TOP Player

Quinn Ford
Pontotoc

Vitals: Guard, 5-8, senior

Facts: 22.6 pgg, 10.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.0 spg. ... Named Division 1-4A Player of the Year. ... Scored 28 points in 4A state title victory over Forrest County AHS. ... Had a season-high 34 points against Yazoo County in playoffs. ... Named All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... Okolona transfer signed with Ole Miss. ... 2010, 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection.

Coach speak: "A couple of times during the season I had to take her by the shirt and tell her, 'Take over the game,' and she did." - Bill Russell

The Team

Angelia Allen

Belmont

Vitals: Guard, 5-7, senior

Facts: 19.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.9 spg. ... Scored 36 points in win against IAHS. ... All-Division 1-3A. ... Named All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... Played in the MAC North-South All-Star Game. ... Committed to Northeast Mississippi CC. ... 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection.

Coach speak: "She was a consistent offensive player and one of our stronger defensive players. She was also a strong leader." - Chris Higginbottom

Jayla Chills

Ripley

Vitals: Guard, 5-8, junior

Facts: 17.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.4 spg. ... Scored season-high 30 against Olive Branch and had 29-point games against New Site and New Albany. ... All-Division 1-3A. ... Named All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams.

Coach speak: "She has unlimited potential. She took on more of scoring and leadership role this season. We wanted the ball in her hands." - Katie Bates

Christy Clark

New Site

Vitals: Guard, 5-9, junior

Facts: 14.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg. ... Averaged 20.5 ppg in the postseason, including a season-high 36-point effort against Mound Bayou-JFK. ... Named to All-Division 1-2A, All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... Member of Lady Royals state runner-up cross country team.

Coach speak: "She can step out and shoot the 3. She can go inside and post up. She's a matchup problem." - Byron Sparks

Aspriona Gilbert

Myrtle

Vitals: Center, 6-0, senior

Facts: 23.2 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.5 bpg. ... Blocked 87 shots this season. ... Scored in double figures in all 35 games. ... She had 23 double-doubles. ... Named All-Division 2-1A and co-MVP in the division. ... 2010, 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection. ... Signed with Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

Coach speak: "She couldn't be stopped one-on-one when we did a good job getting the ball inside. She could score with the best of them." - Chris Greer

Morgan Pearson

New Site

Vitals: Guard/Forward, 5-11, senior

Facts: 17.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.6 spg. ... Scored season-high 31 against Tishomingo County. ... Named to All-Division 1-2A, All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... Signed with Wallace (Ala.) State. ... Played in Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. ... 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection

Coach speak: "She's not worried about her numbers. She just wants to win." - Byron Sparks

Leslie Robinson

Belmont

Vitals: Point Guard, 5-4, senior

Facts: 13.1 ppg, 3.6 apg, 2.2 rpg, 2.6 spg. ... Connected on 66 3-pointers to lead the Lady Cardinals. ... All-Division 1-3A. ... Named All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... ... Committed to Itawamba CC. ... Out of respect for her talent, 4A state champion Pontotoc did not press the Cardinals when they played.

Coach speak: "When teams try to press, they're out of luck when the ball's in her hands." - Chris Higginbottom

Becca Ruckes

Ripley

Vitals: Center, 6-1, senior

Facts: 15.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg. ... Scored career-high 41 points against Booneville. Also scored 29 against Tupelo. ... All-Division 1-3A. ... Named to the All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection ... Recruited by Northeast Mississippi CC and Delta State.

Coach speak: "She's a game-changer - offensively and defensively. As long as she was in the game, we knew we had a chance to win." - Katie Bates

Kayla Russell

Pontotoc

Vitals: Guard, 5-6, sophomore

Facts: 9.6 ppg, 2.6 spg, 2.0 rpg. ... Connected on 78 3-pointers, third highest total in the state. ... Named Division 1-4A Defensive MVP. ... Held state's Player of the Year, Coldwater's Jerontay Clemons, to two points in the first half of their Jan. 28 game. ... Hit go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining in Pontotoc's 4A state title win against Forrest County.

Coach speak: "Defensively, her assignment was to guard the other team's best player, no matter who it was." - Bill Russell

Erika Sisk

Oxford

Vitals: Guard, 5-6, senior

Facts: 22.6 ppg, 5.1 apg, 3.3 rpg, 6.0 spg. ... Recorded five 30-plus-point games. ... All-Division 2-5A. ... Named to the All-North Mississippi Tournament and All-State Tournament teams. ... 2011 Daily Journal All-Area selection ... Signed in fall with Murray (Ky.) State. ... One of state's top long jumpers and triple jumpers in track and field.

Coach speak: "Her overall leadership on the floor was remarkable this year. She had total control over the game." - Shane Linzy

Jazmine Spears

New Albany

Vitals: Forward, 5-11, junior

Facts: 27.2 ppg, 15.6 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.6 spg, 2.5 bpg. ... Recorded 41 points, 27 rebounds against Tupelo. ... Named 2-4A Player of the Year. ... Selected for the MAC North-South All-Star Game. ... Daily Journal's 2011 Player of the Year and 2010 All-Area selection.

Coach speak: "Everybody knows about her and can't stop her. She had a great season." - John Stroud

Compiled by Gene Phelps