Lady Saluqis’ Basketball Signs Seven

Southwest women’s basketball coach Andrea Martre has announced the signing of seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2009-2010 season.

The Lady Saluqis signed Crystal Riley and Cambriel Jeffries from West Memphis Senior High School, Amanda Jones from H.W. Byers High School in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Latorya Simmons from Jackson Central-Merry (JCM) High School in Jackson, Tennessee, and Decdrica Brooks from Carver High School, Chantel Crout from Cordova High School, and Kurstin Mead from Ridgeway High School.

• Riley, one of the top three-point shooters in the state of Arkansas, led West Memphis to 49 wins the past two seasons and the Class 6-A state runner-up as a senior.  Riley was named to both the 6-A All-State team and the all-state tournament team.
• Jeffries, a 6’3” post player, was a teammate of Riley’s at West Memphis.  She was named the Arkansas Hoop Report’s ARK Discovery’s Player of the Week and was also a standout on West Memphis’ track and volleyball teams.
• Jones averaged 19.6 points, 3.4 assists, and 8.0 steals per game as a senior and was selected to play in the Northeast Mississippi Basketball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game.  Jones led H.W. Byers to 70 wins the past two seasons and back-to-back Class 2-A state championships.  She was named second team All-Area by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and was the Cellular South Player of the Game in the state championship game.
• Simmons was a four-year letter-winner at JCM.  As a senior, Simmons averaged 14 points per game and was the team’s leading scorer.
• Brooks averaged 12 points per game as a senior and led Carver High to the Region 8AA quarterfinals.  She was named All-District 15AA in both her junior and senior seasons.
• Crout was a two-time All-District 14AAA selection at Cordova High.  As a senior, Crout averaged 12 points per game and led Cordova to 18 wins and the semifinals of the Region 7AAA tournament.
• Mead averaged 14.3 points per game as a senior at Ridgeway High during the 2007-08 season and was named All-District 15AAA and to The Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps All-Metro Team.  Mead originally signed with Robert Morris College but did not play in 2008-09.

Southwest Baseball Signs Eleven

The Southwest baseball program has signed eleven student-athletes to national letters of intent, Head Coach Bo Reynolds announced today. 

The Saluqis signed Daniel Billingsley, a pitcher/infielder from Brighton; Sam Braswell, an outfielder from Bartlett; Marcus Burk, an infielder from Bartlett; Chance Chandler, an infielder from Brighton; Nick Cook, an infielder from Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch, Mississippi; Blake Dixon, an infielder from Munford; Caleb Flexsenhar, a catcher from Christian Brothers High School (CBHS); Zach Glidewell, an infielder from Munford; Alonzo Powell, an outfielder from Cordova; Bradley White, a catcher/infielder from Munford; and Casey Willer, an infielder from Collierville.

• Brighton High’s Billingsley and Chandler led their team to a 19-9 record and the District 13AAA championship.  Both were also named to the All-District 13AAA and All-District 13AAA tournament teams with Billingsley also garnering tournament MVP honors.  They were coached by Brian Oswalt.
• Dixon, Glidewell, and White were coached by former Saluqi infielder Steve Ledford at Munford High.  Glidewell and White were named to the All-District 13AAA and All-Tournament teams. Dixon was an All-Tournament selection.  The trio led Munford to a 20-11 record and runner-up in District 13AAA this spring. 
• Cook was also coached by a former Saluqi player, Rusty Cagle, at Lewisburg High.  Cook, a second baseman, led Lewisburg to a 23-7 record and the second round of the Mississippi High School Athletic Association Class 3A Playoffs as a senior.
• Braswell and Burk helped lead Bartlett High to the District 14AAA and Region 7AAA championships, a 32-11 record, and the semifinals of the Class AAA state tournament.  They were coached at Bartlett by Phil Clark.
• Flexsenhar was a catcher on CBHS’ 33-10 team that was the Division 2AA West Region runner-up and finished fourth in the Division 2AA state tournament.  He played for Coach Buster Kelso at CBHS.
• Willer started at third base on Coach Jeff Hopkins’ Collierville High’s 34-11 team that won the Region 8AAA championship and advanced to the semifinals of the Class AAA state tournament.
• Powell, a two-time All-District 14AAA selection, led Cordova High to a 22-10 record and the Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAA city championship.  He was coached at Cordova by Jody Patrick.