All-State capsules for girls' basketball
First Team
PLAYER SCHOOL HT. YR. COMMENT
Melissa Dixon Johnsburg 5-8 Sr. Iowa recruit averaged 23.4 points. First 2,000-point career scorer (male or female) in McHenry County; made 108 three-pointers
Brea Edwards Hononegah 5-10 Sr. Averaged 25.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for a 28-4 team. Scored NIC 10-record 2,130 points in three years
Jacki Gulczynski Bartlett 6-0 Sr. Wisconsin recruit ranks second on school's career scoring list (1,696 points) and rebounds (954). Started 118 consecutive games
Marquisha Harris Moline 5-11 Sr. Western Michigan recruit had 1,569 points and 992 rebounds. Led 21-12 team in scoring (14.6) and rebounding (9.4)
Emmonnie Henderson Edwardsville 6-2 So. Ranked sixth among sophomores nationally by Blue Star. Averaged 16.0 points and 6.7 rebounds for a 31-3 team
Whitney Holloway Montini 5-4 Sr. Notre Dame recruit, a repeat selection, had 1,594 points and 631 assists in four years, helping school to 125-14 record and 3A state title this year
Kiana Johnson Chicago Young 5-6 Sr. Michigan State recruit, a repeat selection, averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 assists for 26-4 team that placed fourth in Class 4A
Jewell Loyd Niles West 5-10 Jr. Repeat selection was top scorer on a 22-10 team (28.8 average) and also leading rebounder (15.2). Blocked 99 shots
Ariel Massengale Bolingbrook 5-7 Sr. Tennessee recruit, a repeat selection, sparked 29-2 team to third consecutive state title, averaging 13.2 points and 6.1 assists per game
Erika McCaster Belleville West 5-7 Sr. Eastern Michigan recruit averaged 21.2 points per game for a 20-12 team. Set school's career scoring record with 1,923 points
Zahna Medley Springfield 5-6 Jr. Repeat selection averaged 21.1 points per game for 32-3 team that placed third at state in Class 3A. Has more than 1,750 career points
Allie Norton Bloomington CC 5-6 Sr. Truman State recruit averaged 15.1 points, helping Saints to second straight state title-game appearance
Jess Reinhart Bloomington CC 5-10 Sr. Lewis recruit a repeat selection. Led Class 2A state runners-up with a 15.4 scoring average, finishing with more than 1,700 career points
Mariah Smith Peoria Richwoods 6-0 Sr. Princeton recruit, a repeat selection and daughter of ex-Illini Mark Smith, averaged 15.6 points per game as a senior for a 28-4 team
Morgan Tuck Bolingbrook 6-2 Jr. UConn recruit, a repeat selection, led Class 4A state champions in scoring (20.2) and rebounding (6.2). Has 1,658 career points
Second Team
PLAYER SCHOOL HT. YR. COMMENT
Whitney Adams Montini 6-2 Sr. North Carolina recruit averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists for 36-1 team that won Class 3A state title
Tierny Austin Rockford Auburn 5-9 Sr. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville recruit averaged 22.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 6.8 steals and 5.7 assists per game as a senior for a 23-8 team
Lauren Bogle Shiloh 5-9 Sr. Lake Land College recruit led Shiloh to 118 wins in her four-year career. Area Player of the Year scored 1,220 career points
Tyra Buss Mount Carmel 5-6 Fr. Scored 1,025 points for a 27-5 team. Set school records for points in a game (52) and three-pointers for a season (96)
Ivory Crawford Proviso East 5-8 Sr. Illinois recruit averaged 17.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists for 30-4 team and had four double-doubles
Alex Harden Springfield SE 6-0 Sr. Wichita State recruit averaged 14.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists for a 27-2 team; won state titles last year in the long and triple jumps
Jessica Howard Galesburg 5-7 Sr. Finished career with 1,516 points, averaged 16.1 points per game as a senior for a 28-7 team
Claire Jakubicek Cary-Grove 6-0 Sr. Northern Illinois recruit averaged 19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.6 assists for a 27-4 team. A three-time team MVP
Chanise Jenkins Chicago Young 5-5 Sr. DePaul recruit averaged 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds for 26-4 Class 4A team that earned school's fourth consecutive state trophy
Mary O'Keefe Edwardsville 6-0 Sr. Southern Indiana recruit slowed by a stress fracture but averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game
Megan Podkowa River Forest Trinity 6-1 Jr. Averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.1 assists for a 28-5 team. On pace to set school career records for points and rebounds
Megan Rogowski Hersey 5-9 Sr. DePaul recruit averaged 23.6 points for a 23-8 team. Her 13 school records include ones for career points (2,365) and points in a game (42)
Belinda Schaafsma Bishop McNamara 6-1 Sr. Averaged 14.0 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds for a 23-9 team that placed third at state in Class 2A
Brooke Schulte Breese Mater Dei 5-9 Jr. Averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists. In three years has scored 1,357 points for teams with a combined 80-8 record
Kat Yelle Geneva 5-7 Sr. Ohio recruit averaged 17.1 points and 2.8 assists for a 25-6 team. School's second-leading career scorer (1,421 points)
Special Mention 50
NAME SCHOOL HT. YR.
