Manheim Township’s Ava Byrne, Lebanon’s Kailah Correa, Lancaster Catholic’s Mary Bolesky and Rylee Kraft, Columbia’s Brie Droege and Linville Hill Christian’s Courtney Good, come on down.
You’ve been tabbed all-state basketball performers by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers.
Correa, Bolesky and Droege are repeat selections.
In Class 6A, Correa, a junior, was a first-team pick and Byrne, a senior, was a third-team selection.
In Class 3A, Bolesky, a senior, and Droege, a senior, were first-team picks and Kraft, a senior, was a second-team selection.
And in Class 1A, Good, a sophomore, was a third-team pick.
Girls basketball reporters from around the state nominated and then voted for the all-state team. The lists include top players, plus a Coach of the Year and a Player of the Year in all six classifications.
Correa, Lebanon’s energizer-bunny point guard, averaged 19.0 points a game, drilled 41 3-pointers and helped the Cedars defend their Section 1 title and go to the L-L League championship game for the second year in a row. The Division I blue-chipper will enter her senior season with 1,591 career points — poised to become just the 10th player in league history to hit 2,000 points.
Byrne, Manheim Township’s hard-charging scorer, had a breakout season for the Blue Streaks, leading the league in scoring with a 19.6 average plus 22 3-pointers. She helped Township go to the league, district and state playoffs, and the multi-sport athlete finished her prep career with 1,312 points.
Bolesky and Kraft helped Lancaster Catholic win section, league, district and PIAA championships this past season, as the Crusaders took home the state’s grand prize in March.
Bolesky averaged 14.4 points, knocked down 70 3-pointers and she was Catholic’s consummate point guard and team leader. The American University recruit finished her prep career with 1,345 points. Kraft, a dependable two-way player, chipped in with 12.8 points a game for the Crusaders, and the Shippensburg University recruit wrapped up her prep career with 1,209 points.
Bolesky and Kraft scored 22 points apiece for Catholic in its state-championship victory over Westmont Hilltop.
Droege, a dynamic scorer and East Stroudsburg University recruit, bucketed 18.2 points a game and hit 16 3-pointers for the Crimson Tide, who defended their section crown and went to a district championship game for the fourth year in a row. Droege finished her prep career with a staggering 2,131 points — No. 7 in L-L League history.
Good, a sniper and a top defender in the backcourt, scored 13.6 points a game and canned 76 3-pointers for Linville Hill, which successfully defended its Commonwealth Christian Athletic Conference title and captured the first district championship in program history. Good was a key cog for the Lions, who won 26 games and went to the state quarterfinals.
2023-24 PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS WRITERS ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
