Tuttle's Landry Allen, Weatherford's CJ Nickson named 2022-23 Western Athletic Conference MVPs

Hallie Hart, Oklahoman
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Landry Allen and CJ Nickson received the top honors in the Western Athletic Conference.

The conference released its 2022-23 high school basketball awards Tuesday, and MVP accolades went to the Tuttle center and the Weatherford forward.

Allen, a senior OU women’s basketball signee, entered the Class 4A state tournament averaging 16.9 points and nine rebounds per game. She helped the Tigers reach the semifinals and finish with a 26-3 record. Tuttle girls coach Jamie Combs was named WAC Coach of the Year.

Bethany, the Class 4A state champion that eliminated Tuttle in the semis, has the most All-Conference girls players with four.

Nickson, a sophomore with multiple football and basketball offers, boosted Weatherford’s boys basketball team on the way to facing Douglass in the Class 4A state finals. He averaged 21.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game heading into the tournament, and the Eagles finished 28-2.

Here are the girls and boys All-Conference teams.

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Tuttle's Landry Allen, center, helped the Tigers reach the Class 4A semifinals this year.
Tuttle's Landry Allen, center, helped the Tigers reach the Class 4A semifinals this year.

Western Athletic Conference All-Conference girls basketball

MVP: Landry Allen, Tuttle

First team

Keziah Lofton, Bethany; Jordan Hoffman, Weatherford; Allie Rehl, Tuttle; Zya Vann, Bethany; Payton Walker, Kingfisher; Addy Hoffman, Weatherford; Chloe Cantrell, Anadarko; Kayten Donley, Bethany; Addy Matthews, Kingfisher; Ivory Miller, Anadarko; Kelby Carter, Elgin

Second team

Sadie Franklin, Blanchard; Hailey Buie, Elk City; Serenity Golightly, Chickasha; Aaliyah Young, Cache; Natalie Orr, Newcastle; Maycee Hill, Elgin; Kennedy Stewart, Weatherford; Paige Lloyd, Clinton; Talia Vann, Bethany; Leighanne Eaton, Chickasha

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Douglass celebrates winning the Class 4A state championship as Weatherford's CJ Nickson (35) walks off the court at State Fair Arena on March 11.
Douglass celebrates winning the Class 4A state championship as Weatherford's CJ Nickson (35) walks off the court at State Fair Arena on March 11.

Western Athletic Conference All-Conference boys basketball

MVP: CJ Nickson, Weatherford

First team

Caden Kitchens, Kingfisher; Xavier Ridenour, Kingfisher; Tate Sage, Weatherford; Garrett Redwine, Tuttle; Carlsheon Young, Newcastle

Second team

Nate Reherman, Weatherford; Breylon Owens, Anadarko; Jaxon Laminack, Blanchard; Aiden Todd, Bethany; Rayden Churchill, Anadarko

Honorable mention

Bethany: Wyatt Geissler, Woods Harrell, Taylor Heim

Blanchard: Cole Milam, Ross Johnston, Carson Cooksey, Brock Milam

Cache: Tyrik Love, Tyler Harbin

Chickasha: Ma’Lek Murphy, Derek Dean

Elgin: Christian Reed, Jaylon Nettles

Elk City: Kye Keyes, Caden Dunlap

Kingfisher: Cash Slezickey, Jax Sternberger

Newcastle: Chase Sucharda, Antonio Brown, Conner Boydstun, Tre Martinez

Tuttle: Noah Clark, Richie Overcash, Gabe Avelar

Weatherford: Ethan Sage

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