Top stars, best performances in Arkansas high school girls basketball

Some of the top stars and best performances last week from Arkansas high school girls basketball

By Steve Andrews | Photo by Sadie Rucker

Listed below are some of the top stars and best performances last week from Arkansas high school girls basketball. If you know of a top performer we should include, please let us know in the comments.

Jenna Lawrence, Farmington

The junior scored a game-high 15 points, including 11 in the third quarter, in the Lady Cardinals’ 49-35 win over Prairie Grove in the 4A-1 Tournament, then tallied 23 points in a 79-49 win over Harrison in the finals.

Carson Dillard, Farmington

The senior poured in a game-high 32 points, including 17 of her team’s points in a row at one point, to lead the Lady Cardinals to a 79-49 win over Harrison in the 4A-1 championship game. 

AJ McCandlis, Viola

The junior went off for 46 points, including 38 after halftime, and hit 25 of her 26 free throw attempts to lead the Lady Longhorns to a 62-59 overtime win over Izard County.

Reese Ricketts, Harrison

The 6-foot-2 sophomore was a staunch defender in the post and netted a game-high 20 points in the Lady Goblins’ 37-36 come-from-behind victory over Gentry in the 4A-1 Tournament. She also scored a team-high 20 in a 79-49 loss to Farmington in the finals.

Alyssa McCarty, Gentry

The junior hit six 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 23 points and led Lady Pioneers to a 41-31 defeat on Prairie Grove in the 4A-1 Tournament. She also had three triples for a team-high 14 points a 37-36 loss to Harrison, and 28 points in a win over Shiloh Christian.

Jada Brown, Bentonville

The senior scored a game-high 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter of her final home game, as the Lady Tigers took down rival Rogers 55-49.

Aubrey Treadwell, Rogers

The junior drained 10-of-10 free throws to finish with 16 points in the Lady Mounties’ 55-49 loss to Bentonville.

Heidi Robinson, Marmaduke

The senior drained seven 3-pointers to finish with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the Lady Greyhounds’ 61-37 win over Rector.

Madison Cartwright, Greenwood

The junior scored a game-high 30 points, 18 of those in the first half, to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 70-35 win over Mountain Home.

Maddie Holt, Bergman

The junior guard put in a game-high 25 points to lead the Lady Panthers to a 75-52 win over Valley Springs in the 3A-1 Tournament.

April Edwards, North Little Rock

The junior poured in 28 points to help the Lady Charging Wildcats defeat Bryant 70-40.

Jasirae Vick, North Little Rock

The senior tallied 18 points to pace the Lady Charging Wildcats in a 70-40 win over Bryant.

Aniya Price, West Memphis

The sophomore scored a game-high 26 points, including 5 in the final two minutes of the second overtime, to lead the Lady Blue Devils to a 68-65 double-OT win over Paragould.

Heaven Sanchez, Booneville

The senior scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as the Lady Bearcats defeated Danville, 49-42 in the 3A-4 Tournament finals. She also had 17 points and 3 steals in a 40-29 win over Charleston.

Joleigh Tate, Booneville

The 5-9 senior scored 18 points and tallied 6 rebounds and 5 steals in the Lady Bearcats’ 49-42 win over Danville in the 3A-4 Tournament finals. She also had 8 points and 9 rebounds in a 40-29 win over Charleston.

Addy Wright, Danville

The sophomore scored a game-high 20 points in the Lady Little Johns’ 49-42 loss to Boonville in the 3A-4 Tournament finals.

Ashley Hopper, Little Rock Christian

The 6-foot senior stepped up with 29 points to lead the Lady Warriors to a 76-56 victory over Beebe.

Zahryia Baker, Wynne

The senior guard scored a game-high 17 points and added 9 rebounds and 3 steals to lift the Lady Yellowjackets to a 60-37 win over Lonoke in the in the 4A-1 conference.

Gabi Berry, Des Arc

The junior scored a game-high 37 points to pace the Lady Eagles to a 74-39 win over McCrory in the 2A-6 Tournament.

Ky Wilson, Lonoke

The freshman led the way with 15 points and 10 rebounds, pacing the Lady Jackrabbits to a 59-58 overtime win over eSTEM. 

Dessie McCarty, Mount Vernon-Enola

The sophomore dropped in a game-high 18 points to lead the Lady Warhawks to a 53-26 win over Sacred Heart.

Abby Methvin, Yelleville-Summit

The 5-2 sophomore drilled six 3-pointers and tallied a game-high 22 points to lead the Lady Panthers to a 50-38 win over Cotter in the 2A-1 Tournament.

Kori Sanders, Lamar

The 5-8 freshman led four Lady Warriors in double-digit scoring with a game-high 21 points in a 63-50 victory over Mayflower in the 3A-5 Tournament championship game.

Wynter Beck, Fayetteville

The junior led all scorers with 21 points, lead four Lady Bulldogs in double-digits, in a 67-46 win over Rogers.