For 13 years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the 2024Sports360AZ All-Academic Winter Sports Teams brought to you by 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 2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Girls Basketball Teams for Divisions 4A-6A:
First Team
Grace Hohman – Buena – 5.0 weighted GPA
Neha Patel – Paradise Valley – 5.0 weighted GPA
Alessandra Gilles – North – 4.95 weighted GPA
Maya Lopez – Thunderbird – 4.86 weighted GPA
Jesmina Deguzman – Chaparral – 4.8 weighted GPA
Gretchyn Adams – Buena – 4.8 weighted GPA
D’Mya Edmon – Youngker – 4.75 weighted GPA
Melena G. Walker – North – 4.71 weighted GPA
Kaitlynn Barnett – Eastmark – 4.71 weighted GPA
Marissa France – Desert Vista – 4.70 weighted GPA
Aleyna Lange – Chaparral – 4.7 weighted GPA
Bernadette Love Carranza – Canyon View – 4.7 weighted GPA
Mia Burgess – Canyon View – 4.7 weighted GPA
Mackenzie Murphy – Pinnacle – 4.68 weighted GPA
Caliyah Howard – Youngker – 4.67 weighted GPA
Alexandria Ballard – Cesar Chavez – 4.66 weighted GPA
Isabelle Krpata – Higley – 4.64 weighted GPA
Breanna Sommers – Hamilton – 4.64 weighted GPA
Suhani Varshney – Pinnacle – 4.63 weighted GPA
Addison Baird – Higley – 4.59 weighted GPA
Ayanna R. Goode – North – 4.58 weighted GPA
Jaylee Alvin – Eastmark – 4.55 weighted GPA
Estee Jaime – Youngker – 4.50 weighted GPA
Maddie Schultz – Cactus Shadows – 4.50 weighted GPA
Aviva Schnitzer – Chaparral – 4.5 weighted GPA
Margaret Connell – Chaparral – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ann Margaret Gacutan – Buena – 4.5 weighted GPA
Gracelyn Kelsey – Buena – 4.5 weighted GPA
Grace Beckler – Basha – 4.5 weighted GPA
Malia Woodberry – Cesar Chavez – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hannah Holm – Canyon View – 4.5 weighted GPA
Stephanie Bachez – Metro Tech – 4.48 weighted GPA
Sophia Elasky – Pinnacle – 4.48 weighted GPA
Aliyah Eastman – Higley – 4.47 weighted GPA
Brianna Buehler – Eastmark – 4.45 weighted GPA
Kylie Malone – Cactus Shadows – 4.44 weighted GPA
Ella LaFountain – Eastmark – 4.41 weighted GPA
Naomi Copeland – Youngker – 4.41 weighted GPA
Allyson Cotter – Hamilton – 4.41 weighted GPA
Cierra Willis – Campo Verde – 4.4 weighted GPA
Brooklyn Douglas – Basha – 4.4 weighted GPA
Zoe Beacey – Canyon View – 4.4 weighted GPA
Shay Ijiwoye – Desert Vista – 4.39 weighted GPA
Alma Suarez – Nogales – 4.38 weighted GPA
Norah Moo – Pinnacle – 4.38 weighted GPA
Nyawech Puoy – Cesar Chavez – 4.38 weighted GPA
Victoria Ballard – Cesar Chavez – 4.38 weighted GPA
Camryn Koester – Cactus Shadows – 4.37 weighted GPA
Mia Singstock – Pinnacle – 4.36 weighted GPA
Savana Blazina – Paradise Valley – 4.36 weighted GPA
Alaris Ozuna – Metro Tech – 4.33 weighted GPA
Tracey Ineza – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Emily Brown – Campo Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Kelsey Watts – Campo Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Jodi Frier – Skyline – 4.3 weighted GPA
Jizzelle T. Escoffery – North – 4.29 weighted GPA
Xxylina M. Flores – North – 4.29 weighted GPA
Zion McLin – Buena – 4.29 weighted GPA
Alana Taylor – Eastmark – 4.27 weighted GPA
Ella Malee – Hamilton – 4.24 weighted GPA
Anna LaFountain – Eastmark – 4.2 weighted GPA
Priya Allison-Greene – Campo Verde – 4.2 weighted GPA
Audrey Bhesania – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.2 weighted GPA
Chloe Beckman – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.2 weighted GPA
Audrey O’Connor – Basha – 4.2 weighted GPA
Savanna Creal – Hamilton – 4.2 weighted GPA
Mia Jacobs – Canyon View – 4.2 weighted GPA
Haley Morales – Metro Tech – 4.19 weighted GPA
Alyssa L. Dickerson – North – 4.17 weighted GPA
Mia Rodriguez – Nogales – 4.17 weighted GPA
Natalie Sweet – Buena – 4.17 weighted GPA
