All-Area girls high school basketball teams

Wayne’s Destiny Bohanon (with ball) is guarded by Centerville’s Amy Velasco. Centerville defeated visiting Wayne 66-60 in a girls high school basketball game on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

Wayne’s Destiny Bohanon (with ball) is guarded by Centerville’s Amy Velasco. Centerville defeated visiting Wayne 66-60 in a girls high school basketball game on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

It was another strong showing in area girls high school basketball this past season. As usual, there were many championship teams, breakout performances and record-setting players.

Here’s who we think are most deserving for the 2019 All-Area girls basketball teams. Selections were based on coaches’ nominations and chosen by Cox Media Group Ohio.

Division I: Centerville (25-3) quickly separated from the rest of the Greater Western Ohio Conference teams and was the most successful in the postseason, falling to eventual D-I state champ Mount Notre Dame in a regional final. That's why the Elks are represented on the first team by sophomore guard Amy Velasco and freshman center Cotie McMahon. Centerville's Adam Priefer is coach of the year.

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Player of the year honors went to Destiny Bohanon (15.1 points per game), a Wayne senior who signed with the University of Dayton.

Division II: Carroll (27-3) opened with 15 straight wins and rode that momentum into the state championship, falling to Toledo Rogers . That was the 10th time in the last 11 seasons a Greater Catholic League Co-Ed North team advanced to the final four among Alter (seven times), Carroll (twice) and Chaminade Julienne (once).

Carroll senior Elisabeth Bush and junior Julia Keller were both first team and Cecilia Grosselin of the Patriots the coach of the year. Player of the year honors went to Kenton Ridge senior Mikala Morris (27.0 points and 21.0 rebounds). She scored 40 or more points four times, surpassed 2,000 career points and became Ohio's all-time leading rebounder (1,700-plus).

Division III: Led by senior player of the year Rachel Murray (19.8) and first-team senior Marcella Sizer, Waynesville (27-1) was undefeated in the regular season and lost only to Columbus Africentric in a state final. Coach of the year Tim Gabbard has guided Waynesville the past 39 seasons.

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Division IV: Coach of the year Mike Wiss of Minster has the championship touch. Minster (27-1) won its second straight state title after Wiss succeeded Nann Stechschulte as coach in the 2017-18 season. Wiss also had led the Minster baseball team to two state titles.

Program record-setter Samantha Whiteman (24.8), a senior at Covington, is the player of the year.


DIVISION I

FIRST TEAM

Destiny Bohanon, Wayne, 5-9, sr., 15.1 points per game

Mya Jackson, Wilmington, 5-7, sr., 25.0

Cotie McMahon, Centerville, 5-11, fr., 14.5

Corinne Thomas, Tecumseh, 5-9, sr., 22.0

Amy Velasco, Centerville, 5-6, so., 14.0

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Destiny Bohanon, Wayne

COACH OF THE YEAR: Adam Priefer, Centerville

SECOND TEAM

Madison Bartley, Fairmont, 6-3, jr., 14.0

Presley Griffitts, Tecumseh, 5-11, sr., 15.6

Aubryanna Hall, Wayne, 6-0, so., 12.5

Mickayla Perdue, Springfield, 5-9, so., 21.4

Madeline Westbeld, Fairmont, 6-2, jr., 15.8

THIRD TEAM

Sam Chable, Centerville, 5-6, sr., 9.0

Nyla Hampton, Wayne, 5-7, jr., 10.2

Olivia Trice, Wayne, 5-8, sr., 9.4

Mali Morgan-Elliott, Fairmont, 6-0, sr., 9.8

Tylah Yeomans, Piqua, 5-10, jr., 14.3

HONORABLE MENTION: Tia Bass, Macie Taylor, Troy; Alexis Hutchison, Centerville; MaKayla Cooper, Katie McCrary, Northmont; Tyree Fletcher, Abbie Schoenherr, Butler; Kendall Folley, Lebanon; Rachel Gillum, Jordan Hobbs, Springboro; Alyssa Hargrove-Hall, Beavercreek; Jasmine Jamiel, Wilmington; Anna Long, Alex Sperry, Miamisburg; Trinity Morton-Nooks, Springfield; Korina Murphy, Stebbins; Evelyn Oktavec, Khala Powell, Fairborn.

