Meet the 2022-23 All-Area girls basketball team
- Mason Schweizer | mschweizer@daily-journal.com | 815-937-3300 | @MSchweizerTDJS Cody Smith | csmith@daily-journal.com | @CSmithTDJS
With a handful of regional champions this year, plenty of girls basketball players throughout the area made championship contributions this season.
Macey Moore, Mia Ferrias
Herscher's Macey Moore drives to the basket while Coal City's Mia Ferrias guards her during a Jan. 30 game in Coal City. Both players were named to the Daily Journal All-Area team.
Mikayla Knake
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Mikayla Knake | Cissna Park | Senior | Guard
Notes: 13.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2 SPG, 34% FG; IBCA Class 1A All-State special mention; All-Iroquois County; All-Vermilion Valley Conference; Cissna Park Timberwolf Tip-Off All-Tournament; Bismarck-Henning Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Addison Lucht
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Addison Lucht | Cissna Park | Freshman | Point Guard
Notes: 14.6 PPG, 4 RPG, 3.8 APG, 3.5 SPG, 49% FG; IBCA Class 1A All-State Third Team; All-Iroquois County; All-Vermilion Valley Conference; Cissna Park Timberwolf Tip-Off All-Tournament; Bismarck-Henning Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Paiton Lareau
Paiton Lareau | Donovan-St. Anne | Senior | Forward/Center
Notes: 18.9 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 2.5 BPG; All-River Valley Conference; All-Iroquois County
Delaney Panozzo
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Delaney Panozzo | Grant Park | Senior | Guard
Notes: 16.5 PPG, 14.6 RPG, 1.8 APG, 3.2 SPG, 2 BPG, 48% FG, 39% 3-PT; AP Class 1A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 1A All-State Third Team; All-River Valley Conference; Team MVP; St. Xavier commit; MaxPreps IHSA Class 1A rebound leader (366)
Jenna Hunter
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Jenna Hunter | Peotone | Senior | Forward
Notes: 14.3 PPG, 6 RPG, 2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 63% FG; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State special mention; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Beecher Fall Classic All-Tournament; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Mady Kibelkis
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Mady Kiblekis | Peotone | Senior | Shooting Guard
Notes: 14.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.8 APG, 2.5 SPG, 52 % FG, 40% 3-PT; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State Third Team; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Madi Schroeder
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Madi Schroeder | Peotone | Junior | Guard/Forward
Notes: 11.6 PPG, 5 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG, 47% FG; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State Second Team; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Beecher Fall Classic All-Tournament; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Special Mention: Evelyn Jablonski, Beecher; Natalie Prairie, Bishop McNamara; Emmerson Longtin, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Katherine Winkel, Central; Brooke Stadelli, Cissna Park; Mackenzie Henline, Coal City, Audrey Cooper, Coal City; Mikalah Bregin, Dwight; Hailey King, Herscher; Elise Kukuck, Herscher; Morgan Baptist, Kankakee; Kylie Saathoff, Manteno; Sydnee Van Swol, Momence; Brooklyn Harding, Reed-Custer; Adriana Hummel, Tri-Point; Emily McGinnis, Trinity; Ava Swartz, Watseka
Honorable Mention: Ava Pettenaude, Beecher; Leigha Brown, Bishop McNamara; Kendell Lade, Bishop McNamara; Skylar Grabow, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Kate Spittal, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Gracie Schroeder, Central; Layla Lou Walters, Donovan-St. Anne; Gracie Olsen, Gardner-South Wilmington; Ilyana Nambo, Iroquois West; Kanai Jackson, Kankakee; Sydney Sosnowski, Manteno; Britta Lindgren, Momence; Addie Graffeo, Peotone; Lainey Bertrand, Tri-Point; Kyra Cathcart, Tri-Point; Madeline Shold, Trinity; Brianna Denault, Watseka; Jasmine Essington, Watseka; Breanna Horton, Wilmington; Kaitlyn O’Donnell, Wilmington
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Trinity Davis
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Trinity Davis | Bishop McNamara | Sophomore | Shooting Guard
Notes: 14.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.8 APG, 2.6 SPG, 49.7% 3-PT; IBCA Class 2A All-State honorable mention; Metro Suburban Conference Red Division MVP; All-Metro Suburban Conference

