BEIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 15, 2020– An April 9 tweet from Krem personality Tony Wright’s daughter, Therese, on the achievement of her son Marques “Ques” Warrick was lit up with messages of congratulations from Belizeans back home and abroad. Ques is in his final year at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, where he is a star player on their basketball team.
Therese Wright’s April 9 tweet:
*Basketball Update* Another hearty congratulations to my sonny!!! Being named to the Courier Journal All-State First Team!!!!! Ques has had an amazing, healthy senior year and we give GOD thanks and praise!!! #3Marques Warrick #NKUCommit
In a previous tweet in January, she noted:
Mom/cheerleader/mentor/pastor of NKU MBB Commit, Marques “Ques” Warrick. I am a motivator/encourager who believes that with GOD ALL things are possible!!!!
And among the congratulatory messages and blessings she received on April 9, one Terri Westby said:
Wow! Ms. Therese, I’m proud of your boy. Keep him right and standing with the Lord and everything he puts his hands to will prosper. I declare the plans and purpose for his future be prosperous and successful in Jesus name. Amen. Jeremiah 29:11 declared.
Below we reproduce excerpts from the Louisville Courier Journal of April 9, which lists the players selected to the first team with some individual details attached. Of course, we only include here the details on Ques.
Meet the top 10 players on the Courier Journal’s Kentucky All-State boys basketball team
Jason Frakes,
Louisville Courier Journal, April 9, 2020
Here are the first-team selections for The Courier Journal’s Kentucky All-State boys basketball team.
Selections were made via a statewide vote of boys basketball coaches. A total of 110 votes were received.
Dayvion McKnight (Collins, 6-1, senior)…
J.J. Traynor (Bardstown, 6-9, senior)…
Jackson Sivills (McCracken County, 6-6, senior)…
Kenny White (Madisonville-North Hopkins, 6-7, senior)…
Zion Harmon (Marshall County, 5-11, junior)…
Marques Warrick (Henry Clay, 6-1, senior)…
Henry Clay High School’s Marques Warrick has signed with Northern Kentucky University. (Photo: Photo courtesy of Henry Clay High School)
Why he’s on the team: Averaged 23.2 points and 4.8 rebounds for a Blue Devils squad that finished 24-6 after falling to Frederick Douglass in the semifinals of the 42nd District Tournament. Warrick shot 43.4 percent (69 of 159) from 3-point range and 81.8 percent (148 of 181) from the free-throw line. He was named the 11th Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches and finished his career with a school-record 1,909 points. Warrick was a third-team All-State pick as a junior.
Future: Signed with Northern Kentucky.
Quotable: “Marques showcased his talent each and every night in the 11th Region,” Henry Clay coach Daniel Brown said. “His ability to score with ease made him impossible to guard over his four years at Henry Clay.”
Alex Matthews (John Hardin, 6-6 senior)…
Tyren Moore (Male, 5-10, senior)…
Ben Johnson (Lexington Catholic, 6-1, junior)…
Matthew Cromer (South Laurel, 6-3, senior)…
(Amandala Sports Ed. Note: Big-Up the youth from the sports desk! And pray you all do the right things to stay safe through the current pandemic. Jah bless!)