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Complete listing of 2020 girls all-state basketball teams

Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette

Complete listing of 2020 girls all-state basketball teams

Twenty-four girls basketball players from the WPIAL made this year’s Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Teams.

The Class 5A team had the most WPIAL players with eight. Class 6A and 4A had five each, while Class 3A, 2A and 1A all had two players from the WPIAL.

Here are all six all-state teams, with players and coaches of the year in each classification:

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CLASS 6A

Dante Spadafora was one of two Our Lady of the Sacred Heart players to make all-state.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Complete listing of 2020 boys all-state basketball teams

FIRST TEAM

Name, school, height, class

Maya Bokunewicz, State College, 6-1, Sr.

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Lizzy Groetsch, North Allegheny, 5-11, Jr.

Maddie Burke, Central Bucks West, 6-0, Sr.

Lucy Olsen, Spring-Ford, 5-9, Jr.

Bella Smuda, Downingtown East, 6-5, Sr.

Jackie Vargas, Upper Dublin, 6-3, Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Talya Brugler, Nazareth, 6-0, Jr.

Emily Chmiel, Central Bucks East, 6-0, Jr.

Maddie Dziezgowski, Bethel Park, 5-11, Sr.

Caranda Perea, Altoona, 6-2, Sr.

Olivia Westphal, Bethel Park, 5-9, Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Ashleigh Connor, Mt. Lebanon, 5-10, So.

Olivia Gribble, Norwin, 5-8, Sr.

Julie Jekot, Cumberland Valley, 5-10, Jr.

Colette Mulderig, Scranton, 6-3, Sr.

Ava Sciolla, Pennsbury, 5-11, So.

Sydni Scott, Cardinal O'Hara, 5-7, So.

Makiah Shaw, Red Lion, 6-0, Jr.

Player of the year: Maddie Burke, Central Bucks West

Coach of the year: Spencer Stefko, North Allegheny

CLASS 5A

FIRST TEAM

Lexi Jackson, Gateway, 6-4, Sr.

Aislin Malcolm, Chartiers Valley, 5-10, So.

Megan McConnell, Chartiers Valley, 5-7, Sr.

Peyton McDaniel, Twin Valley, 6-0, Sr.

Kaitlyn Orihel, Archbishop Wood, 5-9, Jr.

Erin Sweeney, Archbishop Carroll, 5-10, Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Ryanne Allen, Archbishop Wood, 6-1, So.

Kiera Baughman, Donegal, 5-6, Sr.

Talia Gilliard, Mechanicsburg, 5-8, Jr.

Kennedie Montue, Plum, 5-11, Jr.

Mya Murray, Uniontown, 6-3, Sr.

Peyton Pinkney, Woodland Hills, 6-0, Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Anne Bair, Gettysburg, 5-6, So.

Riley DeRubbo, Trinity, 5-9, Sr.

Tamaiah Glover, Nueva Esperanza, 6-3, Sr.

Grace Niekelski, Mount St. Joseph, 6-0, Jr.

Emma Ruhlman, Warren, 5-8, So.

Reilly Sunday, Moon, 5-10, So.

Player of the year: Kaitlyn Orihel, Archbishop Wood

Coach of the year: Tim McConnell, Chartiers Valley

CLASS 4A

FIRST TEAM

Mackenzie Amalia, Blackhawk, 5-5, Sr.

Kate Fitzpatrick, Middletown, 5-6, Sr.

Kylee Lewandowski, North Catholic, 6-1, Sr.

Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Lansdale Catholic, 5-10, Jr.

Taliyah Medina, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-0, Sr.

Tess Myers, North Catholic, 5-10, Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Anajah Brown, Philadelphia Baldwin, 6-1, Jr.

Lauren Charlton, Dallas, 6-0, Sr.

Emma Kuczynski, Tamaqua, 5-7, Sr.

Rachael Rose, Scranton Prep, 5-7, Jr.

Zara Zerman, Northern Lebanon, 5-9, Sr.

Lily Seyfert, Wyomissing, 5-8, Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Jhala Bray, McKeesport, 5-8, Sr.

Cecelia Collins, Scranton Prep, 5-10, Jr.

Christiane Frye, Central Valley, 5-5, Sr.

Sommer Reeser, Lancaster Catholic, 5-7, Sr.

Skyler Searfoss, Jim Thorpe, 5-7, So.

