Signees Brown and Lymon Named Gatorade Players of the Year

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee women's basketball signees Brandi Brown and Chelsia Lymon have been named 2006 Gatorade Players of the Year in their respective states.

Brown was named Gatorade Player of the Year from Tennessee. The 6-2 forward from York Institute helped lead her team to the semi-finals of the TSSAA State Tournament before falling to Jackson Northside, 66-34.

Lymon was tabbed Gatorade Player of the Year from Kentucky. A 5-5 guard from Scott County High School in Georgetown, Ky., she scored over 2,000 points in her high school career and also recorded 814 assists, 728 rebounds and 447 steals.

List of Gatorade Players of the Year by state:

Alabama: Reneisha Hobbs. Alaska: Lillian Bullock. Arizona: Kayla Pedersen. Arkansas: Shekinna Stricklen. California: Jayne Appel. Colorado: Jaclyn Thoman. Connecticut: Shanice Billington. Delaware: Elena Delle Donne. Washington, DC: Tia Bell. Florida: Jacinta Monroe. Georgia: Maya Moore. Hawaii: Shawna-Lei Kuehu. Idaho: Maggie Burkett. Illinois: Amanda Thompson. Indiana: Ta'Shia Phillips. Iowa: Brittany Norris. Kansas: Ashley Sweat. Kentucky: Chelsia Lymon. Louisiana: Whitney Jones. Maine: Ashley Cimino. Maryland: Kaili McLaren. Massachusetts: Ayla Brown. Michigan: Allyssa DeHaan. Minnesota: Jenna Smith. Mississippi: Dedrea Magee. Missouri: Mackenzie Stirmlinger. Montana: Elly Bruursema. Nebraska: Yvonne Turner. Nevada: Kalee Whipple. New Hampshire: Stefanie Murphy. New Jersey: Bridgette Mitchell. New Mexico: Talmai Aguirre. New York: Tina Charles. North Carolina: Jessica Breland. North Dakota: Sara Neubauer. Ohio: Carla Jacobs. Oklahoma: Sade Morris. Oregon: J.J. Hones. Pennsylvania: Amber White. Rhode Island: Bethany O'Dell. South Carolina: Ashley Scott. South Dakota: Jill Young. Tennessee: Brandi Brown. Texas: Brittainey Raven. Utah: Michelle Harrison. Vermont: Alissa Sheftic. Virginia: Monica Wright. Washington: Angela Bjorklund. West Virginia: Keri Pryor. Wisconsin: Jamie Braun. Wyoming: Tahnee Robinson.

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