The 2018 Associated Press girls basketball All-State teams as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters.
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CLASS A
Player of the Year: Moira Joiner, Saginaw Heritage, Jr.
Coach of the Year: Vonnie DeLong, Saginaw Heritage
Class A First Team:
Julia Ayrault, Grosse Pointe North, Jr.
Camree Clegg, Wayne Memorial, Sr.
Jasmine Clerkley, Okemos, So.
Jaida Hampton, East Lansing, Sr.
Alexis Johnson, Southfield A&T, Jr.
Moira Joiner, Saginaw Heritage, Jr.
Kate McArthur, Warren Cousino, Jr.
Destiny Strother, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, Jr.
McKenna Walker, Bay City Western, Sr.
Alyza Winston, Muskegon, Jr.
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Class A Second Team:
Sha Carter, Birmingham Groves, Sr.
Carlee Crabtree, Coldwater, So.
Corinne Jemison, East Kentwood, Sr.
Kayla Luchenbach, Clarkston, Sr.
Ally VanTimmeren, Jenison, Fr.
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Class A Honorable Mention:
(Nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel)
Molly Davis, Midland Dow; Hannah Smith, Midland; Maddie Barrie, Midland; Shine Strickland-Gills, Saginaw Heritage; Jessi Bicknell, Saginaw Heritage; Mallory McCartney, Saginaw Heritage; Kailee Davis, Detroit Renaissance; Rana El-Husseini, Dearborn Fordson; Eden Johnson, Ann Arbor Huron; Katelyn Sherwood, Belleville; Jordan Lewis, Detroit King; Jeanae Terry, Wayne Memorial; Del’Janae Williams, Detroit King; Brazyll Watkins, Battle Creek Lakeview; Lakaria Washington, Kalamazoo Central; Anna Fischer, St. Joseph; Olivia Moore, Bloomfield Hills Marian; Maddie Beck, Clarkston; Olivia Perkins, Farmington; Sam Cherney, North Farmington; Samantha Potter, Royal Oak; Cheyenne McEvans, Southfield A&T; Janara Flowers, Walled Lake Western; Jordan Walczyk, Walled Lake Western; Ashley Watson, Waterford Kettering; Margot Woughter, Traverse City Central; Grace George, DeWitt; Aaliyah Nye, East Lansing; Laya Hartman, Okemos; Makenzie Todd, Grand Ledge; Maddie Maloney, St. Johns; Alexis Miller, Howell; Whitney Sollom, Hartland; Graysen Cockerham, Hartland; Chloe Idoni, Fenton; Avery Ledy, Marquette; Sami Klink, Port Huron Northern; Ella Stemmer, Saline; Jada Moorehead, Jackson; Kasey DeSmit, Hudsonville; Anna LoMonaco, Caledonia; Zoe Anderson, Rockford; Ellie Dykstra, Byron Center; Sammie Gehrls, Caledonia; Olivia Brown, East Grand Rapids; Mickayla Ivy, East Grand Rapids; Alona Blackwell, East Kentwood; Lazurea Saunders, East Kentwood; Mauriya Barnes, East Kentwood; Madi Winter, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Claire Baguley, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Beth Chick, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Bri Cook, Grand Rapids Christian; Alli Keyser, Grand Haven; Adele Kemp, Greenville; Regan Coxon, Lowell; Shaina Figures, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills; Daz’sha Day, Muskegon; Meg Morehouse, Zeeland East; Sophie Riemersma, Zeeland East; Rebecca Fugate, Holly.
Coaches of the Year: Jarvis Mitchell, Wayne Memorial; Stephen Emert, Walled Lake Western; Don Palmer, Hartland
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CLASS B
Player of the Year: Kaela Webb, Detroit Country Day, Sr.
Coach of the Year: Joe Lusk, Michigan Center
Class B First team:
Daisy Ansel, Comstock, Jr.
Morgan Kaniszewski, Tawas, Sr.
Sarah Miller, Birch Run, So.
Jasmine Powell, Detroit Country Day, Jr.
Sydney Shafer, Jackson Northwest, Jr.
Masyn Shannon, Michigan Center, Sr.
Maddie Voelker, Goodrich, So.
Maddie Watters, Williamston, Sr.
Kaela Webb, Detroit Country Day, Sr.
Makenzie Wilkinson, Kalkaska, Sr.
Sophia Wiard, Muskegon Oakridge, Jr.
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Class B Second team:
Mariel Bruxvoort, Grand Rapids South Christian, Sr.
Sophia DiMilia, New Boston Huron, Sr.
Meghan Schulz, Hopkins, Sr.
Elie Smith, Fowlerville, Jr.
Kaitlyn Zarycki, Edwardsburg, Jr.
Coaches of the Year: Matt Schelich, Kingsley; Ryan Carroll, Jackson Northwest
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Class B Honorable mention:
(Nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel)
Alyssa Argyle, Freeland; Kaylee Argyle, Freeland; Hannah Thiel, Saginaw Swan Valley; Olivia Apple, Alma; Hailey Leister, Alma; Natalee Kunse, Clare; Kelynn Kujat, Frankenmuth; Hannah Hall, Millington; Ella Bontrager, Jackson Northwest; Gabby Fogarty, Marysville; Adoreya Williams, Detroit Mumford; Kenzie Lewis, Williamston; Allison Peplowski, Williamston; Alyssa Welsh, Perry; Maddie Birchmeier, Corunna; Emma Samson, Ovid-Elsie; Jayla Strickland, Big Rapids; Alicia Lake, Battle Creek Pennfield; Natalie Tucker, Marshall; Hadley Miller, Three Rivers; Maxine Moore, Detroit Country Day; Ahkyla Blakely, Comstock; Adrian Folks, Detroit Country Day; Jalynn Brumfield, Kingsley; Brittany Bowman, Kingsley; McKenna Bent, Comstock Park; Cara VanKempen, Coopersville; Ravier Koppenhofer, Wyoming Godwin Heights; Gabby Timmer, Grand Rapids South Christian; Bria Schrotenboer, Hamilton; Ashlen Wolfram, Hamilton; Sarah Buresh, Hamilton.
