Girls Basketball

HighSchoolOT's All-State girls basketball team for the 2021-22 season

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state girls basketball team features the best players across all classifications, including 18 returning selections (five are repeat first-teamers).

Posted 2022-05-09T02:16:16+00:00 - Updated 2022-05-09T12:39:22+00:00

Jerni Kiaku (2) of Garner. The Garner girls basketball team advanced to the 4A Eastern Regional Championship with a 61-48 win over Apex Friendship on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Photo By: Joel Bryant/HighSchoolOT)

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state girls basketball team features the best players across all classifications, including 18 returning selections (five are repeat first-teamers).

There is a first, second, and third team with 15 players each. There is also an Honorable Mention list of 30 players.

High school sports journalists across the state were also polled for the best players in their respective areas. A full list of those journalists who contributed to this or any other HSOT all-state team this year is at the bottom of the story. Players were selected based on their play throughout the year, with strength of opponents taken into account.

Players are listed with their averages in the following format: points / rebounds / assists. Averages for steals or blocks per game are noted as such.

Only averages with decimal points were deemed exact calculations by the teams who posted or submitted them.

First Team

Jayda Angel, Cape Fear (sophomore) -- 28.4 / 8.6 / 4.8 / 6.6 steals / 1.6 blocks
Kylah Bryant, Salisbury (junior) -- 17.4 / 3.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 steals
Kylie Chavis, Purnell Swett (junior) -- 22.0 / 9.8 / 6.3 / 4.0 steals
Reychel Douglas, Millbrook (junior) -- 17.6 / 8.6 / 2.7 / 3.5 steals
Emily Hege, North Davidson (senior) -- 27.9 / 5.6 / 4.3 / 4.2 steals / Wingate recruit
Zamareya Jones, North Pitt (sophomore) -- 24.3 / 2.7 / 5.7 / 4.3 steals / 1.3 blocks
Madisyn Jordan, Panther Creek (junior) -- 17.4 / 6.1 / 1.1 / 1.7 steals / 1.0 blocks
Amiya Joyner, Farmville Central (senior) -- 18.2 / 12.4 / 2.3 / 1.1 steals / 2.9 blocks / East Carolina recruit
Jerni Kiaku, Garner (senior) -- 24.0 / 3.0 / 5.2 / 3.9 steals / NC Central recruit
Imani Lester, North Raleigh Christian (senior) -- 15.2 / 7.4 / 2.0 / 1.3 steals / 2.5 blocks / Louisville recruit
Indya Nivar, Apex Friendship (senior) -- 18.7 / 8.6 / 3.7 / 3.3 steals / Stanford recruit
Maraja Pass, Shelby (junior) -- 15.9 / 4.2 / 5.5 / 4.2 steals
Olivia Porter, Northwood (senior) -- 18.0 / 6.4 / 3.8 / 4.3 steals
Torin Rogers, Murphy (senior) -- 25.3 / 9.2 / 4.0 / 2.1 steals / 1.8 blocks / Richmond recruit
Sarah Strong, Grace Christian of Sanford (sophomore) -- 25.5 / 17.6 / 5.2 / 3.8 steals / 3.1 blocks

Second Team

Samantha Ackles, Holly Springs (senior) -- 18.2 / 12.7 / 2.0 / 2.0 steals / 2.8 blocks / UNC-Wilmington recruit
Taylor Barner, Panther Creek (sophomore) -- 17.6 / 2.4 / 3.0 / 1.9 steals
Cassidy Geddes, Newton-Conover (junior) -- 21.2 / 6.7 / 4.3 / 4.5 steals
Miya Giles-Jones, Terry Sanford (junior) -- 19.4 / 12.6 / 3.5 / 3.2 steals / 1.0 blocks
Kate Hollifield, Shelby (senior) -- 17.9 / 5.0 / 2.0 / 2.6 steals / Belmont recruit
Ashanti Lynch, North Lenoir (senior) -- 25.4 ppg / Maryland-Eastern Shore recruit
Journee McDaniel, Farmville Central (senior) -- 15.7 / 8.4 / 2.6 / 2.8 steals / 1.6 blocks / East Tennessee State recruit
Senali Moss, South Mecklenburg (senior) -- 18.7 / 5.8 / 3.7 / 6.0 steals
Armani Reid, Southwest Onslow (junior) -- 22.0 / 8.5 / 5.3 / 5.6 steals / 1.0 blocks
Sydney Roberts, Southeast Guilford (senior) -- 21.4 / 5.5 / 4.8 / 4.2 steals / 1.2 blocks
Kylah Silver, D.H. Conley (junior) -- 21.9 / 9.9 / 3.1 / 5.5 steals / 0.9 blocks
La'Niya Simes, East Forsyth (junior) -- 20.1 / 13.1 / 3 / 5 steals / 2 blocks
Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic (sophomore) -- 14.2 / 10.8 / 1.4 / 1.1 steals / 2.8 blocks
Saniya Wilson, Kings Mountain (senior) -- 22.2 / 6.0 / 4.8 / 3.1 steals
Mia Xerras, Myers Park (junior) -- 11.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 / 1.7 steals

