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All-Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Johnson's Ty Cockfield
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Johnson's Ty Cockfield goes up for a shot against Jonesboro in a Feb. 26 Class AAAA quarterfinal loss. Cockfield averaged 28 points, 4.4 assists, four rebounds and 1.7 steals for the 29-1 Knights, who won Lanierland and Region 8-AAAA titles. Cockfield is The Times' Boys Basketball Player of the Year. - photo by Jared Putnam
Ty Cockfield had a penchant for making things look easy during his senior year for Johnson High’s boys basketball team. Looks can be deceiving. The points, the dunks and particularly his 3-pointers were a product of his tireless work in the Frank J. Knight gymnasium on the school’s campus.
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