2019-2020 Class 4A Honors

Featured image is of Lawrence North celebrating the Class 4A State Championship. The image is courtesy of the @IHSAA1 Twitter account. Now that the season is complete, I wanted to circle back and offer up a handful of awards based on how everyone in Class 4A performed throughout the 2019-2020 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 Freshmen (2023) 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 4A.   MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER [player_tooltip player_id="10560" first="Madison" last="Layden"], 2020, 6-1 W, Northwestern H.S. (Purdue) What an outstanding season and career Madison put together. In 116 games, she averaged 20.3 points (2360 total), 6.1 assists (713 total), and 4.6 steals (539 total) per game. She became Howard County’s all-time leading scorer in that span, plus she shot an impressive 51% from the field, 42% from 3-point range and 89% from the free throw line throughout her career. Her team won consecutive Class 3A State Championships, finished as the Class 4A Runners-Up this year, and she was named the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year this season. She has the opportunity to play an impactful role immediately when she steps on campus at Purdue next season. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER [player_tooltip player_id="10561" first="Sydney" last="Parrish"], 2020, 6-2 SF, Hamilton Southeastern H.S. (Oregon) Last season, Sydney was the best player on a talented and deep Hamilton Southeastern roster, helping them to a Class 4A State Championship. This season, while most of the Royals’ production that surrounded Parrish graduated, she stepped into a much bigger leadership role and guided a group of talented, but mostly inexperienced players to a 22-3 record. Her scoring and rebounding both increased, and she took on more ball-handling duties. For her career (98 games), she scored a whopping 1925 points, grabbed 653 rebounds, and shot a consistent 49% from the field and 77% from the free throw line. She was also named to this season’s McDonald’s All-American Game.   MOST IMPROVED PLAYER [player_tooltip player_id="132059" first="Nyla" last="Asad"], 2020, 5-4 CG, LaPorte H.S. The strides Nyla made from her first three seasons to her Senior year are eye-popping. In her first three seasons, she scored a total of 228 points in 51 games, averaging 4.5 points per game. This season alone, she scored 439 points in 27 games for a 16.3 scoring average. She also increased her rebounds from a season ago and nearly doubled her steals. She wasn’t on any recruiting lists heading into the season, and while she has started to gain some interest, she remains uncommitted at this point in time (to the best of my knowledge). She is a quick/fast, explosive little water-bug who can get to the rim or knock down the 3-pointer consistently.   COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR [player_tooltip player_id="99364" first="Courtney" last="Fields"], 2021, 5-7 CG, Cathedral H.S. The Comeback Player of the Year honor is typically awarded to someone who misses time due to an injury, however in Courtney’s case it’s a little different. She was a Varsity contributor as a Freshman, averaging 8.1 points per game, but during the 2018-2019 season she wasn’t on the team at all. This season she returned to action, picking up where she left off, and she was a great sidekick to Senior star [player_tooltip player_id="101420" first="Justis" last="Gordon"]. Courtney averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and shot a solid 73% from the free throw line as a starter in the backcourt, often handling the ball as the point guard. Look for her to transition into a leadership role next season.   FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR [player_tooltip player_id="59773" first="Ashlynn" last="Shade"], 2023, 5-9 CG, Noblesville H.S. Ashlynn entered high school with a great deal of fanfare, so I am not really surprised she’s the recipient of the Class 4A Freshman of the Year award. I am a little surprised, though, with how easily she transitioned from middle school to high school. She opened her career with a 26-point effort against eventual Class 4A State Champion Lawrence North, then scored 23 points two nights later against Fort Wayne Snider. Her only single-digit game was nine points against a very good Homestead on December 7th. After that contest, she scored no less than 17 points in any of their 13 remaining games. She knocked down 49 3-pointers, shot 77% from the free throw line, and turned it over less than three times per game against a brutal schedule. This young lady has a tremendously bright future ahead of her.   1st Team All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="10564" first="Kendall" last="Bostic"], 2020, 6-1 C/F, Northwestern 20.5p, 10.2r, 3.0a, 2.2s, 1.9b, 73% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="101414" first="RaShaya" last="Kyle"], 2020, 6-6 C, Marion 27.3p, 13.7r, 1.3a, 1.4s, 2.6b, 58% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="10560" first="Madison" last="Layden"], 2020, 6-1 W, Northwestern 25.6p, 4.2r, 6.4a, 5.1s, 93 3s, 89% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="10561" first="Sydney" last="Parrish"], 2020, 6-2 SF, Hamilton Southeastern 24.8p, 8.0r, 2.1a, 2.4s, 41 3s, 77% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="61030" first="Jessica" last="Carrothers"], 2022, 5-7 CG, Crown Point 19.1p, 4.5r, 3.8a, 4.6s, 58% FGs, 88% FTs   2nd Team All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="23026" first="Sydney" last="Graber"], 2020, 6-0 F, Homestead 15.5p, 8.7r, 2.0a, 2.0s [player_tooltip player_id="101415" first="Rachel" last="Loobie"], 2020, 6-0 PF, Franklin Central 21.p, 11.5r, 3.4a, 2.0s, 2.2b [player_tooltip player_id="35013" first="Katie" last="Burton"], 2021, 5-9 SG, Fishers 15.4p, 4.7r, 1.7a, 2.0s, 85% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="99357" first="Trinity" last="Clinton"], 2021, 5-7 W, Penn 17.8p, 5.4r, 3.3a, 2.6s, 52% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="62526" first="Jayla" last="Smith"], 2021, 5-11 SG, Lawrence North 13.9p, 3.1r, 1.5a, 3.5s, 57 3s   3rd Team All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="101423" first="Sydney" last="Jacobsen"], 2020, 5-8 SG, West Lafayette Harrison 22.5p, 6.3r, 4.3a, 4.6s, 84 3s, 45% 3s [player_tooltip player_id="101422" first="Alana" last="Vinson"], 2020, 5-10 W, Roncalli 18.8p, 6.4r, 2.4a, 1.7s, 52% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="35017" first="Trinity" last="Thompson"], 2021, 6-0 F, Michigan City 20.0p, 15.8r, 2.2a, 3.6s [player_tooltip player_id="10743" first="Kate" last="Clarke"], 2022, 6-0 W, Carmel 17.1p, 3.7r, 2.5a, 1.5s, 54 3s, 80% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="10766" first="Ayanna" last="Patterson"], 2022, 6-3 SF, Homestead 13.5p, 8.4r, 1.4a, 1.1s, 1.3b   4th Team All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="10613" first="Allison" last="Bosse"], 2020, 5-7 SG, Brownsburg 16.9p, 3.9r, 1.3a, 2.2s, 67 3s [player_tooltip player_id="10567" first="Nan" last="Garcia"], 2020, 6-0 PF, Jeffersonville 18.8p, 10.0r, 1.4a, 1.4s, 54% FGS, 50% 3s [player_tooltip player_id="62532" first="Madelyn" last="Bischoff"], 2021, 5-9 CG, Roncalli 18.3p, 3.7r, 1.3a, 2.0s, 62 3s [player_tooltip player_id="62527" first="Bridget" last="Dunn"], 2021, 6-2 PF, Carmel 12.3p, 9.9r, 1.4a, 1.4s, 1.8b, 90% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="10721" first="Tyra" last="Ford"], 2021, 5-8 W, Anderson 22.7p, 7.6r, 2.8a, 3.8s, 1.8b, 56 3s   5th Team All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="131970" first="Katie" last="Davidson"], 2020, 5-10 W, Lawrence North 12.2p, 5.3r, 2.1a, 1.6s, 78% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="23049" first="Sara" last="Zabrecky"], 2020, 5-8 SG, Munster 17.5p, 4.9r, 2.5a, 1.8s, 54 3s, 82% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="10665" first="Ally" last="Becki"], 2021, 5-8 CG, Brownsburg 11.5p, 7.2r, 3.9a, 3.0s, 41 3s [player_tooltip player_id="130310" first="Meg" last="Newman"], 2021, 6-2 F, North Central (Indianapolis) 10.7p, 6.2r, 1.4a, 55% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="97261" first="Koryn" last="Greiwe"], 2022, 5-7 CG, Columbus East 21.2p, 3.6r, 3.3a, 2.3s, 52 3s, 85% FTs   Freshmen All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="59757" first="Laila" last="Hull"], 2023, 6-0 F, Zionsville 13.4p, 7.8r, 1.7a, 2.8s, 1.0b [player_tooltip player_id="59762" first="McKenna" last="Layden"], 