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The rollout of the HoopGurlz National Honor Roll, which commemorates achievement on the court (high-school and club basketball) and off (classroom and community) picks up with Kansas through Maryland. | |||
* Maine * Maryland * KANSAS Morgan Boyd Olathe East, Olathe, Kan. 6-0 guard, Class of 2007 Arkansas signee A slick shooter with quickness and handle, Boyd has the highest career scoring average, 18.5, in school history and last year was a second-team, all-state selection after averging 19.3 points and earning distinction as the Kansas City Star's Metro defensive Player of the Year. A Gatorade finalist in 2006, she also earned All-Olathe, First Team, All Johnson County, First Team, All-Metro, and First Team, All-Sunflower League honors as a junior. Boyd has a 3. 4 grade-point average and has been averaging 16 points and nine rebounds during her senior season. Shekeira Copeland Heights HS, Wichita, Kan. 6-1 forward, Class of 2007 Memphis signee Copeland was a 6A All-State First Team honoree as a junior after averaging 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while helping her Wichita Heights team to a state championship and a 24-1 record. An inside-out threat, she shot 54.8 percent from the field as a junior and earned All-Metro and first team All Greater Wichita Athletic Conference honors. Copeland has been averaging close to 14 points during her senior season for a team that has been nationally ranked throughout her career. Hilary McCormick Blue Valley North, Overland Park, Kan. 6-0 wing, Class of 2007 Arkansas (volleyball) A two-time, First-Team All-State 6A pick, McCormick averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds during her junior season to help Blue Valley to third place in state a year after helping lead it to a state championship. Back to Top KENTUCKY Rebecca Gray Scott County Senior HS, Georgetown, KY 5-10 guard, class of 2007 North Carolina signee Gray leads one of the state’s top teams, Scott County, and is on pace in her senior year to set the school’s scoring record for both guys and girls by surpassing Ukari Figgs record of 2,738. Gray is a smooth combo guard with great range and can carry a team offensively or get her teammates involved. Over the summer she plays for one of the best club teams in the country and she has proven her abilities against the best. Gray is in the top six percent of her class with a 3.769 grade point average through her junior year and posted a 4.0 in the first section of her senior year in addition to being in the National Honor Society, Beta Club, DECA, FCA, YAADD and the Pep Club. Gray averages 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for a 14-1 team battling for the state’s top ranking. Natalie Novosel Lexington Catholic HS, Lexington, Ky. 6-0 guard, class of 2008 Undecided Novosel is one of the fastest rising players in the country and is being recruited by most of the top colleges in the country. She is an explosive player with great strength for her age and she helped her summer team to the championship game of Nike Nationals, the summer’s toughest tournament where they lost in overtime in a heart breaker. Novosel has averaged more than 20 points per game as a senior and leads the state’s top ranked team. In addition she is a stand out student with a 4.0 GPA. Emily Queen Rose Hill Christian, Ashland, Ky. 6-0 forward, Class of 2007 Middle Tennessee State signee One of the top rebounders in the state, Queen averaged 16.7 points and 11.3 rebounds as a junior and likely will finish her career with more than 2,500 points and 1,200 rebounds. She received the second-most votes in a preseason poll by the Courier-Journal for top girl's player in the state. Back to Top LOUISIANA Adrienne Johnson Franklin HS, Franklin, La. 6-0 forward, Class of 2007 Louisiana Tech signee An explosive athlete who likes to attack the basket and is a very good rebounding wing, Johnson has led Franklin High School to the Louisiana Class 3A state title game each of the last three years, claiming both the 2004 and 2005 state titles. She averaged 24.0 points a game as a junior while earning all-state honors for the third straight year. Johnson also was the MVP of the state tournament in 2006. Brittany Johnson University Lab, Baton Rouge, La. 5-11 guard, Class of 2007 LSU signee (volleyball) Ranked 59th in the country by Blue Star Basketball, Johnson was an All-American in volleyball and signed in that sport with LSU. Erica Williams Dutchtown HS, Geismar, La. 5-8 guard, Class of 2007 Southern Mississippi signee Williams is one of only four players from Louisiana or Mississippi to be named an honorable mention, Street & Smith All-American. She averaged 18.5 points as a junior, earning all-district honors for the third straight year and All-Metro for the second straight year. Williams has been selected to play in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game for girls. Back to Top MAINE Ashley Cimino McAuley HS, Portland, Me. 6-4 forward, Class of 2007 Stanford signee The reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in Maine, Cimino is one of the country's premier shooters, plus offers size at 6-4. She was first-team, all-state and a regional all-star after averaging 16.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as a junior. She earned the same honors after her sophomore season. A standout on the club circuit with the New England Crusaders, Cimino attended the invitation-only Nike Skills Academy for girls and was an all-tournament selection at the End of the Trail. Cassie Cooper Cony High, Augusta Me. 6-1 wing, Class of 2007 Dartmouth signee Highly recruited by Division I schools in the region, Cooper wanted an Ivy League education and committed to Dartmouth. At 6-1, she can score in the post and shoot the three-pointer, and is a very solid player with upside who averaged 16.2 points as a junior. Back to Top MARYLAND Marah Strickland Towson Catholic HS, Towson, Md. 5-11 guard, class of 2007 Maryland signee Stickland is one of the most recognized players in her region thanks to her huge summer with her club team and at the Nike Girls Skills Academy. Strickland is a scoring machine who can free herself up for scoring opportunities against even the best defenders. She earned preseason All-American Honors from Student Sports and Second Team Preseason All-American honors from HoopGurlz.com. As a junior she averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game and based largely on her ability her high school team was ranked in the national top 25 headed into her senior season. She also carries a 4.2 grade point average and is a member of the National Honor Society. Monica McNutt Holy Cross, Kensington, Md. 6-1 guard, Class of 2007 Georgetown signee Ranked in the top 110 in the 2007 class by Blue Star Basketball, McNutt is the leader of a Holy Cross team that is enjoying an outstanding season in 2006-07. She is a very smooth scorer, inside and out, and a great on-ball defender. As a junior, McNutt earned MVP honors in the Maryland Private School Tournament, third-team all-conference, All-Montgomery County and was a honorable-mention, All-Metro selection by the Washington Post. Kemerly Wilson Thomas Johnson HS, Frederick, Md. 5-10 guard, Class of 2007 Wake Forest signee Wilson twice has been named MVP of the Thomas Johnson High School team, twice All-Monocacy Valley Athletic League by members, Frederick News Post and Frederick Gazette. She was co-Player of the Year in the MVAL after her sophomore season and an all-star at the adidas Top Ten All-American Camp in 2004. Click Here |
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