2020 All-State high school girls basketball team
The News Tribune/The Olympian’s 2020 All-State girls basketball team features the top players across the state, spanning all classifications, from 4A to 1B.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hailey Van Lith, Cashmere
Guard, 5-7, senior
The Louisville signee, five-star recruit and consensus top-10 player in the nation finished her highly decorated high school career with a runner-up finish in the Class 1A state tournament. Two-time state Gatorade Player of the Year averaged 34 points and 10 rebounds per game. Four-time gold medalist with Team USA.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Felice Orrell, Central Valley
Orrell, a 2002 Central Valley grad who played on two state champion teams under coach Dale Poffenroth in 2001 and 2002, coached her alma mater to the Class 4A title in her first season as the high school’s coach. After a second-place finish in the 3A/4A Greater Spokane League behind Mount Spokane, Central Valley stormed through the state tournament, beating No. 1 seed Woodinville in the championship game, 59-55.
FIRST TEAM
Mia Hughes, Woodinville
Forward, 5-10, junior
The 4A KingCo MVP led Woodinville to a 28-1 record and a runner-up finish in the 4A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome, where she was named the state-tournament MVP. Averaged 22.2 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Falcons.
Meghan Fiso, Garfield
Forward, 5-10, senior
After transferring from West Seattle to Garfield for her senior season, the University of Michigan commit put together her best season yet, averaging 24.7 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Bulldogs. Metro and 3A state tournament MVP.
Talia Von Oelhoffen, Chiawana
Forward, 5-11, junior
The Mid-Columbia Conference MVP averaged 27.2 points and 9.3 rebounds, leading the Riverhawks to a 23-5 record and and appearance in the 4A state tournament. Considering Stanford, UCLA, UConn and others.
Jayda Noble, Mount Spokane
Guard, 6-0, senior
The UW commit was the Greater Spokane League MVP in her senior season, averaging 10.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.8 steals for the Wildcats. Led Mount Spokane to a 21-4 record, and a first-place finish in the GSL, which included a 51-40 win over 4A state champion Central Valley.
Keeli Burton-Oliver, Eastlake
Center, 6-3, senior
KingCo 4A first-team selection averaged 19.8 points and 14.9 rebounds for the Wolves this season, leading Eastlake to a 14-12 record. Arizona State bound.
SECOND TEAM
Tiarra Brown, Bethel, sr.
Aaliyah Alexander, Todd Beamer, sr.
Dalayah Daniels, Garfield, sr.
Malia Samuels, Eastside Catholic, fr.
Maisie Burnham, Liberty, sr.
This story was originally published March 25, 2020 at 6:00 AM.