2023, 6-1 SF, Northwestern 6.0p, 4.3r, 3.0a, 1.7s, 43% 3s [player_tooltip player_id="127232" first="Makaya" last="Porter"], 2023, 5-9 F, Elkhart Central 20.5p, 6.8r, 1.3a, 3.7s, 55% FGs [player_tooltip player_id="59773" first="Ashlynn" last="Shade"], 2023, 5-9 CG, Noblesville 20.5p, 6.7r, 2.3a, 4.2s, 49 3s, 77% FTs [player_tooltip player_id="59784" first="Josie" last="Trabel"], 2023, 6-0 F, East Central 16.1p, 6.3r, 1.3a, 1.3s, 1.4b, 58% FGs   Honorable Mention All-State: [player_tooltip player_id="132059" first="Nyla" last="Asad"], 2020, LaPorte [player_tooltip player_id="130380" first="Jordan" last="Barnes"], 2021, Portage [player_tooltip player_id="35083" first="Layne" last="Burke"], 2021, New Albany [player_tooltip player_id="35644" first="Alaya" last="Chapman"], 2020, Fort Wayne South Side [player_tooltip player_id="101523" first="Ashley" last="Craycraft"], 2020, Chesterton [player_tooltip player_id="10744" first="Alyssa" last="Crockett"], 2022, Westfield Gabby Dean, 2023, Columbus East [player_tooltip player_id="132046" first="Elle" last="Deardorff"], 2020, Logansport [player_tooltip player_id="132017" first="Aubree" last="Dwiggins"], 2020, Pendleton Heights [player_tooltip player_id="127221" first="Kylee" last="Edwards"], 2023, Shelbyville Lily Ernstes, 2022, Jennings County [player_tooltip player_id="64129" first="Hannah" last="Farrell"], 2020, Greenfield-Central [player_tooltip player_id="99364" first="Courtney" last="Fields"], 2021, Cathedral [player_tooltip player_id="128165" first="Hope" last="Fox"], 2022, East Central [player_tooltip player_id="96080" first="Isabella" last="Gizzi"], 2023, New Palestine [player_tooltip player_id="130321" first="Irye" last="Gomez"], 2021, Bedford North Lawrence [player_tooltip player_id="101420" first="Justis" last="Gordon"], 2020, Cathedral [player_tooltip player_id="64114" first="Khera" last="Goss"], 2020, Ben Davis [player_tooltip player_id="23047" first="Lexie" last="Green"], 2020, Southport [player_tooltip player_id="101449" first="Paige" last="Gregory"], 2020, Mooresville [player_tooltip player_id="101473" first="Brielle" last="Harrison"], 2020, Warsaw [player_tooltip player_id="22702" first="Zayda" last="Hatfield"], 2021, Terre Haute South Vigo [player_tooltip player_id="131979" first="Kenna" last="Hisle"], 2020, Evansville North [player_tooltip player_id="101513" first="Olivia" last="Hoeppner"], 2020, Fort Wayne Carroll [player_tooltip player_id="130317" first="Nakaih" last="Hunter"], 2021, Indianapolis North Central [player_tooltip player_id="10706" first="Destiny" last="Jackson"], 2021, Fort Wayne Northrop [player_tooltip player_id="59758" first="Saniya" last="Jackson"], 2023, Fort Wayne Carroll [player_tooltip player_id="64119" first="Jaci" last="Jones"], 2020, Fort Wayne South Side [player_tooltip player_id="101461" first="Gabby" last="Joyner"], 2020, Evansville North [player_tooltip player_id="101529" first="Toni" last="Joyner"], 2020, Whiteland Holly Kaim, 2021, Munster [player_tooltip player_id="130354" first="Addyson" last="Kent"], 2021, Jennings County [player_tooltip player_id="34537" first="Rayah" last="Kincer"], 2022, Franklin Central [player_tooltip player_id="131982" first="Claire" last="Knies"], 2020, Jasper [player_tooltip player_id="101428" first="Tasi" last="Kukobat"], 2020, West Lafayette Harrison [player_tooltip player_id="97243" first="Teresa" last="Maggio"], 2022, McCutcheon [player_tooltip player_id="23034" first="Jackie" last="Maulucci"], 2020, Hamilton Southeastern [player_tooltip player_id="128148" first="Chloe" last="McClain"], 2022, Kokomo [player_tooltip player_id="101470" first="Brilan" last="McCory"], 2020, East Central [player_tooltip player_id="99361" first="Alexa" last="McKinley"], 2021, Columbus North [player_tooltip player_id="62538" first="Chloe" last="McKnight"], 2021, Bedford North Lawrence [player_tooltip player_id="64111" first="Jasmine" last="McWilliams"], 2020, North Central (Indianapolis) [player_tooltip player_id="101441" first="Klair" last="Merrell"], 2020, Northwestern [player_tooltip player_id="130369" first="Grace" last="Meyer"], 2021, Seymour [player_tooltip player_id="132007" first="Braxtin" last="Mickens"], 2020, Arsenal Technical [player_tooltip player_id="130339" first="Torri" last="Miller"], 