Sports360AZ
For twelve years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Sports Teams brought to you by IBEW Local 640, Desert Financial Credit Union, Venezia’s Pizzeria, San Tan Ford and Valle Luna Mexican restaurants to recognize excellence of student athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well.
We were overwhelmed by the response from players, coaches, athletic directors and parents and their nominations. A few notes on how the team was compiled:
Sports360AZ reached out to every athletic director in the state, as well as every varsity head coach for the respective sports requesting nominations based on performance in the classroom. We also opened up nominations to parents and players as well. This is the only way to be named to the all-academic team. Thank you to the high school community for recognizing these student-athletes!
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Thank you so much for your nominations, and be sure to use #Sports360AZScholars when sharing these teams on social media.
Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the 2023 Sports360AZ All-Academic Girls Basketball Teams for Divisions 4A-6A.
First Team
Avery Spickler – Canyon View – 5.4 weighted GPA
Rylee Buechler – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.9 weighted GPA
Sophia Fajardo – Chandler – 4.83 weighted GPA
Jesminda Garcia – Chandler – 4.66 weighted GPA
Mackenzie Murphy – Pinnacle – 4.65 weighted GPA
Breanna Sommers – Hamilton – 4.64 weighted GPA
Emma Russell – Mountain Pointe – 4.63 weighted GPA
Izzy Krpata – Higley – 4.6 weighted GPA
Morgan Evenson – Gilbert – 4.6 weighted GPA
Mia Burgess – Canyon View – 4.57 weighted GPA
Bernadette Carranza – Canyon View – 4.5 weighted GPA
Brianna Buehler – Eastmark – 4.5 weighted GPA
Karla Mendez – Agua Fria – 4.5 weighted GPA
Leila Josey – Gilbert – 4.5 weighted GPA
Madelaine Balbarin – Perry – 4.5 weighted GPA
Marisol Jacuinde – Agua Fria – 4.5 weighted GPA
Yazzmine Long – Agua Fria – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ella LaFountain – Eastmark – 4.48 weighted GPA
Savana Blazina – Paradise Valley – 4.45 weighted GPA
Camila Guzman – Arizona College Prep – 4.43 weighted GPA
Anna LaFountain – Eastmark – 4.4 weighted GPA
Ashia Ramos – Mountain Pointe – 4.4 weighted GPA
Madison Pond – Estrella Foothills – 4.4 weighted GPA
Skylar Baldwin – Arizona College Prep – 4.4 weighted GPA
Kyra Dean – Desert Edge – 4.39 weighted GPA
Camila Insunza – Nogales – 4.36 weighted GPA
Courtenay Lee – Mountain View – 4.36 weighted GPA
Halena Hill – Perry – 4.36 weighted GPA
Alana Taylor – Eastmark – 4.34 weighted GPA
Mackena Medina – Cesar Chavez – 4.34 weighted GPA
Carmella Baldwin – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Ella Malee – Hamilton – 4.33 weighted GPA
Nyawech Puoy – Cesar Chavez – 4.33 weighted GPA
Zoe Bracey – Canyon View – 4.30 weighted GPA
Ailee Sumrall – Gilbert – 4.3 weighted GPA
Avery Rowley – Arizona College Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Juliann Henderson – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.3 weighted GPA
Makaylei Snyder – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.3 weighted GPA
Pippa Krieger – Perry – 4.3 weighted GPA
Alyssa Gruber – Arizona College Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Ella Williams – Higley – 4.28 weighted GPA
Jaylee Aulds – Arizona College Prep – 4.28 weighted GPA
Karis Hurd – Chandler – 4.28 weighted GPA
Sophia Doromal – Cesar Chavez – 4.28 weighted GPA
Savanna Creal – Hamilton – 4.27 weighted GPA
Jessica Olerud – Notre Dame Prep – 4.23 weighted GPA
Regan Burke – Arizona College Prep – 4.21 weighted GPA
Kaydee Newitt – Paradise Valley – 4.2 weighted GPA
Mia Jacobs – Canyon View – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sara Evans – Notre Dame Prep – 4.19 weighted GPA
Alexis Good – Notre Dame Prep – 4.18 weighted GPA
Naomi Schoenhage – Salpointe Catholic – 4.18 weighted GPA
Jersey Mitchell – Agua Fria – 4.17 weighted GPA
Mia Rodriguez – Nogales – 4.16 weighted GPA
Allison Even – Salpointe Catholic – 4.15 weighted GPA
Avery Graber – Paradise Valley – 4.13 weighted GPA
Alexis Emerson-Berryhill – Mountain Pointe – 4.1 weighted GPA
Alina Bowden – Estrella Foothills – 4.1 weighted GPA
Cohen Ridenour – Hamilton – 4.09 weighted GPA
Hannah Williams – Salpointe Catholic – 4.09 weighted GPA
Tatianna Broadhurst-Mitchell – Desert Edge – 4.09 weighted GPA
Brooke Nowak – Notre Dame Prep – 4.07 weighted GPA
Hannah Hayes – Gila Ridge – 4.07 weighted GPA
Sienna Espinosa – Salpointe Catholic – 4.07 weighted GPA
Gabriela Torres – Notre Dame Prep – 4.05 weighted GPA
