Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan unveils BCAM’s Best teams

Every year, after the end of the regular season, key members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) get together and hash out the list of the best players in the state of Michigan for that season, publishing their list of BCAM's Best. Here's the list the coaches came up with for the 2017-18 season, led by the "Best of the Best": BEST OF THE BEST Julia Ayrault, Jr., Grosse Pointe North Camree' Clegg, Sr., Wayne Memorial Jaida Hampton, Sr., East Lansing Rickea Jackson, Jr., Detroit Edison PSA Moira Joiner, Jr., Saginaw Heritage Lasha Petree, Sr., Ypsilanti Arbor Prep Sydney Shafer, Jr., Jackson Northwest Destiny Strother, Jr., Flint Carman-Ainsworth McKenna Walker, Sr., Bay City Western Kaela Webb, Sr., Detroit Country Day [caption id="attachment_5996" align="alignleft" width="251"] Howell's Alexis Miller (left) tries to drive around Hartland's Whitney Sollom (25) in a district semifinal. (Photo by Matthew B. Mowery)[/caption] CLASS A BCAM’S BEST Sha Carter, Sr., Birmingham Groves Jasmine Clerkley, So., Okemos Carlee Crabtree, So., Coldwater Kailee Davis, Fr., Detroit Renaissance Molly Davis, Jr., Midland Dow Anna Fischer, Sr., St Joseph Janara Flowers, Sr., Walled Lake Western Grace George, Sr., DeWitt Laya Hartman, Jr., Okemos Adele Kemp, Jr., Greenville Jordan Lewis, Sr., Detroit King Anna LoMonaco, Sr., Caledonia Kayla Luchenbach, Sr., Clarkston Kate McArthur, Jr., Warren Cousino Alexis Miller, Sr., Howell Olivia Moore, Jr., Bloomfield Hills Marian Aaliyah Nye, So., East Lansing Whitney Sollom, So., Hartland Shine Strickland-Gills, Jr., Saginaw Heritage Jeanae Terry, Jr., Wayne Memorial Taylor Williams, Jr., Macomb Dakota CLASS A HONORABLE MENTION Maddie Barrie, Sr., Midland; Maddie Beck, Sr., Clarkston; Tara Bieniewicz, Sr., Macomb Dakota; Olivia Brown, Jr., East Grand Rapids; Alicia Bullaro, Sr., St Clair Shores Lakeview; Tiffani Burgess, Sr., Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse; Samantha Cherney, Sr., North Farmington; Beth Chick, Sr., Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Graysen Cockerham, Sr., Hartland; Regan Coxon, Jr., Lowell; Kasey DeSmit, Sr., Hudsonville; Samantha Dorn, Jr., Riverview; Bella Dugas, Sr., Farmington Hills Mercy ;Rebecca Fugate, Jr., Holly; Samantha Gehrls, Sr., Caledonia; Cameron Grant, So., Macomb Dakota; Tatyana Hardwick, Sr., Sterling Heights; Maryam Hashim, Jr., Bloomfield Hills; Jayah Hicks, Jr., Wayne Memorial; Emily Huff, Sr., Waterford Mott; Chloe Idoni, Jr., Fenton; Mickayla Ivy, Sr., East Grand Rapids; Alli Keyser, Jr., Grand Haven; Samantha Klink, Sr., Port Huron Northern; Chantal LeDoux, Sr., Plymouth; Avery Ledy, Jr., Marquette; Ellie Mackay, Sr., Novi; Mackenzie Mallory, Sr., So.,uth Lyon East; Maddie Maloney, Sr., St Johns; Mallory McCartney, Jr., Saginaw Heritage; Aazh Nye, Sr., East Lansing; Samantha Potter, Jr., Royal Oak; Tyler Scheid, Jr., Coldwater; Jenna Schluter, Sr., Farmington Hills Mercy; Abigail Slate, Jr., Allen Park; Hannah Smith, Sr., Midland; Ella Stemmer, Fr., Saline; Courtney Stone, Sr., Detroit Cody; Makenzie Todd, Jr., Grand Ledge; Ally VanTimmeren, Fr., Jenison; Jordan Walczyk, Sr., Walled Lake Western; Lakira Washington, Sr., Kalamazoo Central; Leah Weslock, Sr., Howell; Margot Woughter, Sr., Traverse City Central; Lauren Wynn, Sr., St Clair