Mikayla Knake
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Mikayla Knake | Cissna Park | Senior | Guard
Notes: 13.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2 SPG, 34% FG; IBCA Class 1A All-State special mention; All-Iroquois County; All-Vermilion Valley Conference; Cissna Park Timberwolf Tip-Off All-Tournament; Bismarck-Henning Holiday Classic All-Tournament

Addison Lucht
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Addison Lucht | Cissna Park | Freshman | Point Guard
Notes: 14.6 PPG, 4 RPG, 3.8 APG, 3.5 SPG, 49% FG; IBCA Class 1A All-State Third Team; All-Iroquois County; All-Vermilion Valley Conference; Cissna Park Timberwolf Tip-Off All-Tournament; Bismarck-Henning Holiday Classic All-Tournament

Addi Fair
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Addi Fair Notes: 23.5 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.1 APG, 3.3 SPG; AP Class 1A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 1A All-State special mention; River Valley Conference Player of the Year; All-River Valley Conference; School record 637 points

Delaney Panozzo
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Delaney Panozzo | Grant Park | Senior | Guard
Notes: 16.5 PPG, 14.6 RPG, 1.8 APG, 3.2 SPG, 2 BPG, 48% FG, 39% 3-PT; AP Class 1A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 1A All-State Third Team; All-River Valley Conference; Team MVP; St. Xavier commit; MaxPreps IHSA Class 1A rebound leader (366)

Macey Moore
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Macey Moore | Herscher | Senior | Point Guard
Notes: 16.4 PPG, 2.2 APG, 3.6 SPG; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; All-Time steals leader (331); reached 1,000 point mark (only 3rd in Herscher History with 1109 career points)

Jenna Hunter
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Jenna Hunter | Peotone | Senior | Forward
Notes: 14.3 PPG, 6 RPG, 2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 63% FG; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State special mention; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Beecher Fall Classic All-Tournament; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament

Mady Kibelkis
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Mady Kiblekis | Peotone | Senior | Shooting Guard
Notes: 14.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.8 APG, 2.5 SPG, 52 % FG, 40% 3-PT; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State Third Team; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament

Madi Schroeder
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Madi Schroeder | Peotone | Junior | Guard/Forward
Notes: 11.6 PPG, 5 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG, 47% FG; AP Class 2A All-State honorable mention; IBCA Class 2A All-State Second Team; Daily Journal Co-Player of the Year; All-Illinois Central Eight Conference; Beecher Fall Classic All-Tournament; Peotone Holiday Classic All-Tournament
Special Mention: Evelyn Jablonski, Beecher; Natalie Prairie, Bishop McNamara; Emmerson Longtin, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Katherine Winkel, Central; Brooke Stadelli, Cissna Park; Mackenzie Henline, Coal City, Audrey Cooper, Coal City; Mikalah Bregin, Dwight; Hailey King, Herscher; Elise Kukuck, Herscher; Morgan Baptist, Kankakee; Kylie Saathoff, Manteno; Sydnee Van Swol, Momence; Brooklyn Harding, Reed-Custer; Adriana Hummel, Tri-Point; Emily McGinnis, Trinity; Ava Swartz, Watseka
Honorable Mention: Ava Pettenaude, Beecher; Leigha Brown, Bishop McNamara; Kendell Lade, Bishop McNamara; Skylar Grabow, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Kate Spittal, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Gracie Schroeder, Central; Layla Lou Walters, Donovan-St. Anne; Gracie Olsen, Gardner-South Wilmington; Ilyana Nambo, Iroquois West; Kanai Jackson, Kankakee; Sydney Sosnowski, Manteno; Britta Lindgren, Momence; Addie Graffeo, Peotone; Lainey Bertrand, Tri-Point; Kyra Cathcart, Tri-Point; Madeline Shold, Trinity; Brianna Denault, Watseka; Jasmine Essington, Watseka; Breanna Horton, Wilmington; Kaitlyn O’Donnell, Wilmington
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Mason Schweizer
Mason Schweizer is an award-winning reporter who has been with the Daily Journal since 2017 and sports editor since 2019. Save for time at the University of Illinois and Wayne State College, Mason is a lifelong area resident.
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