Briahana King – Buena – 4.17 weighted GPA
Sophia Doromal – Cesar Chavez – 4.16 weighted GPA
Izzy Anderson – Hamilton – 4.16 weighted GPA
Sydney L. Dickerson – North – 4.13 weighted GPA
Cohen Ridenour – Hamilton – 4.12 weighted GPA
Maya Billan – Higley – 4.11 weighted GPA
Taylor Sipfle – Hamilton – 4.11 weighted GPA
Natalie Reams – Paradise Valley – 4.11 weighted GPA
Ava Schooler – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.1 weighted GPA
Giovanna Sykora – Pinnacle – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nora Peloke – Pinnacle – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jaiden Stokes – Cesar Chavez – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jaila Flowers – Canyon View – 4.1 weighted GPA
Keira Lewis – Canyon View – 4.1 weighted GPA
Trinity Jones – Desert Vista – 4.08 weighted GPA
Grace Hall – Thunderbird – 4.07 weighted GPA
Aniyah Riddell – Desert Vista – 4.07 weighted GPA
Emely E. Damian – North – 4.06 weighted GPA
Ava Taliaferro – Higley – 4.06 weighted GPA
Saniyah E. Downing – North – 4.05 weighted GPA
Germaine Garfio – Nogales – 4.05 weighted GPA
Alondra Rodriguez – Nogales – 4.03 weighted GPA
Johanna Simpson – Nogales – 4.03 weighted GPA
Britney Campos Perez – Alhambra – 4.03 weighted GPA
Lexi Walper – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Mariah S. Barney – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sophie Morales – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carolina Anguiano, – Douglas – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kennedy Wilhite – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Madison Coger – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Katarina Vojvodic – Chaparral – 4.0 weighted GPA
KaShari Bullard – Buena – 4.0 weighted GPA
Marie McCaa – Buena – 4.0 weighted GPA
Taegan Allred – Buena – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ella Murakami – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Thalia Daniels – Sandra Day O’Connor – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ashley Shaw – Desert Vista – 4.0 weighted GPA
Azalee Tellez – Canyon View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Ashley Briggs – Liberty – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Jasmine Kepner – Liberty – 4.0 unweighted GPA
MacKenzie Lewis – Perry – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Makenna Johnson – Liberty – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Mara Jade Bush – Liberty – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Taylor Shah – Perry – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Addison Prisciandaro – Prescott – 4.0 weighted GPA
Bella Abt – Prescott – 4.0 weighted GPA
Hannah Williams – Salpointe Catholic – 4.07 weighted GPA
Allison Even – Salpointe Catholic – 4.15 weighted GPA
Taliyah Henderson – Salpointe Catholic – 4.02 weighted GPA
Naomi Schoenhaga – Salpointe Catholic – 4.18 weighted GPA
Sienna Espinosa – Salpointe Catholic – 4.01 weighted GPA
Aryanna Kollasch – Salpointe Catholic – 4.09 weighted GPA
Jayci Nelson – Salpointe Catholic – 4.17 weighted GPA
Whitney E. Rhoton – Queen Creek – 4.68 weighted GPA
Emily A. McAfee – Queen Creek – 4.13 weighted GPA
Honorable Mentions
Keyra Espinoza – Douglas – 3.97 weighted GPA
Scarlette Ruiz – Douglas – 3.97 weighted GPA
Alejandra Hernandez-Grijalva, – Douglas – 3.95 weighted GPA
Isabel Trujillo – Thunderbird – 3.93 weighted GPA
Madison Brown – Desert Vista – 3.92 weighted GPA
Taeja Bartee – Sandra Day O’Connor – 3.9 weighted GPA
Katelyn Jewell – Canyon View – 3.9 weighted GPA
Ruth Akeelah Taniongon – North – 3.86 weighted GPA
Gianna Molina – Thunderbird – 3.86 weighted GPA
Corazon Santana – Douglas – 3.86 weighted GPA
Riley Farnstrom – Eastmark – 3.84 weighted GPA
Mya J. Russell – North – 3.83 weighted GPA