Gabrielle Kramerich – Notre Dame Prep – 4.05 weighted GPA
Sydney Logemann – Notre Dame Prep – 4.05 weighted GPA
Taliyah Henderson – Salpointe Catholic – 4.05 weighted GPA
Marissa Kretsch – Hamilton – 4.04 weighted GPA
Aniyah Riddell – Mountain Pointe – 4.03 weighted GPA
Cambria Medina – Salpointe Catholic – 4.01 weighted GPA
Arianna Hernandez – Gila Ridge – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aspen McClees – Gilbert – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ava Taliaferro – Higley – 4.0 weighted GPA
Averi Mehlberg – Chandler – 4.0 weighted GPA
Caitlin Hurley – Salpointe Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Cambrya White – Higley – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ella Gettings – Gila Ridge – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ella Murakami – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Germaine Garfio – Nogales – 4.0 weighted GPA
Izy Ivy – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jaila Flowers – Canyon View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Maya Billan – Higley – 4.0 weighted GPA
Mikala Miller – Mountain View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sabrina Anderson – Mountain Pointe – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sophie Morales – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jerzy Robinson – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Marissa France – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
McKenna Whisenant-Becko – Higley – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Raiyn Hudspeth – Gilbert – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Sarah Gannon – Desert Vista – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Ryannte Torres – Millennium – 4.5 weighted GPA
Grace McBride – Millennium – 4.9 weighted GPA
Elli Guiney – Millennium – 4.73 weighted GPA
Alayna Boss – Millennium – 4.24 weighted GPA
Mia Amundsen – Millennium – 4.3 weighted GPA
Hannah Strauss – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Anna Schultz – Cactus Shadows – 4.54 weighted GPA
Madison Schultz – Cactus Shadows – 4.5 weighted GPA
Camryn Koester – Cactus Shadows – 4.48 weighted GPA
Kylie Malone – Cactus Shadows – 4.41 weighted GPA
Sierra LaBuwi – Cactus Shadows – 4.18 weighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Jessica Villarino – Nogales – 3.97 weighted GPA
Payton Riggins – Notre Dame Prep – 3.96 weighted GPA
Eliana Navarro – Desert Edge – 3.95 weighted GPA
Freda Amouzou – Cesar Chavez – 3.95 weighted GPA
Grace Sweet – Agua Fria – 3.93 weighted GPA
Jolee Nelson – Salpointe Catholic – 3.9 weighted GPA
Kayla Adams – Hamilton – 3.9 weighted GPA
Lisa Moreno – Nogales – 3.9 weighted GPA
Sophia Smith – Hamilton – 3.9 weighted GPA
Thalia Daniels – Sandra Day O’Connor – 3.9 weighted GPA
Trish Hachtel – Estrella Foothills – 3.9 weighted GPA
Marlee Hebbring – Hamilton – 3.88 weighted GPA
Toni Logemann – Notre Dame Prep – 3.88 weighted GPA
Cecilia Burruel – Nogales – 3.85 weighted GPA
Johanna Simpson – Nogales – 3.85 weighted GPA
Markayla Shirley – Chandler – 3.85 weighted GPA
Isabella DeCorse – Gila Ridge – 3.84 weighted GPA
Ana Munoz – Paradise Valley – 3.83 weighted GPA
Mailelagi Kalama – Eastmark – 3.83 weighted GPA
Tami Balogun – Agua Fria – 3.83 weighted GPA
Sierra Smith – Hamilton – 3.82 weighted GPA
Brylee Gaylord – Gilbert – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jayla Cal – Perry – 3.8 weighted GPA
Katy Frost – Sandra Day O’Connor – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kiki Kowitz – Gilbert – 3.8 weighted GPA
Riley Farnstrom – Eastmark – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jazlyn Burrows – Eastmark – 3.77 weighted GPA
Miah Burruel – Nogales – 3.76 weighted GPA
Nubia Coronel – San Luis – 3.75 weighted GPA
Anjelica Hidalgo – Agua Fria – 3.73 weighted GPA
Regina Meza – San Luis – 3.72 weighted GPA
Gabriella Tafoya – Gila Ridge – 3.7 weighted GPA
Mia DiPuccio – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Raigon Gregston – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Ashely Becerra – San Luis – 3.68 weighted GPA
Aaliyah Rogers – Canyon View – 3.67 weighted GPA
Alaya Sumler – Mountain Pointe – 3.67 weighted GPA
Azalee Alvarado – Canyon View – 3.67 weighted GPA
Chloe Warren – Arizona College Prep – 3.67 weighted GPA
Genesis Rios – Agua Fria – 3.67 weighted GPA
Kaija Mannie – Higley – 3.67 weighted GPA
Maci Kerns – Higley – 3.67 weighted GPA
Camila Picasso – San Luis – 3.66 weighted GPA
Teagan Lindhe – Desert Edge – 3.62 weighted GPA
Brittany Campos – San Luis – 3.61 weighted GPA
Daniela Ochoa Pon – Nogales – 3.6 weighted GPA