Shores Lakeview. CLASS B BCAM’S BEST [caption id="attachment_5995" align="alignleft" width="254"] Kingsley's Brittany Bowman (21) goes up for a shot over Country Day's Kaela Webb (bottom left) and Adrian Folks in the Class B semifinals. (Photo by Matthew B. Mowery)[/caption] Daisy Ansel, Jr., Comstock Alyssa Argyle, Jr., Freeland Kaylee Argyle, Sr., Freeland Ella Bontrager, Sr., Jackson Northwest Brittany Bowman, So., Kinsgley Mariel Bruxvoort, Sr., Grand Rapids South Christian Morgan Kaniszewski, Sr., Tawas Area Hadley Miller, So., Three Rivers Sarah Miller, So., Birch Run Maxine Moore, Sr. Detroit Country Day Zamaia Polk, Sr., Detroit Mumford Jasmine Powell, Jr., Detroit Country Day Masyn Shannon, Sr., Michigan Center Elie Smith, Jr., Fowlerville Jayla Strickland, Sr., Big Rapids Natalie Tucker, Sr., Marshall Maddie Voelker, So. Goodrich Maddie Watters, Sr., Williamston Sophia Wiard, Jr., Muskegon Oakridge Makenzie Wilkinson, Sr., Kalkaska Kaitlyn Zarycki, Jr., Edwardsburg CLASS B HONORABLE MENTION Stephanie Abraham, Sr., Marine City; Lauren Barton, So., Ovid-Elsie; McKenna Bent, So., Comstock Park; Madison Birchmeier, Jr., Corunna; Ahkyla Blakely, Sr., Comstock; Jalynn Brumfield, Sr., Kinsgley; Jaycie Callaway, Sr., Otsego; Grace Chandler, Sr., Manistee; Cierra Cole, Sr., Durand; Naomi Davis, Sr., Battle Creek Pennfield; Sapphire Dawson, Jr., Detroit Collegiate Prep NW; Shaniya Evans, Sr., Clawson; Adrian Folks, Jr., Detroit Country Day; Vantanae Garrett, Sr., Detroit Communication and Media Arts; Celia Gaynor, Sr., Pontiac Notre Dame Prep; Hannah Hall, Sr., Millington; Faith Hayes, Jr., Battle Creek Harper Creek; Mackenzie Kalchik, Sr., Sault Area; Jacie King, Jr., Kingsley; Alicia Lake, Jr., Battle Creek Pennfield; Libby Ledford, Jr., Stanton Central Montcalm; Kenzie Lewis, So., Williamston; Betsy Lueck, Sr., Warren Regina; Abbie McDowell, Jr., Tecumseh; Alycia Patterson, So., Niles; Allison Peplowski, Sr., Williamston; Kaitlyn Ray, Sr., Big Rapids; Mattison Rayman, Jr., Otsego; Meredith Rinke, Sr., Almont; Emma Samson, Sr., Ovid-Elsie; Bria Schrotenboer, Jr., Hamilton; Megan Schulz, Sr., Hopkins; Gabrielle Timmer, Sr., Grand Rapids South Christian; Jordyn Wigg, Sr., Hastings; Diamond Williams, Sr., Harper Woods Chandler Park; Ashlen Wolfram, Sr., Hamilton. [caption id="attachment_5994" align="alignright" width="300"] Detroit Edison PSA's Gabrielle Elliott (left) tries to shoot around Ypsilanti Arbor Prep's Jala (3) and Mahri Petree (5) in the Class C championship game. (Photo by Matthew B. Mowery)[/caption] CLASS C BCAM’S BEST Zakiyyah Abdullah, So., Niles Brandywine Natalie Bartle, Sr., Negaunee Jenny Beckman, Sr., Shelby Kenzie Bowers, Fr., Kent City Emily Coveyou, Jr., St. Ignace LaSalle Gabrielle Elliott, So., Detroit Edison PSA Lydia Goble, Sr., Schoolcraft Aubrey Goorman, Sr., Muskegon Western Michigan Christian Linnie Gustafson, Sr., St. Ignace LaSalle Armetrius Jackson, Sr., Hartford Madigan Johns, Sr., Ishpeming Mary Liedel, Sr., Erie-Mason Kendal Muxlow, Jr., Brown City Haley Nelson, Sr., Sandusky Sasha Penn, Sr., Flint Hamady Savannah Peplinski, Sr., Maple City Glen Lake Mahri Petree, Jr., Ypsilanti Arbor Prep Sydney Preston, Sr., Kalamazoo Hackett Emily Spitzley, Sr., Pewamo-Westphalia Hannah Spitzley, So., Pewamo-Westphalia Elise Stuck, So., Charlevoix CLASS C HONORABLE MENTION Rachel Allen, Jr., Scottville Mason County