Fan poll: Who had the best girls basketball Final Four performance?
Seven girls teams earned championships at the recent AHSAA basketball finals with a player from each winning team selected MVP.
Hoover won Class 7A with Kaitlyn Gipson earning MVP while Park Crossing’s Saniya Jackson led the Thunderbirds to the Class 6A title and Scottsboro’s Isabelle Nelson won Class 5A MVP. Other MVPs were Class 4A Trinity’s Francie Morris, Class 3A Lauderdale County’s Shila Marks, Class 2A Pisgah’s Madeline Flammia and Class 1A Spring Garden’s Ace Austin.
Fan voting will decide the AL.com girls top tournament performances from the list below.
Ace Austin, Spring Garden: The Class 1A MVP — her third straight MVP — led the Panthers with 40 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals in the championship and had a triple double in the semifinal win over R.C. Hatch with 32 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds and five steals.
Natalie Barton, Saint James: Had 17 points, 4 assists and 4 steals in the Class 3A championship loss to Lauderdale County and added 12 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in the semifinal win over Sylvania.
Chauncey Dixon, McIntosh: Scored 28 points with 10 rebounds, 7 steals, 5 blocks and 4 assists in the Class 1A semifinal loss to Brilliant.
Madeline Flammia, Pisgah: Helped the Class 2A Eagles to their 11th state championship with 15 points, 7 assists and 2 steals in the win over top-ranked Decatur Heritage and had 9 points, 5 steals and 7 assists in the semifinal win over Highland Home.
Kaitlyn Gipson, Hoover: Led the Class 7A Bucs with 17 points, including 9-of-12 at the free throw line, in the championship and had 21 points, 9 assists and 6 steals in the semifinal win over Central-Phenix City.
Saniya Jackson, Park Crossing: Keyed the Class 6A Thunderbirds’ first championship with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the win over Chelsea and added 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 assists against seven-time defending champion Hazel Green in the semifinal round.
Shila Marks, Lauderdale County: Scored 32 points with 4 rebounds in the Class 3A title win over Saint James and had 23 points, making 9-of-11 shots, and added a team-best five steals in the win over T.R. Miller.
Genie McGhee, Decatur Heritage: Led the Eagles with 32 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 blocks and 5 steals in the Class 2A title loss to Pisgah and had 13 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 7 steals and 4 assists in the semifinal win over Abbeville.
Francie Morris, Trinity: Contributed 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in the Class 4A title win over Good Hope and added 20 points and 6 rebounds in the semifinal win over Plainview.
Isabelle Nelson, Scottsboro: Led the Class 6A Wildcats to their first title with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocked shots and 3 steals in the title win over Ramsay and had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 8 steals in the semifinal win over Vigor.
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