2008-09 Girls Basketball All-American

Team of the Year

Division 1 – Model Secondary School for the Deaf

Division 2 – The Learning Center for the Deaf

Player of the Year

Division 1 – Zamica Gage - Model Secondary School for the Deaf

Division 2 ‐ Shaquana McDonough - The Learning Center for the Deaf

Coach of the Year

Deb Ayres ‐ California School for the Deaf, Fremont

 

First Team

Name School Year Position Best Stats Honors Key Remarks
Jasmine Smith Alabama 12 G/F/C 23.2 pts MD Tournament Team, East‐West Classic All Tournament One of the best players in ASD histoyr, Clutch & competitive player
Zamica GageMSSD11G18.1 pts
Clerc Classic MVP, 1st MISAL League Team Best Player, Full devotion to the game of basketball
Tiffany EvansOklahoma12G23.6All Tournament Team: GPSD & Ranger Classic Quick Player
Arica JonesFremont12G19.8 pts 9 rebsAll Tournament Team: WSBC, Cloverdale, Clerc; MVP League, Athlete of the Week: Argus & Tri‐Cities Newspapers
Very Athletic, Tough to stop
Shaquana McDonoughTLC12F18.6 pts 12.7 rebsESDAA Tournament Team, Independent League 1st Team, New England Private School Council C/D All Star Team
Best player in TLC history

Second Team

Name School Year Position Best Stats Honors Key Remarks
Bianca Hamilton Phoenix 11 G/F 15.2 pts WSBC Team, 1A West Region Team, 1A West All‐Tournament Team Unselfish, Team Player
Tandy lewis Maryland 11 G/F 15.9 pts 7.9 rebs All Tournament: New Life, Oriole Classic, Clerc Classic, ESDAA; Frederick Gazette 1st Team Player of the Week, 1st Frederick Gazette Team Strong & Dominant player. Best player on the team
Ann Whited Indiana 12 G 17.7 pts All Tournament: Clerc & CSSD, USADB East HS All Star team, All‐City Honorable Mention Team MVP
Kristen Pudas MSAD 12 G 19.3 pts GPSD Tournament Team, All Eastern Minn. Athletic Conference, Minn. South All‐Star Team Solid Player
Kayla Gregory Oklahoma 12 F/C 17.2 pts 10.8 rebs All Tournament Team: GPSD & Ranger Classic Strong Player, Almost always doubledouble

Third Team

Name School Year Position Best Stats Honors Key Remarks
Senaida Valazquez Phoenix 11 G 16.2 pts WSBC Tournament Team, 1A West All‐Region Team Great Defensive Player
Amy Bachtel Ohio 12 F 13.9 pts CSSD Tournament team, Spartan Classic, Division IV All‐Central District  
Melissa Jones Rochester 12 G/F 10 pts 10.5 rebs ESDAA Tournament Team, Team Captain, Tenacious defender
Ashley Richards Lexington 12 C 11.5 pts 16.6 rebs NJSD Tip‐Off Tournament, ESDAA Tournament, IPPSAL All‐League  
Karina Mitchell NMSD 11 G 14.5 pts Roadrunner Classic All Star, Evangel Classic All Star, District All Star, GPSD Tournament Team Leader
Crystle Marion St Marys 9 F 18.0 pts ESDAA Tournament Team, 1st All‐League Team Lead the team in points with 360 total for the season

Honorable Mention

Name School Year Position Best Stats Honors Key Remarks
Chelsea Lee NJSD 11 G 11.5 pts ESDAA Tournament Team Team Captain, Natural Leader
Ashley Sivilis Ohio 12 G/F 6.7 pts All Tournament Team: Clerc, CSSD; Division IV All‐Central District
Vocal Leader
Kiley Peterson Iowa 12 G/F 11.9 pts GPSD Tournament Team, Honorable Mention All‐City Team/Great Player
Lauren Wellman Iowa 9 C 13.4 pts GPSD Tournament Team, Honorable Mention All‐City
Coachable
Chaynna Powell St Marys 11 F 7.0 pts ESDAA 2nd Tournament Team, 1st All‐League Team
Team MVP, Team Captain
Amanda Phillips Indiana 12 G 8.9 pts CSSD Tournament Team, USADB East HS All Star Team Team Captain, Dedicated Player
Courtney Huru TLC 11 F 6.0 pts Independent League All-Star Did what coaches asked. Better than stats
Lauren Sprague TLC 11 F 6.1 pts ESDAA Tournament Team, Independent League All Star 2nd best player on the team. Better than stats
Caitlin Velasquez NMSD 12 F 12.1 pts Roadrunner Classic All Star Team Captain
Cindy Siebert MSAD 10 G 8.0 pts   Great Player
Jasmine McLean RISD 12 C 6.2 pts New England Deaf Tip‐Off 1st All Star, ESDAA Tournament Team, Coastal Prep League‐ 1st All Star All‐Around player
Ashley Wayne Wisconsin 11 G 10.4 pts Tournament Team; GPSD/CSSD, Honorable Mention All Conference Best All-Around player
Heba Kayed PSD 12 G 8.5 pts ESDAA Tournament Team Team Captain
Jessica Ginyard PSD 12 C/G 13.8 pts ESDAA Tournament Team  
Alexis Carter Lexington 11 G 11.7 pts ESDAA Tournament Team, NJSD Tip]Off Tournament, IPPSAL All-League Solid Player
Claire Tucker Maryland 10 G/F 11.9 pts All‐Tournament: New Life, Oriole Classic, Clerc Classic, ESDAA Excellent & Versatile player
Chelsea Elstad Colorado 10 G 10.7 pts 10 ats All Tournament Team: NMSD, CSSD; 2nd All‐ Conference Team  
Danielle Berrigan Maryland 12 G   ESDAA Tournament Team Leading team with 74 assists
Alli Bienas NJSD 11 G 3.23 pts ESDAA Tournament Team Impact player than stats
Shani Ambrester CSDR 10 G 7.9 pts WSBC Tournament Team  
DeAndria Clayton Alabama 9 G 4.5 pts MD Tournament Team, East‐West Classic All Tournament Fierce Competitor, All‐Around
Alyssa Beclinger Oregon 12 F 9.3 pts   Best Defensive Player, Team Captain
Kamaria Peary Georgia 10 F 7.2 pts 9.6 rebs   Leading Rebounder, 2nd leading scorer
Murissa Adams Georgia 10 G 10.6 pts MD Tournament Team Leading scorer, Great Attitude
Lauren Hostovsky TLC 11 F 7.1 pts ESDAA Tournament Team Better than stats
Marissa Woodruff Rochester 9 G 8.0 pts Great Role Player  
Christal Mitchell Rochester 9 F 7.1 pts 2nd ESDAA Tournament Team  
Electra Smith RISD 11 G 13.0 pts New Englander Deaf Tip Off 1st Team, ESDAA Tournament Team, Coastal Prep League 1st
All League Team
 
Serina Arellano Texas 12 G 10.0 pts    
Trista Taylor Maryland 11 F     Physical player. 2nd leading – 177 Rebounds, 3rd leading – 102 points