Danielle Amann-Stewart Mascoutah 5-9 Sr.
Natecia Augusta Limestone 6-0 Sr.
Justice Collins Southeast 5-8 So.
Chelsea Cross Centennial 5-10 So.
Ashley Deckard Granite City 5-11 Sr.
Kelsey Dirks Robinson 6-3 Jr.
Katie Faught Loyola 5-9 Sr.
Jordan Frericks Quincy Notre Dame 6-0 So.
Kennedy Gabel Cumberland 5-4 Sr.
Tess Godhardt Hinckley-Big Rock 5-10 Sr.
Lauren Grubb Unity 5-11 Sr.
Linnae Harper Chicago Young 5-7 So.
Shannise Heady Hillcrest 5-11 Jr.
Katie Hempen Highland 5-9 Sr.
Davionna Holmes East St. Louis 6-3 Jr.
Taylor Johnson Lincoln-Way East 5-6 Jr.
Micah Jones Cowden-Herrick 6-1 So.
Whitney Kieffer River Ridge/Scales Mound 5-10 Sr.
Tiffany King Winchester 6-1 Sr.
Taylor Klingelhoefer O'Fallon 5-7 Jr.
Kelsie Kluck Pearl City 5-9 Sr.
Kasi Korza Springfield 6-1 Sr.
Simone Law Marian Catholic 6-0 Sr.
Charley Lett Pana 5-8 So.
Gina Long Alexis United 5-10 Sr.
Nevena Markovic Glenbard South 6-4 Sr.
Jasmine Matthews Marian Catholic 5-10 Sr.
Katie Meador Salem 6-0 Jr.
Kierra Morris Morgan Park Academy 6-3 Sr.
Mariah Nimmo Morton 5-6 Sr.
Paige Nord Ridgeview 5-7 Sr.
Michelle O'Brien Stevenson 5-11 Sr.
Kaitlin Phillips Hinckley-Big Rock 5-5 Jr.
Caty Ponce Edwardsville 5-7 Sr.
Kelcie Rombach Ottawa 5-11 Jr.
JeTaun Rouse Marist 5-9 So.
Ashley Santos Geneva 5-10 Jr.
Emma Schmidt Streamwood 5-11 Sr.
Becca Smith South Elgin 5-7 Jr.
Molly Stasaitis Mother McAuley 5-8 Sr.
Taylor Stevenson Olney 5-9 Sr.
Mariah Sunkett Belleville East 6-1 Jr.
Jada Stotts Hoffman Estates 5-9 Sr.
Erika Tatum Bishop McNamara 5-10 Sr.
Savannah Trees Libertyville 5-8 Sr.
Taylor Tuck Bolingbrook 6-0 Sr.
Fantasia Vine Wheaton North 5-7 Sr.
Jessie Wendt Teutopolis 6-0 Jr.
Sarah Williams Fenwick 5-9 Sr.
Uzuri Williams Judah Christian 5-9 Sr.
Honorable Mention 100
NAME SCHOOL HT. YR.
Michelle Alexander Nokomis 5-3 Sr.
Kriza Allen Decatur Eisenhower 5-9 Sr.
Keshawnee Alley Chicago Marshall 5-9 Sr.
Danielle Anthony Momence 5-8 Sr.
Lauren Berry Normal West 5-11 Sr.
Courtney Blair Lanark Eastland 6-1 Sr.
Kandie Bloch Argenta-Oreana 6-1 So.
Kristen Bowman Piasa Southwestern 5-7 Sr.
Shavonne Brewer Rock Island 5-6 So.
Morgan Brinker Sacred Heart-Griffin 5-8 Sr.
Amarah Brooks-Williams Belleville Althoff 6-2 Sr.
Macy Brown Havana 5-9 Sr.
Lauren Brummel Somonauk 6-1 Jr.
Bryn Buckwalter Freeport 6-0 So.
Carissa Burge Central A&M 5-9 Sr.
Lindsay Carroll Hononegah 5-6 Sr.
Mary Colon York 5-9 Sr.
Emily Considine Peru St. Bede 5-9 Sr.
Moli Copple El Paso-Gridley 5-8 Sr.
Jenny Coughlon Peoria Notre Dame 5-10 Sr.
Octavia Crump Zion-Benton 5-11 Jr.
