<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id="182145" first="Darryn" last="Hood"] (2022) of Tindley Accelerated High School.</em></span>
Two weeks ago, teams from all over Indiana were allowed to begin their first official practices. As of Monday, November 1st, teams were permitted to begin official games. With that said, what players should make some noise in Class 1A for the 2021-2022 season? Below I have attempted to answer that question as best as possible. These preseason awards are based solely on how I think players will perform this season. Past success is a factor in my decision process, but it isn’t the end-all. Talent, potential, basketball IQ, and several other items play a big part as well. Additionally, players graduate and others step into more prominent roles, Freshmen arrive, plus other players transfer. Roles can change based on any number of other reasons as well. Without anymore delay, below is a look at our picks for the preseason awards and all-state teams in Class 1A.
<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>PRESEASON AWARDS</strong></span>
These preseason awards are an attempt at honoring girls who I think stand out in Class 1A. There are multiple legitimate candidates for each award, and every award is easily debatable, but I chose them based on who I thought filled the description best. Each award is determined through different criteria, as some awards are based primarily on opinion, while others are decided with a heavy influence from statistical merit.
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason Individual Awards</strong></span>
Most Valuable Player: [player_tooltip player_id="97268" first="Kaybree" last="Oxley"], 2022, Tecumseh
Most Outstanding Player: [player_tooltip player_id="59779" first="Bailey" last="Tabeling"], 2023, Trinity Lutheran
Toughest Player: [player_tooltip player_id="59789" first="Linzie" last="Wernert"], 2023, Lanesville
Best Motor: [player_tooltip player_id="97266" first="Ally" last="Madden"], 2022, Blue River Valley
Best Shooter: [player_tooltip player_id="127241" first="Tori" last="Thompson"], 2023, Lafayette Central Catholic
Best Scorer: [player_tooltip player_id="177322" first="Kenzie" last="Fulks"], 2024, Bethesda Christian
Best Passer: [player_tooltip player_id="326492" first="Mariah" last="Stoltzfus"], 2024, Bethany Christian
Best Rebounder: <strong>Kendall Davison</strong>, 2022, Clinton Central
Best Shot-Blocker: [player_tooltip player_id="59752" first="Kendall" last="Hale"], 2023, Cannelton
Best Defender: [player_tooltip player_id="97269" first="Gracie" last="Gilland"], 2022, Wes-Del
Best Athlete: [player_tooltip player_id="182145" first="Darryn" last="Hood"], 2022, Tindley Accelerated
Most Versatile: [player_tooltip player_id="97326" first="Mariah" last="Claywell"], 2022, Union City
<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>PRESEASON ALL-STATE TEAMS</strong></span>
Just like with the preseason awards, this was another attempt to honor girls who stand out in Class 1A. These teams were selected based on equal parts talent, skill, potential, statistical accomplishments, and team accomplishments. While we can debate who should be where, I do think it’s easy to understand why each of the girls listed below were at least selected to be honored.
