Meet players who made The Courier Journal 2023-24 All-State girls basketball teams

Here are The Courier Journal's 2023-24 All-State girls basketball teams as voted by coaches across Kentucky. A total of 98 ballots were received.

Players are listed in order of total votes received.

First team

Sacred Heart’s Zakiyah Johnson makes the basket against McCracken’s Jayden Skaggs in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Championship. 
Mar. 16, 2024
Sacred Heart’s Zakiyah Johnson makes the basket against McCracken’s Jayden Skaggs in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Championship. Mar. 16, 2024

Player, school Ht. Yr. PPG

ZaKiyah Johnson, Sacred Heart 6-0 Jr. 18.9

Leah Macy, Bethlehem 6-2 Jr. 25.0

Trinity Rowe, Pikeville 5-5 Sr. 16.2

Claire Johnson, McCracken County 5-10 Sr. 23.1

Grace Mbugua, Danville Christian 6-5 Jr. 25.7

Reagan Bender, Sacred Heart 5-10 Sr. 13.4

Shaelyn Steele, Russell 5-6 Sr. 21.1

Dea Bradley, Hart County 5-5 Sr. 29.1

Logan Palmer, Cooper 6-1 Sr. 15.8

Destiny Jones, Central 5-10 Sr. 23.6

Second team

Cooper’s Liz Freihofer brings up the ball against Danville Christian Academy’s Paisely Metz in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Tournament. 
Mar. 14, 2024
Cooper’s Liz Freihofer brings up the ball against Danville Christian Academy’s Paisely Metz in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Tournament. Mar. 14, 2024

Player, school Ht. Yr. PPG

Kenleigh Woods, Ashland Blazer 5-4 Jr. 22.1

Ciara Byars, George Rogers Clark 6-1 Jr. 14.1

Liz Freihofer, Cooper 6-1 Sr. 12.0

Ramiya White, Butler 6-5 Sr. 11.9

Mariah Knight, Butler 6-0 Sr. 15.2

Peyton Bradley, Meade County 5-9 Jr. 23.2

Quinn Eubank, Ryle 5-11 Sr. 15.7

Ayanna-Sarai Darrington, Frederick Douglass 6-2 Sr. 15.3

Julia Hunt, Covington Holy Cross 6-2 Sr. 13.2

Sydney Martin, Pulaski County 6-0 Sr. 21.5

Third team

Anderson County's Lainey Johnson (31) shoots against CAL during the Girls LIT tournament at the Valley High School gym in Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 25, 2022.
Anderson County's Lainey Johnson (31) shoots against CAL during the Girls LIT tournament at the Valley High School gym in Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 25, 2022.

Player, school Ht. Yr. PPG

Hayden Barrier, Montgomery County 5-8 Sr. 18.2

Anna Drakeford, Mercer County 5-8 Sr. 26.0

Lainey Johnson, Anderson County 6-0 Jr. 19.1

Audrey Biggs, Boyd County 6-1 Sr. 15.4

Angelina Pelayo, Sacred Heart 6-3 Sr. 10.6

Jasmine Jordan, Boyd County 6-2 Sr. 19.6

Halle Collins, Knox Central 5-11 Jr. 22.9

LaReesha Cawthorn, Franklin-Simpson 6-0 Jr. 17.3

Carly Smith, Owsley County 5-6 Sr. 16.0

Mikee Buchanan, McCracken County 5-11 Sr. 15.1

Honorable mention

Manual’s Ashlinn James celebrates making the basket against Central in the District 25 finals.
Feb. 29, 2024
Manual’s Ashlinn James celebrates making the basket against Central in the District 25 finals. Feb. 29, 2024

First Region: Sayler Lowe (Calloway County)

Second Region: Anna Boone (Crittenden County)

Third Region: Hailee Johnson (Owensboro Catholic)

Fourth Region: Leia Trinh (Greenwood), Abby Varney (Barren County)

Fifth Region: Carlie Thurmond (Bethlehem)

Sixth Region: Jeannae Bolin (Pleasure Ridge Park)

Seventh Region: Ashlinn James (Manual)

Eighth Region: Ella Morrison (South Oldham), Jenna Satterly (Anderson County)

Ninth Region: Marissa Green (Highlands)

10th Region: Kennedy Stamper (George Rogers Clark)

11th Region: Niah Rhodes (Frederick Douglass), Rachel Shropshire (Franklin County)

12th Region: None

13th Region: Ella Karst (Harlan County), Brooke Nichelson (North Laurel)

14th Region: Kyra McAlarnis (Perry County Central)

15th Region: Emi Preece (Paintsville), Laken Williams (Martin County)

16th Region: Ashtyn Barrett (Bath County)

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