River Valley basketball players earn All-State/All-State Tournament honors


Three-time reigning Class 5A state champion Greenwood highlighted the All-State and All-State Tournament teams as released by the Arkansas Activities Association earlier this week.

A trio of Lady Bulldogs were selected to both lists with Anna Trusty, Brooklyn Woolsey and Carley Sexton punctuating their careers with the individual accolades.

Greenwood finished 28-4 overall and with its third-straight state championship -- as well as the eighth in program history -- with a 77-51 win over Vilonia on Friday at Bank OZK Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

Trusty finished as the all-time leading scorer in Greenwood history with 1,964 points and as the Most Valuable Player in the championship game.

Woolsey averaged 12.8 points per game this season and Sexton 9.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

The Mansfield Lady Tigers finished 32-1 and as state runner-up in Class 2A after a 50-44 loss to Mount Vernon-Enola in the state championship game.

Kynslee Ward, Alyson Edwards and Kaylee Ward were named to the Class 2A All-State team, while Fuller and Kynslee Ward were named to the All-Tournament team.

Kynslee Ward averaged 15.6 points per game, Edwards averaged 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game and Kaylee Ward 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game. Fuller hit a state-tournament record nine three-pointers in one game during the state tournament.

The Fort Smith Northside Lady Bears won the 6A-West outright regular-season title, and juniors Erianna Gooden and Hazley Grotjohn were selected All-State by the conference coaches. Gooden was named to the All-Tournament team.

Alma won the 5A-West outright and set a school record with 13 conference wins and also won a first-round state tournament game with a win over White Hall.

Junior Israel Towns-Robinson and sophomore Easton Boggs were named All-State with Boggs earning All-Tournament honors. Towns-Robinson averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game. Boggs averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds per outing.

Van Buren seniors Glavine McDonald and Jaxon Cazzell were named to the All-State team after guiding Van Buren to a 23-8 mark. McDonald was also named to the All-Tournament team.

Northside junior Derek Shepard and Ozark sophomore Caleb Lyons were named to the All-Tournament team.

Tayshaun Wallace and Barrett Newton of Subiaco Academy were both named All-State and Newton was named All-Tournament.

Lamar advanced to the Class 3A state tournament semifinals and finished 24-9 with senior Lane Miller and Ben Noonan earning All-State honors and Miller named All-Tournament. Miller averaged 15.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Noonan scored 16.9 points per game with 11.8 rebounds and had 26 double-doubles.

Booneville's Noah Harrel was named All-State, and Cody Sum was selected All-Tournament after the Bearcats advanced to the Class 3A Region 1 title game and to the state tournament. Harrel, a junior, averaged 11.6 points per game. Sum, also a junior, averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per night.

Hackett earned a share of the 3A-1 conference title, was the No. 1 seed and finished 24-8 with Eli Slavens earning All-State honors and Hayden Foster being named both All-State and All-Tournament. Slavens averaged 20.1 points and 3.5 assists per game. Foster, a junior, averaged 15.7 and 10.1 rebounds per game.

Andrew Johnson averaged 21.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per outing in leading Lavaca to a 24-10 record and was named both All-State and All-Tournament.

Trent Johnston helped lead County Line to three-straight regional titles and to a 28-13 record and was named All-State while Nate Johnson was selected All-Tournament.

Daniel Burton led Mansfield to the 2A-4 district championship and was named both All-State and All-Tournament.

Warren Watkins was named All-State from Mountainburg after leading the Dragons to the state tournament.

Scranton, which finished 29-8, had three players earned post-season awards with Conner Pintado and Jamison Fritsche being named All-State and Shane Baker earning All-Tournament honors. PIntado averaged 15.2 points and 6.8 assists per game and finished his career with 1,256 points. Fritsche averaged 11.8 points and 10.3 boards per game. Baker averaged 11.9 points and 5.1 assists per game.

Alma's Jordan Gramlich, Van Buren's Camryn Schmidt, Lamar's Kori Sanders, Booneville's Lexi Franklin, Charleston's Livi McClain, Paris' Annabelle Perry, and Mulberry's Ashtyn Conley were named All-State.

Franklin averaged 15.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game.

Perry was one of the high scorers in the River Valley, averaging 21.5 points along with 10.1 rebounds per game.

As a junior this season, Gramlich averaged 15.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game after averaging 11.7 points and 6.2 rebounds last season.

Conley was honored Al-State for the second-straight season and was a four-year starter for the Lady Yellow Jackets.

Schmidt and Sanders were named to the All-Tournament team as was Mountainburg freshman Elliot Owen, who helped the Lady Dragons to a 25-6 mark, to the district finals, to the regional finals and to a 61-51 win over Woodlawn in the first round of the state tournament.

Lily Kate Williams was named to the All-Tournament team after helping Lavaca to the state tournament.

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ALL-STATE

BOYS

CLASS 5A

Israel Towns-Robinson, Alma

Easton Boggs, Alma

Glavine McDonald, Van Buren

Jaxon Cazzell, Van Buren

CLASS 4A

Tayshaun Wallace, Subiaco Academy

Barrett Newton, Subiaco Academy

CLASS 3A

Noah Harrel, Booneville

Eli Slavens, Hackett

Hayden Foster, Hackett

Lane Miller, Lamar

Ben Noonan, Lamar

CLASS 2A

Andrew Johnson, Lavaca

Daniel Burton, Mansfield

CLASS A

Trent Johnston, County Line

Conner Pintado, Scranton

Jamison Fritsche, Scranton

GIRLS

CLASS 6A

Erianna Gooden, Northside

Hazley Grotjohn, Northside

CLASS 5A

Jordan Gramlich, Alma

Anna Trusty, Greenwood

Carley Sexton, Greenwood

Brooklyn Woolsey, Greenwood

Camryn Schmidt, Van Buren

CLASS 3A

Lexi Franklin, Booneville

Livi McLain, Charleston

Kori Sanders, Lamar

Annabelle Perry, Paris

CLASS 2A

Kynslee Ward, Mansfield

Alyson Edwards, Mansfield

Kaylee Ward, Mansfield

CLASS A

Ashtyn Conley, Mulberry

ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM

BOYS

CLASS 6A

Derek Shepard, Northside

CLASS 5A

Easton Boggs, Alma

Glavine McDonald, Van Buren

CLASS 4A

Caleb Lyons, Ozark

Barrett Newton, Subiaco Academy

CLASS 3A

Cody Sum, Booneville

Hayden Foster, Hackett

Lane Miller, Lamar

CLASS 2A

Andrew Johnson, Lavaca

Daniel Burton, Mansfield

Warren Watkins, Mountainburg

CLASS A

Nate Johnson, County Line

Shane Baker, Scranton

GIRLS

CLASS 6A

Erianna Gooden, Northside

CLASS 5A

Anna Trusty, Greenwood

Carley Sexton, Greenwood

Brooklyn Woolsey, Greenwood

Camryn Schmidt, Van Buren

CLASS 3A

Kori Sanders, Lamar

CLASS 2A

Kynslee Ward, Mansfield

Harlie Fuller, Mansfield

Lily Kate Williams, Lavaca

Elliot Owen, Mountainburg

 


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