Season Preview: 2022-23 AAAA and AAA predictions
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Mary Ostrowski Award winner: Jayda Allie Jayda Allie 5'8" | SG Cabell Midland | 2023 State WV , Cabell Midland Runner-up: Alexis Bordas Alexis Bordas 5'8" | SG Wheeling Park | 2025 State WV , Wheeling Park/ Zaniah Zellous Zaniah…
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Continue ReadingMary Ostrowski Award winner: Jayda Allie Jayda Allie 5'8" | SG Cabell Midland | 2023 State WV , Cabell Midland
Runner-up: Alexis Bordas Alexis Bordas 5'8" | SG Wheeling Park | 2025 State WV , Wheeling Park/ Zaniah Zellous Zaniah Zellous 6'2" | PF George Washington | 2025 State WV , George Washington
CLASS AAAA
Preseason Top 10
1 GW
2 Morgantown
3 Cabell Midland
4 Wheeling Park
5 Spring Mills
6 Spring Valley
7 Woodrow Wilson
8 Martinsburg
9 Parkersburg South
10 St. Albans/South Charleston
State Tournament Seeds
1 GW
2 Morgantown
3 Cabell Midland
4 Wheeling Park
5 Spring Mills
6 Spring Valley
7 Woodrow Wilson
8 Martinsburg
State Tournament Bracket
QUARTERFINALS
GW over Martinsburg
Wheeling Park over Spring Mills
Morgantown over Woodrow Wilson
Cabell Midland over Spring Valley
SEMIFINALS
GW over Park
Morgantown over Cabell Midland
TITLE GAME
GW over Morgantown, 54-52 in OT – Macie Mallory Macie Mallory 5'9" | SG George Washington | 2024 WV cans 8 treys and leads all scorers with 24 points. Lily Jordan Lily Jordan 6'0" | PF Morgantown | 2024 State WV hits two free throws with 8 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
Favorites to win the title: George Washington
Don’t be surprised if these teams win the title: Wheeling Park, Morgantown, Cabell Midland
Dark Horse: Spring Mills
Teams ready to make the biggest leap: Spring Valley, Spring Mills
Surprise state tournament qualifier: Woodrow Wilson/Martinsburg
PRE-SEASON ALL-STATE
First Team
Finley Lohan Finley Lohan 5'11" | SF George Washington | 2024 State WV , George Washington
Zaniah Zellous Zaniah Zellous 6'2" | PF George Washington | 2025 State WV , George Washington
Allie Daniels Allie Daniels 6'1" | PF Spring Valley | 2025 State WV , Spring Valley
Alexis Bordas Alexis Bordas 5'8" | SG Wheeling Park | 2025 State WV , Wheeling Park
Sofia Wassick Sofia Wassick 5'7" | PG Morgantown | 2024 State WV , Morgantown
Keanti Thompson Keanti Thompson 5'4" | PG Woodrow Wilson | 2023 State WV , Woodrow Wilson
Jayda Allie Jayda Allie 5'8" | SG Cabell Midland | 2023 State WV , Cabell Midland
Kilah Dandridge Kilah Dandridge 5'8" | CG Saint Maria Goretti (Maryland) | 2025 WV , Spring Mills
Second Team
Cadence Stewart Cadence Stewart 5'8" | SG Greenbrier East | 2023 State WV , Greenbrier East
Jaz Wheeler, Cabell Midland
Preslee Treadway Preslee Treadway 5'8" | SF Greenbrier West | 2025 State WV , Spring Mills
LaLa Woods, Wheeling Park
Trinity Balog Trinity Balog 5'7" | SG Parkersburg | 2024 State WV , Parkersburg
Kyra Brown Kyra Brown 5'4" | CG South Charleston | 2023 State WV , South Charleston
Dria Parker Dria Parker 5'10" | SF Spring Valley | 2025 State WV , Spring Valley
Gracie Shamblin Gracie Shamblin 5'10" | C Parkersburg South | 2024 State WV , Parkersburg South
CLASS AAA
Preseason Top 10
1 Wayne
2 North Marion
3 Logan
4 Ripley
5 Winfield
6 Nitro
7 Hampshire
8 RCB
9 Buckhannon-Upshur
10 East Fairmont
State Tournament seeding
1 Wayne
2 North Marion
3 Ripley
4 Hampshire
5 RCB
6 Sissonville
7 Midland Trail
8 East Fairmont
State Tournament
QUARTERFINALS
Wayne over East Fairmont
Hampshire over RCB
North Marion over Midland Trail
Ripley over Sissonville
SEMIFINALS
Wayne over Hampshire
North Marion over Ripley
TITLE GAME
Wayne over North Marion – Junior Laneigh Brooks Laneigh Brooks 5'7" | SG Wayne | 2024 State WV assumes command by dropping a double-double of 18 points, 10 steals and 6 rebounds as the Pioneers pull away in the 4th quarter, 65-58.
Favorites to win the title: Wayne
Don’t be surprised if these teams win the title: Logan, North Marion
Dark Horse: Hampshire
Teams ready to make the biggest leap: Ripley, Winfield
PRESEASON ALL-STATE
First Team
Brooke Adkins Brooke Adkins 6'0" | PG Wayne | 2025 State WV , Wayne
Natalie Blankenship, Logan
Taylor Maddox Taylor Maddox 5'7" | SG Nitro | 2023 State WV , Nitro
Izzy Blomquist, Hampshire
Sophie Nichols Sophie Nichols 5'11" | SG Ripley | 2024 State WV , Ripley
Meghan Taylor Meghan Taylor 5'6" | CG Winfield | 2023 State WV , Winfield
Olivia Toland Olivia Toland 5'9" | CG North Marion | 2023 State WV , North Marion
Avery Childers Avery Childers 5'10" | PF Robert C. Byrd | 2023 State WV , RCB
SECOND TEAM
Addie Adkins Addie Adkins 5'11" | PF Wayne | 2025 State WV , Wayne
McKennan Hall, Ripley
Ava Edwards Ava Edwards 5'7" | SG Nitro | 2025 State WV , Nitro
Kenly Rogers, East Fairmont
Sadaya Jones-Pryor, Fairmont Senior
Kenna Maxwell, Buckhannon-Upshur
Kynna Britton Kynna Britton 5'10" | CG Sissonville | 2025 State WV , Sissonville
Addison Issacs, Midland Trail