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The rest of the 2020-2021 Catoosa-walker County Girls’ Basketball Dream Team

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Grayson Broadrick (Oakwood Christian) The senior sharpshoot­ing guard was one of the area’s top perimeter shooters and averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds a night for the Lady Eagles this past season.

Christa Collins (LFO) An injury robbed the super-talented guard of most of her sophomore season, but she was still able to pick up All-region second team honors after 15 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals a game.

Mana Gilchrist (Oakwood Christian) The freshman forward was expected to have an impact on the court and did just that by averaging 10.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.7 steals a night for the Navy-and-gold.

Avery Green (Oakwood Christian) The junior guard with the versatilit­y to play multiple spots on the floor gave the Lady Eagles another scoring threat, averaging 9.3 points to go with 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Lily Green (Oakwood Christian) The senior, who could play all five spots on the floor and is arguably the best player to ever wear a Lady Eagles uniform, finished a stellar career by averaging 12.1 points and 6.3 rebounds for the GAPPS state playoff participan­ts.

Lauren Mock (Heritage) The three-sport sophomore standout continued to grow as a basketball player by averaging 8.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals a game, while giving the Navy-and-red a major presence in the post.

Brooke Matherly (Heritage) The junior guard was a first team pick in Region 7-AAAA after averaging 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and two steals a game for improved Lady Generals, who got back to the state playoffs.

Emma Mcgraw (Gordon Lee) The junior guard was all over the floor for the Lady Trojans this past season, averaging a team-high 10.4 points to go with three rebounds, two steals and nearly two assists a game to pick up an All-region 6-A first team nod.

Gracie Murray (Heritage) The junior guard was one of the most aggressive players on both ends of the floor for the Lady Generals and was an All-region first team selection after averaging 8.5 points, four assists and two steals a night.

Dayonna Perryman (Heritage) The fantastic freshman wasted no time in establishi­ng herself as a go-to player with the Navyand-red as she scored 8.5 points a game to go with six rebounds and nearly two steals a contest.

Baileigh Pitts (Ringgold) The junior brought physicalit­y and toughness to the floor, on offense and defense, while averaging eight points and six rebounds a game to collect 6-AAA All-region honors.

Maggie Reed (Ringgold) The senior put up averages of 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while shooting 57 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line, to earn second team All-region honors.

The 2020-2021 Catoosa-walker County Girls’ Basketball Dream Team is selected by Sports Editor Scott Herpst and based on performanc­es from this past season. Photos and text by Scott Herpst. Layout by Kelsey Dickerson.

Madison Stookey (LFO) The senior post and Region 6-AAA honoree improved her offense (5.7) to go with her rebounding (6.4) and shotblocki­ng skills and will be playing college ball at West Virginia Tech.

Addison Sturdivant (Gordon Lee) The senior post and extremely talented all-around athlete was an AllRegion honorable mention pick after scoring 5.6 points

to go with 1.8 steals and 10 boards per game for the Lady Trojans.

HONORABLE MENTION: Sidney Gasaway, Emma Phillips, Ashlyn Schmidt, Riley Shirley (Gordon Lee); Riley Kokinda, Kortney MCKenzie (Heritage); Michaela Baker, Savanna Hall, Heather Tucker (Lafayette); Gracie Cochran, Heidi Johnson, Zoey Gray-martin, Ziara Thompson (LFO); Camby Arthur, Macie Boren, Haylee Collins, Madison Lennon (Ridgeland); Addi Broome, Jade Gainer, Caroline Hemphill (Ringgold)

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