Pa. sportswriters' all-state girls' basketball teams
Plymouth Whitemarsh senior guard Taylor O'Brien was voted the Class 6A player of the year by Pennsylvania sportswriters.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's Taylor O'Brien, Archbishop Wood's Katie May, and Neumann-Gorettti's Jabria Ingram are the top performers in their schools' respective classifications.
That's according to the all-state girls' basketball teams selected by a panel of Pennsylvania sportswriters and media members and announced Tuesday afternoon.
O'Brien, who is bound for Bucknell, was voted the best player in Class 6A; May, who is headed to Northeastern, was selected in 5A; and Ingram, who is ticketed for Hartford, was chosen in 3A.
Upper Dublin's Morgan Funsten (Class 6A) and Jenkintown's Jim Romano (Class A) were selected as coaches of the year. The two . guided their respective teams to their first PIAA state championships.
Here are the all-state teams, with each player's school, height, class, and scoring average.
Local players and coaches in bold.
Class 6A
Player of the year: Taylor O'Brien, Plymouth Whitemarsh
Coach of the year: Morgan Funsten, Upper Dublin
First Team
Kate Connolly, Souderton, 6-2 Sr., 11.3 ppg.
Mackenzie Gardler, Cardinal O'Hara, 5-7 Sr., 14.2 ppg.
Makenna Marisa, Peters Township, 5-11 Jr., 22.9 ppg.
Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny, 5-9 Jr., 15.3 ppg.
Taylor O'Brien, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 5-10 Sr., 22.8
Jackie Vargas, Upper Dublin, 6-3 So., 11.3 ppg.
Second Team
Alexa Brodie, Central Bucks South, 5-6 Jr., 13.2 ppg.
Kassondra Brown, Abington, 6-2 Jr., 18.3 ppg.
Maddie Burke, Central Bucks West, 6-0 So., 14.7 ppg.
Jamiya Eaddy, Erie, 5-5 Sr., 20.8 ppg.
Megan Jonassen, Perkiomen Valley, 6-1 Sr., 17.5 ppg.
Victoria Keenan, Northampton, 5-7 Jr., 16.8 ppg.
Haley Meinel, Central Bucks South, 5-10 Sr., 16.1 ppg.
Third Team
Kion Andrews, Allen, 5-7 Sr., 18.3 ppg.
Brianne Borcky, Garnet Valley, 6-0 Jr., 10.3 ppg.
Leanna Deegan, Easton, 6-0 Sr., 15.8 ppg.
Laura Graytok, Latrobe, 5-7 Sr., 23.1 ppg.
Maura Hendrixson, Cardinal O'Hara, 5-10 Sr., 13.8 ppg.
Emily McAteer, Garnet Valley, 6-0 Jr., 15.3 ppg.
Piper Morningstar, North Allegheny, 6-0 Sr., 11.1 ppg.
Class 5A
Player of the year: Katie May, Archbishop Wood
Coach of the year: Dana Petruska, Mars
First Team
Dajahnae Brannon, Harrisburg, 5-10 Sr., 17.4 ppg.
Rajah Fink, Dover, 5-11 Sr., 25.3 ppg.
Tai Johnson, Mars, 5-7 Jr., 18.4 ppg.
Katie May, Archbishop Wood, 5-11 Sr., 8.8 ppg.
Amanda Mobley, Southern Lehigh, 5-6 Sr., 11.1 ppg.
Lauren Wasylson, Mars, 5-10 Sr., 17.5 ppg.
Second Team
Laryn Edwards, Hampton, 5-8 Sr., 21.7 ppg.
Taylor Geiman, South Western, 6-0 Jr., 13.4 ppg.
Molly Masciantonio, Archbishop Carroll, 5-9 Sr., 16.1 ppg.
Megan McConnell, Chartiers Valley, 5-6 So., 19.0 ppg.
Olivia Snyder, Southern Lehigh, 6-0 Jr., 17.6 ppg.
Jaden Walker, Susquehannock, 5-10 Jr., 14.8 ppg.
Third Team
Kaitlyn Orihel, Archbishop Wood, 5-9 Fr., 10.5 ppg.
Ali Benim, Harbor Creek, 5-9 Jr., 20.0 ppg.
Ali Collins, Hampton, 5-7 Sr., 20.0 ppg.
Jenna Clark, Thomas Jefferson, 5-6 Jr., 17.7 ppg.
Grace Ferguson, W.C. Henderson, 6-2 Jr., 11.6 ppg.
Margo Loutzenhiser, Warren, 5-9 Jr., 18.4 ppg.
Peyton McDaniel, Twin Valley, 5-11 So., 18.0 ppg.
Class 4A
Player of the year: Kiki Jefferson, Lancaster Catholic
Coach of the year: Molly Rottmann, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
First Team
Kiki Jefferson, Lancaster Catholic, 6-0 Jr., 18.0 ppg.
Taliyah Medina, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-0 So., 14.0 ppg.
Molly Mraz, Erie Villa Maria, 5-8 Sr., 11.7 ppg.
Sydney Palermo, Erie Villa Maria, 6-2 Sr., 13.0 ppg.
Bella Posset, Beaver, 5-8 Sr., 19.6 ppg.
Dejah Terrell, Berks Catholic, 6-0 Sr., 17.1 ppg.
Second Team
Mackenzie Amalia, Blackhawk, 5-5 So., 17.0 ppg.
Mady Aulbach, Blackhawk, 5-5 Jr., 16.0 ppg.
Cali Konek, Southmoreland, 5-7 Jr., 17.9 ppg.
Kayley Kovac, Jim Thorpe, 5-10 Sr., 23.7 ppg.
Kylee Lewandowski, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, 6-0 So., 15.2 ppg.
