FARMINGTON -- Four Cardinals received post-season awards from 5A West coaches from the 2016-2017 boys basketball season.
Matthew Wilson has received multiple awards as a senior. Wilson was named All-State, All-Conference, and selected to the Arkansas High School Coaches Athletic Association All-Star Game in June. He scored 805 points for the year, averaging 28.8 points-per-game through 28 games.
Three of his supporting cast received All-Conference honorable mention recognition: Cade Fenton, Xavier Staten, and Skyler Montez.
Wilson torched 6A Siloam Springs for a school-record 49 points early in January, then bested his own mark with a 50-point performance on Colors Day against Clarksville, both wins for the Cardinals.
Wilson's numbers for 27 games, display strong all-around contributions with 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.7 steals, 0.2 blocks, 3.4 turnovers, and 2.1 fouls-per-game. His shooting statistics for 27 games are solid, showing: 273 field goals made out of 540 field goal attempts, which translates into 51 percent field-goal shooting. Those numbers break down as 85 3-point field goals made out of 227 3-point field goal attempts for a 37 percent 3-point field-goal shooting percentage, 188 field goals made from 2-point range out of 313 2-point field goals attempted for a 60 percent 2-point field-goal shooting percentage, and 154 free throws made out of 203 free throws attempted for 76 percent free-throw shooting.
Farmington coach Beau Thompson submitted Wilson's achievements in 11 different categories to the Arkansas Activities Association.
Sports on 08/09/2017