Central; Makayla Ardis, Jr., Lake City;Mariah Austin, Sr., Ishpeming; Meghan Blaine, Jr., Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary; Abby Brown, So., Manton; Kendall Brown, Jr., Elk Rapids; Caitlyn Bruff, Jr., New Lothrop; Avery Collins, Jr., Manchester; Sayge Cuthrell, Sr., Cass City; Keshia Davis, Sr., St. Ignace LaSalle;Katie Engelhardt, Sr., Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Harlee Froberg, Sr., Houghton; Megan George, Sr., Homer; Gabby Gough, Jr., Sandusky; Kaily Grulke, Sr., Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest; Maylee Hatt, Jr., Byron; Clara Johnson, Sr., Negaunee; Madelyn Koski, So., Ishpeming Westwood; Jennifer LaCross, Sr., Maple City Glen Lake; Kiera Lasky, Jr., Bronson; Sarah Marvin, Fr., Byron; Kennedi Maurer, Sr., Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Breanna McCone, Sr., Homer; Brianna Meulenberg, Sr., Grand Rapids Covenant Christian; Alana Nelson, So., Springport; Kara Pietila, Sr., Houghton; Nicole Sachman, Jr., Niles Brandywine; Gabrielle Saxman, So., Schoolcraft; Amanda Schaare, Sr., Clinton; Emily Schaub, Sr., Marlette; Maddy Tiller, Jr., Gobles; Zara Weber, Jr., Kent City; Claycee West, So., White Pigeon. [caption id="attachment_5993" align="alignleft" width="300"] Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes' Tiffany Senerius. (Photo by Matthew B. Mowery)[/caption] CLASS D BCAM’S BEST Milly Allen, Sr., Chassell Sydney Danison, Sr., Chassell Taylor Fleming, Jr., Rogers City Jaiden Hurst, Jr., Athens Emma Johnson, Sr., Harbor Springs Harbor Light Mikayla Kersting, Sr., Harbor Springs Harbor Light Camryn MacGuire, Jr., Kingston Daelyn Merillat, Jr., Morenci Scout Nelson, Jr., Mt. Pleasant Taylor Opolka, Sr., Pickford Mariah Pringle, Sr., Brethren Kelsey Richards, So., Fruitport Calvary Christian Sophia Ruggles, Sr., Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Lyndsey Ryba, Sr., Hillman Bree Salenbien, Fr., Adrian Lenawee Christian Dani Salenbien, So., Adrian Lenawee Christian Tiffany Senerius, Sr., Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Kaytlyn Tidey, Sr., Lawrence Lauren Turner, Sr., Sterling Heights Parkway Christian Kianne Wendt, Sr., Munising Bailey Whitcomb, Sr., Bellevue CLASS D HONORABLE MENTION Mackenzie Barr, Sr., Cedarville; Darian Blanchard, Sr., Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran; Keagan Bower, Sr., Colon; Katie Coyne, Sr., Portland St. Patrick; Hannah Cross, Sr., Crystal Falls Forest Park; Jillyan Dinsmore, Jr., Kingston; Madisyn Guza, Sr., Deckerville; Corra Hamilton, Sr., Athens; Kelly Hunter, Jr., Southfield Christian; Sarah Jackenmeyer, Sr., St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran; Taylor Long, Jr., Waldron; Lily Lyons, Jr., Kingston; Kallie McElroy, So., Allen Park Inter-City Baptist; Lauryn Mekelburg, Sr., Hillsdale Academy; Kayla Rabeau, Sr., Rogers City; Rachel Reddeman, Sr., Lutheran Westland; Grace Reetz, Sr., Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart; Emma Rondeau, Sr., Eben Junction Superior Central; Marissa Shaw, Sr., Pittsford; Aubrey Simmons, Sr., Engadine; Carley Smith, Jr., Kingston; Delaney Southers, Sr., Marine City Cardinal Mooney; Mikayla Thompson, Sr., Allen Park Inter-City Baptist; Sarah Voss, Sr., Lansing Christian; Michaela Werner, Jr., Munising; Baylee Willis, Sr., Baylee Willis, Sr., Climax-Scotts; Claudia Wilson, Jr., Mio AuSable.