Area players earn Class AAA all-state laurels
Elkins High School’s Belan, Philip Barbour’s Hill, Denison and Sparks make honorable-mention list
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FAIRMONT -- Elkins High School's Anna Belan and Philip Barbour's Alyssa Hill, Emily Denison and Braylyn Sparks have named Class AAA all-state honorable mention.
Belan was a junior guard for the Lady Tigers, while Hill a junior forward, Denison a sophomore forward and Sparks a freshman guard.
Nitro senior guard Baylee Goins and Fairmont Senior junior guard Marley Washenitz were named first-team co-captains. The much-acclaimed duo, which led their teams to a combined 35-2 record, also split the 2021 Mary Ostrowski Award as the co-state players of the year announced last week.
Washenitz is joined on the all-state first team by teammate Meredith Maier, who put up a monster campaign of 18.5 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 1.6 blocks a game.
A pair of North Marion players also garnered first-team honors with sophomore forward Olivia Toland and senior guard Karlie Denham, while Logan junior guard Peyton Ilderton made the first team as well.
Toland averaged a team-best 20.7 points and over four steals a game for North Marion, while Denham posted a full line of 13.6 points, 4.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds a game. Ilderton, meanwhile, scored 21.5 points a game for the Wildcats, to go with 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 3.5 steals a game.
St. Joseph Central's Amya Damon and Pikeview's Hannah Perdue nabbed the two remaining spots on the all-state first team. Perdue averaged 26.2 points and 5.5 rebounds a game and Damon averaged 21.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.3 steals a game.
Robert C. Byrd's Victoria Sturm captained the all-state second team. Sturm, who transferred to the Eagles from Lincoln, averaged a team-high 18.1 points a game, to go with 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.5 steals a game.
First Team
Marley Washenitz, Fairmont Senior; Jr. (Co-captain)
Baylee Goines, Nitro; Sr. (Co-captain)
Peyton Ilderton, Logan; Jr.
Meredith Maier, Fairmont Senior; Jr.
Amya Damon, Huntington St. Joe; Jr.
Hannah Perdue, PikeView; Jr.
Olivia Toland, North Marion; Soph.
Karlie Denham, North Marion; Sr.
Second Team
Marisa Horan, Wheeling Central , Sr.
Taylor Maddox, Nitro; Soph.
Victoria Sturm, RCB, Sr. (Captain).
Alana Eves, Wayne, Sr.
Emily Dickerson, Midland Trail; Sr.
Meghan Taylor, Winfield, Soph.
Kaitlyn Carson, North Marion; Jr.
Reece Enochs, Oak Glen, Sr.
Honorable Mention
Isabella Aperfine, Weir; Hannah Ault, Hampshire; Anna Belan, Elkins; Laynie Beresford, Fairmont Senior; Brooklyn Bowen, Nitro; Anyah Brown, PikeView; Emma Cayton, Lewis County; Kaili Crowl, Keyser; Emily Denison, Philip Barbour; Sydney Farmer, Sissonville; Hannah Ferris, Lincoln; Emma Elliott, Liberty Harrison; Gracie Fields, Hampshire; Alexus Greenlief, Oak Glen; McKennan Hall, Ripley; Alyssa Hill, Philip Barbour; Olivia Krinov, Lewis County; Avery Lucas, Lincoln County; Leah Maley, Weir; Alexis O'Dell, Nicholas County; Julia Preseruati, St. Joseph; Taylor Ray, Herbert Hoover; Kierra Richmond, Shady Spring; Alyssa Satterfield, Grafton; Alexa Shoemaker, Keyser; Braylyn Sparks, Philip Barbour; Emily Starn, Fairmont Senior; Emily Suddreth, Independence; Jill Tothe, Logan; Tristen White, Wheeling Central