Leah Miller, Punxsutawney, 5-11 Sr., 15.3 ppg.
Third Team
Olivia Fasick, Bishop McDevitt, 5-8 Jr., 16.4 ppg.
Skylynn Faust, Lehighton, 5-11 Sr., 22.8 ppg.
Sarah Holweg, Wyoming Area, 5-7 Sr., 16.0 ppg.
Hannah Kauffman, Jersey Shore, 5-9 Jr., 19.0 ppg.
Reese Mensinger, Berwick, 5-7 Sr., 21.8 ppg.
Tess Myers, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, 5-10 So., 13.0 ppg.
Rachael Rose, Scranton Prep, 5-2 Fr., 15.7 ppg.
Class 3A
Player of the year: Jabria Ingram, Neumann-Goretti
Coach of the year: Kevin Bankos, York Catholic
First team
Brionna Allen, Bishop Canevin, 5-7 Sr., 15.6 ppg.
Anna Camden, Shipley, 6-1 Jr., 17.6 ppg.
Halle Herrington, Philipsburg-Osceola, 5-4 Jr., 30.6 ppg.
Jabria Ingram, Neumann-Goretti, 5-8 Sr., 16.5 ppg.
Amani Johnson, East Allegheny, 5-5 Sr., 28.9 ppg.
Averi Jordan, North Schuylkill, 5-10 Sr., 25.7 ppg.
Second team
Olivia Fusaro, West Shamokin, 5-8 Sr., 22.2 ppg.
Emily Hegedus, Karns City, 5-9 Sr., 25.7 ppg.
Shamyjha Price, Bishop Canevin, 5-9 Jr., 14.4 ppg.
Casey Remolde, Sr, Basil, 5-10 Jr., 13.0 ppg.
Tory Self, Wellsboro, 5-8 Sr., 20.4 ppg.
Victoria Toomey, Dunmore, 6-1 Jr., 17.0 ppg.
Nicole Varano, Mount Carmel, 5-9 Sr., 22.5 ppg.
Third team
Jaye Haynes, Germantown Academy, 5-8 So., 12.0 ppg.
Tatiana Jones, Neumann-Goretti, 5-11 Jr., 14.0 ppg.
Sunshine McCrae, Camp Hill Trinity, 6-0 Jr., 13.6 ppg.
Summer Reeser, Pequea Valley, 5-6 So., 18.0 ppg.
Alana Swift, Imhotep, 5-6 Jr., 12.1 ppg.
Class 2A
Player of the year: Alli Campbell, Bellwood-Antis
Coach of the year: Jim Swaney, Bellwood-Antis
First Team
Diamond Bragg. Camp Hill, 5-9 Sr., 22.1 ppg.
Alli Campbell, Bellwood-Antis, 6-1 So., 26.4 ppg.
Rena Enterline, Blairsville, 5-8 Sr., 19.8 ppg.
Mikayla Lovelace, Leechburg, 5-10 Sr., 23.8 ppg.
Maggie Wigoda, Minersville, 5-9 Sr., 16.9 ppg.
Alexa Williamson, Chartiers-Houston, 6-1 Sr., 30.7 ppg.
Second team
Delaney Dogan, West Middlesex, 6-0 Sr., 16.8 ppg.
Caroline Elliott, Vincentian, 5-10 Sr., 17.0 ppg.
Autumn Fennell, Penns Manor, 5-3 Jr., 17.7 ppg.
Ella Marconi, Kane, 6-2 Jr., 15.3 ppg.
Tamiah Robinson, West Catholic, 5-6 So., 13.9 ppg.
Third team
Brenna Babcock, Northwest, 5-5 Jr., 16.7 ppg.
Megan Babinsky, Mahanoy Area, 5-4 Sr., 10.7 ppg.
Megan Bisco, Mahanoy Area, 5-8 Sr., 11.5 ppg.
Emily Fullem, Ridgway, 6-1 Sr., 20.4 ppg.
Taylor Geer, Keystone, 5-10 Sr., 20.2 ppg.
Maggie Pina, Notre Dame, 5-7 Jr., 17.7 ppg.
Makennah White, West Middlesex, 6-0 So., 19.2 ppg.
Class A
Player of the year: Alexis Hill, Lebanon Catholic
Coach of the year: Jim Romano, Jenkintown
First Team
Alexis Hill, Lebanon Catholic, 6-0 Sr., 18.0 ppg.
Alyssa Martinazzi, Bishop Carroll, 5-9 Sr., 18.8 ppg.
Tori Obenrader, North Clarion, 5-11 Sr., 24.2 ppg.
Halee Smith, Juniata Valley, 5-11 So., 16.1 ppg.
Gia Thorpe, Winchester Thurston, 5-9 Sr., 23.3 ppg.
Ayanna Townsend, Winchester Thurston, 6-2 Sr., 15.2 ppg.
Second Team
Kiera Booth, Berlin Brothersvalley, 6-1 So., 16.9 ppg.
Jennifer Kremp, Jenkintown, 5-8 Sr., 14.7 ppg.
Malia Magestro, Kennedy Catholic, 5-9 So., 22.0 ppg.
Shayna McNamee, Saint John Neumann, 5-8 Jr., 17.1 ppg.
Ellie Thompson, Allegheny-Clarion Valley 5-8 Sr., 19.5 ppg.
Third Team
Selina Albert, Lourdes Regional, 5-11 Sr., 15.0 ppg.
Jessica King, Sullivan County, 6-0 So., 10.8 ppg.
Mia Kolb, Jenkintown, 5-9 Jr., 10.7 ppg.
Mykenzie Malacusky, Sullivan County, 5-7 Jr., 14.3 ppg.
Emily Zocsin, Weatherly, 5-6 Jr., 18.7 ppg.