NOAH (Natives of African Heritage) Sports presented the annual Spring Maxie Awards on Saturday night, celebrating Richmond’s top high school basketball players, coaches and teams. The event was held at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia and emceed by NOAH Sports founder Clarence Kenney.

Thomas Jefferson High School Coach Kendrick Warren received the Dave Robbins Boys Coach of the Year Award, joined by player Maurice Jefferson. Warren, a former Virginia Commonwealth University star, returned to coach at his alma mater in 2009.

Rise Academy received the Pierce Callaham Boys City Champion Award, with Coach Tim Bracey and players Nathaniel Seaborne and Trevonte Atkins accepting. Atkins also was honored with the Boys Maxie Award as the city’s top male player.

Armstrong High School’s Cherish Daily earned the Girls Maxie Award and was named to the All-Maxie Team.

The All-Maxie All-City Girls Team also included Yazmin Hall, Tierra Herron and Rah Janae Johnson of John Marshall High School, and Kamilliah Brown of Armstrong High School.

The All-Maxie All-City Boys Team featured Trevonte Atkins, Nathaniel Seaborne and Devonte Atkins of Rise Academy, Maurice Jefferson of Thomas Jefferson High School and Kaemon Smith of Huguenot High School.

Raymond Neblett of Inner City Basketball delivered the keynote address, rounding out a night dedicated to celebrating excellence in Richmond high school basketball.