2021, Merrillville [player_tooltip player_id="131986" first="Megan" last="Mills"], 2020, Pendleton Heights [player_tooltip player_id="128119" first="Jaelynne" last="Murray"], 2022, Pike [player_tooltip player_id="132013" first="Jaliah" last="Nailor"], 2020, Lawrence Central [player_tooltip player_id="128140" first="Kaliah" last="Neighbors"], 2022, Evansville North [player_tooltip player_id="131978" first="Haley" last="Nichols"], 2020, Avon [player_tooltip player_id="128117" first="Natalie" last="Niehaus"], 2022, Castle [player_tooltip player_id="59766" first="Karsyn" last="Norman"], 2023, Bedford North Lawrence [player_tooltip player_id="127213" first="Shabrea" last="O’Quinn"], 2023, Fort Wayne Wayne [player_tooltip player_id="130359" first="Kiana" last="Oelling"], 2021, Valparaiso [player_tooltip player_id="130315" first="Ryin" last="Ott"], 2021, LaPorte Imani Owens, 2021, South Bend Riley [player_tooltip player_id="23065" first="Rylie" last="Parker"], 2020, Homestead [player_tooltip player_id="99373" first="Emily" last="Parrett"], 2021, Fort Wayne Carroll [player_tooltip player_id="101436" first="Reganne" last="Pate"], 2020, Penn [player_tooltip player_id="101537" first="Sydnee" last="Perry"], 2020, Mount Vernon (Fortville) [player_tooltip player_id="35626" first="Tamia" last="Perryman"], 2020, Fishers [player_tooltip player_id="101447" first="Claire" last="Rake"], 2020, Center Grove [player_tooltip player_id="131983" first="Naria" last="Reed"], 2020, New Albany [player_tooltip player_id="64118" first="Jordan" last="Reid"], 2020, New Palestine [player_tooltip player_id="10679" first="Alex" last="Richard"], 2021, Avon [player_tooltip player_id="130313" first="Katey" last="Richason"], 2021, Zionsville [player_tooltip player_id="101418" first="Dash" last="Shaw"], 2020, Crown Point [player_tooltip player_id="99416" first="Lexi" last="Shelton"], 2021, Mount Vernon (Fortville) [player_tooltip player_id="130314" first="Brynn" last="Shoup-Hill"], 2021, Goshen [player_tooltip player_id="101508" first="Sydney" last="Simon"], 2020, Concord [player_tooltip player_id="59775" first="Hailey" last="Smith"], 2023, Fishers Kenzee Smith, 2020, Decatur Central [player_tooltip player_id="59776" first="Olivia" last="Smith"], 2022, Fort Wayne South Side [player_tooltip player_id="128154" first="Zoe" last="Stewart"], 2022, Terre Haute North Vigo [player_tooltip player_id="23053" first="Mackenzie" last="Stien"], 2020, Brownsburg [player_tooltip player_id="64112" first="Abby" last="Stoddard"], 2020, Crown Point [player_tooltip player_id="128115" first="Lilly" last="Stoddard"], 2022, Crown Point [player_tooltip player_id="62575" first="Brooklyn" last="Stubblefield"], 2021, Greenwood Community [player_tooltip player_id="131974" first="K’Ja" last="Talley"], 2020, Warren Central [player_tooltip player_id="132035" first="Claire" last="Tanner"], 2020, Plymouth [player_tooltip player_id="130368" first="Amaya" last="Thomas"], 2021, Evansville Central [player_tooltip player_id="99424" first="Daylynn" last="Thornton"], 2021, McCutcheon [player_tooltip player_id="97305" first="Ashlyn" last="Traylor"], 2022, Martinsville [player_tooltip player_id="101443" first="Ainsley" last="Urbanski"], 2020, Bloomington North [player_tooltip player_id="130353" first="Jaci" last="Walker"], 2021, Northridge [player_tooltip player_id="62535" first="Pa’Shence" last="Walker"], 2021, Martinsville [player_tooltip player_id="101446" first="Jazmen" last="Watts"], 2020, South Bend Riley [player_tooltip player_id="64116" first="Madison" last="Webb"], 2020, Bedford North Lawrence [player_tooltip player_id="128118" first="Tanyuel" last="Welch"], 2022, North Central (Indianapolis) [player_tooltip player_id="99367" first="TiAuna" last="White"], 2021, Fort Wayne Northrop [player_tooltip player_id="97247" first="Ellie" last="Wilkerson"], 2022, Plainfield [player_tooltip player_id="132047" first="Yiesha" last="Williams"], 2020, Elkhart Central [player_tooltip player_id="10723" first="Mary" last="Wilson"], 2021, Center Grove [player_tooltip player_id="132020" first="Vanessa" last="Wilson"], 2020, Decatur Central [player_tooltip player_id="35046" first="Lamiya" last="Woodson"], 2021, Fort Wayne South Side [player_tooltip player_id="64115" first="Kristian" last="Young"], 2020, Lawrence North