A second consecutive TSSAA state championship for Bradley Central — and its players showcasing their talent across three days of last month's title tournament in Murfreesboro — helped the Bearettes land two players on the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's all-state girls' basketball team.
A total of 12 players from the Chattanooga area were all-state selections in their respective classifications. Girls' honorees were released Friday, a day after the boys' team.
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Earning recognition in Class 4A were Bearettes junior Harmonie Ware, who was the state tournament MVP, and sophomore teammate Kimora Fields, a Tennessee Miss Basketball finalist who averaged 23 points and nine rebounds for the 2023-24 season. Lauren Hurst, a junior at rival Cleveland who averaged nearly 15 points and 10 rebounds and helped the Lady Blue Raiders reach the state semifinals, also made the list in 4A.
Signal Mountain junior Carlee Lowry, a Miss Basketball finalist who averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds, was named in 3A. Two McMinn Central stars, senior Molly Masingale and junior Karina Bystry, were joined by Sequatchie County junior Curtlyn Lee on the 2A team.
Earning places on the Division II-A team were Boyd Buchanan junior Sarah Peyton Durham and Silverdale Baptist Academy senior Kelsie Johnson, a Miss Basketball finalist who averaged 16 points, six rebounds. The DII-AA team included Chattanooga Christian freshman Aubriyana Camp, who averaged 18.5 points, six rebounds and four assists, and eighth grader Kamora "MoMo" Moore, a Miss Basketball finalist who averaged 22 points, as well as Baylor senior Riley Oleksik, an Eastern Kentucky softball signee who averaged close to 18 points per game this past winter.
Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Chattanooga Christian eighth grader Kamora Moore (11) has received all-state recognition from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.2024 TSWA ALL-STATE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAMS
CLASS 4A
Carrington Jones (Bartlett), Natalya Hodge (Bearden), Kimora Fields (Bradley Central), Harmonie Ware (Bradley Central), Ella Ryan (Brentwood), Imari Berry (Clarksville), Lauren Hurst (Cleveland), Olivia Vinson (Coffee County), Carlyn Burdette (Collierville), Kyleigh Bacon (Daniel Boone), Caroline Hill (Dobyns-Bennett), K.J. McNealy (Farragut), Abby Bryan (Lincoln County), Torri James (Rossview), Cybil Penland (Sevier County).
CLASS 3A
Jariyah Williamson (Chester County), Karmine Carmichael (Cocke County), Aaliyah Story (David Crockett), Joya Crawford (Dyersburg), Kyla Jobe (Greeneville), Amare' Boothe (Hamilton), Carsyn Swaney (Heritage), Jaidynn Askins (Jackson South Side), Ellie Butler (Livingston Academy), Addison Melton (Central Magnet), Carlee Lowry (Signal Mountain), Hallie Allen (South Gibson), Izzy McPherson (Sycamore), Taylor Dolente (Upperman), Celeste Reed (White County).
CLASS 2A
Amelia Pfeiffer (Alcoa), Maddy Newman (Gatlinburg-Pittman), Micah Hart (Gibson County), Lilly Kee (Huntingdon), Ally Weathers (Loretto), Karina Bystry (McMinn Central), Molly Masingale (McMinn Central), Erianna Thomas (Pearl-Cohn), Jayla Davenport (Riverside), Julie Hampton (Scotts Hill), Curtlyn Lee (Sequatchie County), Merissa Spivey (Smith County), Shelby Gray (Trezevant), McCall Sims (Westview), Reese Beaty (York Institute).
CLASS 1A
Halle Buford (Clay County), Saharra McKinney (Cloudland), Isabella Sawyer (Eagleville), Allye Pennington (East Robertson), Autumn Mingle (Gleason), Rayanna Fisher (Greenfield), Savannah Davis (McKenzie), Harmony Bell (Middleton), Kyleigh Cawood (Midway), Ellie Graham (Moore County), Haley Bailey (North Greene), Zoey Nicholas (Pickett County), Shelby Higgins (Richland), Maddie Gray (South Fulton), Blair Baugus (Wayne County).
DIVISION II-A
Sarah Peyton Durham (Boyd Buchanan), Maddie Braden (Christian Academy of Knoxville), Skylar Walden (The King's Academy), La'Zavonia Hawkins (Goodpasture Christian), Natalie Kaye (Grace Christian Academy-Franklin), Kami Wilson (Lakeway Christian), Anna Clay Shirley (Middle Tennessee Christian), Kinley Painter (Providence Academy), Daisy Gale (Providence Christian), Kelsie Johnson (Silverdale Baptist), Aaliyah Converse (St. George's), Haylen Ayers (University School of Jackson).
DIVISION II-AA
Riley Oleksik (Baylor), Kamora Moore (Chattanooga Christian), Aubriyana Camp (Chattanooga Christian), Lily Morrow (Christ Presbyterian Academy), Izzy Gavigan (Father Ryan), Ava Krumwiede (Harpeth Hall), Tyler Jones (Hutchison), Sydney Mains (Knoxville Catholic), Amaya Redd (Knoxville Catholic), Meeyah Green (Knoxville Webb), Bella Shepherd (Lipscomb Academy), Dasha Biriuk (Webb School-Bell Buckle).
Compiled by Stephen Hargis. Contact him at shargis@timesfreepress.com.