Tori Oehrlein of
Crosby-Ironton (Crosby, Minn.) has established herself as one of the most statistically prolific players in high school girls basketball history. Minnesota’s second leading scorer all-time with more than 5,000 career points, she is our pick for Small Town National Player of the Year.
Along with
Oostburg (Wis.) coach Isaiah Ketterhagen, Oehrlein highlights the 30-member Small Town All-American Team, which consists of players from schools with fewer than 1,000 students in a town with a population under 10,000.
At one time, Oehrlein was the leading scorer and rebounder in Minnesota history while also finishing second in assists.
Maddyn Greenway of
Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.) eventually surpassed Oehrlein in career points though Oehrlein still ranks in the top two in state history in three key statistical categories.
Rylee Little of Utah Class 2A state champion Kanab joins Player of the Year Tori Oehrlein on the Small Town All-American first team. (PHOTO: Caleb Brown)
Here is where Oehrlein ranks all-time on the national career lists:
* 5,485 points — 6th
* 2,488 rebounds — 1st
* 1,196 assists — 6th
* 852 steals — 23rd
* 2,081 field goals — 4th
* 502 3-pointers — 16th
* 821 free throws — 39th
Oehrlein is also one of just two players in Minnesota history with over 1,000 points, rebounds and assists and she also had 11 quadruple-doubles in her career. She averaged 37.8 points, 15.2 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season.
Ketterhagen guided Oostburg to a second straight Division 3 championship in Wisconsin with a 30-0 record. With his three daughters, Ady, Kinsley and Riley, averaging a total of 48 points between them, the Flying Dutchmen won their games by an average of 34 points per game.
Oostburg finished the season ranked as the top team in Wisconsin and No. 18 in the MaxPreps Top 25. Ketterhagen has a career record of 350-178 in 22 seasons but he is 202-37 in his nine years at Oostburg.
Small Town All-Americans
First TeamTori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton (Crosby, Minn.)
Guard | 5-11 | Senior
Stats: 37.8 points, 15.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists per game
Mia McGregor, Mio-Au Sable (Mio, Mich.)Guard | 5-10 | Junior
Stats: 43.4 points, 14.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists
Rylee Little, Kanab (Utah)Center | 6-5 | Senior
Stats: 20.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Ady Ketterhagen, Oostburg (Wis.)Forward | 5-11 | Senior
Stats: 20.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner (S.D.)
Forward | 6-3 | Senior
Stats: 28.0 points, 14.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists
Second TeamMaddie Provost, Lawrence (Fairfield, Maine)
Guard | 5-9 | Senior
Stats: 27.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists
Sawyer Kate Hulgan, Plainview (Rainsville, Ala.)
Guard | 5-9 | Junior
Stats: 26.8 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Annsley Trivette, Abingdon (Va.)
Center | 6-3 | Senior
Stats: 23.8 points, 9.9 rebounds
Kenady Barrett, Poyen (Ark.)
Center | 6-0 | Sophomore
Stats: 29.6 points, 10.8 rebounds
Averie Lower, Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, Iowa)Forward | 6-0 | Senior
Stats: 24 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists
Third Team
Elsie Larsen, Strafford (Mo.)
Guard | 5-10 | Senior
Stats: 17.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists
Meg Moore, Tishomingo County (Iuka, Miss.)Guard | 6-1 | Sophomore
Stats: 23.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Kylie Kinner, Paintsville (Ky.)
Forward | 5-11 | Junior
Stats: 26.9 points, 9.6 rebounds
Addison Kilmer, Mountain View (Kingsley, Pa.)Forward | 6-1 | Senior
Stats: 27.4 points, 12.6 rebounds
Arika Feldman, Little River (Kan.)
Forward | 6-1 | Senior
Stats: 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Fourth TeamSa'Nyree Myers, Moore Haven (Fla.)
Guard | 5-6 | Senior
Stats: 28.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Karsyn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa, Ohio)
Guard | 5-4 | Senior
Stats: 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists
Rowan Jacobi, Springville (Iowa)
Forward | 6-2 | Senior
Stats: 27.0 points, 13.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Bailey Staton, Polk County (Columbus, N.C.)
Guard | 5-5 | Senior
Stats: 27.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Laniah Wills, Lapel (Ind.)
Forward | 6-0 | Senior
Stats: 26.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Fifth Team
Coral Prosser, Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin, Pa.)
Guard | 5-8 | Junior
Stats: 20.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists
Kambri Cleavinger, Nazareth (Texas)Forward | 5-10 | Senior
Stats: 16.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1 assists
Ni'Yonna Asbelle, Andrew Jackson (Kershaw, S.C.)
Forward | 5-11 | Senior
Stats: 26.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists
Zoey Nicholas, Pickett County (Byrdstown, Tenn.)Guard | 5-9 | Senior
Stats: 28.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists
Delaney Caldwell, Landrum (S.C.)
Forward | 5-10 | Sophomore
Stats: 20.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists
Sixth Team
Morgan Mathiowetz, St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye, Minn.)Guard | 5-8 | Junior
Stats: 33.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists
Riley Segura, Panhandle (Texas)Guard | 5-9 | Junior
Stats: 12.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Kimora Carroll, Hitchcock (Texas)
Guard | 5-7 | Senior
Stats: 19.3 points, 4.2 assists
Dalia DeJesus, Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, Ill.)
Forward | 6-1 | Senior
Stats: 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists
Jadyn Trocki, Frewsburg (N.Y.)
Guard | 5-8 | Junior
Stats: 21.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists