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason 1st Team All-State</strong></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="128133" first="Karsyn" last="Cherry"], 2022, 5-7 G, Lafayette Central Catholic
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 15.9p, 8.9r, 4.1a, 2.7s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="182146" first="Hailee" last="Kline"], 2022, 5-7 G, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 17.8p, 6.2r, 4.0a, 3.2s in 2020-2021</span></em>
[player_tooltip player_id="97266" first="Ally" last="Madden"], 2022, 6-1 C, Blue River Valley
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 17.4p, 10.8r, 2.1a, 2.3s, 2.6b in 2020-2021
</em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="97268" first="Kaybree" last="Oxley"], 2022, 5-9 F, Tecumseh</span><em>
- 18.9p, 10.6r, 2.5a, 3.9s in 2020-2021
</em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="59779" first="Bailey" last="Tabeling"], 2023, 5-9 SG, Trinity Lutheran</span><em>
- 19.6p, 4.8r, 4.9a, 3.7s in 2020-2021</em></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason 2nd Team All-State</strong></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="97326" first="Mariah" last="Claywell"], 2022, 5-7 G, Union City
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 15.4p, 9.8r, 4.2a, 3.2s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="182149" first="Maddie" last="Hudspeth"], 2022, 6-1 C, Oregon-Davis
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 16.2p, 10.2r, 1.0a, 1.5s, 1.1b in 2020-2021</span></em>
[player_tooltip player_id="96074" first="Allison" last="Capouch"], 2023, 5-11 F, Kouts
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 17.9p, 4.0r, 1.9a, 2.4s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="127241" first="Tori" last="Thompson"], 2023, 5-7 G, Lafayette Central Catholic
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 12.6p, 2.9r, 1.6a, 1.1s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="177322" first="Kenzie" last="Fulks"], 2024, 5-6 G, Bethesda Christian
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 26.0p, 5.3r, 4.9a, 4.8s in 2020-2021</span></em>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason 3rd Team All-State</strong></span>
<strong>Kendall Davison</strong>, 2022, 5-9 F, Clinton Central
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 13.8p, 11.2r, 4.1a, 3.6s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="182145" first="Darryn" last="Hood"], 2022, 5-5 G, Tindley Accelerated
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 15.6p, 4.9r, 2.8a, 2.4s in 2020-2021</span></em>
[player_tooltip player_id="182142" first="Annabelle" last="Williams"], 2022, 5-6 G, Jac-Cen-Del
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 11.0p, 4.8r, 3.6a, 2.7s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="203655" first="Maci" last="Chamberlin"], 2023, 5-7 G, Blue River Valley
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 15.9p, 2.4r, 3.2a, 2.2s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="59789" first="Linzie" last="Wernert"], 2023, 5-8 F, Lanesville
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 11.8p, 6.1r, 2.6a, 2.8s in 2020-2021</em></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason 4th Team All-State</strong></span>
<strong>Emma Blissett</strong>, 2022, 5-7 G, Frontier
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 15.9p, 6.3r, 2.6s in 2020-2021</span></em>
[player_tooltip player_id="97269" first="Gracie" last="Gilland"], 2022, 5-7 G, Wes-Del
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 14.6p, 4.4r, 4.1s in 2019-2020 at Delta (3A)</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="178241" first="Bailey" last="Parham"], 2023, 6-0 C, Tri
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 11.7p, 10.4r, 1.9s in 2020-2021</span></em>
<strong>Danica Myers</strong>, 2024, 5-5 F, Eminence
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 16.8p, 9.2r, 2.6a, 3.9s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="239357" first="Isabel" last="Scales"], 2024, 5-8 F, Caston
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 13.0p, 5.0r, 3.4a, 3.1s in 2020-2021</span></em>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason 5th Team All-State</strong></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="243581" first="Elizabeth" last="Edmonds"], 2022, 6-0 C, Argos