The 2023-24 Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State girls basketball teams, including each player’s school, height, class and scoring average:
CLASS 6A
First team
Anna Azzara, Spring-Ford, 5-6, Sr., 15.6
Kailah Correa, Lebanon, 5-4, Jr., 19.0
Joanie Quinn, Cardinal O'Hara, 5-6, Sr., 12.0
Molly Rullo, Cardinal O'Hara, 5-9, Jr., 17.0
Brooke Wilson, Archbishop Carroll, 5-9, Sr., 14.0
Reese Zemitis, Neshaminy, 5-0, Sr., 17.6
Second team
Haylie Adamski, Garnet Valley, 6-0, Jr., 14.1
Alexis Eberz, Archbishop Carroll, 5-8, So., 15.0
Grace Galbavy, Perkiomen Valley, 5-11, Jr., 15.9
Mackenzie Pettinelli, Spring-Ford, 5-10, Sr., 6.7
Natalie Wetzel, Peters Township, 6-3, Jr., 17.3
Talia Zurinskas, Parkland, 5-9, Sr., 14.4
Third team
Ava Byrne, Manheim Township, 5-9, Sr., 19.6
Quinn Boettinger, Perkiomen Valley, 6-2, Jr., 14.1
Evelyse Cole, Easton, 6-2, Sr., 16.6
Amber Howard, Bensalem, 6-0, Sr., 18.2
Lola Ibarrondo, Neshaminy, 5-8, Sr., 11.7
Megan Ngo, Upper Dublin, 5-3, So., 9.7
Lauren Palangio, Norwin, 6-1, Sr., 13.7
Caleigh Sperling, North Penn, 5-10, Sr., 17.2
Player of the Year - Molly Rullo, Cardinal O'Hara
Coach of the Year - Ed Ohlson, Parkland
CLASS 5A
First team
Addie Biel, Cathedral Prep, 6-2, Jr., 15.6
Emily Knouse, Archbishop Wood, 6-0, Jr., 13.0
Jayden McBride, Cathedral Prep, 5-11, Sr., 13.6
Ava Renninger, Archbishop Wood, 5-6, Sr., 13.1
Zya Small, Scranton, 6-2, Fr., 18.0
Second team
Schuyler Coles, Susquehanna Township, 5-9, Sr., 18.8
London Creach, Oakland Catholic, 5-8, Jr., 15.1
Cici Hernandez, Bethlehem Catholic, 5-6, Sr., 12.2
Gianna Johnson, George, 6-5, Sr., 17.3
Meghan Murray, Hampton, 5-5, Sr., 22.0
Emma Paul, Armstrong, 5-5, Sr., 22.2
Faith Walker, West York, 6-1, Sr., 18.4
Lena Walz, Cathedral Prep, 5-10, Sr., 11.4
Third team
Riley Davis, Notre Dame de Namur, 5-9, Fr., 13.0
Lily Fatool, Shikellamy, 5-7, So., 20.0
Daniela Ranieli, Pittston, 5-3, Jr., 18.6
Grace Reedy, Exeter, 5-11, Sr., 20.9
Janay Rissmiller, York Suburban, 5-6, Sr., 12.0
Elle Snyder, Latrobe, 5-9, Sr., 19.8
Player of the Year - Ava Renninger, Archbishop Wood
Coach of the Year - Mike McDonald, Archbishop Wood
CLASS 4A
First team
Peyton Dincher, Jersey Shore, 5-11, Jr., 20.3
Alena Fusetti, Blackhawk, 5-9, Sr., 15.8
Alayna Rocco, Pittsburgh North Catholic, 5-10, Sr., 19.0
Shayla Smith, Universal Audenried, 5-8, Jr., 25.3
Amaya Stewart, Wyomissing, 6-1, Jr., 19.5
Second team
Isabella Casey, Germantown Academy, 5-9, Sr., 15.8
Molly Driscoll, Allentown Central Catholic, 5-8, Sr., 16.5
Jenna Hillebrand, Scranton Prep, 5-7, Jr., 15.0
Aubree Hupp, Blackhawk, 5-10, So., 14.0
Megan Jacoby, Delone Catholic, 5-5, Jr., 12.0
Arianna Seitz, Eastern York, 6-0, Sr., 20.1
Jayssa Snelick, St. Marys, 5-9, Sr., 19.7
Third team
Jessica Canty, Parkway Center City, 5-6, So., 22.7
Carryn Easley, Neumann Goretti, 5-4, Jr., 15.0
Maya Jenkins, Scranton Prep, 5-7, Jr., 11.6
Grace McDonough, Lansdale Catholic, 6-2, Jr., 13.5
Oumou Thiero, Quaker Valley, 6-4, So., 19.4
Player of the Year - Shayla Smith, Universal Audenried
