 6-foot-5 post player showed a penchant for accu- racy from 3-point range, going 5-for-6 in the last four games and finishing the season shoot- ing 63.6 percent from behind the arc. Gay, who like Johnson is a Greene Central High School product, made perhaps the biggest strides year-over-year of any player on the Trojans' roster. He averaged 13.3 points on the year and 4.3 rebounds and added another dimension by developing his 3-point shot. He shot 45.5 percent on 3-point- ers, second in Region 10 DII behind teammate Chance Minott. Men's basketball: Three Trojans earn all-region honors a STAFF REPORT Distribution Driver Needed For Wednesday distribution route Must have vehicle, valid driver's license and insurance Email a brief work history & contact information to: laurel@upandcomingweekly.com CONTACT: Laurel Handforth Distribution Manager 910.484.6200 1 PHIL WICKHAM Battle Belongs 2 CROWDER Good God Almighty 3 ZACH WILLIAMS Less Like Me 4 JEREMY CAMP Out Of MY Hands 5 MERCYME Say I Won't 6 JORDAN ST. CYR Fires 7 ANDREW RIPP Jericho 8 TOBYMAC Help Is On The Way 9 LAUREN DAIGLE Hold On To Me 10 CORY ASBURY Sparrows SPORTS FTCC men's basketball players (left to right) Tyreik McCallum, Donte Johnson and JeKael Gay earned All-Region 10 Division II honors for the 2021 season. (Imager y courtesy Fayetteville Technical Communit y College)

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