Maysville, Wyoming stars to join forces in North-South All-Star game

Dave Brown and Gator Nichols are getting one trip around the sun. The two figures most chiefly responsible for Maysville’s epic state tournament runs in boys basketball the past two seasons will get a rare chance to go out winners at the Ohio North-South All-Star boys basketball game. Brown was tabbed the South squad’s head coach by fellow coaches in the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association for the annual clash on April 24, while Nichols will be the District 12 player representative.

The boys and girls games will be played beginning at 6 p. m. at Powell Olentangy Liberty.

"It's the last time Coach Brown will be my coach, so just one more time with him will be fun," Nichols said. "Then obviously there are some dudes that are going to be up there, so it should be fun playing with a bunch of talent like that. Honestly, I can't wait to play with those guys.

" More: Gator Nichols repeats as Player of the Year, heads All-Ohio picks More: Cox 'ready for a different challenge' as Maysville girls hoops coach More: West M softball keeps piling up runs, April 19-21 top performers It’s yet another chance for Nichols, who approached 2,000 career points as the Panthers' all-time leading scorer, to show why he was twice chosen as Division IV Player of the Year by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. He was also the District 12 Player of the Year for the second straight season in a year were Cambridge's Garrett Carpenter and John Glenn's Stehl Bates averaged more than 20 points per game. The rosters from the North and South squads feature players from all seven divisions.