Coach of the Year - Greg Huston, Blackhawk
CLASS 3A
First team
Mary Bolesky, Lancaster Catholic, 5-4, Sr., 14.4
Ryan Carter, Penn Charter, 5-11, Fr., 17.1
Mallory Daly, Seton LaSalle, 5-8, Sr., 23.8
Brie Droege, Columbia, 5-10, Sr., 18.2
Christiana Gordon, Westmont Hilltop, 6-0, Jr., 21.6
Logyn Greer, Friends' Central, 6-3, Jr., 14.8
Jordyn Palmer, Westtown, 6-1. Fr., 17.9
Ava Persichetti, River Valley, 5-9, Jr., 20.3
Second team
Savannah Curry, Westtown, 5-11, Sr., 13.0
Alaina Dadzie, Loyalsock, 6-0, So., 18.4
Olivia Jones, Westtown, 5-10, Jr., 10.0
Rylee Kraft, Lancaster Catholic, 6-0, Sr., 12.8
Olivia Kulyk, Mercyhurst Prep, 6-0, Sr., 17.9
Makayla Presser-Palmer, Northwestern, 6-1, So., 24.7
Third team
Nal'La Bennett, Friends' Central, 5-7, Jr., 13.1
Kaylinn Bethea, Penn Charter, 5-9, Jr., 17.3
Jocelyn Goldstein, Masterman, 6-2., Jr., 26.7
Lia Krarup, Wilmington, 5-7, Jr., 19.3
Lacey Kriebel, Loyalsock, 5-11, Jr., 12.1
Jessie Moses, Westtown, 5-10, Fr., 14.0
Maggie Spell, Shady Side, 5-10, So., 19.8
Player of the Year - Jordyn Palmer, Westtown
Coach of the Year - Brittany Eisenhuth, Westmont Hilltop
CLASS 2A
First team
Shaye Bailey, Freedom Area, 5-8, Sr., 23.4
Layke Fields, Kennedy Catholic, 6-0, Jr., 20.6
Erica Gribble, Greensburg Central Catholic, 5-8, So., 19.4
Lauren Patnode, Perkiomen School, 6-0, Sr., 15.4
Iyanna Wade, Clairton, 5-4, Jr., 40.1
Second team
Gianna Gallucci, Bishop McCort, 5-7, Sr., 21.3
Mylee Harmon, Redbank Valley, 5-7, Jr., 19.0
Bella Magestro, Kennedy Catholic, 5-8, So., 12.0
Lydia Miller, Marion Center, 5-6, Sr., 14.3
Aubrey Pollard, Northern Lehigh, 5-10, Sr., 17.8
Third team
Jenna Burkett, Portage, 5-9, Sr., 16.4
Maddison Maynard, Panther Valley, 5-8, Sr., 17.0
Carly Minchoff, Marian Catholic, 5-10, Sr., 14.9
Cloe Price, Everett, 5-8, Sr., 18.5
Kayce Raczka, Minersville, 5-11, Sr., 14.2
Caitlin Stephens, West Middlesex, 5-11, Sr., 20.9
Monique Vincent, Kennedy Catholic, 5-5, Jr., 11.3
Player of the Year - Layke Fields, Kennedy Catholic
Coach of the Year - Amy Trimble, Marion Center
CLASS 1A
First team
Kelly Cleaver, Union (New Castle), 6-0, Sr., 16.0
Addison Kilmer, Mountain View, 6-1, So., 16.9
Emma Larkin, Geibel, 5-6, So., 29.8
Gigi Parlante, St. John Neumann, 5-10, Sr., 16.1
Julie Spinelli, St. Joseph (Natrona Heights), 5-11, Sr., 21.2
Second team
Naomi Crispin, St. Joseph's (Boalsburg), 5-5, So., 20.4
Ayla Hileman, Williamsburg, 5-8, Sr., 16.6
Lily Homan, North Clarion, 5-6, Sr., 19.7
Coral Prosser, Berlin Brothersvalley, 5-9, Fr., 16.6
LeeAnna Royer, Williamsburg, 5-5, So., 15.6
Third team
Kailey Devlin, Meadowbrook Christian, 5-8, Sr., 15.6
Kylie Fruehstorfer, Union (New Castle), 5-5, Jr., 13.0
Courtney Good, Linville Hill Christian, 5-6, So., 13.6
Ciara O'Hara, Kimberton Waldorf, 5-6, Jr., 18.7
Masie Reed, Lourdes Regional, 5-8, Sr., 12.5
Morgan Ruggery, Bishop Guilfoyle. 5-8, Fr., 10.8
Player of the Year - Addison Kilmer, Mountain View
Coach of the Year - Kristi Kaack, Bishop Guilfoyle
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