Girls' basketball

Player of the year
First team
Team photo
2nd, 3rd, 4th, HM

G Taylor Brown

McNamara / Senior

The 5-foot-7 returning All-Met was named the player of the year in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland. She averaged 20.4 points, 4.8 steals, 3.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds for a 19-10 team and thrived playing with the shot clock that the WCAC implemented this season. "I'm not saying this because I coach her, but this young lady is a different breed," McNamara Coach Gary Lee said this season. "She goes hard from the point we start practice to the end of practice. She's so much a student of the game, it just makes you go, 'Whoa!' She's just one of those special kids." Brown will play at Georgetown.

First-teamers talk about their seasons

G Lindsay Allen

St. John's / So.

With a flair for thriving in clutch situations, the 5-foot-7 guard averaged 13.7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals and shot 52 percent from two-point range and 43 percent from three-point range.

F Joy Caracciolo

Stonewall Jackson / Sr.

A 6-foot-3 force who during her career averaged 21.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.4 blocks. Led the Raiders to a Virginia AAA runner-up finish. Will play for Boston College.

G Caroline Coyer

Oakton / Jr.

Va. AAA Northern Region player of the year spearheaded the Cougars' seventh straight district title run with 12 points per game. The 5-foot-9 guard set an Oakton single-season record with 167 assists.

G Kara Marshall

Gaithersburg / Sr.

The 5-foot-9 linchpin behind the up-tempo attack that led the Trojans to an undefeated season and first Maryland 4A title. Averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals per game. Will play for Loyola (Md.).

G Maggie Morrison

Spalding / Sr.

Guided the Cavaliers to first IAAM-A title since 2002 and first-ever No. 1 ranking late in the season. The 5-foot-8 leader averaged 11 points, 5 assists and 3 steals per game. Will play for Vanderbilt.

G Faith Randolph

Good Counsel / Jr.

The top defender and scorer for the WCAC runners-up, the 5-foot-9 guard averaged 13.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.2 assists and shot 81 percent from the foul line. She also was named to two all-tourney teams.

G April Robinson

West Springfield / Jr.

The 5-foot-8 engine helped the Spartans' defense allow 36 points per game while scoring 15 points a game herself. Led team to first Northern Region title since 2004 and Virginia AAA semifinals.

G Mooriah Rowser

St. John's / Jr.

With averages of 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, the steady 5-foot-9 performer led the Cadets to their first WCAC title since 2004 and was named MVP in her team's City Title championship win.

G Tyonna Williams

Riverdale Baptist / Sr.

The Crusaders' 5-foot-8 vocal leader contributed 15 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals per game in leading her team to a third consecutive final No. 1 local ranking. Will play for Temple.

Coach of the year Frank Moore

Calvert

Directed a team without a single senior to a 25-2 mark and the Maryland 2A championship, the first basketball state title for a Calvert County team -- boys or girls. Has been coaching in the county since 1972, including the past 20 years leading Calvert's girls. In 2006 he was named The Post's All-Met softball Coach of the Year.

The 2011 All-Met girls' basketball team at Georgetown Prep's Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence.
Standing (L to R): Faith Randolph, Kara Marshall, Joy Caracciolo, April Robinson, Frank Moore. Sitting (L to R): Maggie Morrison, Caroline Coyer, Taylor Brown, Tyonna Williams, Lindsay Allen. Not picture: Mooriah Rowser.

Second team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
F	Logan Battle	West Springfield	Jr.
G	Kate Gillespie	Georgetown Visitation	Jr.
G	Jessica Lyons	Largo	Sr.
C	Lanay Montgomery	Holy Cross	Jr.
G	Alexis Smith	Calvert	So.

Third team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
G	Imani Bailey	Meade	Jr.
F	Jephany Brown	H.D. Woodson	Jr.
G	Lexi Carpenter	Forest Park	Jr.
G	Lynasia Frazier	Frederick	Sr.
G	Sarah Seipp	Gaithersburg	Sr.

Fourth team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.
C	Zoe Beard-Fails	Georgetown Day	So.
G	Akilah Bethel	Holy Cross	Sr.
F	Shaquilla Curtis	Spalding	Sr.
C	Audrey Dotson	Flint Hill	Sr.
G	Katie McCormick	St. Mary's Ryken	Jr.

Honorable mention

Gillian Abshire, Good Counsel, Sr.; Miesha Adams, North Point, Jr.; Alyssa Albanese, Elizabeth Seton, Sr.; Simone Antwi, South County, Sr.; Carla Batchelor, Northwest, Jr.; Brittany Batts, Loudoun County, Sr.; Lynee Belton, Bullis, Fr.; Siobhan Beslow, Westfield, Sr.; Eliqua Brooks, Wise, Jr.; Peyton Carper, Urbana, Jr.; Alexis Carter, Osbourn Park, Jr.; Lauren Chase, Riverdale Baptist, Sr.; Stephanie Cheney, George Mason, So.; Denver Clyde, North County, Sr.; Shannon Eriksson, Jefferson, Sr.; Amanda Fioravanti, Good Counsel, So.; Gabby Flinchum, Wootton, Sr.; Capree Garner, Springbrook, Jr.; Dominique Hagins, South River, Jr.; Merritt Hempe, Stafford, Jr.; Teshya Heslip, Potomac (Va.), Jr.; Jasmine Hill, Oakland Mills, Jr.; Tish Hopewell, Stone Ridge, Sr.; Kaula Jacks, Huntingtown, Sr.; Jackie Jackson, Gaithersburg, Jr.; Mikal Johnson, Osbourn, Jr.; Mariah Jones, St. John's, Sr.; Tiara Lester, Calvert, Jr.; Alex Long, Flint Hill, Jr.; Jessica Long, Oxon Hill, Sr.; Rachel Loube, Calvert, Jr.; Channel Mackey, Gwynn Park, Sr.; Linnel Macklin, Bowie, Sr.; Liz McNaughton, Fairfax, Jr.; Erin Meador, Centreville, Sr.; TiChina Mitchell, Forest Park, Sr.; Chloe Owens, Middleburg Academy, So.; Jasmine Norman, T.C. Williams, Sr.; Dominique Person, C.H. Flowers, Sr.; Bridget Rothert, Seneca Valley, Jr.; Emily Russo, Glenelg, So.; Dionna Scott, Freedom-South Riding, Sr.; Ruth Sherrill, Edison, Jr.; Zora Stephenson, Oakton, Sr.; Necole Sterling, Stonewall Jackson, Sr.; Murielle Tiernan, Stone Bridge, So.; Lauren Tolson, Frederick, Jr.; Marlena Tremba, Paul VI Catholic, So.; Mikayla Venson, Yorktown, Fr.; Maddy Williams, Georgetown Visitation, Jr.; Pandora Wilson, Holy Cross, Jr.

Player bios by the high school sports staff - The Washington Post. Photos by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post.
Published April 8, 2011.