Five local girls' basketball players named AP all-state honorable mention
Mar. 1—A quintet of local athletes is included among the 2023 Associated Press girls' basketball all-state teams, which were released Wednesday afternoon.
Mahomet-Seymour senior Savannah Orgeron was selected to the Class 3A list, while four area standouts were chosen among the Class 1A field: Salt Fork sophomore Alexa Jamison, Tuscola senior Ella Boyer, Tri-County junior Josie Armstrong and St. Thomas More senior Maddy Swisher.
All five of these players were named to their respective honorable-mention lists.
Below are complete results from the 2023 AP all-state girls' basketball voting process, which was conducted among a group of statewide media members that includes News-Gazette preps coordinator Colin Likas.
**indicates a unanimous selection; *indicates a tie in voting
CLASS 1A
FIRST TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
**Amiah Hargrove, Christopher (6-2, Jr., F/C) 118
Alayna Kraus, Okawville (5-7, Jr., SG/PG) 113
Gracie Furlong, Galena (5-10, Soph., G) 101
Shelby Bowman, Biggsville West Central (5-6, Jr., PG) 74
Sydney Richards, Neoga (6-0, Sr., G/F) 68
SECOND TEAM
Sheridan Harris, Chicago Morgan Park Academy (5-8, Sr. SF) 50
Addie Hefel, Galena (5-9, Jr., G) 43
Lucy Fearday, Effingham St. Anthony (6-0, Sr., F/C) 39
Grace Nelson, Altamont (5-9, Jr., G) 35
Carly Foster, Gallatin County (5-9, Sr., G) 32
HONORABLE MENTION
Katey Flynn, Mt. Sterling Brown County (5-10, Sr., PG) 31; Grace Bishop, Albion Edwards County (5-8, Fr., F) 20; Gracie Heckert, Cowden Herrick/Beecher City (5-10, Sr., G) 20; Sophia Hoffmann, Carlyle (5-6, Soph., G) 18; Whitney Sullivan, Orangeville (6-3, Jr., G/F) 18; Delaney Panozzo, Grant Park (6-3, Sr., PG) 14; Brook Pieper, Abingdon Avon (6-1, Sr., C) 12; Shelby Veltrop, Morrison (6-3, Sr., F/C) 12; Abby Compton, Goreville (6-0, Jr., F) 11; Alexa Jamison, Salt Fork (5-6, Soph., G) 11; Ella Boyer, Tuscola (5-5, Sr., G) 9; Ava Heinz, Brimfield (6-1, Soph., F/C) 9; Taryn Wickman, Havana (5-9, Sr., G/F) 9; Addi Fair, Gardner-South Wilmington (5-6, Jr., G) 8; Audrey Sabol, Nokomis (6-0, Sr., F) 8; Alexis Wade, Mt. Pulaski (5-8, Sr., PG) 8; Josie Armstrong, Tri-County (5-8, Jr., G) 6; Ashlynn Arnsman, Mendon Unity (6-0, Sr., F/C) 6; Jase Burkett, Woodlawn (5-6, Jr., PG) 6; Laney Cahoon, Orangeville (5-7, Soph., G) 6; Olivia Meyers, Elmwood (5-11, Sr., F/C) 6; Alondra Reyes, Chicago Hope Academy (5-8, Sr., F/G) 6; Briley Rhodes, Okawville (5-6, Sr., SG/PG) 6; Maddy Swisher, St. Thomas More (6-0, Sr., G/F) 6; Clara Bella VanOpdorp, Annawan (5-3, Soph., PG/SG) 6.
Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): Bianca Adubato, Centralia Christ Our Rock; Haylee Campbell, Neoga; Justice Green, Macon Meridian (write-in candidate); Nancy Ruholl, Effingham St. Anthony; Camryn Veltrop, Morrison.
