2022 All Area Girls Basketball

Welcome to the 2022 All Area Girls Basketball Team, presented by Smith Law Firm and Mainstreet Daily News. We convened a panel of local sports writers and coaches to select the best of the best from the 2021-22 high school basketball season, taken from within Mainstreet’s nine-county coverage area in North Central Florida.

The team is broken into two squads: small school (1A-3A) and big school (4A-7A). It includes 20 players and 2 coaches, each of whom is receiving a commemorative plaque in recognition of their outstanding season. We’ve also recognized several Honorable Mentions at the bottom for players and coaches that deserve recognition for their outstanding effort and performance. Each of our stories is listed below, followed by the full roster with photos. Congratulations to each of these student athletes and coaches on a job well done!

First-time accomplishments highlight top coaches

All Area: GHS stars lead girls big school team

Becker, Jackson pace All Area small school girls

Small School - Team One

Tyler Jefferson

Bri Becker

Guard
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Trenton
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jacovya Major

Guard
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Fort White
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Charity Hodge

Guard-Forward
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Chiefland
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jaz'lyn Jackson

Forward
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Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Isreal Hart

Forward-Center
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Fort White
Fr.

Small School - Team Two

Tyler Jefferson

De'Mya Adams

Guard
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Hawthorne
Fr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jordan Douglas

Guard
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Trenton
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Santee Blye

Guard-Forward
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Bradford
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Audrey Hubbard

Guard-Forward
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Bronson
Fr.
Tyler Jefferson

Saideriel Oliver

Center
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Hawthorne
Sr.

Big School - Team One

Tyler Jefferson

Seiiona Peeples

Guard
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Eastside
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Zion McRae

Guard
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P.K. Yonge
Fr.
Tyler Jefferson

Leyah Houston

Guard-Forward
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Gainesville
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Na'Haviya Paxton

Guard-Forward
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Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Ta'Niya Walker

Center
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Gainesville
Sr.

Big School - Team Two

Tyler Jefferson

Kiley Channel

Guard
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Keystone Heights
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Chayse Williams

Guard
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P.K. Yonge
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Ashlyn Young

Forward
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P.K. Yonge
8th
Tyler Jefferson

Jamison Cardwell

Guard-Forward
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Buchholz
Fr.
Tyler Jefferson

Dezaray Bright

Center
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Keystone Heights
Jr.

Coaches of The Year

Tyler Jefferson

DeShay Harris

Small School Coach
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Fort White
Tyler Jefferson

David Gordon

Big School Coach
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Gainesville

Honorable Mentions

Small School Girls:

Branford – Zjamyah Wilson (Fr., G)
Bradford (Starke) – Jada Hankerson (So., G),
Chiefland – Nikki Fuller (Sr./C), Brianna Bell (8th-grade, G)
Dixie County – Jaidyn Brown (So., G)
Fort White – N’Coreyia Atkins (So., G), Lisa Gall (So., F)
Hawthorne – Jhalea Jackson (Fr., F-C)
Newberry – Natreana Akanni (So., F), Kemari Robinson (Sr., C), Sarah Beaulieu (Fr., G), Deasia Bryant (Jr., G/F)
Oak Hall – Annabeth Dyrkolbotn (Sr., F), Tyla Young (Sr./G), Kate Pickens (Jr., G)
Santa Fe (Alachua) – Taylor Mullins (Fr., G)
St. Francis Catholic – Mallory Jablonski (Sr., G), Lexi Bhatia (So., G)
Trenton – Ta’tyiana Jackson (Sr., G-F)
Union County – Heaven Scott (Fr.)
Williston – Ranajala Brown (Jr., G)

Big School Girls:

Buchholz: Tyra Peterson (Sr., G/F), Emonie McCallum (Sr., G)
Columbia: Annzarria Jerkins (Sr., G), Camille Perry (Sr., G), Joleana Gardner (Fr., G/F)
Eastside: Karonda Kelly (Sr., G)
Keystone Heights: Emma Rogel (Sr., G)
P.K. Yonge: Sydney English (Sr., G)
Suwannee: V’Kaylynn Ward (Sr., G/F)

Coaches:

Cornelius Ingram (Hawthorne), Bryant Frye (Trenton), Willie Powers (P.K. Yonge)