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2026 All Area Girls Basketball

2026 Bosshardt Realty All Area Girls Basketball teams

Coverage area – Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Suwannee, and Union counties and Keystone Heights

Williston's girls coach Willie Powers (left) and boys coach Jim Ervin were selected as 2025-26 Bosshardt Realty basketball coaches of the year. Graphic and photos by C.J. Gish

Williston, Newberry sweep coaches of the year awards

Mike Ridaught
Apr 24, 2026
Bradford's Ar'Nayshia Griffin (left) and Newberry's Brandy Whitfield were selected to the 2025-26 Bosshardt Realty All Area big school girls basketball team. Graphic and photos by C.J. Gish (1)

Newberry leads the way with 3 All Area selections 

Mike Ridaught
Apr 22, 2026
Fort White's Jahlaya Wilson (left) and Williston's Ashlyn Young were selected to the 2025-26 Bosshardt Realty All Area small school girls basketball team. Graphic and photos by C.J. Gish

Williston, Fort White lead All Area small school girls basketball team

Marty Pallman
Apr 20, 2026

Small School - 1st Team (Rural-2A)

Ashlyn Young

Ashlyn Young

G
|
Williston
Sr.
Ya’Zuri Hollie

Ya’Zuri Hollie

G
|
Fort White
Jr.
Kierce Solomon

Kierce Solomon

G
|
Williston
So.
Janiyah Span

Janiyah Span

G/F
|
Williston
Fr.
Jahlaya Wilson

Jahlaya Wilson

F/C
|
Fort White
Jr.

Small School - 2nd Team

Mariah Cox

Mariah Cox

G
|
Fort White
Sr.
Nyasia Bivins

Nyasia Bivins

G/F
|
Chiefland
Jr.
Allie Dey

Allie Dey

F
|
Saint Francis Catholic Academy
Sr.
Tiona Wilkinson

Tiona Wilkinson

F/C
|
Williston
Jr.
Amarhae Hopkins

Amarhae Hopkins

F/C
|
Hawthorne
Sr.

Big School - 1st Team (3A-6A)

Brandy Whitfield

Brandy Whitfield

G
|
Newberry
Sr.
Ar’Nayshia Griffin

Ar’Nayshia Griffin

G
|
Bradford (Starke)
Sr.
Taylor Booth

Taylor Booth

G/F
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins

G/F
|
Gainesville
Jr.
Destiny Neal

Destiny Neal

F/C
|
Newberry
So.

Big School - 2nd Team

Alessia Chaves-Torres

Alessia Chaves-Torres

G
|
Buchholz
So.
Gabby Webber

Gabby Webber

G/F
|
Eastside
Fr.
Ke’Aisha Williams,

Ke’Aisha Williams,

F
|
Eastside
Jr.
Takarii Jackson

Takarii Jackson

F/C
|
Gainesville
Jr.
Jada Brown

Jada Brown

F/C
|
Newberry
Sr.

Coach of the Year

Willie Powers

Willie Powers

Small School
|
Williston
Jessica Ross

Jessica Ross

Big School
|
Newberry

Honorable Mentions

Girls Small School (Rural-2A)

Coach of the Year– Bregay Harris, Fort White

Bell – Cheyenne Arban (FR) 

Branford – Amyah James (SO), Synniah Watkins (JR) 

Bronson – Andrea Schuler (JR), Makenna Dean (SO) 

Chiefland – Laila Ingram (SR), Brianna Bell (SR) 

Dixie County (Cross City) – Jakayla Henderson (JR), Ka’mille Barnes (JR) 

Hawthorne – Brooklynn Gillins (FR), Raylen Cue (8th) 

P.K. Yonge – Nyah Smith (FR)  

Saint Francis Catholic Academy – Sarah Deane (FR), O.J. Williams (FR) 

Trenton – Kayley Sloan (SR), Zynari Flanders (SO) 

Williston – Baylee Cribbs (SR), Delecia Dallas (JR) 

Stats and/or coach nominations were not available for Countryside Christian or Oak Hall. 

 

Girls Big School (3A-6A)

Coach of the Year – Niya Johnson (Buchholz) and  Ken Mitchell (Gainesville)  

Buchholz – Jelaiyah Williams (SO) 

Columbia (Lake City) – Kinley Cothran (SO) 

Keystone Heights – Daisy Hubbard (JR) 

Stats and/or coach nominations were not available for Santa Fe or Suwannee