2020-2021 Class 2A Honors
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Continue ReadingThe featured image is of Senior Taylor Heath Taylor Heath 5'2" | PG Triton Central | 2021 State IN of Triton Central High School.
Now that the season is complete, I wanted to circle back and offer up a handful of awards based on how everyone in Class 2A performed throughout the 2020-2021 season. As it specifically concerns the All-State teams, my decision was an equal-parts judgement call that factored in a combination of skill, ability, individual statistics, and team success from this specific season. With regards to the Freshman (2024) class, I created a specific All-State team and Freshman of the Year award just for them, so you won’t see them in any of the other groupings except for Honorable Mention All-State. At the end of the day, this is simply an attempt to honor girls who I thought stood out this season in Class 2A.
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
Courtney Blakely
Courtney
Blakely
5'7" | PG
Hammond Bishop Noll | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-7 PG, Hammond Bishop Noll Institute
I will continue to rave on and on about Courtney, as she put together an impressive Senior season. Through her first three seasons, her career high was 36 points in a game. This season, she averaged nearly 32 points per game. She is an explosive scorer with good speed and quickness. She will pull up from the volleyball line and bury long jumpers, but she can also get defenders off-balance and attack the basket. She has shown the ability to be more of a traditional point guard in the grassroots seasons, and if she can find that balance between scoring and running a team, she could be very impactful at the next level.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Lilliann Frasure
Lilliann
Frasure
5'9" | SF
North Judson-San Pierre | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-9 SF, North Judson-San Pierre H.S.
There were certainly a handful of kids to consider for this award, but ultimately I felt like when you remove Lilliann from her Bluejay team, they just aren’t the same and struggle to manufacture offense elsewhere. For four years now, she has been their everything, scoring 2234 points, grabbing 1027 rebounds, handing out 461 assists, and collecting 502 steals throughout her career. She has made plays when they’ve needed them, put the team on her back at times too, but she has also been a willing passer/creator, and a good teammate who finds the right person in the moment.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Tori Allen
Tori
Allen
5'9" | CG
Andrean | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 5-9 CG, Andrean H.S.
This is another award where I had four or five candidates who were fairly equal. I selected Tori, however, because while everyone improved their stats and their play from last year, she was the only one who lessened her turnovers. She improved her scoring by 5.1 points, her rebounds, assists, and steals all went up, plus she decreased her turnovers by nearly one per game, all while being the primary ball-handler for the 59ers this season. She also made 15 more 3-pointers this year and shot 15% better from behind the arc, while also taking about the same number of attempts from a season ago.
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Myah Montgomery
Myah
Montgomery
6'1" | PF
Southridge | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 6-0 SF, Southridge H.S.
As a Freshman, Myah showed glimpses of spectacular play and athletic talent. She continued that through the 2019 grassroots season, and as a Sophomore she began the season averaging 21.3 points and 8.8 rebounds through 12 games. Then she suffered a season-ending knee injury and missed the 2020 grassroots season as well. She returned this Winter, playing in all 19 of Southridge’s games, and averaged 14.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, despite not being 100% at the beginning of the season. From people in the area, she has looked great in practice preparing for the 2021 grassroots season, so I’m anxious to see her again soon.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Alli Harness
Alli
Harness
5'8" | CG
Carroll (Flora) | 2024
State
IN
, 2024, 5-7 PG, Carroll H.S. (Flora)
Alli showed off great skill and ability during the 2020 grassroots season, so I was curious to see what kind of impact she might have for Carroll this Winter. She began the year scoring just 20 total points on 8-35 shooting through her first two games, then she found her rhythm. She scored 26 and 27 points in the next two games, followed by 41 in a big win over Tipton. She went for 30 or more points four times the rest of the year, averaging 22.0 points per game, but she was also a willing distributor, handing out 5.3 assists per game. Watch out for her and Carroll the next three seasons, as they have some good young talent in the program.
