Legacy Players Selected for All-State

LOCKESBURG, ARK— Two of Legacy Academy’s basketball players were selected as All-State players by HCAA All-State Teams. Lady Warriors’ senior Grace Tucker and Warriors’ junior Ethan Gallagher were both selected for the athletic honor. Both played in the All-State All-Star Game on February 26th at John Brown University, Siloam Springs, representing the school in Legacy’s the fifth year of its basketball program.

This is Gallagher’s third year to be selected as an all-state player. This season Gallagher scored 901 points, making him the highest scorer in the league and the state this season. He has now scored a cumulative 1705 points in his three years of high school basketball. He averages 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 assists, and 2 blocks per game. Gallagher is an all A student and serves as the team’s captain.
Tucker, in her final year of high school, has averaged 12 points a game for the Lady Warriors, along with 3 assists, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. She has served as team captain for the Lady Warriors’ both in junior high and senior high play.
Junior Dori Bartek also received an honorable mention as a contender for All State.
All three players are known for their excellent conduct on and off the court; school founder, Mr. Gallagher, said of them, “I am really proud of our players’ efforts and excellence, particularly that they never let anything come before their commitment to honor God in the way they play, train, and study. This is the most important thing that we can teach them. Selection for such a young program is also an honor for the school. These players have worked hard and we love cheering them and their teammates on!”