5A Championship Game: Vilonia vs Greenwood

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5A championship game featured two of the best teams in 5A. Vilonia, who has a young team, ran against an experienced and well coached Greenwood team. Greenwood took home the championship with a decisive 58-35 victory, but let's look at some standout individual play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='306102' first='Madison' last='Cartwright'] | G | Greenwood | 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison is as good as advertised. The Tulsa commit displayed a full set of skills in the championship game to lead her team to victory. Madison finished with 13pts, 5 steals, 4 assist, and 3 rebounds. She ran the team, showed off her mid-range jumper off the dribble, knocked down the spot up three and made plays in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='402861' first='Anna' last='Trusty'] | G | Greenwood | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anna is one of the top players in the class of 2024. Standing nearly 6ft, she can play and defend multiple positions. She can make the spot up three, she attacks well off the catch, can finish with a floater, has a nice mid-range jumper, and has good footwork on her finishes. She'll be returning next year looking to lead this team to another state championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carly Sexton | G | Greenwood | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carly is another guard for Greenwood that has a nice skill set. The junior guard attacks really well off the catch with good footwork. She was a sneaky rebounder on the backside. Getting behind the defense for the easy put back. Carly could also finish in the paint with a floater and she was deadly from behind the three-point line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brooklyn Woolley | G | Greenwood | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When you have a team as talented as Greenwood, you'll have players that draw a lot of attention. Players like Brooklyn get the opportunity to take advantage. Brooklyn often found herself open and able to connect on multiple threes. A talented team like Greenwood becomes even tougher to defend when you have players stepping up like Brooklyn on the big stage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maddie Mannion | F | Vilonia | 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whenever you throw a freshman in your starting lineup in the very competitive 5A it can be very tough. Maddie did really well this year holding her own and was one of the reasons why Vilonia made it to the state championship game. Many lessons learned as a freshman will propel her moving forward. This won't be the last time you hear from this All-Conference performer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='465515' first='Kinley' last='Mears'] | G | Vilonia | 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kinley is a fireball. She's the girl that will give you 110% from the opening tip to the final buzzer. She'll defend anyone despite size or position, she's going after all the 50/50 balls, she can be a playmaker, and is a three-point threat. Her experience and leadership will be key to Vilonia returning to the state championship game again next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='465493' first='Sidni' last='Middleton'] | G | Vilonia | 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sidni had a very impressive year. There was so much growth from her freshman year. She hold the keys to this team and I look for her to continue to improve and have an even bigger impact next year. Sidni is a great playmaker off the pick and roll, has a nice mid-range jumper off the dribble, can shoot the three, and with her size she can operate out of the high post if needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->