Girls' Basketball
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Class AAA Miss Basketball Named

MURFREESBORO- - -The winner of the Division I, Class AAA Miss Basketball Award was announced at the conclusion of the championship game today at the Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.

Taylor Hall of Morristown-West was named Class AAA Miss Basketball for 2010. The other two finalists were Jordyn Luffman of Lawrence County and Jasmine Newsome of Millington Central.

Hall is a 6’1”, senior, forward. She is a four-year starter for the Lady Trojans who averages 18.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals, and 3.4 assists per game. She shoots 53% from the field, 44% from three-point range, and is a 84% free-throw shooter. Taylor was the District Player of the Year in both her Junior and Senior years, and in 2010 was the District Tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2009 she was a Class AAA Miss Basketball finalist, an All-State selection, All-East Tennessee, and was on the All-District and All-Region teams. In 2010, she was chosen as a nominee for both the McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year. She has scored over 1,000 points in her career and she recorded the first quadruple-double in school history this season with 15 points, 11 steals, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds. Taylor is an honor student with a 4.0 grade point average