Kiera Currie Romeoville 5-9 So.
Yolanda DeLaTorre Hillcrest 5-11 Sr.
Alex Dumoulin Hampshire 6-0 Sr.
Kelly Evers Kaneland 6-0 Jr.
MiKayla Fallon East Moline 5-9 Jr.
Tori Falter Chatham Glenwood 6-1 Sr.
Josey Fruhling St. Joseph-Ogden 5-9 Jr.
Stephanie Furr Minooka 5-10 Sr.
Cierra Gaines Edwardsville 5-8 Sr.
Kassidy Gengenbacher Quincy Notre Dame 5-8 So.
Kelli Gerace DeKalb 5-9 Sr.
Mallory Gibson Riverdale 5-10 Sr.
Kelsey Going Litchfield 6-0 Jr.
Kalla Gold Eureka 5-6 Jr.
Jacqui Grant Maine South 6-3 So.
Devan Griffin Geneseo 6-0 Jr.
Alexis Hahn Lake Park 5-11 Jr.
Aleena Hammelman Sterling 5-8 Jr.
Holly Haskins Decatur St. Teresa 5-8 Sr.
Jerica Hawkins Decatur Lutheran 5-8 Jr.
Jena Hemann Breese Central 5-9 Sr.
Cayla Herbst Glenbard West 6-2 Sr.
Lauren Hernandez Sterling 5-7 Sr.
Lexi Hobbs Dunlap 5-9 Jr.
Kristen Ischiner Peoria Notre Dame 5-9 Sr.
Aimee Iverson Sherrard 5-3 Jr.
Lauren Kellen Mendota 5-5 Sr.
Abby Kirchoff Barrington 5-10 Sr.
Hillary Klein Spring Valley Hall 5-7 Sr.
Rachel Konieczki Rockford Lutheran 5-7 So.
Lake Kwaza Sycamore 5-5 Jr.
Sam Lambrigtsen Oregon 5-8 Fr.
Lindsey Lenon Marion 5-10 Sr.
Rebekah Llorens Grayslake Central 6-0 Sr.
Kelly Lonergan Jacksonville Routt 5-8 Sr.
Lexis Lozano-Blanks Kewanee 5-8 Jr.
Maggie Lyon New Trier 6-1 Jr.
Michelle Maher Maine South 5-9 Jr.
Victoria May Riverdale 5-9 Sr.
Allie Miceli Ottawa 5-11 Jr.
Layney Miller Morris 5-8 Sr.
Shelby Miller Goreville 5-6 Jr.
Jennifer Moeller Nashville 5-11 Sr.
Taylor Nazon River Forest Trinity 5-7 So.
Kendyl Nunn Chicago Morgan Park 5-11 Jr.
Emma Ondik Naperville Central 5-5 Sr.
Tatyana Peck Normal U-High 5-10 Jr.
Ashley Rakers Breese Mater Dei 5-10 Sr.
Alissa Recker Dunlap 5-5 Sr.
Taylor Redeker CPCI 5-7 Sr.
Charnelle Reed Homewood-Flossmoor 5-10 Jr.
Emily Remis DeKalb 6-0 Jr.
Gabrielle Richmond Chicago Morgan Park 6-1 Jr.
Jeslyn Roat Springfield Lutheran 5-9 Fr.
Juanita Robinson Zion-Benton 5-11 Sr.
Allie Schoonover Pana 5-7 So.
Erynn Schuh Lincoln-Way North 5-8 Sr.
Cetrena Simmons Belvidere North 5-10 Sr.
Stacia Simmons Centennial 5-7 So.
Shelby Smith Litchfield 5-10 Jr.
Shelby Steger Kewanee-Wethersfield 5-4 Sr.
Megan Straumann Cary-Grove 5-9 Sr.
Sydnee Sturdivant Decatur MacArthur 5-7 Jr.
Maddy Stutsman Salt Fork 5-5 Sr.
Gintare Surdokaite Lockport 5-9 Sr.
Katie Swartz Rochelle 5-9 Sr.
Rachel Tejada Triad 5-6 Sr.
Michelle Tomczak Streamwood 6-3 Sr.
Lindsay Troike Tuscola 5-10 Sr.
Celina VanHyfte Annawan 6-0 Fr.
Haley Videckis Bartlett 6-0 Jr.
Carter Wear Illini Central 6-0 Sr.
Taylor White DeKalb 5-8 Jr.
Jessie Wiedemann Fremd 6-1 Jr.
Allison Wiese Geneseo 5-9 Sr.
Briya Wilborn Westchester St. Joseph 5-7 Jr.
Kiki Wilson Montini 5-5 Sr.
Haley Wollerman Vandalia 5-5 Jr.
Chanta Wright Peoria Manual 5-11 Jr.

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