National Player of the Year candidates Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Bria Goss, Elizabeth Williams and Ariel Massengale are among the 24 girls selected to the 2011 McDonald's All-American team, it was announced Thursday.
Brea Olinda's Justin Hartman was
one of six Californians selected.
Photo by Louis Lopez
The event takes place March 30 at the United Center in Chicago, starting at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU. The boys game is scheduled to tip off on ESPN at 9 p.m.
Mosqueda-Lewis, a 6-foot senior, is averaging more than 22 points per game for the Monarchs (23-1), No. 3 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national rankings, and also leads the team in rebounds.
She is one of three All-Americans, all on the West squad, who has signed to the University of Connecticut.
The others are Brianna Banks, a 5-9 guard from Fayette County (Ga.), and Kiah Stokes, a 6-3 forward from Linn-Mar (Iowa).
Goss, a 5-11 guard, leads the nation's No. 8 team Ben Davis (Indianapolis) which has won 78 straight games and two consecutive undefeated state crowns. Goss made a game-winning buzzer-beater to win the state title as a sophomore and has been the team's top scorer the last two seasons. She's signed to Kentucky.
Williams is a dominating 6-3 forward for No. 11 Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.) who is headed to Duke.
Massengale, a 5-6 point guard, controls the floor for the nation's No. 4 team Bolingbrook (Ill.). She is headed to Tennessee.
Unlike the boys selections, which had no players from California for the second straight year, a whopping six females were picked from the Golden State – all from Southern California. No other state had more than two except Texas with three.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis eyes one of
her 28 points she scored in a big
win over La Jolla Country Day Friday.
Photo by Louis Lopez
Besides Mosqueda-Lewis, teammate Alexyz Vaioletama, Brea Olinda (Brea) post Justine Hartman, Long Beach Poly guard Ariya Crook-Williams, Edison (Huntington Beach) forward Bonnie Samuelson and Washington (Los Angeles) forward Reshanda Gray were also selected from California.
All are on the West squad, which is coached by Dorothy Gaters (Marshall-Chicago, Ill.). Mary Coyle Klinger, of Rutgers Prep School (Somerset, N.J.), is the East head coach.
Here are complete rosters of both teams.
EASTCierra Burdick,
Butler (Matthews, N.C.) - Tennessee signee
Briyona Canty,
Trenton Catholic Academy (N.J. ) - Rutgers
Temi Fagbenle,
Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) - Harvard
Bria Goss,
Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) - Kentucky
Sara Hammond,
Rockcastle County (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) - Louisville
Amber Henson,
Sickles (Tampa, Fla.) - Duke
Betnijah Laney,
Smyrna (Del.) - Undecided
Samantha Logic,
Case (Racine, Wis.) - Iowa
Allyson Malott,
Madison Senior (Middletown, Ohio) - Dayton
Ariel Massengale,
Bolingbrook (Ill.) - Tennessee
Bria Smith,
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) - Virginia
Elizabeth Williams,
Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.) - Duke
WEST Brianna Banks,
Fayette County (Fayetteville, Ga.) - Connecticut
Ariya Crook-Williams,
Long Beach Poly (Calif.) - USC
Krystal Forthan,
Georgetown (Texas) - LSU
Reshanda Gray,
Washington (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Cal
Justine Hartman,
Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) - UCLA
Morgan Jones,
Lake Mary (Fla.) - Northwestern
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis,
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) - Connecticut
Amber Orrange,
Westbury Christian (Houston, Texas) - Stanford
Cassie Peoples,
Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) - Texas
Bonnie Samuelson,
Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.) - Stanford
Kiah Stokes,
Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) - Connecticut
Alexyz Vaioletama,
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) - USC
SEE BOYS SELECTIONS.