Selections announced for the South Dakota girls basketball all-state teams

020522.S.DR.MVP-CUBS-GIRLS10.jpg — Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Emilee Fox (4) grabs a rebound beyond the reach of Chamberlain's Jayna Handel (22) during a game on Friday, February 4, 2022 in Plankinton.

By Mitchell Republic

March 25, 2022 at 12:01 AM

2021-22 South Dakota all-state girls basketball teams

Selected by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association

021622.S.DR.GIRLS24.jpg — Sioux Falls Washington's Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda comes down with a rebound in front of Mitchell's Maddie Kempf during a February 2022 game at the Corn Palace.

CLASS AA

First team

Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, SF Washington, 6-2, sr., F (18 ppg., 8 rpg)

Hannah Ronsiek, SF O’Gorman, 5-10, sr., G (18.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg)

Hilary Behrens, Brandon Valley, 6-1, jr., F (16.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg)

Jayda McNabb, RC Stevens, 5-10, sr., G (12 ppg, 8 rpg, 5 apg)

Mahli Abdouch, SF O’Gorman, 5-7, so., G (13.1 ppg, 5.4 apg)

Josie Hill, RC Central, 6-2, sr., F (12.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg)

Second team

Emilee Boyer, Harrisburg, 6-1, sr., F (14 ppg, 9.4 rpg)

Cierra Watkins, SF Jefferson, 5-6, jr., G (11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg)

Sawyer Stoebner, Mitchell, 5-9, so., G (15.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.4 apg)

Bella Shreeve, Huron, 5-5, sr., G (11.9 ppg, 3.4 apg)

Ainsley Shelsta, Brookings, 6-5, sr., F (15 ppg, 10.3 rpg)

Ellie Karolevitz, Yankton, 5-10, sr., G (15 ppg, 7.6 rpg)

Class AA player of the year — Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, of Sioux Falls Washington.

Repeat selections — 2021 (Mwenentanda and Behrens, first team; Ronsiek, McNabb and Boyer, second team); 2020 (Mwenentanda and Ronsiek, second team).

011022.S.DR.ROSENQUIST.jpg — Dakota Valley's Rylee Rosenquist celebrates a play against Corsica-Stickney on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 during a game in the Parkston Classic at the Parkston Armory.

CLASS A

First team

Rylee Rosenquist, Dakota Valley, 5-8, sr., G (23 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 72 steals)

Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 5-10, jr., F (21.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

Emilee Fox, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 5-8, so. G (19 ppg, 6 rpg, 4.5 apg, 70 steals)

Bella Swedlund, Winner, 5-8, sr., G (22.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 59 steals)

Reese Ross, St. Thomas More, 6-0, jr., F (18.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg)

Katie Vasecka, Tea Area, 6-2, so. G (19.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 42 blocks)

Second team

Rylee Haldeman, West Central, 5-3, sr., G (16.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 61 steals)

Emma Yost, Wagner, 5-11, jr., F (14.2 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.2 apg)

Claire Sheppard, Flandreau, 6-1, so., G-F (15.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 64 steals)

Olivia Kieffer, RC Christian, 5-11, jr., G (20.6 ppg, 8 rpg, 63 steals)

Stevi Fallis, Red Cloud, 5-5, sr., G (15.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4 apg)

Caylin Kelly, Florence-Henry, 5-11, so., F-C (17 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 4.1 apg, 86 steals, 40 blocks)

Third team

Kylah vanDonkersgoed, SF Christian, 6-2, sr., C-F (13.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg)

Tobi Carlow, Lakota Tech, 5-7, sr., G (15.3 ppg, 3.2 apg, 64 steals)

Mya Knippling, Chamberlain, 6-1, sr., C (18.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 59 blocks)

Addy Kramer, West Central, 5-9, sr., G (14.4 ppg, 7 rpg)

Allison Richards, Red Cloud, 5-6, sr., G (14.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.8 apg, 59 steals)

Bailey White Hat, Todd County, 5-11, jr., F-C (18.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg)

Class A player of the year — Rylee Rosenquist, of Dakota Valley.

Repeat selections — 2021 (Swedlund, Rosenquist and Fox, first team; Vasecka, Wadsworth and Kieffer, second team; Sheppard and Yost, third team); 2020 (Fox, second team; and Rosenquist, third team).

021822.S.DR.TDA-ETHANGIRLS34.jpg — Ethan's Hannah Bartscher (20) dribbles to the basket as Tripp-Delmont/Armour's Megan Reiner (34) defends during a game on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at the Corn Palace.

CLASS B

First team

Kennadi Buchholz, De Smet, 6-0, sr., C (20.4 ppg, 13.3 rpg, 66 blocks)

Maleighya Estes, White River, 5-7, sr., G (27 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.2 spg)

Avery Broughton, Corsica-Stickney, 5-11, jr., G-F (19 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 59 steals)

Madelyn Bragg, Aberdeen Roncalli, 6-2, sr., C-F (15.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg)

Coral Mason, Viborg-Hurley, 5-10, jr., G-F (15.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 57 steals)

Hannah Bartscher, Ethan, 5-9, sr., G (20.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg)

Second team

Mallory Miller, Aberdeen Christian, 6-4, jr., C (19.5 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 68 blocks)

Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 5-10, sr., G-F (20.7 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 53 steals)

Julia Weber, Bridgewater-Emery, 5-8, sr., G (167 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 51 steals)

Morgan Fiedler, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5-8, sr, G (12.3 ppg, 4 rpg)

Rachel Gerlach, Corsica-Stickney, 5-10, sr., G-F (14 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

Denae Mach, Viborg-Hurley, 5-9, jr., G-F (13.8 ppg, 5 rpg)

Third team

Kaycee Groves, Faith, 5-10, sr., G (7 ppg, 2.8 rpg)

Maddie Horn, Castlewood, 5-11, jr., G-F (18.6 ppg, 8 rpg)

Isabel Aesoph, Faulkton Area, 5-7, sr., G (18.7 ppg, 5 rpg, 56 steals)

Kendell Sawinsky, Herreid-Selby Area, 5-8, sr., G (17.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 88 steals)

Molly Larson, Gayville-Volin, 5-7, sr., G (20.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 apg)

Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, Gregory, 5-7, jr., G-F (17.6 ppg, 3.6 apg)

Class B player of the year — Kennadi Buchholz, of De Smet.

Repeat selections — 2021 (Broughton, first team; Estes and Bartscher, second team; and Buchholz, third team. Bragg made the Class A second team); 2020 (Broughton, first team; Buchholz, third team); and 2019 (Broughton, second team).

031422.S.DR.CORSICASTICKNEY.JPG — Corsica-Stickney's Rachel Gerlach races Faith's Cassidy Schuelke to the basket after a steal during the first half of the girls Class B third-place game on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Watertown Civic Arena.

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