Southern Illinois girls flood Associated Press All-State Team
By MICHAEL DANN <br />mdann@dailyregister.com<br />HARRISBURG - There was some local flavor in the Associated Press Class 1&2A All-State girls' basketball team, released Thursday afternoon.<br />The biggest contribution from southern Illinois came from West Frankfort's Morgan Griffith, who was a unanimous selection for First Team.<br />Griffith averaged 33.34 points per game for a Matt Hampleman ball club that lost in the Class 2A regional championship to Harrisburg. Griffith  broke Bob Brown's 55-year-old single season scoring record (733). She also broke the boys and girls' scoring record at West Frankfort. She was named to the Harrisburg Preview All-Tournament Team, as well as, being named the MVP of the West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic. Griffith was named Athlete of The Week by WSIL TV and has signed scholarship papers with Missouri S&T. Last season, Griffith was an Associated Press 1st Team and was named 3&4A All-State. She was 1st Team News Gazette All-State and an IBCA 2nd Team player. <br />"She worked very hard to be the player she is. It's nice to see her get the recognition for all that hard work," Hampleman said.<br />Sesser-Valier's Hannah Garascia was named to the Second Team as the Rend Lake recruit averaged 19 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and four assists per game for a Rick Metcalf team. Garascia was recruited by Southeast Missouri State University, Rend Lake, John A. Logan and Wabash Valley Junior College and Lindenwood, before deciding on RLC. She was named MVP of the Black Diamond Conference and was All-Tournament at Sparta and West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic. She was also WSIL TV Player of the Week (Boys & Girls). Last year, Garascia was All-South and 3rd Team All-State IBCA. <br />Grascia's teammate Jaylin Haley and Vienna's Lindsey Holhubner were named to the Class 2A Honorable Mention team and joined the Harrisburg duo of Matty Hawkins and Jessica Hopson.<br />Hawkins averaged 11 points per game and 11 rebounds a game for Jake Stewart. Hawkins, at 6-foot-2, has the school record for most blocks in a season and career. She is listed at 18th on the IHSA all-time block list with 385. She was named All-Tournament in the Harrisburg Preview Tournament to start the season. <br />Hopson, a junior, averaged 14 points per game for Bulldogs. Like Hawkins, Hopson tied the school record for 3-pointers in a game with seven. The Tennessee transfer was named All-Tournament at the Harrisburg Preview Tournament, Herrin Holiday Hoops Tournament and Eldorado Mid-Winter Tournament. <br />In Class 1A, the lone representative from southern Illinois was Gallatin County junior Hailey Chubb.<br />Chubb led the Hawks to a regional title and averaged 33 points per game. She currently has 2,250 points at Gallatin County.<br /><br /><em>Michael Dann covers prep and college sports for the Harrisburg Daily Register and Eldorado Daily Journal. Follow him on Twitter: @spydieshooter.</em>
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE TEAMS
<p><br />ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – Here are the all-state high school girls basketball teams for Class 2A and Class 1A in Illinois, as voted on by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters and compiled by John Radtke of the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. Players received 5 points for a first team vote and 4 points for a second team vote. A player must have been mentioned on a minimum of two ballots to receive honorable mention.<br />CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM<br />NAME SCHOOL YR. HT. POS. PTS.<br />Jayde VanHyfte Annawan Jr. 6-1 F 85*<br />Grace Baalman Hardin Calhoun Sr. 6-2 C 85*<br />Anaya Peoples Danville Schlarman So. 5-10 G 74<br />Katie Furlong Galena Sr. 6-0 F 60<br />Alyssa Iverson Elgin Harvest Christian Jr. 5-8 G 51<br />NOTE: VanHyfte and Baalman were unanimous selections<br />CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM<br />NAME SCHOOL YR. HT. POS. PTS.<br />Jaynee Prestegaard Ashton-Franklin Cen. So. 5-10 F 46<br />Jill Niehaus Mt. Olive Sr. 6-0 F 44<br />Annika Kaufmann Winchester West Cen. So. 5-7 G 38<br />Kendra Bass Lebanon Jr. 5-5 G 29<br />Blair Borrowman Barry Western Jr. 5-9 G 28<br />HONORABLE MENTION – Jordan Hildebrand (Mendon Unity, Sr., 5-10 F), Lexi Loftus (LaMoille-Ohio, Jr., 5-8 G/F), Brittney Litton (Wethersfield, So., 5-9 G), Sydney Rock (Winchester West Central, Sr., 5-8 F), Skylar Hayes (Mount Pulaski, So., 5-9 G/F), Junie Zirkelbach (Hardin Calhoun, Jr., 5-9 G), Carlie Barman (Ridgewood, Jr., 5-5 G), Hailey Chubb (Gallatin County, Jr., 5-7 G), Lucy Waid (Princeville, Jr., 6-1 C), Capria Brown (Danville Schlarman, Fr., 5-8 G), Caroline Boehne (Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, Jr., 6-0 F), Madison Hackstadt (Okawville, Jr., 5-11 G), Katie Elmore (Springfield Lutheran, Sr., 5-10 G).<br /><br />CLASS 2A FIRST TEAM<br />NAME SCHOOL YR. HT. POS. PTS.<br />Morgan Griffith West Frankfort Sr. 5-10 G/F 75*<br />Lexi DeVries Byron Sr. 5-10 G/F 69<br />Tessa Leman Eureka Jr. 5-8 F 56<br />Maddie Spagnola Elgin St. Edward Sr. 5-3 G 50<br />Faith Anderson Sherrard Sr. 6-0 F 42<br />NOTE: Morgan Griffith was a unanimous selection.<br />CLASS 2A SECOND TEAM<br />NAME SCHOOL YR. HT. POS. PTS.<br />Gabby Reykes Illiana Christian Sr. 5-8 G 41<br />Sammi Matoush Hillsboro So. 5-11 G 41<br />Grace Schroeder Iroquois West Jr. 5-7 G 34<br />Hannah Garascia Sesser-Valier Sr. 6-2 G/F 32<br />Hunter Galassi Spring Valley Hall Sr. 5-7 F/G 30<br />HONORABLE MENTION – Ashley Ford (Tri-City/Sangamon Valley, Sr., 6-2 C), Lauren Shanks (Bloomington Central Catholic, So., 5-4 G), Madisyn Fischer (Peoria Christian, Sr., 5-11 F/G), Katryel Clark (Auburn, Jr., 6-0 C), Katelyn Young (Oakwood, Fr., 6-1 C), Matty Hawkins (Harrisburg, Jr., 6-2 C), Jessica Hopson (Harrisburg, Jr., 5-8 G/F), Jaylin Haley (Sesser-Valier, Sr., 5-7 G), Lindsey Holhubner (Vienna, Jr., 6-0 F), Madi Epperson (Athens, Sr., 5-7 G), Jordan Price (Fulton, Sr., 5-7 G), Micah Tapscott (Athens, Sr., 5-10 F), Bailey Burrows (Byron, Sr., 6-2 C), Laney Lantz (Central-Southeastern, So., 5-8 G), Kelsey Gerdes (Breese Mater Dei, Sr., 5-8 G), Kyleigh Vaught (Belleville Althoff, Sr., 5-7 G), Mallory Hillman (Rock Island Alleman, Sr., 5-8 F).</p>