{"id":392606,"date":"2024-05-10T19:50:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392606"},"modified":"2024-05-10T20:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T20:03:54","slug":"usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-unveils-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392606","title":{"rendered":"USA TODAY High School Sports Awards unveils Girls Basketball Player of the Year nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Taking center stage on the hardwood are the nominees for Girls Basketball Player of the Year, a list of 25 athletes who stood out during the 2023-24 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each will have the opportunity to be selected as Girls POY at the HSSA Sports Awards national show in August, which showcases top performers from around the high school sports landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, the HSS staff would like to congratulate all the athletes on this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/highschool\/sports-awards\/2024\/05\/09\/2023-24-usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-girls-basketball\/73631785007\/\">ALL-USA TODAY HSSA Girls Basketball Team.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_101523191\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101523191\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101523191\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/USATSI_22461276-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"821\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-101523191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarksville&#8217;s Imari Berry (2) plays against Northeast during an high school basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Clarksville, Tenn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Dee Alexander<\/strong>, G, Purcell Marian High School (Ohio) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Imari Berry<\/strong>, G, Clarksville High School (Tennessee) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sienna Betts<\/strong>, F, Grandview High School (Colorado) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Mikayla Blakes<\/strong>, G, Rutgers Preparatory School (New Jersey) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Justice Carlton<\/strong>, F, Seven Lakes High School (Texas) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Danielle Carnegie<\/strong>, G, Grayson High School (Georgia) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Aaliyah Chavez<\/strong>, G, Monterey High School (Texas) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Aaliyah Crump<\/strong>, G, Minnetonka High School (Minnesota) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jazzy Davidson<\/strong>, F, Clackamas High School (Oregon) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Joyce Edwards<\/strong>, G, Camden High School (South Carolina) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kayleigh Heckel<\/strong>, G, Long Island Lutheran High School (New York) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Avery Howell<\/strong>, F, Boise High School (Idaho) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Zakiyah Johnson<\/strong>, F, Sacred Heart Academy (Kentucky) \u2014 JR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Zamareya Jones<\/strong>, G, North Pitt High School (North Carolina) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jordan Lee<\/strong>, F, Saint Mary&#8217;s High School (California) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Britt Prince<\/strong>, G, Elkhorn North High School (Nebraska) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Mackenly Randolph<\/strong>, F, Sierra Canyon School (California) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kennedy Smith<\/strong>, G, Etiwanda High School (California) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sarah Strong<\/strong>, F, Grace Academy (North Carolina) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Syla Swords<\/strong>, F, Long Island Lutheran High School (New York) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kennedy Umeh<\/strong>, F, McDonogh School (Maryland) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kyndal Walker<\/strong>, G, St. John&#8217;s College High School (Washington, D.C.) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Berry Wallace<\/strong>, F, Pickerington Central High School (Ohio) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>McKenna Woliczko<\/strong>, F, Archbishop Mitty High School (California) \u2014 SO<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Allie Ziebell<\/strong>, G, Neenah High School (Wisconsin) \u2014 SR<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>From the HSSA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Nominees for both the <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/#locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regional <\/a>and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/#nominees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national <\/a>programs are posted as they are selected. Regional nominees represent the best in their respective areas, while national nominees are\u00a0 recognized as the top high school athletes nationwide. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/rhodeisland#footer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up<\/a> for email updates for your region or nationally to keep up with nominee selections, the awards\u00a0programs\u00a0and special announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow our main <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/pg\/highschoolsportsawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hssportsawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/highschoolsportsawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@highschoolsportsawards?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a> and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@highschoolsportsawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Threads<\/a> pages for more.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The 2023-24 ALL-USA team has been set.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":392608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=392606"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392617,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392606\/revisions\/392617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/392608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=392606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=392606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=392606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}