DIVISION II

FIRST TEAM

Elisabeth Bush, Carroll, 5-8, sr., 13.5

Layne Ferrell, Franklin, 6-1, sr., 20.8

Lauren Hapgood, Oakwood, 5-8, sr., 20.0

Julia Keller, Carroll, 6-0, jr., 13.3

Mikala Morris, Kenton Ridge, 6-2, sr., 27.0

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mikala Morris, Kenton Ridge

COACH OF THE YEAR: Cecilia Grosselin, Carroll

SECOND TEAM

Kendall Clodfelter, Tippecanoe, 5-6, jr., 8.3

Sha’mya Leigh, Trotwood-Madison, 5-10, sr., 17.9

Ashleigh Mader, Tippecanoe, 5-8, so., 11.2

Jordan Rogers, Franklin, 5-9, so., 10.0

Chloe Smith, Valley View, 5-9, sr., 11.7

THIRD TEAM

MaKayla Blount, Alter, 5-10, sr., 10.6

Quantaijah Huffman, Trotwood-Madison, 5-7, so., 11.2

Haleigh Mayo-Behnken, Greenville, 5-7, jr., 12.2

Allie Stefanek, Carroll, 5-6, jr., 8.1

Aubrey Stupp, Valley View, 6-1, jr., 11.3

HONORABLE MENTION: Mallory Armentrout, Kenton Ridge; Faith Cottrell, Clinton-Massie; Abigail Dickson, Valley View; Maren Frudenschuss, Maria Mescher, Bellbrook; Staci Greene, Jordyn Varise, Chaminade Julienne; Myeesha Hall, Jordan Pettigrew, Leah Ruffin, Ponitz;Katelyn Nash, Graham; Bailey Shepherd, Eaton; Aubrey Stolly, Bellefontaine.

DIVISION III

FIRST TEAM

Morgan Haney, Miami East, 5-8, sr., 23.3

Jenna Lovely, Preble Shawnee, 5-6, sr., 12.0

Rachel Murray, Waynesville, 5-6, sr., 19.8

Marcella Sizer, Waynesville, 6-0, sr., 13.3

Lindsey Winner, Versailles, 6-2, jr., 9.4

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rachel Murray, Waynesville

COACH OF THE YEAR: Tim Gabbard, Waynesville

SECOND TEAM

Kristen Dickison, Milton-Union, 5-6, sr., 20.2

Taylor Gray, Arcanum, 6-0, fr., 9.9

Gabby Hollar, West Liberty-Salem, 5-7, sr., 10.7

Caitlin McEldowney, Versailles, 5-5, jr., 9.8

Reagan Ware, Greenon, 5-6, jr., 13.2

THIRD TEAM

Lauren Barhorst, Anna, 6-2, jr., 10.7

Kelsey Day, West Liberty-Salem, 5-7, sr., 10.0

Kenna Gray, Bethel, 5-7, so., 11.7

Lynzie Hartshorn, Waynesville, 5-8, sr., 7.9

Sylvie Sonneman, Greeneview, 5-11, jr., 15.2

HONORABLE MENTION: Delaney Benedict, Lydia Henry, Greenon; Olivia Brown, Milton-Union; Ella Doseck, Breah Kuck, Anna; Kenzie Harding, Greeneview; Logan Hollon, Nicole Sims, Preble Shawnee; Alaina Lyons, Urbana; Camryn Miller, Miami East; Kayla O'Daniel, Hailey Unger, Arcanum; Elizabeth Ording, Versailles; Savannah Pavoni, Benjamin Logan; Olivia Reittinger, Bethel; McKinlee Ruppert, Dixie.

DIVISION IV

FIRST TEAM

Maddie Downing, Tri-Village, 6-1, jr., 12.4

Meghan Downing, Tri-Village, 6-2, fr., 12.8

Marissa Meiring, Fort Loramie, 5-8, jr., 11.0

Samantha Whiteman, Covington, 5-7, sr., 24.8

Ivy Wolf, Minster, so., 15.8

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Samantha Whiteman, Covington

COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Wiss, Minster

SECOND TEAM

Maggie Coe, Cedarville, 5-6, sr., 21.7

Corina Conley, Franklin Monroe, 6-0, jr., 18.0

Emma Hess, Legacy Christian, 5-11, so., 16.8

Courtney Prenger, Minster, 6-2, sr., 11.1

Dana Rose, Fort Loramie, 5-11, so., 8.2

THIRD TEAM

Kathleen Ahner, Legacy Christian, 5-7, so., 11.0

Kenzie Hoelscher, Fort Loramie, 6-0, so., 7.1

Abbigail Peterson, Catholic Central, 5-7, so., 15.7

Lissa Siler, Tri-Village, 5-7, jr., 13.3

Angie Smith, Yellow Springs, 5-7, fr., 24.5

HONORABLE MENTION: Belle Cable, Franklin Monroe; Jenna Cordonnier, Laurissa Poling, Russia; Sarah Earhart, Troy Christian; Grace Forrest, Mechanicsburg; Katie Campbell, Jazlyn Smith, Miami Valley; Camryn Collinsworth, Dayton Christian; Maddy Combs, Emily Riddle, Legacy Christian; Lauren Dudgeon, Fairlawn; Kennedi Gephart, Taylor Ratermann, Fort Loramie; Trinity Henderson, Ansonia; Carmen Heuker, Botkins; Sidnie Hunt, Mississinawa Valley; Cati LeVan, Frani LeVan, Triad; Jessie Monnier, Houston; Mallory Mullen, Catholic Central; Emma Printz, Tri-Village; Austy Miller, Bradford.

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