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!
Small School - Team One
Bri Becker
Jacovya Major
Charity Hodge
Jaz'lyn Jackson
Isreal Hart
Small School - Team Two
De'Mya Adams
Jordan Douglas
Santee Blye
Audrey Hubbard
Saideriel Oliver
Big School - Team One
Seiiona Peeples
Zion McRae
Leyah Houston
Na'Haviya Paxton
Ta'Niya Walker
Big School - Team Two
Kiley Channel
Chayse Williams
Ashlyn Young
Jamison Cardwell
Dezaray Bright
Coaches of The Year
DeShay Harris
David Gordon
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)