KANSAS ALL-STATE GIRLS TEAM PRESENTED BY SUDDENLINK
First Team
6-0 | Sophomore | Forward | Uncommitted
Led the Trojans to a 23-0 season by averaging 18.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals. Canady shot 56 percent from the floor.
6-0 | Senior | Forward | Emporia State
One of the state’s top all-around athletes, Hartman averaged 21.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game for the 24-0 Lancers. Also participates in volleyball, softball and track and field.
Emily Ryan, Central Plains (Claflin)
5-9 | Senior | Guard | Iowa State
Led a team that broke its own state record for margin of victory (57.4) and points allowed per game (20.2). Ryan was the Kansas 2A Player of the Year as a freshman and first team All-Kansas for all classes as a sophomore.
5-8 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
Averaged 23.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game while leading the Cardinals to a 21-3 record. She had six games of 30 points or more, with a high of 34.
6-0 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
No. 8 recruit nationally in the Class of 2021, Verhulst averaged 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game for the top-ranked Stags (21-2). She was the Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year.
Second Team
5-11 | Senior | Guard | Uncommitted
Daughter of a coach, Hackerott is one of the few players in the state to average double digits in points (17.9) and rebounds (11.0). She also averaged 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
6-1 | Senior | Forward | Georgia Tech
Top 100 recruit helped her team to a 17-7 record. Said Georgia Tech coach Nell Fortner of Love: “(Lele) is a tremendous athlete … she has the ability to put the ball on the floor and take you off the bounce.”
6-0 | Senior | Forward | Missouri-Kansas City
The strong inside work of Mullens led yet another undefeated team in Kansas. Mullens averaged 14.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game for the 23-0 Redskins.
5-8 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
In 24 games (23 victories), Schubert averaged 18.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Kiki Smith, Topeka
5-7 | Freshman | Guard | Uncommitted
The highest-scoring ninth-grader in the state, Smith averaged 20.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game for the 23-0 Trojans.
Third Team
5-6 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
Averaged 19.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game.
5-6 | Senior | Guard | Uncommitted
One of the most active players in the state, Byers averaged 18.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.9 steals per game. She led the Cardinals to a 16-6 record.
5-8 | Senior | Guard | Uncommitted
Averaged 24.0 points, 4.4 steals and 4.3 assists per game.
5-7 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
Posted 20.6 points, 4.9 steals, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the 16-6 Blue Jays. Dubbert was also the leading hitter on the school’s volleyball team.
5-8 | Junior | Guard | Uncommitted
In 22 games, Simmons averaged 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. She scored 25 points or more four times.