Jazlyn Burrows – Eastmark – 3.81 weighted GPA
Raigan Gregston – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Mia DiPuccio – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jaelyn Hanson – Eastmark – 3.8 weighted GPA
Saniya Hornbeck – Basha – 3.8 weighted GPA
Neslie Campuzano – Skyline – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jordan Seiuli – Skyline – 3.8 weighted GPA
Saniya Hornbeck – Basha – 3.8 weighted GPA
Neslie Campuzano – Skyline – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jordan Seiuli – Skyline – 3.8 weighted GPA
Kayla Adams – Hamilton – 3.79 weighted GPA
Sloan Bogardus – Pinnacle – 3.78 weighted GPA
Romane Roland – Pinnacle – 3.77 weighted GPA
Makaila Quinney – Basha – 3.77 weighted GPA
Romane Roland – Pinnacle – 3.77 weighted GPA
Makaila Quinney – Basha – 3.77 weighted GPA
Dana Pena – Douglas – 3.76 weighted GPA
Mailelagi Kalama – Eastmark – 3.76 weighted GPA
Rylee Fraley-Gonzales – Pinnacle – 3.72 weighted GPA
Abigail Dean – Pinnacle – 3.7 weighted GPA
Gianna DeNardo – Paradise Valley – 3.7 weighted GPA
Dylan Swindle – Desert Vista – 3.69 weighted GPA
Dulce I Vargas De La Garza – North – 3.67 weighted GPA
Terrais-joi Coleman – Basha – 3.67 weighted GPA
Riley Duerksen – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Maci Hess – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Riley Duerksen – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Queen Nyavarere – Paradise Valley – 3.65 weighted GPA
Emilee Resendez – Paradise Valley – 3.62 weighted GPA
Lauren Haas – Skyline – 3.6 weighted GPA
Cynthia Tewksbury – Canyon View – 3.6 weighted GPA
McKenna Jackson – Eastmark – 3.57 weighted GPA
Novelle McQuiston – Perry – 3.55 unweighted GPA
Katelyn Larney – Desert Vista – 3.54 weighted GPA
Denisse Garcia Najera – North – 3.53 weighted GPA
Reanna Farrington – Hamilton – 3.53 weighted GPA
Callie Hinder – Hamilton – 3.51 weighted GPA
Ezzie Lanigan – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
bella burcar – Perry – 3.5 weighted GPA
Carol Benitez Gomez – Skyline – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jaylin Williams – Canyon View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Aaliyah Rogers – Canyon View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Maci Hess – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Riley Duerksen – Perry – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Novelle McQuiston – Perry – 3.55 unweighted GPA
Autumn Chapman – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Sophia McDonald – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Hannah Strauss – Perry – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Isabella Jackson – Eastmark – 3.35 unweighted GPA
Caitlyn Benally – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Sage Henry – Perry – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Rylee Hoar – Perry – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Abbie Shellabarger – Eastmark – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Trinity Jones – Perry – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Raeanna Love – Canyon View – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Dalaiha Madden – Cesar Chavez – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Alanna Gallardo – Basha – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Eva Y Garcia Meza – North – 3.48 unweighted GPA
Jurnee J. Peralta Gonzalez – North – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Aubree Moore – North – 3.0 unweighted GPA
AJ Lual – Salpointe Catholic – 3.87 weighted GPA
Jolee Nelson – Salpointe Catholic – 3.93 weighted GPA
Kaitlynn A. Tran – Queen Creek – 3.94 weighted GPA
Nadia Rosales – Queen Creek – 3.93 weighted GPA
Hailey N. Hutchison – Queen Creek – 3.83 weighted GPA