Third Team

Desiree Askew, Hertford County (senior) -- 22.9 / 14.1 / 3.2 / 6.1 steals / 1.3 blocks
Kaylee Carson, Independence (sophomore) -- 19.2 / 5.4 / 3.3 / 2.3 steals
Mila Holloway, Chambers (sophomore) -- 13.8 / 2.6 / 2.4 / 3.6 steals
Darriona Howard, Clayton (junior) -- 19.7 / 8.8 / 2.0 / 3.7 steals / 2.7 blocks
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Lake Norman (junior) -- 15.6 / 9.4 / 4.0 / 3.1 steals
Anya Massey, Hoggard (junior) -- 12.8 / 4.4 / 5.3 / 2.5 steals / 0.7 blocks
Madison Nereu, Green Level (senior) -- 14.9 / 9.7 / 3.8 / 2.6 steals / 0.9 blocks / Roanoke recruit
Ka'Nyah O'Neil, Southside (junior) -- 31.7 / 12.9 / 3.4 / 4.7 steals / 2.6 blocks
Precious Ogboko, Durham School of the Arts (senior) -- 18.1 / 17.7 / 1.1 / 1.6 steals / 2.8 blocks
Kate Sears, Watauga (freshman) -- 18.4 / 5.5 / 4.3 / 1.6 steals
Bobbi Smith, Southeast Raleigh (senior) -- 18 / 6 / 4 / East Carolina recruit
Mary Spry, Jesse Carson (senior) -- 15.8 / 9.1 / 2.4 / 2.0 steals / 2.8 blocks / Catawba recruit
Samyha Suffren, Cannon School (junior) -- 17.3 / 6.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 steals / Virginia Tech recruit
Jakieya Thompson, St. Pauls (junior) -- 15.0 / 6.5 / 8.3 / 6.7 steals
Ruby Williams, Cuthbertson (senior) -- 20.7 / 5.5 / 1.7 / 2.2 steals / 1.5 blocks / Cornell recruit

Honorable Mention

Janiya Adams, Bessemer City (junior) -- 25.3 / 3.8 / 3.2 / 5.3 steals
Kaitlyn Adams, Bunn (junior) -- 23.9 / 11.3 / 3.1 / 4.0 steals / 1.5 blocks
Laila Anderson, The Burlington School (senior) -- 22.0 / 3.1 / 3.8 / 2.7 steals / Mount Olive recruit
Aaliyah Balser, Union Pines (senior) -- 19.0 / 11.6 / 1.9 / 3.1 steals / 0.7 blocks
Jamyah Blakeney, Forest Hills (junior) -- 23.6 / 5.0 / 5.4 / 3.7 steals
Daneesha Briggs, Beddingfield (junior) -- 25.3 / 5.9 / 1.6 / 2.1 steals / 2.2 blocks
Alissa Cheek, Rosman (sophomore) -- 18.7 / 4.3 / 4.0 / 3.4 steals
Bentlee Chockley, Enka (senior) -- 19.9 / 7.8 / 2.6 / 2.0 steals
Tamyra Council, St. Pauls (senior) -- 11.8 / 11.1 / 1.8 / 1.7 steals / 3.3 blocks
Hadleigh Dill, Enka (junior) -- 16.7 / 9.0 / 3.4 / 1.3 steals / 0.8 blocks
Tori Ensley, Franklin (junior) -- 20.2 / 5.2 / 2.5 / 4.5 steals / N.C. State (softball)
Nevaeh Farmer, North Mecklenburg (junior) -- 13.5 / 3.5 / 4.9 / 4.0 steals
Kyleigh Goode, Seventy-First (sophomore) -- 19.6 / 13.7 / 1.4 / 3.4 steals / 3.1 blocks
Gracyn Hall, Randleman (junior) -- 18.6 / 11.7 / 1.7 / 1.1 steals / 1.7 blocks
Jasmine Harris, Northern Guilford (sophomore) -- 11 / 5 / 4 / 2 steals
Adelaide Jernigan, Bishop McGuinness (freshman) -- 17.6 / 3.6 / 1.7 / 2.3 steals
Rhian Lawrence, Cardinal Gibbons (junior) -- 15.5 / 7.2 / 4.6 / 3.6 steals
Alyssa Lewis, Hickory Ridge (junior) -- 14.0 / 5.8 / 3.7 / 3.4 steals
Jamiya Lindsey, Richmond (freshman) -- 24.0 / 2.2 / 2.5
Alexis Maness, Southwestern Randolph (senior) -- 16.9 / 10.3 / 2.0 / 2.1 steals
Mia McMillen, Surry Central (senior) -- 21.1 / 8.9 / 2.7 / 5.0 steals
Tamia Morris, Terry Sanford (senior) -- 18.3 / 2.9 / 3.7 / 3.3 steals / UNC-Pembroke recruit
Evangelia Paulk, Asheville Christian (junior) -- 12.7 / 5.4 / 2.0 / 3.9 steals / 1.5 blocks / Wofford recruit
Karlyn Pickens, North Buncombe (senior) -- 17.4 / 9.9 / 2.0 / 2.4 steals / 3.3 blocks / Tennessee (softball)
Skylar Southard, Forbush (senior) -- 15.0 / 9.4 / 3.7 / 2.8 steals / 5.4 blocks
Caroline Thiel, Rocky Mount (junior) -- 19.3 / 5.5 / 1.7 / 2.3 steals / 1.3 blocks
Aly Wadkovsky, Lake Norman (senior) -- 11.9 / 8.3 / 1.0 / 1.6 steals / 1.6 blocks / Elon
Nyah Wilkins, Garner (senior) -- 11.7 / 9.6 / 5.5 / 3.0 steals / 1.3 blocks
Chloe Williams, Heritage (senior) -- 13.4 / 5.8 / 3.7 / 2.2 steals / Elon
Alexis Wolgemuth, Fred T. Foard (senior) -- 20.7 / 7.0 / 4.8 / 5.4 steals / Marshall (soccer)

Repeat all-state selections (18): Nivar, Pass, Joyner, Kiaku, Rogers, Z. Jones, O'Neill, Lester, Giles-Jones, Strong, Hege, Wilson, Lynch, Thompson, Jordan, Hollifield, J. Adams, C. Williams.

Repeat first-team selections (5): Nivar, Pass, Joyner, Kiaku, Rogers.

The following media representatives contribute to HSOT's All-State teams: