All-Timesland: Girls basketball

Timesland Player of the Year

TAY TAYLOR | SALEM | Senior

TAYLOR, 5-7, completed her prep career by leading Salem to its first VHSL girls state title as the Spartans won their last 18 games. A strong penetrator from the wing guard or point guard position, Taylor scored 22 points and had six assists in Salem's 51-44 win over Courtland in the Group AA Division 4 final. She scored in double figures in 28 of Salem's 29 games including a season-high 25 points in a loss to Floyd County. Taylor averaged 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She averaged 20.3 points in Salem's last four games including 24 in a state semifinal win over Loudoun County. The Wake Forest signee was named Group AA Division 4 player of the year.

FIRST TEAM

RYJAE ANDERSON | WILLIAM FLEMING | 5-9 | Senior

First-team All-Northwest Region after leading Fleming to regional quarterfinal ... Averaged 14.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game ... Added 36 assists and 38 steals ... Scored 26 points in win a over Bassett and 24 in a victory over Salem ... Shot 38 percent from 3-point range ... Scored 1,176 career points ... Signed with Chowan (N.C.).

CHARMAINE HAIRSTON | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5-1 | Senior

Named Western Valley District player of the year for the second straight season ... Averaged 14.5 points and 2.2 steals per game ... Had season-high 27 points in Northwest Region first-round win over Stafford ... Scored in double figures in 22 of 25 games ... First-team All-Northwest Region ... Scored 1,243 career points.

Sa'MONE MOORE | COVINGTON | 5-8 | Junior

Scored in double figures in all but three games as Covington finished 22-5 and reached the VHSL Group A Division 1 quarterfinals ... Averaged 18.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to go with 86 assists, 83 steals and 29 blocked shots ... Has more than 1,500 career points in three years ... Region C player of the year.

ANDREA VENABLE | BASSETT | 5-5 | Senior

Piedmont District co-player of the year as a point guard ... Led Bassett to 19-5 record and berth in the VHSL Group AA Division 4 semifinals ... Scored 16 points and had eight rebounds in semifinal loss to Courtland ... Averaged 11.0 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from 3-point range.

SECOND TEAM

KRISTEN ATWELL | GEORGE WYTHE | 5-10 | Senior | 20.6 ppg.

BROOKE BOSTWICK | AUBURN | 6-0 | Junior | 17.2 ppg.

DANIELLE CATRON | CHILHOWIE | 5-8 | Junior | 24.0 ppg.

AMANDA HOLLANDSWORTH | FLOYD COUNTY | 5-8 | Junior | 11.5 ppg.

EMILY RAWLINGS | NORTHSIDE | 5-7 | Senior | 12.4 ppg.

SIZZLIN’ SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR

CARLEY LYTTON | Floyd County | 5-10

SIZZLIN’ SOPHOMORES

MIRANDA CROCKETT | FRANKLIN CO. | 5-8 | 12.2 ppg.

MIKALAH JONES | LIBERTY | 5-9 | 16.0 ppg.

EBONY REYNOLDS | PATRICK CO. | 5-9 | 11.7 ppg.

MAGGIE WILBOURNE | GLENVAR | 5-8 | 15.4 ppg.

COACH OF THE YEAR

DeWAYNE HARRELL | Salem

Harrell led Salem to the Group AA Division 4 championship with a 51-44 victory over Courtland after the Spartans lost to the Cougars by 40 points in the semifinals in 2012. Salem did not lose to a Group AA opponent and went 10-0 in the River Ridge District for the second straight year. Salem has won 88 games under Harrell in the past four seasons.

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