Corinne Washington, Quaker Valley, 5-11, Jr.

Player of the year: Taliyah Medina, Bethlehem Catholic

Coach of the year: Carol Cecere, Forest Hills

CLASS 3A

FIRST TEAM

Jaye Haynes, Germantown Academy, 5-11, Sr.

Diamond Johnson, Neumann-Goretti, 5-5, Sr.

Kylie Lavelle, Taylor Riverside, 6-0, So.

Brooke Lawyer, Delone Catholic, 5-9, Sr.

Destiny McPhaul, West Catholic, 5-8, Jr.

Moriah Murray, Dunmore, 5-8, So.

SECOND TEAM

Antonia Bates, Notre Dame-Green Pond, 6-0, So.

Denae Carter, St. Basil, 5-11, Jr.

Summer McNulty, Loyalsock, 5-8, Jr.

Cassie Murphy, Notre Dame-Green Pond, 6-0, Sr.

Jaylah Robinson, Mastery North, 5-10, So.

Mariah Wilson, Lancaster Mennonite, 5-9, Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Erika Dubosky, Panther Valley, 5-11, Jr.

Giana Hoddinott, Delone Catholic, 5-9, So.

Jada Lee, Carlynton, 5-6, Sr.

Karly McCutcheon, Mohawk, 5-9, Sr.

Ciera Toomey, Dunmore, 6-2, Fr.

Maddie Vizza, Germantown Academy, 5-6, Sr.

Player of the year: Diamond Johnson, Neumann-Goretti

Coach of the year: Beulah Osueke, West Catholic

CLASS 2A

FIRST TEAM

Alli Campbell, Bellwood-Antis, 6-0, Sr.

Jojo Lacey, Westtown School, 6-0, Sr.

Kaitlyn Maxwell, Everett, 5-7, Sr.

Halee Smith, Juniata Valley, 5-10, Sr.

Makennah White, West Middlesex, 6-1, Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Jumoke Adaramoye, Linden Hall, 6-2, Sr.

Mercy Ademusayo, Linden Hall, 6-5, Jr.

Sakeria Haralson, Bellwood-Antis, 6-0, Sr.

Bella Hunt, Bishop McCort, 5-11, Sr.

Natalie Jasper, Ellis School, 5-6, Jr.

Jordan Karmonick, Mahanoy Area, 5-6, Sr.

Dani Rae Renno, Mount Carmel, 6-2, Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Diajha Allen, Bishop Canevin, 5-6, Sr.

Olivia Ciullo, Old Forge, 5-8, Jr.

Maya Ettle, Moravian, 6-4, Sr.

Teresa Haigh, Bishop Guilfoyle, 6-0, Jr.

Tara Hinderliter, Redbank Valley, 5-5, Sr.

Sanaa Redmond, Shipley, 5-6, Jr.

Player of the year: Alli Campbell, Bellwood-Antis

Coach of the year: Kristi Kaack, Bishop Guilfoyle

CLASS 1A

FIRST TEAM

Abby Gatesman, North Clarion, 5-10, Sr.

Jessica King, Sullivan County, 6-1, Sr.

Malia Magestro, Kennedy Catholic, 5-8, Sr.

Paige Mott, Abington Friends, 6-0, Sr., 12.5

Alexis Robison, Rochester, 5-7, Jr.

SECOND TEAM

Emily Garvin, Northumberland Christian, 5-6, So.

Corynne Hauser, Rochester, 5-7, So.

Taylor Huyck, Susquehanna, 5-8, Sr.

Maria McConnell, Blacklick Valley, 5-11, Jr.

Carly Mulvaney, Jenkintown, 5-10, Jr.

Taylor Newton, Elk County Catholic, 5-11, Sr.

THIRD TEAM

Sarah Chambers, Coudersport, 6-0, Jr.

Ashanti Duncan, Lancaster Country Day, 6-0, Sr.

Emily Lockard, Benton, 6-0, Jr.

Zaniyyah Ross-Barnes, Abington Friends, 5-11, Jr.

Mackenzie Steele, Susquehanna, 6-1, Sr.

Kenedy Stroup, Greenwood, 5-10, Sr.

Player of the year: Malia Magestro, Kennedy Catholic

Coach of the year: Jim Romano, Jenkintown

First Published: May 2, 2020, 3:04 p.m.

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