Additional Class 2A Individual Awards
Toughest Player:
Lilliann Frasure
Lilliann
Frasure
5'9" | SF
North Judson-San Pierre | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, North Judson-San Pierre
Best Motor:
Kathryn Perry
Kathryn
Perry
5'2" | CG
Shenandoah | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Shenandoah
Best Shooter:
Tori Thompson
Tori
Thompson
5'7" | CG
Lafayette Central Catholic | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Lafayette Central Catholic
Best Scorer:
Courtney Blakely
Courtney
Blakely
5'7" | PG
Hammond Bishop Noll | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Hammond Bishop Noll
Best Passer:
Taylor Heath
Taylor
Heath
5'2" | PG
Triton Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Triton Central
Best Rebounder:
Erikka Hill
Erikka
Hill
5'9" | PF
Shenandoah | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Shenandoah
Best Shot-Blocker:
Bailey Stamper
Bailey
Stamper
6'1" | C
Triton Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Triton Central
Best Defender:
Aubrey Burgess
Aubrey
Burgess
5'7" | CG
Linton-Stockton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Linton-Stockton
Best Athlete:
Taylor Farris
Taylor
Farris
5'8" | CG
Oxford Talawanda | 2023
State
OH
, 2023, Northeastern
Most Versatile:
Vanessa Shafford
Vanessa
Shafford
5'9" | SG
Linton-Stockton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Linton-Stockton
CLASS 2A ALL-STATE TEAMS
1st Team All-State
Courtney Blakely
Courtney
Blakely
5'7" | PG
Hammond Bishop Noll | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-7 PG, Hammond Bishop Noll
– 31.7p, 4.0r, 4.0a, 4.4s
Lilliann Frasure
Lilliann
Frasure
5'9" | SF
North Judson-San Pierre | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-9 SF, North Judson-San Pierre
– 23.7p, 10.0r, 4.0a, 4.2s
Erikka Hill
Erikka
Hill
5'9" | PF
Shenandoah | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-9 PF, Shenandoah
– 21.6p, 13.5r, 4.1a, 4.4s
Kathryn Perry
Kathryn
Perry
5'2" | CG
Shenandoah | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-2 CG, Shenandoah
– 18.9, 1.5r, 5.5a, 4.4s
Vanessa Shafford
Vanessa
Shafford
5'9" | SG
Linton-Stockton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-9 SG, Linton-Stockton
– 19.0p, 7.5r, 4.6a, 3.8s
2nd Team All-State
Aubrey Burgess
Aubrey
Burgess
5'7" | CG
Linton-Stockton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-6 CG, Linton-Stockton
– 13.6p, 2.7r, 3.5a, 3.5s
Taylor Heath
Taylor
Heath
5'2" | PG
Triton Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-2 PG, Triton Central
– 14.7p, 4.9r, 9.5a, 3.3s
Karsyn Cherry
Karsyn
Cherry
5'7" | CG
Lafayette Central Catholic | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 5-6 CG, Lafayette Central Catholic
– 15.9p, 8.9r, 4.1a, 2.7s
Kelsey DuBois
Kelsey
DuBois
6'2" | PF
University | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 6-1 C, University
– 16.3p, 11.9r, 2.2a, 2.1s, 2.4b
Taylor Farris
Taylor
Farris
5'8" | CG
Oxford Talawanda | 2023
State
OH
, 2023, 5-8 CG, Northeastern
– 16.5p, 6.0r, 5.2a, 2.0s
3rd Team All-State
Laila Rogers
Laila
Rogers
5'10" | PF
Lake Station Edison | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-10 PF, Lake Station Edison
– 14.4p, 13.4r, 1.3a, 2.0s, 3.4b
Haley Rose
Haley
Rose
6'0" | PF
Linton-Stockton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 6-0 PF, Linton-Stockton
– 13.2p, 4.2r, 3.1a, 2.6s
Julia Schutz
Julia
Schutz
5'11" | SF
Andrean | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-11 CF, Andrean
– 15.3p, 9.3r, 1.6a, 1.3s, 1.8b
Graycie Poe
Graycie
Poe
5'4" | CG
North Knox | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 5-4 CG, North Knox
– 17.6p, 5.1r, 2.7a, 3.0s
Ashlee Schram
Ashlee
Schram
6'3" | C
Tipton | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 6-3 C, Tipton
– 13.9p, 12.6r, 1.0a, 1.5s, 2.6b
4th Team All-State
Madison Gray
Madison
Gray
5'10" | PF
Union County | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-10 CF, Union County
– 20.3p, 8.1r, 1.1a, 2.2s
Lauryn Bates
Lauryn
Bates
5'8" | SF
Frankton | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 5-8 SF, Frankton
