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Numerous area high school girls basketball teams found success this season thanks to talented athletes who made an impact on the hardwood.
With that in mind, the 2024-25 All-Ardmoreite girls basketball team features a strong group of seniors and one freshman who was instrumental in her squad advancing to the state tournament for the first time in program history.
So without further ado, the first team includes Ardmore’s Destinee McGee and Emerie Adams along with Lone Grove’s Madison Torres, Healdton’s Jaclyn Lara, Wilson’s Ashtyn Baker and Madill’s Elexis Holmes.
McGee finished with 15.4 points, four assists and 1.2 steals per game, while Adams averaged 13.4 points, eight rebounds, five assists and 1.7 blocks.
Torres tallied 10 points, four rebounds and four steals per game to be selected as the Lake Country Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Lara, meanwhile, averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. The senior was named a Class A Small West All-Star by the Oklahoma Coaches Association.
Baker led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 13 points per game and reached 1,500 career points. The senior was second on the team in rebounds.
Holmes, a freshman, rounds out the group with 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals as she garnered MVP honors in the Lake Country Conference.
2nd team
Up next is the All-Ardmoreite second team, which features numerous athletes who are just as deserving of top honors.
Ardmore’s Amara King leads the way as the freshman averaged 17.4 points, nine rebounds and 1.4 blocks. She joins a talented pack of seniors – Kierra Dorsey (7.2 points, 6 rebounds), Alivea Pettigrew (6.3 points), Milana Vance-Marshall (6.2 points, 4 rebounds), Madison Clark (6.1 points, 3 rebounds) and Khamylle Williamson (5.2 points, 1.9 steals)
They join Lone Grove juniors Sadie Hockersmith (9 points, 7 rebounds) and Rayahna White (9 points, 3 rebounds) along with Plainview junior Abby Chaney (14.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.5 blocks) and Dickson sophomore Brilee Williams (13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks)
Madill juniors E’Niyah Holmes (11.3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals) and La’miyah Brown (10 points, 4 assists) are also on the squad with Wilson’s Avery Wharton (10 points) and Delaney Richardson (9 points) along with Springer’s Lexie Harrell (11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds) and Journey Parkhill (6.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.8 steals).
Marietta’s Liliana Fernandez is the final selection on the second team, as she was named to the All-Lake Country Conference team.
Honorable Mention
Dickson: Emma Gore
Lone Grove: Gracie Lewis, Maggie Nance, Kallie Wallace, Jadyn Cronley
Plainview: Logan Murillo, Bailey Fincher, Landree Upshaw, Kamrey Martin, Ally Brown
Madill: Lucianna Douglass, Arlette Andrade, Chloe Miller, Karma Williams, Ireland Grober
Marietta: Laney Hicks, Olivia Rutledge, Lexus Spanhanks, Maddie Willis