Summer Johnson – Gilbert – 3.6 weighted GPA
Uzariah Imes – Desert Edge – 3.57 weighted GPA
Vanessa Ambriz – San Luis – 3.55 weighted GPA
Ava Pautz – Notre Dame Prep – 3.53 weighted GPA
Taya Eudis – Eastmark – 3.52 weighted GPA
Chanel Yellowman – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Cynthia Tewksbury – Canyon View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Eva Amenhauser – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Faith Griego – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jordan Watts – Salpointe Catholic – 3.5 weighted GPA
Karelya Delgado – Gila Ridge – 3.5 weighted GPA
Madisyn Newell – Chandler – 3.5 weighted GPA
Natalie Yanes – Canyon View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Raylee Hancock – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Sarah Smout – Mountain View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Keira Lewis – Canyon View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Harly Collins – Paradise Valley – 3.91 weighted GPA
Sydnie Taylor – Desert Vista – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Juli Loy – Gilbert – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Laana Hill – Desert Vista – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Meisha Caserio – Gilbert – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Shay Ijiwoye – Desert Vista – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Lauren Crocker – Perry – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Abigail Swogger – Arizona College Prep – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Lilly Holgate – Higley – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Katelyn Jewell – Canyon View – 3.67 weighted GPA
Khamil Pierre – Perry – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Michaela Fairwell – Desert Vista – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Sage Henry – Perry – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Kaeli Moreno – Gilbert – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Khalia Dana – Gilbert – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Madison Brown – Desert Vista – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Michaela Whitehair – Chandler – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Amber Cly – Hamilton – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Bridget Morin-Brown – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Rylee Baird – Gilbert – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Layla Franklin – Arizona College Prep – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Reyna Jones – Arizona College Prep – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Saleen Rios – Agua Fria – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Katelyn Larney – Desert Vista – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Deshay Turner – Cesar Chavez – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Anaira Ortiz-Reyes – Desert Edge – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Amaya Bagley – Desert Vista – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Dylan Swindle – Desert Vista – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Emma Carrasco – Gilbert – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Sophia Taylor – Gilbert – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Vanessa Aguilar – Agua Fria – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Zoe Carrillo – Mountain Pointe – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Olivia Frankel – Notre Dame Prep – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Kamil Young – Chandler – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Abbie Shellabarger – Eastmark – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Caitlyn Benally – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.1 unweighted GPA
SaRae Kennard – Desert Vista – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Mikell “Patsy” Van Arsdale – Arizona College Prep – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Dalaiha Madden – Cesar Chavez – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Celeste Martinez – Agua Fria – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Kylie McMinn – Gilbert – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Melia Mosley – Chandler – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Sumaya Quitugua – Perry – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Cecelia Antone – Baboquivari – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Kara Baptisto – Baboquivari – 3.65 weighted GPA
Chenoa Garcia – Baboquivari – 3.13 unweighted GPA
