CHARLESTON – George Washington couldn’t take on Spring Mills in the Class AAAA boys basketball state tournament championship game with Noah Lewis alone.

Someone else had to step up and have a big game also, and the Patriots got that from Dominic Sprouse.

GW’s super sophomore scored 28 points on top of the 25 netted by Lewis, leading the Patriots to their first state championship since 2021.

The pair led GW all season and were named to the Class AAAA boys All-State first team by vote of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.

Lewis, a 6-foot-7 senior who has committed to Wright State, averaged 29.3 points per game this season for the Patriots. Over the course of his four years on the Hill, Lewis scored 1,737 points and had 832 rebounds, becoming the all-time leading scorer at GW.

Lewis was named captain of the first team. He was a first-team All-State player as a junior.

“He just got better,” said Patriots coach Rick Greene, comparing Lewis’ junior season to this past one. “He improved his ball-handling skills and his 3-point shooting. He handled the ball like a point guard this year.”

Sprouse completed his sophomore season this year. The 6-4 guard averaged 15.2 points this season, and outscoring Lewis in the championship game was a personal best for him.

“I mean, definitely none,” Sprouse said when he was asked how many times he’d outscored Lewis. “I don’t even know, because every single time I think I scored a lot, Noah has probably about 10 to 15 more, so credit to him, because I think he’s the best player in the state.”

Greene also touted the work ethic of Sprouse that allowed him to take a good freshman season and build upon it to become an All-State first-team honoree as a sophomore. It’s Sprouse’s first time on the All-State list.

“He came in as a freshman and just soaked everything up,” Greene said. “His work on the court, his attitude – some guys just have that desire to want to be better.”

Huntington’s Tayveon Wilson cracked the first team. He averaged 16.6 points per game while shooting 62% and cleared 8.2 rebounds an outing.

When injuries to Huntington starters forced Wilson, a Clemson football commit, to spark the Highlanders, Wilson “carried the weight of this team more than anyone would have anticipated,” Huntington coach Lambros Svingos said. “Tayveon will tell you himself that basketball is his first love.”

Through the semifinals of the state tournament, Wilson was tied for seventh among the Class AAAA field in scoring with 29 points – all scored in the Highlanders’ quarterfinal loss to GW.

Akwasi Opoku-Achampong of Spring Mills was among those tied with Wilson at 29 points, but the Cardinals’ senior, who is bound for Fairmont State, added 25 points in the championship game against GW. This season, Opoku-Achampong averaged 19.8 points, 4.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds.

Parkersburg South added two to the All-State first team list. Harry Silvis averaged 25 points a game his senior season, and Taj Joyce put up 15 a game in helping the Patriots to the state tournament.

Max Frey and Waylon Colistra from Morgantown were named first-teamers as well, along with Buckhannon-Upshur’s Jerin Westfall and Washington’s Jasiah King.

Hurricane’s Carson O’Dell was named All-State second-team captain. The 6-3 senior guard averaged 22.5 points and 3.2 rebounds a games as a senior.

Riverside guard Josh Brock also earned a spot on the second team after helping the Warriors reach the state tournament for the first time since 2002. Brock averaged 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals a game.

Luke Bryer from University, Preston Clary from Woodrow Wilson, Tyler Jones of Spring Mills, Kristopher Doleman of Washington, Elijah Miller of Musselman, Chandler Jackson of Parkersburg, J.D. Williams of Wheeling Park and Quinten Wilson of Parkersburg rounded out the second team.

Wooden plaques in the shape of West Virginia that include the player’s name, school, licensed WVSWA logo and year of the honoree are available to all-state first-team, second-team and honorable-mention selections and can be purchased at from the Bear Wood Company through its website at Bearwoodcompany.com.

Class AAAA

First team

Noah Lewis, George Washington (captain), 6-7, Sr.

Dominic Sprouse, George Washington, 6-3, Soph.

Tayveon Wilson, Huntington, 6-3, Sr.

Akwasi Opoku-Achampong, Spring Mills 5-10, Sr.

Harry Silvis, Parkersburg South, 6-4, Sr.

Taj Joyce, Parkersburg South, 6-6, Sr.

Jerin Westfall, Buckhannon-Upshur,6-5, Sr.

Max Frey, Morgantown, 6-3, Jr.

Waylon Colistra, Morgantown, 6-6, Sr.

Jasiah King, Washington, 6-3, Jr.

Second team

Carson O’Dell, Hurricane (captain), 6-3, Sr.

Luke Bryer, University, 6-5, Jr.

Josh Brock, Riverside, 5-7, Sr.

Preston Clary, Woodrow Wilson, 6-3, Sr.

Tyler Jones, Spring Mills, 5-11, Sr.

Kristopher Doleman, Washington, 5-11, Sr.

Elijah Miller, Musselman, 5-6, Jr.

Chandler Jackson, Parkersburg, 6-0, Jr.

J.D. Williams, Wheeling Park, 6-1, Sr.

Quinten Wilson, Parkersburg, 6-3, Jr.

Honorable Mention

Isaiah Coles, Riverside, Riverside; Brent Conley, Oak Hill; Matthew Mullen, Parkersburg South; Kayden Parrish, Jefferson; Jahden Robinson, Woodrow Wilson; Ayden Spence, Cabell Midland; Marshall Summers, Cabell Midland.