1A Northwest All-Conference honors awarded for ladies basketball

Although the weather was cool on the outside, the temperature quickly heated on the inside of the gym at East Wilkes High School on Friday evening, February 23 as the regular season for basketball ended with the 1A Northwest Tournament finals. A close game that delivered lots of excitement and suspense had just ended with the host team, the Lady Cardinals of East Wilkes, declaring victory and claiming both the regular season and the tournament championships. At the close of the game 2023-24 All-Conference honors were awarded. All-Conference honorees are nominated by their own coaches and voted on by the league coaches, purportedly according to statistics submitted. A coach may not vote for their own player. Inexplicably, it was a year where some of the lower ranked teams were granted more honors than some of the higher ranked teams.

All-Conference Honorable Mentions were awarded to the following players:

Alleghany High School: Sarah Bare and Paula Martinez

East Wilkes High School: Lauren Macemore and Bailey Stanley

Elkin High School: Presley Baker and Ashtyn Godbey

Mount Airy High School: Carrie Marion and Addie Marshall

North Stokes High School: Leigha Wyrick

South Stokes High School: Jessica Basurto and Tyla Whitehead

Starmount High School: Carley Money and Maggie Ray

All-Conference Honors were awarded to the following players:

Alleghany High School: Elizabeth Collins

East Wilkes High School: Kierstin Johnson, Peyton Mastin and Payton Spicer

Elkin High School: Ayla Ford

Mount Airy High School: Da’Nya Mills and Jalaya Revels

North Stokes High School: Gabbi Greer, Caroline Mabe, Lexie Knight, Kinley Mabe

South Stokes High School: Sage Stovall, Rebecca Amos and Olivia Amos

Starmount High School: Molly Swaim

Women’s Player of the Year: Gabbi Greer of North Stokes High School

Women’s Coach of the Year: Matt Campbell of East Wilkes High School

All-Tournament Team Honors were awarded to the following players:

East Wilkes: Kierstin Johnson, Peyton Mastin and Payton Spicer

Elkin: Presley Baker

North Stokes: Caroline Mabe and Lexie Knight

South Stokes: Rebecca Amos

All-Tournament Most Valuable Player: Peyton Mastin of East Wilkes