Photos: 2016-17 Wisconsin State Journal All-Area girls basketball teams
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A look at the players on the Wisconsin State Journal/WisconsinPrepZone.com 2016-2017 All-Area girls basketball small school and large school first teams, plus second team and honorable mention selections.
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Year: Senior
Height: 6-foot-2.
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Year: Senior
Height: 6-0.
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Year: Senior
Height: 5-8.
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Year: Senior
Height: 5-9.
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Year: Junior
Height: 5-9.
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Year: Senior
Height: 6-2.
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Year: Junior
Height: 6-1.
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Year: Sophomore
Height: 6-1.
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Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-9.
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Year: Senior
Height: 5-8.
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Second team
Destiny Morter, 5-7, sr., Poynette — Morter, a guard/forward, was a first-team all-conference choice in the Capitol North Conference and she was named the league’s player of the year. … Morter led the Pumas by averaging 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists. … Morter led Poynette to a share of the Capitol North crown with Lakeside Lutheran. It was Poynette’s first conference championship in 35 years. … She was an outside threat, hitting 41.6 percent of her 3-point shots and made 49 percent of her 3-pointers during conference play. … “Most of her 3s didn’t come from the 3-point line,” Poynette coach Randy Hamilton said. “She shoots a lot of NBA 3s, or as the kids called them, `Dest 3s.’ ’’ … Morter, a team captain, was team MVP.
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Second team
Jayda Jansen, 5-10, jr., Sun Prairie — Jansen, a guard, averaged 16.8 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. … Jansen was a first-team all-Big Eight choice and was named first-team WBCA Division 1 all-state. … She was named as an honorable-mention choice for the AP all-state team. … She led Sun Prairie to a share of the Big Eight crown with Middleton, the first time Sun Prairie has won the league since 1996, and to the sectional semifinals. Madison East focused its defensive attention on her in that game, sometimes with two or three players surrounding her. … She also averaged 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game. … “Statistics don’t reveal the true value that Jayda brings to a team,” Sun Prairie coach John Olson said. “She is unselfish, works hard and is a true leader on and off the basketball court. … Her in-season performances in the Big Eight have always been with the opponents focusing on her. In spite of this, she finds ways to lead our team to successful outcomes.” … She surpassed 1,000 points for her career this season.
Year: Senior
Height: 6-foot-2.
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0.
Year: Senior
Height: 5-8.
Year: Senior
Height: 5-9.
Year: Junior
Height: 5-9.
Year: Senior
Height: 6-2.
Year: Junior
Height: 6-1.
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6-1.
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-9.
Year: Senior
Height: 5-8.
Second team
Destiny Morter, 5-7, sr., Poynette — Morter, a guard/forward, was a first-team all-conference choice in the Capitol North Conference and she was named the league’s player of the year. … Morter led the Pumas by averaging 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists. … Morter led Poynette to a share of the Capitol North crown with Lakeside Lutheran. It was Poynette’s first conference championship in 35 years. … She was an outside threat, hitting 41.6 percent of her 3-point shots and made 49 percent of her 3-pointers during conference play. … “Most of her 3s didn’t come from the 3-point line,” Poynette coach Randy Hamilton said. “She shoots a lot of NBA 3s, or as the kids called them, `Dest 3s.’ ’’ … Morter, a team captain, was team MVP.
Second team
Jayda Jansen, 5-10, jr., Sun Prairie — Jansen, a guard, averaged 16.8 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. … Jansen was a first-team all-Big Eight choice and was named first-team WBCA Division 1 all-state. … She was named as an honorable-mention choice for the AP all-state team. … She led Sun Prairie to a share of the Big Eight crown with Middleton, the first time Sun Prairie has won the league since 1996, and to the sectional semifinals. Madison East focused its defensive attention on her in that game, sometimes with two or three players surrounding her. … She also averaged 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game. … “Statistics don’t reveal the true value that Jayda brings to a team,” Sun Prairie coach John Olson said. “She is unselfish, works hard and is a true leader on and off the basketball court. … Her in-season performances in the Big Eight have always been with the opponents focusing on her. In spite of this, she finds ways to lead our team to successful outcomes.” … She surpassed 1,000 points for her career this season.
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