Edwardsville pair earn honorable mention status on AP girls class 4A all-state team
Southwestern Conference scoring champion Sydney Harris of Edwardsville headlines a list of five metro east players who earned honorable mention status on the Associated Press Girls Class 3A-4A All-State Basketball Teams.
Harris — the niece of former Southern Illinois University at Edwardsvillle men’s basketball coach Jon Harris — averaged 15.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in her sophomore season as she helped lead the Tigers to the SWC title. Ranked among the top four schools in the Class 4A state poll all season, Edwardsville finished 27-2 before losing to league rival O’Fallon in the IHSA sectional.
Joining Harris as Class 4A honorable mention selections are Tigers teammate Quierra Love and O’Fallon senior guard Kayla Gordon..
Love, a major contributor in coach Lori Blade’s program since her freshman season, averaged 11.4 points, 3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and nearly three steals. Gordon, a 5-5 point guard was a key for O’Fallon’s tam which finished 28-6 and advanced to the title game of the Pekin Sectional where it lost to Lincoln-Way West
Gordon averaged 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assisnts and 2.3 steals per game.
Highland junior Bella LaPorta and Civic Memorial senior Anna Hall earned Class 3A honorable mention recognition.
LaPorta, a 6-1 junior forward, averaged 12..3 points and 9.4 rebounds for a Bulldogs squad which finished 27-8 and reached the Springfield Super-Sectional where it lost to Springfield Lanphier.
Hall, the News-Democrat Class 3A-4A player of the year last season, averaged 16.5 points and 6.7 rebounds for an Eagles team which finished 29-6.
Class 3A First Team
Lindsey Dullard, Morton (6-1, Sr., G) 94 points
Ambranette Storr, Kankakee (5-9, Sr., G) 81
Kylie Feuerbach, Sycamore (6-0, Sr., G/F) 73
Aneesah Morrow, Chicago Simeon (6-2, Jr., G/F) 62
Peyton Kennedy, Rockford Boylan (5-11, Sr., F) 52
Class 3A Second Team
Kate Bullman, Grayslake Central (6-2, Sr., G/F) 46
Erin Houpt, Danville (5-6, Jr., G) 41
Brianna McDaniel, Chicago Kenwood (5-11, Soph., PG) 39
Jaida McCloud, Peoria Richwoods (6-1, Sr., G/F) 38
(asterisk)-Trinity Duckworth, Hillcrest (5-5, Sr., PG) 37
(asterisk)-Tatiana Thomas, Lombard Montini (5-11, Soph., F) 37
Class 3A Honorable Mention
Katie Krupa, Morton (6-1, Soph., F) 28; Brenna Loftus, Riverside Brookfield (5-8, Jr., F) 24; Martrice Brooks, Springfield Lanphier (5-7, Sr., PG) 22; Halle Idowu, Oak Lawn Richards (5-10, Sr., G/F) 21; Taylor Charles, Lombard Montini (6-2, Soph., F) 20; Shae Littleford, Charleston (5-7, Jr., G) 16; Natali Haynes, Streator (6-1, Jr., C) 12; Quincenia Jackson, Decatur MacArthur (6-1, Jr., F/C) 12; Kammie Ludwig, Geneseo (5-10, Soph., G) 11; Derria Edwards, Peoria High (5-4, Sr., G) 10; Sofia Lowis, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (5-8, Jr., PG) 10; Whitney Dunn, Chicago Kenwood (5-9, Soph., G/F) 9; Anna Blank, Richland County Olney (5-10, Soph., G) 8; Mallory Ramage, Mattoon (5-9, Soph., PG) 8; Kathryn Schmidt, Burlington Central (6-0, Sr., F) 8; Brooklyn Borum, Sterling (6-0, Jr., F) 6; Kenzey Decker, Springfield High (Jr., G) 6; Madison Diercks, Belvidere North (5-11, Sr., G) 6; Anna Hall, Bethalto Civic Memorial (5-11, Sr., F) 6; Elise Heneghan, Oak Park Fenwick (6-1, Soph., G/F) 6; Bella LaPorta, Highland (6-0, Jr., F) 6; Hannah Simmer, Rock Island (5-10, Sr., F) 6.
Class 4A First Team
Angela Dugalic, Maine West (6-4, Sr., F/C) 80 points
Darrione Rogers, Roselle Lake Park (5-11, Sr., G) 75
Taylor Gugliuzza, Lincoln-Way West (5-9, Sr., PG) 62
Halle Douglass, Lake Forest (6-2, Sr., PG) 59
Greta Kampschroeder, Naperville North (6-0, Jr., G) 52
Class 4A Second Team
Kendall Holmes, Lisle Benet (5-11, Sr., G) 49
Kayla Green, Chicago Whitney Young (5-6, Sr., PG) 39
Sydney Affolter, Chicago Marist (5-11, Jr., G/F) 35
(asterisk)-Brooke Schramek, Lisle Benet (6-1, Sr., F) 31
(asterisk)-Treasure Thompson, Bolingbrook (6-2, Sr., F) 31
(asterisk)-Emily Klaczek, Palatine Fremd (5-10, Sr., G) 31
(asterisk)-tie
Class 4A Honorable Mention
Mackenzie Hare, Bartlett (5-9, Soph., SG) 17; Fantasia Baines, Thornwood (6-0, Sr., SF) 14; Kayla Henning, Evanston (5-8, Sr., G) 13; Jenna Badali, Chicago Mother McAuley (5-6, Sr., PG) 12; Lindsay Blackmore, Geneva (6-0, Sr., F) 12; Sydney Harris, Edwardsville (5-11, Soph., SG) 12; Quierra Love, Edwardsville (5-3, Sr., PG) 12; Nayo Lear, Thornwood (5-9, Soph., G) 11; Kennedi Perkins, Bolingbrook (5-6, Soph., PG) 11; Krystyna Elew, Chicago Taft (5-10, Jr., SF) 10; Jazzpher Evans, Joliet West (5-6, Sr., SG) 10; Kaylen Evans, LaGrange Nazareth (5-7, Sr., PG) 9; Grace Hall, Homewood-Flossmoor (6-1, Jr., F) 9; Kabrea Jamerson, Rockford East (6-0, Sr., G) 9; Kayla Gordon, O’Fallon (5-5, Sr., PG) 8; Dylan VanFleet, Maine West (5-7, Sr., G) 8; Alyssa Crenshaw, Dundee-Crown (5-10, Jr., PF) 6; Ambrea Gentle, Evanston (6-3, Sr., F) 6; Kendall Moriarty, Lisle Benet (6-0, Jr., G) 6; Lisa Thompson, Joliet West (5-9, Fr., PG) 6; Taylor Thompson, Barrington (6-0, Sr., F) 6