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 9.4p, 10.0r, 1.9a, 2.0s, 3.0b in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="303401" first="Bella" last="Larrison"], 2022, 5-9 F, Waldron
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- 12.3p, 5.8r, 1.9a, 1.3s in 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="243568" first="Lauren" last="Smith"], 2022, 5-7 G, Cowan
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>- unable to find stats for 2020-2021</em></span>
[player_tooltip player_id="178238" first="Skylar" last="Bos"], 2023, 5-10 F, Covenant Christian (DeMotte)
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 14.0p, 3.3r, 4.3a, 4.0s in 2020-2021</span></em>
[player_tooltip player_id="201881" first="Madelyn" last="Poe"], 2024, 5-5 G, Hauser
<em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- 1.0p, 1.4r in 2020-2021 at Center Grove (4A)</span></em>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Class 1A Preseason Honorable Mention All-State</strong></span>
<strong>Sydney Argo</strong>, 2022, Faith Christian
<strong>Ellie Bigelow</strong>, 2022, Greenwood Christian
<strong>Ana Blakely</strong>, 2022, Marquette Catholic
<strong>Megan Bogemann</strong>, 2022, Waldron
<strong>Jessi Calizo</strong>, 2022, Lakeland Christian
<strong>Kailene Cockerham</strong>, 2022, Trinity Lutheran
[player_tooltip player_id="128204" first="Caitlin" last="Dineen"], 2022, Lafayette Central Catholic
<strong>Addy Frye</strong>, 2022, Traders Point Christian
<strong>Hadley Fuhrman</strong>, 2022, Northeast Dubois
<strong>Nichole Garner</strong>, 2022, Waldron
[player_tooltip player_id="303410" first="Lynzi" last="Heimlich"], 2022, North White
[player_tooltip player_id="182151" first="Lyndsey" last="Kobza"], 2022, Kouts
<strong>Kennadi Lakins</strong>, 2022, Crothersville
[player_tooltip player_id="243576" first="Emily" last="Livingston"], 2022, Union City
<strong>Gracie Lowry</strong>, 2022, Bloomfield
<strong>Ava Martin</strong>, 2022, North Vermillion
<strong>Cami Pearman</strong>, 2022, North Vermillion
<strong>Jada Rhonehouse</strong>, 2022, Fremont
<strong>Alexxys Standish</strong>, 2022, South Newton
[player_tooltip player_id="303418" first="Audrey" last="Voss"], 2022, Daleville
<strong>Brynn Warren</strong>, 2022, Tri-County
<strong>Kinsey Atkins</strong>, 2023, Triton
<strong>Seanna Baird</strong>, 2023, Indiana Deaf
<strong>Gracie Crawhorn</strong>, 2023, Edinburgh
<strong>Honour Ellis</strong>, 2023, Union (Modoc)
<strong>Karsyn Flowers</strong>, 2023, Tecumseh
<strong>Addie Graf</strong>, 2023, Washington Township
[player_tooltip player_id="59752" first="Kendall" last="Hale"], 2023, Cannelton
<strong>Ella Haupert</strong>, 2023, Southwood
<strong>Katie Jones</strong>, 2023, North Central (Farmersburg)
[player_tooltip player_id="300081" first="Rhylan" last="Kalb"], 2023, Northeast Dubois
<strong>Baylee Morris</strong>, 2023, Rising Sun
<strong>Logan Mouser</strong>, 2023, North Miami
<strong>Ellie Musselman</strong>, 2023, North Miami
<strong>Tessa Robertson</strong>, 2023, North White
<strong>Abigale Spry</strong>, 2023, North White
<strong>Paige Vawter</strong>, 2023, Bethesda Christian
<strong>Bella Dittemore</strong>, 2024, Eminence
<strong>Jenna Donohoo</strong>, 2024, Tecumseh
[player_tooltip player_id="326481" first="Liza" last="Froedge"], 2024, Trinity Lutheran
[player_tooltip player_id="326478" first="Peyton" last="Honchar"], 2024, Morgan Township
<strong>Sara Parkison</strong>, 2024, Clinton Central
[player_tooltip player_id="326492" first="Mariah" last="Stoltzfus"], 2024, Bethany Christian
<strong>Sydney Waldron</strong>, 2024, Greenwood Christian
[player_tooltip player_id="338899" first="Zoe" last="Willems"], 2024, Bethany Christian
<strong>Miranda Wozniak</strong>, 2024, LaCrosse
<strong>Addison Zimpleman</strong>, 2024, Caston
[player_tooltip player_id="295785" first="Carley" last="Barrett"], 2025, Lafayette Central Catholic
[player_tooltip player_id="324067" first="Hylton" last="Brumley"], 2025, Lanesville
[player_tooltip player_id="295760" first="Hadley" last="Crosier"], 2025, Lanesville
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