Class AAA Player of the Year and All-State Selections
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Outstanding floor general, 2,000-point scorer, consummate leader, state champion. That about describes Becker senior Julia Bengtson Julia Bengtson 5'10" | PG Becker | 2021 State MN . Today she can add to the list, ‘Prep Girls Hoops Class AAA High…
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Continue ReadingOutstanding floor general, 2,000-point scorer, consummate leader, state champion. That about describes Becker senior Julia Bengtson Julia Bengtson 5'10" | PG Becker | 2021 State MN . Today she can add to the list, ‘Prep Girls Hoops Class AAA High School Player of the Year.” Julia also leads our selections today for Class AAA All-State Teams.
Winning the State Tournament a couple of weeks back was the crowning achievement of a long and successful career as well as an incredible year for Julia and her teammates. She averaged 15.4 points per game on 48% shooting, along with 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3 steals. Numbers don’t really tell Julia’s story, though. It’s her leadership that truly stands out. She set the tone for everything Becker is about and Becker is all about team culture. This fall, she will begin the next segment of her journey at Division 1 Eastern Illinois.
Joining Julia on the All-State First Team is her teammate Adeline Kent Adeline Kent 5'8" | CG Becker | 2022 State MN . The junior has also had an excellent career, but this year she soared to new heights. Jordyn Hilgemann Jordyn Hilgemann 5'10" | SF Marshall | 2021 State MN of Marshall led her team to the state finals while being among the state’s leading scorers. Ronnie Porter Ronnie Porter 5'2" | CG Como Park | 2022 State MN of St. Paul Como Park is one of the state’s most exciting and talented players who can score and score and score. And our final First Team selection is Benilde-St. Margaret’s guard Olivia Olson Olivia Olson 6'1" | CG Benilde-SM | 2024 State MN , one of the best freshmen in America and a candidate for Team USA.
Congratulations to everyone who was chosen for the Prep Girls Hoops All-State Team. We did our very best to choose. I don’t recall the process ever being so difficult, which speaks volumes about the talent pool in Minnesota. I’m sure we must have missed some deserving players and I’ll apologize in advance if that’s the case. Here is the entire team.
CLASS AAA ALL-STATE
First Team
- Julia Bengtson Julia Bengtson 5'10" | PG Becker | 2021 State MN – senior, Becker (Eastern Illinois)
- Jordyn Hilgemann Jordyn Hilgemann 5'10" | SF Marshall | 2021 State MN – senior, Marshall (Northern State)
- Adeline Kent Adeline Kent 5'8" | CG Becker | 2022 State MN – junior, Becker (Tampa)
- Olivia Olson Olivia Olson 6'1" | CG Benilde-SM | 2024 State MN – freshman, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
- Ronnie Porter Ronnie Porter 5'2" | CG Como Park | 2022 State MN – junior, St. Paul Como Park
Second Team
- Megan Gamble Megan Gamble 5'10" | SF Becker | 2021 State MN – senior, Becker (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Aby Shubert Aby Shubert 5'8" | CG Kasson-Mant. | 2023 State MN – sophomore, Kasson-Mantorville
- Addy Salzer Addy Salzer 5'10" | CG Waconia | 2021 State MN – senior, Waconia (Iona)
- Mackenzie Schweim Mackenzie Schweim 5'10" | PG Mankato East | 2022 State MN – junior, Mankato East
- Frankie Vascellaro Frankie Vascellaro 6'0" | SF Holy Angels | 2021 State MN – senior, Holy Angels
Honorable Mention
Courtney Nuest Courtney Nuest 5'8" | CG Becker | 2021 State MN (Becker/Bethel), Ella Runyon Ella Runyon 5'11" | CG Hill-Murray | 2022 State MN (Hill-Murray), Lilli Mackley Lilli Mackley 5'11" | CG Hill-Murray | 2021 State MN (Hill-Murray/Dakota State), Kaylynn Asberry Kaylynn Asberry 5'5" | PG Como Park | 2022 State MN (St. Paul Como Park), Ava Stier Ava Stier 5'10" | PF Waconia | 2022 State MN (Waconia/MSU-Mankato), Audrey Swanson Audrey Swanson 5'11" | SF Waconia | 2022 State MN (Waconia), Maren Westin Maren Westin 5'8" | CG Becker | 2023 State MN (Becker), Briana Stoltzman Briana Stoltzman 5'8" | CG Mankato West | 2021 State MN (Mankato West/SMSU), Laura Hauge Laura Hauge 5'9" | SG St. Croix Lutheran | 2024 State MN (St. Croix Lutheran), Hope Dudycha Hope Dudycha 5'6" | CG Austin | 2022 State MN (Austin), Taryn Hamling Taryn Hamling 5'9" | PG Grand Rapids | 2023 State MN (Grand Rapids/NDSU), Elly Schmitz Elly Schmitz 5'11" | SF Hermantown | 2021 State MN (Hermantown/Sioux Falls), Mia Huberty Mia Huberty 5'9" | CG Big Lake | 2021 State MN (Big Lake/Upper Iowa), Sydney Runsewe Sydney Runsewe 5'8" | CG DeLaSalle | 2022 State MN (DeLaSalle), Champ Danso Champ Danso 6'0" | PF Simley | 2022 State MN (Simley), Sacia Vanderpool Sacia Vanderpool 6'4" | C Byron | 2021 State MN (Byron/Wisconsin), Savannah White Savannah White 6'1" | SG DeLaSalle | 2022 State MN (DeLaSalle), Lexi Karge Lexi Karge 6'2" | PF Mankato East | 2022 State MN (Mankato East), Lani Schoper Lani Schoper 5'9" | CG Mankato West | 2022 State MN (Mankato West), Mataya Hoelscher Mataya Hoelscher 5'5" | CG Alexandria | 2021 State MN (Alexandria/Concordia-Moorhead), Mackenzie Jones Mackenzie Jones 5'9" | SF Willmar | 2021 State MN (Willmar/SMSU), Mya Suess Mya Suess 6'1" | PF Kasson-Mantorville | 2021 State MN (Kasson-Mantorville), Bella Hartzel Bella Hartzel 5'8" | SG Hill-Murray | 2021 State MN (Hill-Murray), Alyssa Stamer Alyssa Stamer 5'7" | CG Hutchinson | 2022 State MN (Hutchinson), Haley Hawkinson Haley Hawkinson 5'8" | CG Hibbing | 2021 State MN (Hibbing)
Top photo: Julia Bengtson Julia Bengtson 5'10" | PG Becker | 2021 State MN (left) and her teammate Megan Gamble Megan Gamble 5'10" | SF Becker | 2021 State MN (right) both made our All-State Team. (Courtesy photo)