– 11.4p, 9.0r, 3.7a, 2.4s
Tori Allen
Tori
Allen
5'9" | CG
Andrean | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 5-9 CG, Andrean
– 14.4p, 4.5r, 4.9a, 1.5s
Layla Gold
Layla
Gold
6'0" | SF
Cathedral | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 6-0 PF, Park Tudor
– 19.6p, 5.4r, 2.7a, 2.8s, 2.0b
Amber Tretter
Amber
Tretter
6'1" | PF
Forest Park | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, 6-1 PF, Forest Park
– 11.5p, 7.8r, 2.0a, 2.2s, 1.4b
5th Team All-State
Taylor Austin
Taylor
Austin
5'5" | CG
Lake Station Edison | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-5 CG, Lake Station Edison
– 14.8p, 4.3r, 6.2a, 3.8s
Dyamond Blair
Dyamond
Blair
5'4" | CG
Andrean | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-4 CG, Andrean
– 13.9p, 3.7r, 3.2a, 3.6s
Jenna McFarland
Jenna
McFarland
5'7" | SF
Northeastern | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, 5-7 SF, Northeastern
– 13.3p, 7.0r, 2.9a, 2.3s
Ellia Foster
Ellia
Foster
5'8" | SF
Bremen | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 5-7 SF, Bremen
– 18.7p, 6.5r, 1.8a, 2.7s
Ella Wolfe
Ella
Wolfe
5'8" | SG
Tipton | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, 5-8 SG, Tipton
– 13.9p, 3.3r, 2.7a, 2.6s
Freshmen All-State Team
Kennedy Blakely
Kennedy
Blakely
5'8" | SF
Hammond Central | 2024
State
IN
, 2024, 5-9 PG, Hammond Bishop Noll
– 7.9p, 6.9r, 3.3a, 2.2s
Alli Harness
Alli
Harness
5'8" | CG
Carroll (Flora) | 2024
State
IN
, 2024, 5-7 PG, Carroll (Flora)
– 22.0p, 5.5r, 5.3a, 3.7s
Sophia Morrison
Sophia
Morrison
5'6" | CG
Eastbrook | 2024
State
IN
, 2024, 5-4 CG, Eastbrook
– 13.2p, 2.7r, 2.0a, 1.8s
Macy Pries, 2024, 5-7 SG, South Adams
– 12.7p, 4.0r, 1.6a, 2.6s
Madison Wagner
Madison
Wagner
5'9" | SF
Carroll (Flora) | 2024
State
IN
, 2024, 5-9 SF, Carroll (Flora)
– 13.5p, 6.3r, 2.3a, 2.2s, 1.3b
Class 2A Honorable Mention All-State:
Eva Bazzoni, 2021, Manchester
Lana Bell
Lana
Bell
5'10" | PF
South Decatur | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, South Decatur
Emme Boots
Emme
Boots
5'8" | SF
Bluffton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Bluffton
Dakota Borman
Dakota
Borman
5'7" | SG
Fountain Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Fountain Central
Lauren Carie
Lauren
Carie
6'2" | C
Vincennes Rivet | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Vincennes Rivet
Chloe Custis, 2021, South Putnam
Mariah Dickerson
Mariah
Dickerson
6'0" | C
Evansville Mater Dei | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Evansville Mater Dei
McKenna Dietsch
McKenna
Dietsch
5'2" | PG
Adams Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Adams Central
Ellie Foley, 2021, Southwestern (Hanover)
Rose Fuentes
Rose
Fuentes
5'7" | SF
Hammond Bishop Noll | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Hammond Bishop Noll
Ava Gardner
Ava
Gardner
5'7" | CG
Frankton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Frankton
Ryleigh Grott
Ryleigh
Grott
5'11" | PF
Marquette Catholic | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Marquette Catholic
Sage Hammond, 2021, Adams Central
Sierra Hinds
Sierra
Hinds
5'7" | SG
University | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, University
Sullivan Kessler
Sullivan
Kessler
5'7" | CG
Eastside | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Eastside
Misti Kimberlin, 2021, Austin
Bonnie Lew Ludlow
Bonnie
Lew Ludlow
5'7" | SG
Covenant Christian | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis)
Treasure Nickelson
Treasure
Nickelson
5'9" | PF
Crawford County | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Crawford County
Bree Noland
Bree
Noland
5'11" | PF
Perry Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Perry Central
Hallie Rogers
Hallie
Rogers
5'8" | SF
Hagerstown | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Hagerstown
Kendra Sill
Kendra
Sill
5'8" | SF
Eastern (Pekin) | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Eastern (Pekin)
Maggie Smith, 2021, Winamac
Bailey Stamper
Bailey
Stamper
6'1" | C
Triton Central | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Triton Central
Chloee Thomas
Chloee
Thomas