CLASS 2A
FIRST TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
**Abbey Schreacke, Quincy Notre Dame (6-0, Sr., G) 120
Xamiya Walton, Chicago Butler (5-7, Jr., G) 113
Ellie Cahill, Eureka (5-10, Sr., G) 100
Amayah Doyle, Carterville (5-11, Jr., F) 97
Ava Kultgen, Byron (6-1, Sr., C) 69
SECOND TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
Ashlyn May, Minonk Fieldcrest (5-9, Sr., PG) 63
Megan Sanaj, Chicago Latin (5-7, Sr., G) 47
Anna Beyers, Pana (5-8, Sr., G) 44
Kaylee Niebrugge, Teutopolis (5-9, Sr., F) 43
Xyanna Walton, Chicago Butler (5-11, Fr., G) 37
HONORABLE MENTION
Ensley Tedeschi, Benton (6-1, Sr., PG/SG) 30; Natalie Peterson, Freeburg (6-0, Sr., G/F) 18; Kaitlyn Coombes, Paris (5-4, Sr., PG) 15; Dalia Dejesus, Deer Creek-Mackinaw (5-11, Fr., F) 15; Addison Swadinsky, Deer Creek-Mackinaw (5-7, Sr. PG) 13; Lauren Miller, Central-Southeastern (5-10, Soph., G/F) 11; Campbell Schrank, Winnebago (5-9, Sr., G/F) 11; Sophie Bormann, Metropolis Massac County (5-9, Sr., SG) 9; Clair Hulke, Rock Island Alleman (6-0, Jr., F) 9; Mady Kibelkis, Peotone (5-8, Sr., SG) 9; Madi Schroeder, Peotone (5-11, Jr., PG/PF) 9; Blair Eftink, Quincy Notre Dame (5-8, Sr., G) 8; Grace Roland, Elmhurst Timothy Christian (6-2, Sr., C) 8; Kyla Elsbury, Sherrard (Sr., F) 6; London Walker George, Chicago DePaul Prep (5-9, Soph., F) 6; Jenna Hunter, Peotone (5-11, Sr., F) 6; Mya Janssen, Stillman Valley (6-1, Jr., F) 6; Whitney Rumbold, Tremont (5-10, Sr., F) 6; Layne Rupert, Hillsboro (5-7, Sr., G) 6.
Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): Claire Seal, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (received a first-team vote); Taylor Davidson, Stillman Valley; Trinity Davis, Kankakee Bishop McNamara; Emily Konkel, Teutopolis; Macey Moore, Herscher; Allison Wheeler, Canton; Kaitlin White, Minonk Fieldcrest; Marisa Zane, Robinson.
CLASS 3A
FIRST TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
**Kloe Froebe, Lincoln (5-9, Jr., PG) 115
Janae Kent, Oak Forest (6-1, Sr., G/F) 91
Jordan Wood, Mundelein Carmel Catholic (6-4, Sr., F/G) 85
Grace Carstensen, LaGrange Nazareth (5-10, Sr., G) 79
Aaliyah Guyton, Peoria High (5-8, Jr., PG/SG) 77
SECOND TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
Denali Craig Edwards, Peoria High (6-0, Sr., SG/F) 67
Amalia Dray, LaGrange Nazareth (5-8, Jr., F) 37
Claire McDougall, Washington (6-0, Sr., G) 33
Aubrey Galvan, Deerfield (5-6, Soph., PG) 31
*Lexi Kerstein, Deerfield (5-6, Sr., G) 29
*Sophia Loden, Mascoutah (5-11, Sr., F) 29
HONORABLE MENTION