Coaches of the Year: Dave Mann, Harper Woods Chandler Park; Don Kramer, Birch Run
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CLASS C
Player of the Year: Rickea Jackson, Detroit Edison, Jr.
Coach of the Year: Mark Toppi, Oscoda
Class C First team:
Natalie Bartle, Negaunee, Sr.
Kenzie Bowers, Kent City, Fr.
Gabrielle Elliott, Detroit Edison, So.
Lydia Goble, Schoolcraft, Sr.
Linnie Gustafson, St. Ignace-LaSalle, Sr.
Rickea Jackson, Detroit Edison, Jr.
Mary Liedel, Erie-Mason, Sr.
Lasha Petree, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, Sr.
Emily Spitzley, Pewamo-Westphalia, Sr.
Elise Stuck, Charlevoix, So.
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Class C Second team:
Ali Aldrich, Beaverton, Sr.
Jenny Beckman, Shelby, Sr.
Damiya Hagemann, Detroit Edison, Fr.
Kendal Muxlow, Brown City, Sr.
Haley Nelson, Sandusky, Sr.
Coaches of the Year: Steve Eklund, Pewamo-Westphalia; Corey Fether, Manchester
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Class C Honorable mention:
(Nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel)
Jala Petree, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep; Mahri Petree, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep; Emily Coveyou, St. Ignace-LaSalle; Madigan Johns, Ishpeming; Madelyn Koski, Ishpeming Westwood; Sayge Cuthrell, Cass City; Lexi Rutkowski, Harbor Beach; Claycee West, White Pigeon; Sydney Preston, Kalamazoo Hackett; Maddy Tiller, Gobles; Zakiyyah Abdullah, Niles Brandywine; AJ Jackson, Hartford; Grace Murray, Royal Oak Shrine; Hannah Spitzley, Pewamo-Westphalia; Tait Hosford, Bath; Ellie Droste, Pewamo-Westphalia; Ellie Hardy, Saranac; Sophie Wilsey, Laingsburg; Alex Randall, Laingsburg; Sasha Penn, Flint Hamady; Imani Thompson, Flint Beecher; Alana Nelson, Springport; Kennedi Maurer, Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Sydney Peake, Hemlock; Katie Engelhardt, Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Meghan Blaine, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary; Natalie Hoffman, Hemlock; Emily Schaub, Marlette; Gabby Gough, Sandusky; Madison Thompson, Reese; Taylor Findlay, Reese; Katelyn Etherton, Oscoda; Abby Brown, Manton; Makayla Ardis, Lake City; Rachel Allen, Mason County Central; Savannah Peplinski, Maple City Glen Lake; Sarah Chouinard, Traverse City St. Francis; Bailey Fitzpatrick, Carson City-Crystal; Kaylea Stone, Carson City-Crystal; Aubrey Goorman, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian.
Coaches of the Year: Monique Brown, Detroit Edison; Joe Rodriguez, Hemlock; Josh Pickell, Reese
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CLASS D
Player of the Year: Bree Salenbien, Adrian Lenawee Christian, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Jamie Salenbien, Adrian Lenawee Christian
Class D First team:
Milly Allen, Chassell, Sr.
Alex Hunter, Gaylord St. Mary’s, Sr.
Emma Johnson, Harbor Light Christian, Sr.
Daelyn Merillat, Morenci, Jr.
Scout Nelson, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy, Jr.
Lexi Niepoth, Bellaire, Sr.
Taylor Opolka, Pickford, Sr.
Mariah Pringle, Brethren, Sr.
Kelsey Richards, Fruitport Calvary Christian, So.
Bree Salenbien, Adrian Lenawee Christian, Fr.
Tiffany Senerius, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Sr.
Bailey Whitcomb, Bellevue, Sr.
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Class D Second team:
Taylor Fleming, Rogers City, Jr.
Mikayla Kersting, Harbor Light Christian, Sr.
Sophie Ruggles, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy, Sr.
Dani Salenbien, Adrian Lenawee Christian, So.
Coach of the Year: Brandi Hainault, Chassell
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Class D Honorable mention
(Nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel)
Kaytlyn Tidey, Lawrence; Faith Guritz, Martin; Jaiden Hurst, Athens; Sydney Danison, Chassell; Kianne Wendt, Munising; Sydney Stephens, Bay City All Saints; Carley Smith, Kingston; Lily Lyons, Kingston; Jillyan Dinsmore, Kingston; Caitlyn Bruff, New Lothrop; Kayla Sanders, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes; Isabelle Kline, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes; Katie Coyne, Portland St. Pat’s; Sarah Voss, Lansing Christian; Lyndsey Ryba, Hillman; Averi Bebble, Gaylord St. Mary’s; Elasia Craig, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian.
Coach of the Year: Matt Mattson, Munising
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Voting panel: David Bossick, Ludington Daily News; Bill Broderick, Battle Creek Enquirer; Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal; David Goricki, The Detroit News; Drew Ellis, The Oakland Press (Pontiac); Brendan Savage, MLive-Flint; Tony Garcia, MLive-Jackson; Fred; Chris Zadorozny, Holland Sentinel, Doug Donnelly, Adrian Daily Telegram; Fred Kelly, Midland Daily News.