6'1" | C
Frankton | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Frankton
Reece VanBlair
Reece
VanBlair
5'8" | SG
Alexandria-Monroe | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Alexandria-Monroe
Sidney Veatch, 2021, Southmont
Megan Wagner
Megan
Wagner
5'9" | SF
Carroll (Flora) | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Carroll (Flora)
Jasmine Walker
Jasmine
Walker
6'0" | C
Clarksville | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Clarksville
Mariah Wyatt
Mariah
Wyatt
5'11" | C
Wabash | 2021
State
IN
, 2021, Wabash
Ashlynn Allman
Ashlynn
Allman
5'10" | PF
Lapel | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Lapel
Patty Chikamba
Patty
Chikamba
5'7" | SF
University | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis)
Jaleigh Crawford, 2022, Elwood
Samara Douglas
Samara
Douglas
5'11" | PF
North Central (Indianapolis) | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis)
Jessica Duvall, 2022, Switzerland County
Emma Good
Emma
Good
5'6" | PG
Taylor | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Taylor
Kendal Johnson
Kendal
Johnson
6'0" | PF
Lewis Cass | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Lewis Cass
Kennedy Kugler, 2022, Prairie Heights
Kelsi Langley
Kelsi
Langley
5'10" | SF
Taylor | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Taylor
Rachel Meyer, 2022, South Ripley
Brie Miller, 2022, South Putnam
Myah Montgomery
Myah
Montgomery
6'1" | PF
Southridge | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Southridge
Tynlie Neal, 2022, Clinton Prairie
Abigail Parker
Abigail
Parker
5'9" | SF
Tipton | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Tipton
Grace Ramsay
Grace
Ramsay
5'11" | SF
Parke Heritage | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Parke Heritage
Jessie Ringen
Jessie
Ringen
5'9" | SF
Rensselaer Central | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Rensselaer Central
Jordyn Sarver
Jordyn
Sarver
5'9" | SF
Mitchell | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Mitchell
Halle Shelt
Halle
Shelt
5'8" | SG
Park Tudor | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Park Tudor
Jada Stansberry, 2022, Alexandria-Monroe
Abigail Tomblin
Abigail
Tomblin
5'8" | CG
South Central (Union Mills) | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, South Central (Union Mills)
Azmae Turner, 2022, Madison-Grant
Kennedy Wenger
Kennedy
Wenger
6'1" | PF
Evansville Mater Dei | 2022
State
IN
, 2022, Evansville Mater Dei
Grace Weston, 2022, Westville
Kyla Willis, 2022, North Putnam
Lydia Betz
Lydia
Betz
5'10" | SF
Forest Park | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Forest Park
Madelyn Bohman
Madelyn
Bohman
5'9" | SF
North Decatur | 2023
IN
, 2023, North Decatur
Trinity Britton
Trinity
Britton
5'5" | CG
South Spencer | 2023
IN
, 2023, South Spencer
Jackie Crews
Jackie
Crews
5'7" | PG
Paoli | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Paoli
Bailey Duke, 2023, Riverton Parke
Sophia Frasure, 2023, North Judson-San Pierre
Brea Garber
Brea
Garber
6'0" | PF
Fairfield | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Fairfield
Nasiya Gause
Nasiya
Gause
5'7" | SG
Lake Station Edison | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Lake Station Edison
Lizzie Graham
Lizzie
Graham
5'8" | SF
Triton Central | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Triton Central
Kenady Hudson, 2023, Eastern Greene
Olivia Leas
Olivia
Leas
5'7" | SG
Blackford | 2023
IN
, 2023, Blackford
Kyia McKinley, 2023, Eastern (Pekin)
Abby Parsons
Abby
Parsons
5'8" | SF
Cascade | 2023
IN
, 2023, Cascade
Peyton Pries
Peyton
Pries
5'6" | SG
South Adams | 2023
IN
, 2023, South Adams
Payton Seay
Payton
Seay
5'6" | SF
University | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, University
Grace Stapleton
Grace
Stapleton
5'5" | PG
Eastern Hancock | 2023
IN
, 2023, Eastern Hancock
Sydney Swan, 2023, Clinton Prairie
Tori Thompson
Tori
Thompson
5'7" | CG
Lafayette Central Catholic | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Lafayette Central Catholic
Olivia Waters
Olivia
Waters
5'11" | SF
Blackford | 2023
State
IN
, 2023, Blackford