Denver Anderson, Mt. Zion (6-0, Jr., G/F) 24; Evyn Carrier, Sycamore (6-4, Sr., C) 24; Mya Wardle, Peoria Notre Dame (5-7, Jr., PG) 24; Shannon Blacher, Lombard Montini (5-11, Sr., G) 23; Norah Gum, Waterloo (6-0, Sr., F) 15; Kiarra Kilgore, Galesburg (5-9, Jr., G) 14; Jerzy Bittle, Marion (5-9, Sr., G) 12; Kaylen Reed, Rochester (5-6, Sr., PG) 9; Olivia Austin, LaGrange Nazareth (6-1, Jr., F) 8; LaKeeyah Barnes, Chicago Morgan Park (5-4, Jr., G) 8; Lexi Carlsen, Sycamore (5-8, Jr., G) 8; Lily Esparza, Rockford Boylan (6-2, Jr., C) 8; Justice Malone, Mount Vernon (5-8, Sr., G/F) 8; Grace Wilke, Highland (5-8, Sr., G) 8; Danielle Beach, Geneseo (5- 10, Sr., PG/SG) 6; Jazmyne Bynum, Chicago Hyde Park (5-5, Jr., G) 6; Page Erickson, Burlington Central (5-9, Sr., G) 6; Rachel Kaus, Lake Forest (6-0, Sr., F) 6; Nikki Kerstein, Deerfield (5-7, Soph., PG/SG) 6; Victoria Matulevicius, Lombard Montini (5-8, Jr., G) 6; Kayla Rice, Rock Island (5-6, Sr., G) 6; Savannah Orgeron, Mahomet-Seymour (5-10, Sr., G/F) 6; Annie Wirth, Geneseo (6-0, Sr., F) 6.
Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): None.
CLASS 4A
FIRST TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
Skylar Jones, Chicago Whitney Young (6-0, Sr., SG/SF) 89
Katy Eidle, Arlington Heights Hersey (6-0, Sr., G) 88
Lenee Beaumont, Lisle Benet (6-0, Sr., PG) 87
Sophie Swanson, Barrington (5-10, Sr., G) 81
*Shannon Dowell, O'Fallon (5-10, Sr., SG) 68
*Alyssa Latham, Homewood-Flossmoor (6-2, Sr., F) 68
SECOND TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL (HT., YR., POS.) POINTS
Emily Fisher, Libertyville (6-0, Sr., G) 66
Ella Todd, Palatine Fremd (6-1, Soph., G) 52
Angelina Smith, Bolingbrook (5-9, Jr., G) 45
Brooke Carlson, Batavia (5-6, Jr., PG) 29
Emory Klatt, Lincolnshire Stevenson (6-0, Jr., F) 21
HONORABLE MENTION
Lauren Slagle, Geneva (6-1, Sr., F) 17; Ava Gugliuzza, Lincoln-Way West (5-7, Sr., G) 15; Cassidy Arni, Geneva (6-0, Sr., G/F) 9; Natasha Barnes, Chicago Kenwood (5-9, Sr., G) 6; Mariann Blass, Elmhurst York (5-9, Sr., SG) 6; Danielle Brooks, Chicago Kenwood (5-7, Fr., G) 6; Ally Cesarini, LaGrange Lyons (5-7, Sr., G) 6; Olivia Corson, Normal (5-10, Jr., G/F) 6; Meegan Fahy, Maine South (5-5, Jr., G) 6; Maddy Fay, Palatine Fremd (6- 2, Sr., F) 6; Alyssa Hughes, St. Charles North (5-7, Sr., PG) 6; Destiny Jackson, Chicago Whitney Young (5-6, Soph., G) 6; Lindsey Knuth, Rockford Guilford (6-0, Sr., F) 6; Jessie Ozzauto, Huntley (5-9, Sr., G) 6; Baylie Parks, Lake Zurich (6-0, Sr., G) 6; Sidney Rogers, Glenbrook South (5-4, Sr., SG) 6; Lexi Sepulveda, Plainfield East (5-9, Jr., G) 6; Hayven Smith, Lincoln-Way East (6-6, Jr., C) 6; Elise Ward, Chicago Marist (5-11, Sr., F) 6.
Also receiving a single vote (thus not receiving honorable mention): Ariella Henigan, Chicago Kenwood; Gwen Adler, Barrington (write-in candidate); Azyah Newson-Cole, Lincoln-Way Central.
