Season Preview: 2022-23 AAAA and AAA predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mary Ostrowski Award winner: [player_tooltip player_id='153410' first='Jayda' last='Allie'], Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Runner-up: [player_tooltip player_id='342221' first='Alexis' last='Bordas'], Wheeling Park/[player_tooltip player_id='379527' first='Zaniah' last='Zellous'], George Washington </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CLASS AAAA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Preseason Top 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 GW</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 Morgantown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 Wheeling Park</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 Spring Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 Woodrow Wilson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 Martinsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9 Parkersburg South </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 St. Albans/South Charleston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State Tournament Seeds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 GW</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 Morgantown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 Wheeling Park</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 Spring Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 Woodrow Wilson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 Martinsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State Tournament Bracket</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QUARTERFINALS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GW over Martinsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wheeling Park over Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgantown over Woodrow Wilson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cabell Midland over Spring Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SEMIFINALS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GW over Park</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgantown over Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>TITLE GAME</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GW over Morgantown, 54-52 in OT – [player_tooltip player_id='379496' first='Macie' last='Mallory'] cans 8 treys and leads all scorers with 24 points. [player_tooltip player_id='342235' first='Lily' last='Jordan'] hits two free throws with 8 seconds left to send the game to overtime.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Favorites to win the title: George Washington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't be surprised if these teams win the title: Wheeling Park, Morgantown, Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dark Horse: Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams ready to make the biggest leap: Spring Valley, Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Surprise state tournament qualifier: Woodrow Wilson/Martinsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PRE-SEASON ALL-STATE </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379495' first='Finley' last='Lohan'], George Washington </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379527' first='Zaniah' last='Zellous'], George Washington </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384101' first='Allie' last='Daniels'], Spring Valley </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='342221' first='Alexis' last='Bordas'], Wheeling Park </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='342214' first='Sofia' last='Wassick'], Morgantown </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153411' first='Keanti' last='Thompson'], Woodrow Wilson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153410' first='Jayda' last='Allie'], Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384008' first='Kilah' last='Dandridge'], Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153424' first='Cadence' last='Stewart'], Greenbrier East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaz Wheeler, Cabell Midland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='342234' first='Olivia' last='Bolduc'], Spring Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaLa Woods, Wheeling Park </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='378962' first='Trinity' last='Balog'], Parkersburg </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153419' first='Kyra' last='Brown'], South Charleston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384100' first='Dria' last='Parker'], Spring Valley </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379507' first='Gracie' last='Shamblin'], Parkersburg South </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CLASS AAA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Preseason Top 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 Wayne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 North Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 Logan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 Ripley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 Winfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 Nitro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 Hampshire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 RCB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9 Buckhannon-Upshur</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 East Fairmont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State Tournament seeding</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 Wayne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 North Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 Ripley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 Hampshire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 RCB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 Sissonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 Midland Trail</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 East Fairmont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State Tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QUARTERFINALS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wayne over East Fairmont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hampshire over RCB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Marion over Midland Trail</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ripley over Sissonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SEMIFINALS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wayne over Hampshire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Marion over Ripley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>TITLE GAME</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wayne over North Marion - Junior [player_tooltip player_id='474664' first='Laneigh' last='Brooks'] 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. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Favorites to win the title: Wayne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't be surprised if these teams win the title: Logan, North Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dark Horse: Hampshire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams ready to make the biggest leap: Ripley, Winfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PRESEASON ALL-STATE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379522' first='Brooke' last='Adkins'], Wayne </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Natalie Blankenship, Logan </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153429' first='Taylor' last='Maddox'], Nitro </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Izzy Blomquist, Hampshire </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='375427' first='Sophie' last='Nichols'], Ripley </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='410470' first='Meghan' last='Taylor'], Winfield </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='153426' first='Olivia' last='Toland'], North Marion </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379486' first='Avery' last='Childers'], RCB </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SECOND TEAM </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='379526' first='Addie' last='Adkins'], Wayne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKennan Hall, Ripley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='342224' first='Ava' last='Edwards'], Nitro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='496346' first='Kenly' last='Rogers'], East Fairmont </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sadaya Jones-Pryor, Fairmont Senior </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='496347' first='Kenna' last='Maxwell'], Buckhannon-Upshur </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384095' first='Kynna' last='Britton'], Sissonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addison Issacs, Midland Trail</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->