MaxPreps 2014-15 West Virginia Girls Basketball Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
1. Parkersburg South2013-14 finish: 25-1
Head coach: Scott Stephens
Upset by Morgantown in the Class AAA state finals, Parkersburg South returns every player from last year's squad that won the first 25 games of the season before falling in the final. Class 3A state MVP
Taryn McCutcheon returns for her junior year while fellow all-state teammate
Keya Bartlett, a senior, also returns. A third team all-state player,
Anna Hayton returns for her junior year. Parkersburg South also had an all-state honorable mention selection in
Katelyn Byrd.
View last season's West Virginia girls basketball rankings, presented by the Army National Guard2. Morgantown2013-14 finish: 18-8
Head coach: Jason White
Morgantown knocked off undefeated Parkersburg South in the Class AAA state finals last year. While coach Jason White does lose two seniors, the majority of last year's squad returns, including a pair of all-state players.
Olivia Seggie, a 5-3 senior guard, earned all-state first team honors last year while 5-10 junior forward
Sydney Holloway made the third team. Senior shooting guard
Sammie Parks earned honorable mention all-state recognition.
View last season's West Virginia girls basketball playoff brackets3. Sissonville (Charleston)2013-14 finish: 22-4
Head coach: Rich Skeen
The runners-up in Class AA in 2014, Sissonville returns the bulk of last year's squad that won 22 games including an upset win over top-seeded Fairmont in the AA playoffs. The Indians lose first-team all-state pick Brittany Gould, but second-team selection
Madison Jones, a junior, returns along with honorable mention all-state pick
Karli Pinkerton, also a junior.
View last season's West Virginia girls basketball stat leaders4. Spring Valley (Huntington)2013-14 finish: 21-3
Head coach: Larry Miller
The Timberwolves did not advance to the state tournament, but they captured first place in the Mountain State Conference and they had a pair of underclassmen make the all-state team. Seniors
Madison Morris and
Sarah Kelly both made the all-state first team last year, making Spring Valley one of only two teams (Parkersburg South was the other) to have two players on the all-state first team.
Kassidy Lemons, another returning senior, earned all-state honorable mention last year.
View the MaxPreps West Virginia girls basketball pro photo galleries5. Fairmont2013-14 finish: 21-2
Head coach: Corey Hines
Fairmont won 21 straight games in 2014 and was the No. 1 seed in the Class AA playoffs, but the Polar Bears lost leading scorer
Kaden Whaley to a knee injury and fell to Sissonville in the state playoffs. Whaley returns for her senior season after earning first team all-state honors. She's joined by second team all-state pick
Emily Stoller.