Girls Gatorade HS State Players of the Year
The Gatorade Girls State Players of the Year were revealed on Thursday, as all 50 states plus the District of Columbia are represented for the 2018-19 season.
Recognizing the top high school talents in each state, the National Player of the Year award will be plucked from the trio of Sunshine Fontes (Hawaii), Sophie Jones (California) and Anna Podojil (Ohio).
Below is the winner from each state, with the player’s future college home listed in parentheses where applicable. To see the full announcement list, click here.
Alabama: F Tara Katz, Montgomery Academy (Tennessee)
Alaska: M Malia Miller, Juneau-Douglas (Bellevue)
Arizona: D/M Keeley Bond, Chaparral (Arizona State)
Arkansas: M/F Kailyn Pavatt, Conway
California: M Sophie Jones, Menlo School (Duke)
Colorado: M Marianna Annest, Colorado Academy (Northwestern)
Connecticut: M/F Meadow Mancini, Watertown (Sacred Heart)
Delaware: F Sheyenne Allen, Charter School of Wilmington (Brown)
District of Columbia: F Kiki Rice, Sidwell Friends
Florida: F Kamy Loustau, St. Johns Country Day (Princeton)
Georgia: F Nieva Gaither, Parkview (Furman)
Hawaii: F Sunshine Fontes, Pearl City (UCLA)
Idaho: F Lauren Elwer, Bishop Kelly (Gonzaga)
Illinois: F/M Emma Weaver, New Trier (Villanova)
Indiana: D Emily Speidel, Carmel (Western Kentucky)
Iowa: M/F Abigail Santana, Linn-Mar (Creighton)
Kansas: F Marissa Popoola, Blue Valley West (Nebraska)
Kentucky: M Anna Haddock, Greenwood (Auburn)
Louisiana: M/F Madeline Moreau, St. Thomas More (LSU)
Maine: F Kristina Kelly, Camden Hills
Maryland: F Ada Clare Tempert, Mercy (Loyola (MD))
Massachusetts: F Catherine Barry, Tabor Academy (South Carolina)
Michigan: F Jansen Eichenlaub, Marian (Virginia)
Minnesota: GK Megan Plaschko, Eagan (Minnesota)
Mississippi: F Morgan O'Connor, Oxford (Mississippi)
Missouri: M/F Lily Farkas, St. Teresa's Academy (Michigan)
Montana: F Jordan Roe, Skyview
Nebraska: F/M Reagan Raabe, Millard West (Nebraska)
Nevada: F Gianna Gourley, Bishop Gorman (Iowa)
New Hampshire: F Paige LaBerge, Manchester Central (Florida State)
New Jersey: M Kelli McGroarty, Eastern (La Salle)
New Mexico: F Eliza Mariner, Albuquerque Academy (Cornell)
New York: F Chloe Delyser, Marion (Ohio State)
North Carolina: M Marissa Hart, Providence Day School (Princeton)
North Dakota: M Allison Lepp, Minot (Western Washington)
Ohio: F Anna Podojil, Indian Hill (Arkansas)
Oklahoma: D Ashton Gordon, [Booker T Washington ok-w] (Arkansas)
Oregon: F Nedya Sawan, Mountainside (Portland)
Pennsylvania: M/F Camryn Lexow, Abington (Virginia)
Rhode Island: F Olivia Freitas, La Salle Academy (College of Charleston)
South Carolina: F Caroline Conti, J.L. Mann (Clemson)
South Dakota: M Lexie Wood, Rapid City Stevens (South Dakota)
Tennessee: F/M Cara Young, Houston (Arkansas)
Texas: M/F Barbara Olivieri, Tompkins (Texas A&M)
Utah: M/F Caroline Stringfellow, Syracuse (BYU)
Vermont: M Tess Belnap, Arlington (Williams)
Virginia: M Julia Leas, James Madison (Georgetown)
Washington: D/F Elizabeth Franklin, Seattle Prep (Notre Dame)
West Virginia: F/M McKenzie Moran, St. Joseph (Gonzaga)
Wisconsin: M Emma Nagel, Bay Port
Wyoming: F/M Grace Roswadovski, Thunder Basin (North Dakota)
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