It was a banner year for Texas high school girls basketball with outstanding team efforts and superlative individual accomplishments.
Brittney Griner, the 6-8 dunking machine out of Aldine Nimitz,
garnered most of the headlines for her play above the rim and leading her team
to the state championship game, where they fell to Mansfield Summit, 52-43. But
Griner was not the only player to star during the 2008-09 season. Following is
a look at the talented athletes who comprise the 2008-2009 All-State teams.
Brittney Griner, Nimitz
Photo By Jim Redman
FIRST TEAM
Brittney Griner, 6-8, Sr., Houston Nimitz (Class 5A state
runner-up)
Kelsey Bone, 6-3, Sr. Fort Bend Dulles (Class 5A regional
semifinalist)
Chiney Ogwumike, 6-4, Jr., Houston Cypress Fairbanks (Class
5A regional finalist)
Cokie Reed, 6-5, Sr., Hewitt Midway (Class 4A state
champion)
Odyssey Sims, 5-8, Jr., Irving MacArthur (Class 5A regional
semifinalist)
SECOND TEAM
Meaghan Simmons, 5-8, Jr. Cibolo Steele (Class 4A state
semifinalist)
Starr Crawford, 6-0, Sr. Mansfield Summit (Class 5A state
champion)
Lauren Flores, 5-6, Sr., Galena Park
North Shore
(Class 5A regional quarterfinalist)
Shanay Washington,
6-1, Sr. Del Valle (Class 4A regional finalist)
Keuna Flax, 5-9, Sr., Haltom (Class 5A area round)
THIRD TEAM
Monique Smalls, 5-5, Sr. The Woodlands College Park (Class
5A regional finalist)
Nikki Green, 6-5, Sr., Diboll (Class 3A regional finalist)
Tiffany Moore, 5-9, Jr., Frisco (Class 4A regional finalist)
Genevia Carter, 5-6, Sr., Spring Westfield (Class 5A
regional quarterfinalist)
Shauntal Nobles, 6-3, Sr., Justin Northwest (Class 5A
bi-district)
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