File photo by Kirt WinterKelsey Plum, La Jolla Country Day
Substitutes earned Most Valuable Player honors for both teams during the 22nd annual Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American game on Saturday in New Orleans, La.
Fullcourt.com publisher Lee Michaelson reported that
Tyler Scaife of
Hall (Little Rock, Ark.) earned top honors for the Black team, which posted a 74-70 victory over the Purple team. The 5-foot-8 Rutgers University signee came off the bench to shoot 8-for-14 from the field and scored 17 points.
Georgia Tech University signee
Kaela Davis of
Buford (Ga.) also scored 17 points for the Black team, while University of Washington signee
Kelsey Plum of
La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.) added 14 points. Six-foot-3
Oderah Chidom, a Duke University signee from
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), was high with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Nia Coffey, a Northwestern University recruit from
Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), came off the bench to score 12 points at critical times and earn MVP honors for the Purple team. High scorer for the Purple team was
Jessica J Jackson of
Jacksonville (Ark.) with 15 points. Jackson, who has committed to the University of Arkansas, also grabbed seven rebounds.
Mark Lewis of Blue Star Media reported that
Diamond DeShields of
Norcross (Ga.) played just 10 minutes due to a season-long stress fracture and "left the arena on crutches and in a boot." He also noted that
Becca Greenwell of
Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, Ky.), who reinjured her knee on Wednesday during the McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago, is "scheduled for surgery Tuesday."