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High school girls basketball 2022-23 all-star team

john kampf, the news-herald, willoughby, ohio
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Mar. 22—Player of the Year

Savanah Laurenty

Riverside, Junior

There were a lot of memorable points to Riverside's breakout season. Laurenty was one of the best. A 5-foot-10 guard/forward, Laurenty possesses a complete game. She finished the season averaging 17.5 points, tops on her team. She can score from the perimeter, on the drive or in the paint, where she averaged an area-best 13.5 rebounds per game. She plays solid defense, as her 3.8 steals per game shows, and she gets teammates involved with 3.4 assists per game. Her senior season next year should be something special, but her junior year was certainly something to be hold as the 2022-23 winner of The News-Herald's Kaayla Chones Award.

Coach of the Year

Brian Fulton, Riverside

Fulton might have a difficult time topping his first year at the helm of the Riverside program. All the Beavers did in his inaugural year was run the table in the Western Reserve Conference (12-0) with the program's first league title since 2005. The Beavers (20-4 overall) also won their first sectional title since 2006. Most of this year's team wasn't born yet the last time Riverside had a season like this.

First Team

(In alphabetical order)

Alexa Hocever, West Geauga, Senior

A 6-foot senior headed to IUPUI on a basketball scholarship, Hocevar averaged 14.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Helen Holley, Gilmour, Junior

A 6-foot-1 junior, Holley averaged 14.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals, 2.6 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. She'll be on the Chones watch list next year for sure.

Grace McKoon, Perry, Senior

A 5-5 guard, McKoon spear-headed the Pirates' run to a CVC title by averaging 18 points, 2.8 steals and 2.1 assists per game with 42 3-pointers made.

Kara McFadden, Fairport, Senior

A 5-foot-3 guard, she averaged an area-best 28 points to go with 5.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 4.2 steals per game. Her 127 3-pointers made this season is a new state record.

Kailey Minch, North, Senior

A 5-foot-5 senior headed to Ursuline College to play basketball, she averaged 20 points, 2.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game with 81 3-pointers made.

Emily Noerr, Chardon, Senior

A 5-11 senior guard headed to California (Pa.) to play college basketball, she averaged 17. 7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.6 assists to cap a four-year career as a starter.

Brooklyn Vickers, Brush, Junior

An electric play-making guard, Vickers averaged 17.3 points, 4.4 steals and 3.0 assists with 55 3-pointers made. She'll be among the area's best next year.

Second Team

(In alphabetical order)

Belle Bozic, Riverside, Sr.: Experienced point guard averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.2 assists.

Elizabeth Dunmire, VASJ, Fr.: She averaged 21.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.9 steals, 2.6 assists and 2.1 blocks with 37 3-pointers.

Nicci Finazzol Gilmour, Jr.: Crafty ball-handler averaged only 8.6 points, but also 5.0 assists and 2.6 steals. Tremendous defender.

Maggie Furst, West Geauga, Jr.: She averaged 12.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while shooting 48 percent.

Katie Puletti, Gilmour, Jr.: She averaged 10.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game. The Lancers' second-leading scorer and leader.

Lilly Stukus, Chagrin Falls, Soph.: She averaged 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists with 50 3-pointers made.

Sam Volpe, Riverside, Sr.: All-time leading rebounder at Riverside averaged 14.3 points and 10.4 rebounds with 11 double-doubles.

Claire Wakim, Madison, Jr.: She averaged 14.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.2 steals per game.

Third Team

(In alphabetical order)

Kate Bollinger, Hawken, Sr.: She averaged 14.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

Mallory Chicone, Mentor, Jr.: She averaged 9.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.0 assists per game.

Nisey Darden, Richmond Heights, Jr.: She averaged 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.

Zoey Deligianis, Madison, Soph.; She averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game.

Ava Gabriel, Wickliffe, Soph.: She averaged 22.7 points, 6.0 steals and 3. rebounds per game; Also set her team's single-season scoring mark.

Marshae Hill, Cornerstone, Sr.: She averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals for the district finalist Patriots.

Kylie Maxwell, Mentor, Sr.: She led Mentor in scoring at 12.6 points per game.

Mia Sassano, Lake Catholic, Sr.: She averaged 14.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game

Honor roll

Beachwood: Taylor Blackwell, Briahna Golubitsky, Haya Shehadeh; Beaumont: Maeve Sommerfeld, Sophia Boes, Mackenzie Callender; Berkshire: Maddy Triskett, Caroline Kuchling, Natalie Hering; Brush: Rihianna Williams; Chagrin Falls: Kate Bartlett, Jenna Santamaria, Elana McGinnis; Chardon: Nicole Krakora, Anna Landies, Julianne Sweet; Cornerstone Christian: Lovey Walker, Mylia Bell; Euclid: India Wilkerson; Fairport: Madisen McFadden, Sam Yowell; Geneva: Brooke Richmond, Delaney Marrion, Tahkyah Myers; Gilmour: Elaina Kline-Ruminski, Molly Moore; Harvey: Zharia McMullen, Lola Thomas; Hawken: Carmen Cicerini, Sara Liu, Carmen Courtad; Kenston: Ramsey Smith, Brooke Pagon, Morgan Cicek; Kirtland: Emily Ridgeway, Croinne Greenlee, Natalie Glowe; Lake Catholic: Rachel Tallion, Carmella Sowers; Madison: Kearsten Woleben; Mayfield: Olivia Williams, Jenna D'Angelo; Mentor: Nina Rodriguez, Christine Katava; NDCL: Ava Baeslach, Melissa Brownlee; North: Kaitlin Dobida, Mya Latham, Cami Welty; Perry: Izzy McKoon, Sophia Makad, Audrey Austin; Richmond Heights: Honor Hall, Ashia Robinson, Mya Johnson; Riverside: Eleanore Busch, Sofia Valvoda; VASJ: Kya Bell, Nikiya Schady; West Geauga: Haley Ottman, Ashlyn Drayer.